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Healthy Regions + Policies Lab
@healthyregions.bsky.social
GIS, public health, & data science to understand & promote healthy regions + policies. Home to @covid_atlas, Housed @UIUCGeogGIS, Formerly @GeoDaCenter.
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☕ Join us for lunch and learning with Qingqing Chen, PhD, during her talk, ”Making Smell Count: Invoking olfactory experience in urban wellbeing and spatial analysis”!

🗓️ Friday, November 21st from 12-1:30 PM CST
📍 In-person & Zoom
💻 Register here: go.illinois.edu/HEROP-NOV21
📘 New Open Access Book: Place and the Social-Spatial Determinants of Health

We’re excited to announce this groundbreaking volume, which is the first to examine Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) through an explicitly place-based lens.

📖 Explore the full volume: go.illinois.edu/PlaceSSDOH
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Learn how smell can affect urban experiences and well-being! Register for our November Speaker Series now: go.illinois.edu/HEROP-NOV21
☕ Join us for lunch and learning with Qingqing Chen, PhD, during her talk, ”Making Smell Count: Invoking olfactory experience in urban wellbeing and spatial analysis”!

🗓️ Friday, November 21st from 12-1:30 PM CST
📍 In-person & Zoom
💻 Register here: go.illinois.edu/HEROP-NOV21
November 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
☕ Join us for lunch and learning with Qingqing Chen, PhD, during her talk, ”Making Smell Count: Invoking olfactory experience in urban wellbeing and spatial analysis”!

🗓️ Friday, November 21st from 12-1:30 PM CST
📍 In-person & Zoom
💻 Register here: go.illinois.edu/HEROP-NOV21
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Thank you to everyone who came to our “Intro to Spatial Data in R” workshop on October 23rd! We had our largest turnout ever—over 200 attendees at the peak! The session recording is now available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUNjNToM434&t=362s

Be sure to check the description for timestamps!
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
At APHA? Find us at Booth #1418! Learn about the SDOH & Place Project & grab free swag while it lasts. On Monday, check out Dr. Kolak's talk, co-presented with Malaika Simmons, on building a new Community-level SDOH Ontology for Human & AI research. #APHA2025 #PublicHealth #Spatial #SDOH
Join Us at APHA 2025: Visit Booth #1418!
It's not our first time presenting at APHA, the nation's premiere public health conference, but it is our first time at the Exhibit Hall! Find us at Booth #1418.
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November 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
🎃 Don’t be spooked, but today is our "Grad School FAQ: A Panel Discussion Demystifying the Grad School Application Process & How to Prepare your Applications"!

🗓️ Friday, October 31st from 12-1:30 PM CDT via
📍 NHB 2049 & Zoom!
💻 Register here: go.illinois.edu/HEROP-OCT31
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🎓 Join us for lunch, learning, and conversation at "Grad School FAQ: A Panel Discussion Demystifying the Grad School Application Process & How to Prepare your Applications"!

🗓️ Friday, October 31st from 12-1:30 PM CDT via
📍 NHB 2049 & Zoom!
💻 Register here: go.illinois.edu/HEROP-OCT31
October 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
🚀 We're excited to launch the JCOIN Geospatial Consortium and Community of Practice (GCCP)!

The GCCP is a new collaborative network working with geospatial tools to build understanding and resources for the opioid epidemic.

Join here: go.illinois.edu/JCOIN-GCCP
Learn more: gccp.healthyregions.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
We have plenty of seats online in our Zoom room! Tune in Friday at 12PM CDT to learn about grad school from our panel of experts: go.illinois.edu/HEROP-ZOOM-OCT31
🎓 Join us for lunch, learning, and conversation at "Grad School FAQ: A Panel Discussion Demystifying the Grad School Application Process & How to Prepare your Applications"!

🗓️ Friday, October 31st from 12-1:30 PM CDT via
📍 NHB 2049 & Zoom!
💻 Register here: go.illinois.edu/HEROP-OCT31
October 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🎓 Join us for lunch, learning, and conversation at "Grad School FAQ: A Panel Discussion Demystifying the Grad School Application Process & How to Prepare your Applications"!

🗓️ Friday, October 31st from 12-1:30 PM CDT via
📍 NHB 2049 & Zoom!
💻 Register here: go.illinois.edu/HEROP-OCT31
October 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is a great opportunity for any undergraduate or professional interested in pursuing a higher education in the field of geography! Come learn from experts in their subject areas on October 31st at 12PM CDT: go.illinois.edu/HEROP-OCT31
🎓 Join us for lunch, learning, and conversation at "Grad School FAQ: A Panel Discussion Demystifying the Grad School Application Process & How to Prepare your Applications"!

🗓️ Friday, October 31st from 12-1:30 PM CDT via
📍 NHB 2049 & Zoom!
💻 Register here: go.illinois.edu/HEROP-OCT31
October 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🚨 Tomorrow: “Intro to Spatial Data in R”

🗓️ Thursday, October 23, 2025
🕤 9:30–11:30 AM CDT
💻 Virtual; Register here: go.illinois.edu/GCCP-OCT23

We will also be recording and publishing the workshop to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@healthyregionspolicieslab
October 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🎓 Join us for lunch, learning, and conversation at "Grad School FAQ: A Panel Discussion Demystifying the Grad School Application Process & How to Prepare your Applications"!

