Philly is Not Healthy, According to This Open Data Tool

The Tool Shows Philly has Some Work to do When it Comes to Health

The City of Philadelphia just launched a really scary data visualization tool.

Using data from national, regional and local sources, the Community Health Explorer — released on Wednesday — allows users to browse through extensive data on 77 health indicators like obesity, healthcare access, drug abuse and access to parks.

So what’s the spooky part? How Philly stacks up against the top 10 cities in the country.

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