{"id":1741,"date":"2022-07-27T17:43:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T17:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2022-07-28T21:09:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T21:09:35","slug":"get-training-on-how-to-use-policymap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/get-training-on-how-to-use-policymap\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Training on How to Use PolicyMap"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/PolicyMap.BrandOnAllPages.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-831 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/PolicyMap.BrandOnAllPages.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"57\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/policymap-and-healthreach-are-now-part-of-the-phdl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PolicyMap<\/a> enables one to create maps based on over 75,000 data indicators from over 150 public and proprietary sources.<\/p>\n<p>Training webinars are regularly offered by PolicyMap and at the bottom of this post is the schedule for next month.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend participating in these sessions in the sequence listed.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Start with; &#8216;Learning the basics of PolicyMap&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This session will cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Navigating the user interface to search based on location(s), load data sets, and save\/print maps.<\/li>\n<li>Creating custom functionality including creating custom boundaries, editing ranges, and customizing colors.<\/li>\n<li>Finding and highlighting specific data sets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Build on basic skills with; &#8216;Learn the Data Loader, Multi-Layer Maps, and other Advanced Features&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This session will cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Utilizing the data loader to upload a point (Address) dataset<\/li>\n<li>Identifying the steps for downloading data<\/li>\n<li>Utilizing multilayer maps to overlay up to 5 layers of data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both sessions will allow ample time for Q &amp; A.<\/p>\n<p>To view additional sessions, once scheduled in September, and beyond be sure to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpolicymap.wpengine.com%2Fevents&amp;data=05%7C01%7CCecilia.Vernes%40umassmed.edu%7Cfc42b9fa7cf84fabf29608da6fed345f%7Cee9155fe2da34378a6c44405faf57b2e%7C0%7C0%7C637945362559060525%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=X8cfYKZk4ElNggR0VBMVXqmWfGCGwYIuGnr75oG7ZJE%3D&amp;reserved=0\">PolicyMap Events Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you want to start learning PolicyMap live tutorial links and some instructions are listed in one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/getting-started-using-policymap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previous blog posts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>August<\/h3>\n<h5><span class=\"tribe-event-date-start\">August 3, 2022 11 am ET\/ 10 am CT\/ 9 am MT\/ 8 am PT<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"tribe-events-single-event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/policymap.wpengine.com\/events\/learn-the-data-loader-multi-layer-maps-and-other-advanced-features-20220803\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn the Data Loader, Multi-Layer Maps, and other Advanced Features<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><span class=\"tribe-event-date-start\">August 4, 2022 2 pm ET\/ 1 pm CT\/ 12 pm MT\/ 11 am\u00a0 PT<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"tribe-events-single-event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/policymap.wpengine.com\/events\/learning-the-basics-of-policymap-20220804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learning the basics of PolicyMap<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5>August 9, 2022 11 am ET\/ 10 am CT\/ 9 am MT\/ 8 am PT<\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/policymap.wpengine.com\/events\/learning-the-basics-of-policymap-20220809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learning the basics of PolicyMap<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5>August 10, 2022, <span class=\"tribe-event-date-start\">\u00a01 pm ET\/ 12 pm CT\/ 11 am MT \/ 10 am PT<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"tribe-events-single-event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/policymap.wpengine.com\/events\/learn-the-data-loader-multi-layer-maps-and-other-advanced-features-20220810\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn the Data Loader, Multi-Layer Maps, and other Advanced Features<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5>August 17, 2022 11 am ET\/ 10 am CT\/ 9 am MT\/ 8 am PT<\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/policymap.wpengine.com\/events\/learn-the-data-loader-multi-layer-20220817-maps-and-other-advanced-features\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn the Data Loader, Multi-Layer Maps, and Other Advanced Features<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5>August 18, 2022 2 <span class=\"tribe-event-date-start\">pm<\/span> ET\/ 1 pm CT\/ 12 <span class=\"tribe-event-time\">pm MT\/ 11 am PT<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"tribe-events-single-event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/policymap.wpengine.com\/events\/learning-the-basics-of-policymap-20220818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learning the basics of PolicyMap<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5>August 23, 2022 11 am ET\/ 10 am CT\/ 9 am MT\/ 8 am PT<\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/policymap.wpengine.com\/events\/learning-the-basics-of-policymap-20220823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learning the basics of PolicyMap<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5>August 25, 2022 2 pm ET\/ 1 pm CT\/ 12 pm MT\/ 11 am PT<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"tribe-events-single-event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/policymap.wpengine.com\/events\/learn-the-data-loader-multi-layer-maps-and-other-advanced-features-20220825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn the Data Loader, Multi-Layer Maps, and other Advanced Features<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5>August 31, 2022 11 am ET\/ 10 am CT\/ 9 am MT\/ 8 am PT<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"tribe-events-single-event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/policymap.wpengine.com\/events\/learn-the-data-loader-multi-layer-maps-and-other-advanced-features-20220831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn the Data Loader, Multi-Layer Maps, and other Advanced Features<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1750\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/PolicyMap_New_Massachusetts_Median_Age.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1750\" class=\"wp-image-1750 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/PolicyMap_New_Massachusetts_Median_Age-300x209.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/PolicyMap_New_Massachusetts_Median_Age-300x209.png 300w, 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Training webinars are regularly offered by PolicyMap and at the bottom of this post is the schedule for next month. We recommend participating in these sessions in the sequence listed. Start with; &#8216;Learning the basics of&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/get-training-on-how-to-use-policymap\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1151,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-education-and-outreach","category-phdl-resources"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1151"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1741"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1762,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1741\/revisions\/1762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nphco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}