Press Release: The Impact Project Launches New Public Health Map to Assess Federal Health System Changes

The map features over 150,000 data points on federal health programs, grants, and facilities

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Today, The Impact Project announced the launch of its Public Health Map, a new tool that collects and visualizes data on federal policy changes and their local effects on the U.S. health system. The map features over 150,000 data points and offers a comprehensive view of how federal decisions may impact healthcare access and health outcomes across the country.

“The Public Health Map provides a clear, evidence-based picture of how the public health landscape is transforming in real time,” said Abby André, Executive Director of The Impact Project. “By bringing together data from multiple federal agencies and layering in local impacts, we’re helping users understand the real-world effects of government change.”

The map tracks policy shifts at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as well as health-related programs at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Department of Education.

The Public Health Map builds on The Impact Project’s broader mission to make government data more transparent, accessible, and actionable. Launched earlier this year, The Impact Project’s flagship tool, The Impact Map, tracks nationwide shifts in federal funding, policies, and workforce. To date, that map has compiled over 750,000 data points and more than 1,000 testimonials. The Public Health Map can be accessed here.

The Impact Project is the only platform providing a timely snapshot of community-level government change data and impact analysis at scale, and is on track to develop the most comprehensive dataset on government change to ever exist. At a time of sweeping change, The Impact Project provides journalists, nonprofits, state and local governments, individuals, and a range of businesses and investors with the data they need to better assess the localized impacts of government change and inform strategic decisions, including resource allocation.