Healthy Communities NC Expands with 170 New Legislative District Profiles, Bringing Hyper-Local Health Data to Policymakers
New update developed by Datawheel and Cape Fear Collective unlocks granular insights for every State House and Senate District, empowering leaders to address health disparities with precision.
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CAMBRIDGE, MA , 2025 — Datawheel and Cape Fear Collective (CFC) are proud to announce a major expansion of the Healthy Communities NC platform, launching 170 new data profiles covering every State Senate and State House District in North Carolina.
With this update, the platform becomes an even stronger resource for data-driven decision-making, ensuring that every legislative district has access to the public health, economic, and social data necessary to drive equitable change.
Revolutionizing Public Health Data
While health data is often aggregated at the county or state level, community needs rarely follow those exact boundaries. Healthy Communities NC bridges this gap by mapping indicators directly to legislative districts.
"Healthy Communities NC has revolutionized how we view public health data in the state, directly influencing real decisions," said Dante Haywood, Director of Science at Cape Fear Collective. "By collaborating with communities and leveraging data science, we are turning insights into action, helping leaders make better decisions to address inequities in health, housing, education, and economic opportunity."
A Partnership Driven by Mission The platform’s success stems from a unique collaboration model. It was developed by Datawheel, a digital transformation agency, and powered by the strategic vision of Cape Fear Collective.
“At Datawheel, we work hand in hand with organizations like Cape Fear Collective, ensuring that every platform we develop is tailored to their mission, audience, and goals,” said Alex Simoes, Co-Founder & CTO of Datawheel. “We bring expertise in technology and data visualization, while they bring deep domain knowledge. Together, we create tools that don't just display data, but turn insights into real-world action.”
Why Hyper-Local Data Matters: Supported by Novant Health, Community Care of North Carolina, the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, and the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, the new profiles address three critical needs:
Fueling Change: Providing the baseline data necessary to design smarter, evidence-based policies.
Creating Clarity: Democratizing access to information so that both elected officials and residents are looking at the same facts.
Advancing Equity: Highlighting specific pockets of need that are often masked by broader county-level averages.
Availability The new legislative district profiles are live now. Users can explore the data and download reports at: healthycommunitiesnc.org
About Cape Fear Collective Cape Fear Collective (CFC) is a nonprofit organization based in Southeastern North Carolina committed to equitable systemic change. By collaborating with communities, leveraging data science, and mobilizing impact investment, CFC supports a network of partner organizations in combating poverty, poor health outcomes, and racism.
About Datawheel Datawheel is a digital transformation agency that specializes in turning complex data into actionable knowledge. We partner with governments, health organizations, and non-profits to build custom visualization engines and digital products that democratize access to information.
