{"id":4870,"date":"2020-04-09T11:28:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T15:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shvs.org\/?p=4870"},"modified":"2024-03-09T08:48:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T13:48:44","slug":"state-covid-19-data-dashboards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shvs.org\/state-covid-19-data-dashboards\/","title":{"rendered":"State COVID-19 Data Dashboards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emily Zylla and Lacey Hartman, SHADAC<\/em><\/p>\n

Accurate, timely data is a key tool in states\u2019 efforts to understand and respond to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak at the local level. There have also been increasing calls to further break down COVID-10 data into subcategories (such as by gender, age, and race and ethnicity) in order to track the impact of the disease on specific populations. As of April 6, all 50 states and DC are publicly reporting some type of data related to COVID-19, such as the number of positive tests and\/or the number of deaths. Furthermore, some states have recently begun to utilize innovative dashboards in order visualize and track reported cases of coronavirus disease as well as monitor additional related key indicators. These dashboards are designed to organize complex data in an easy-to-digest visual format, allowing the audience to easily interpret key trends and patterns at a glance (e.g., see SHADAC\u2019s COVID-19 dashboard template, which is currently under development using mock data).<\/p>\n

This expert perspective reviews the key indicators currently being tracked by states via their COVID-19 dashboards and also provides an overview of \u201cbest practices\u201d states can consider when developing or modifying these same COVID-19 dashboards.<\/p>\n

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Source: SHADAC COVID-19 dashboard template under development using mock data.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Current Status of COVID-19 Dashboards<\/h3>\n

As of April 6, we identified 32 states with public-facing COVID-19 data dashboards (i.e., the information is displayed with charts and other graphics, not just in tabular form), and we anticipate that more states will publish COVID-19 dashboards in the coming days. States that currently publish COVID-19 dashboards include:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Alabama<\/a><\/td>\nKansas<\/a><\/td>\nNorth Dakota<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alaska<\/a><\/td>\nLouisiana<\/a><\/td>\nOhio<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arizona<\/a><\/td>\nMaryland<\/a><\/td>\nOregon<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arkansas<\/a><\/td>\nMichigan<\/a><\/td>\nSouth Carolina<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
California<\/a><\/td>\nMinnesota<\/a><\/td>\nTexas<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colorado<\/a><\/td>\nMissouri<\/a><\/td>\nUtah<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delaware<\/a><\/td>\nMontana<\/a><\/td>\nVirginia<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Florida<\/a><\/td>\nNebraska<\/a><\/td>\nWashington<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Idaho<\/a><\/td>\nNevada<\/a><\/td>\nWest Virginia<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indiana<\/a><\/td>\nNew Jersey<\/a><\/td>\nWyoming<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iowa<\/a><\/td>\nNorth Carolina<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

States are reporting a wide number (ranging from 4 to 13) and type of indicators in their dashboards, most of which are updated at least daily. Many states are also starting to show trends in these data points over time. The most common indicators reported on a state dashboard include:<\/p>\n