Stories from public health data are communicated through data visualizations. These stories are shaped by the perspectives and experiences of those asking the questions, collecting and analyzing the data, and creating the visualizations. Learn to apply a health equity lens through a systematic approach when creating visualizations for public health data to best represent the populations being described.

Learning Objectives: 

• Describe a systematic approach to preparing effective data visualizations of public health data;
• Apply a health equity lens to the general systematic approach for effective visualization of public health data;
• Compare and contrast chart and graph options to match chart strengths to data visualization needs;
• Identify resources for continued self-learning