🗓️ Friday, October 31st from 12-1:30 PM CDT via
📍 NHB 2049 & Zoom!
💻 Register here: go.illinois.edu/HEROP-OCT31
October 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is a great opportunity for both new and experienced professionals to learn a new skill and build community! Register here: go.illinois.edu/GCCP-OCT23
🗺️ Upcoming Workshop: “Intro to Spatial Data in R”

🗓️ Thursday, October 23, 2025
🕤 9:30–11:30 AM CDT
💻 Virtual; Register here: go.illinois.edu/GCCP-OCT23

This workshop is presented as part of the JCOIN Geospatial Consortium & Community of Practice (GCCP).
👉 gccp.healthyregions.org
October 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Undergrads, this is the panel for you! Register here: go.illinois.edu/HEROP-OCT31
Professors, feel free to share with your own networks! We have plenty of space online!
🎓 Join us for lunch, learning, and conversation at "Grad School FAQ: A Panel Discussion Demystifying the Grad School Application Process & How to Prepare your Applications"!

🗓️ Friday, October 31st from 12-1:30 PM CDT via
📍 NHB 2049 & Zoom!
💻 Register here: go.illinois.edu/HEROP-OCT31
October 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
🎓 Join us for lunch, learning, and conversation at "Grad School FAQ: A Panel Discussion Demystifying the Grad School Application Process & How to Prepare your Applications"!

🗓️ Friday, October 31st from 12-1:30 PM CDT via
📍 NHB 2049 & Zoom!
💻 Register here: go.illinois.edu/HEROP-OCT31
October 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
🗺️ Upcoming Workshop: “Intro to Spatial Data in R”

🗓️ Thursday, October 23, 2025
🕤 9:30–11:30 AM CDT
💻 Virtual; Register here: go.illinois.edu/GCCP-OCT23

This workshop is presented as part of the JCOIN Geospatial Consortium & Community of Practice (GCCP).
👉 gccp.healthyregions.org
October 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🗺️ Upcoming Workshop: “Intro to Spatial Data in R”

🗓️ Thursday, October 23, 2025
🕤 9:30–11:30 AM CDT
💻 Virtual; Register here: go.illinois.edu/GCCP-OCT23

This workshop is presented as part of the JCOIN Geospatial Consortium & Community of Practice (GCCP).
👉 gccp.healthyregions.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
🚀 We're excited to launch the JCOIN Geospatial Consortium and Community of Practice (GCCP)!

The GCCP is a new collaborative network working with geospatial tools to build understanding and resources for the opioid epidemic.

Join here: go.illinois.edu/JCOIN-GCCP
Learn more: gccp.healthyregions.org
October 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🚨 Tomorrow is Day 1 of the 2025 SDOH & Place Symposium! Don’t miss our livestream starting at 4PM CDT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mash...
Join us LIVE for the 2025 SDOH & Place Symposium!

📅 Live Stream Schedule:
Day 1: Sep 24 @ 4:30PM CDT
Day 2: Sep 25 @ 9AM CDT
Day 3: Sep 26 @ 10AM CDT

🎥 Tune in here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi9Z7UD_p9f8csNaBP_Ni57nJYvUAvonu

View the full event schedule: symposium2025.sdohplace.org/
September 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Join us LIVE for the 2025 SDOH & Place Symposium!

📅 Live Stream Schedule:
Day 1: Sep 24 @ 4:30PM CDT
Day 2: Sep 25 @ 9AM CDT
Day 3: Sep 26 @ 10AM CDT

🎥 Tune in here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi9Z7UD_p9f8csNaBP_Ni57nJYvUAvonu

View the full event schedule: symposium2025.sdohplace.org/
September 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tune in at 9AM CDT on Sep. 25th for “Butterflies Rising!/¡Mariposas en Ascenso!”, the keynote speech at this year's SDOH & Place Symposium.

🎥 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=730Q...

📅 Learn more about our keynote speakers and view the full event schedule: symposium2025.sdohplace.org/
September 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Join us LIVE for the 2025 SDOH & Place Symposium!

📅 Live Stream Schedule:
Day 1: Sep 24 @ 4:30PM CDT
Day 2: Sep 25 @ 9AM CDT
Day 3: Sep 26 @ 10AM CDT

🎥 Tune in here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi9Z7UD_p9f8csNaBP_Ni57nJYvUAvonu

View the full event schedule: symposium2025.sdohplace.org/
September 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Join us LIVE for the 2025 SDOH & Place Symposium!

📅 Live Stream Schedule:
Day 1: Sep 24 @ 4:30PM CDT
Day 2: Sep 25 @ 9AM CDT
Day 3: Sep 26 @ 10AM CDT

🎥 Tune in here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi9Z7UD_p9f8csNaBP_Ni57nJYvUAvonu

View the full event schedule: symposium2025.sdohplace.org/
September 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
22+ speakers. 3 days. 1 mission: advancing health equity through data, design, and place.

We’re creating a space to change how we think about the Social Determinants of Health.

🎤 View speaker information and talk abstracts: sdohplace.org/news/speaker...

🎥 Tune in: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
September 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM