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COVID-19 Data Breakdown: Navigating Michigan’s Coronavirus Portal
Michigan’s coronavirus data reporting has gone through substantial changes since the first case was reported during a press conference on March 10th, 2020. The State’s online dashboard contains seven tabs of data, which can be overwhelming without the proper context,...
Evolution of Michigan’s Covid Data Reporting
Since the first COVID-19 case was identified in Michigan, the State has worked to build out a data infrastructure to help Michigan residents understand the situation in the State. From the first few cases being a short list with vague demographic information to the...
Building the Engine: The Origins of Detroit Community Development
There have been numerous efforts over the years to create a centralized framework for measuring neighborhood health and sustainability in Detroit. One of the most important strides towards establishing this neighborhood vitality framework has come from an initiative...
Youth Civic Engagement in Detroit
As the 2020 campaigns are underway, the Census is counting populations across the country, and racial justice awareness and action increases locally and nationally, the impact of youth voices on the future has become more powerful over time. In Detroit, youth were...
Household Experiences: Employment and Income Loss
Earlier in the pandemic, we explored unemployment data at the state and national level and explained some of the limitations of the data. When we published that post in mid-May, there were over 1.3 million Michiganders receiving unemployment insurance. Recently, the...
Household Experiences: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Food Sufficiency
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, food insufficiency in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was at the forefront of many organizations’ mission. D3 has helped organizations such as Forgotten Harvest understand where potential food insecurity...
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