CARES HQ https://careshq.org Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:54:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://careshq.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2021/03/cropped-cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png CARES HQ https://careshq.org 32 32 Chance of Snowfall on December 25 https://careshq.org/2021/12/06/chance-of-snowfall-on-december-25/ Mon, 06 Dec 2021 17:23:13 +0000 https://careshq.org/?p=3880 Continued]]> Will it snow on Christmas Day?  Check the map below layer showing the percent chance of snowfall on December 25th in the United States. Hancock, Michigan boasts the highest chance at 70%, while much of south ties for the lowest at 0%. Whether you have lots of snow or no snow at all, the CARES Team wishes you safe and happy holidays!

A map showing the chance of snowfall

A static map displaying areas of blue where the chance of snowfall is high and areas in red where the chance of snowfall is low or zero.

View interactive snowfall and climate data in the CARES Map Room.

Change in Snowfall Screenshot

Change in Snowfall

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Average Precipitation Screenshot

30 Year Average December Precipitation

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]]> Racial Disparity Report – Columbia, MO https://careshq.org/2021/08/16/racial-disparity-report-columbia-mo/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 17:21:55 +0000 https://careshq.org/?p=3680 CARES provided data and data analysis for the report, Racial Disparity in Columbia, MO Police Department Traffic Stops, 2017-2019. A copy of the report can be viewed here:

Racial Disparity in Columbia, MO Police Department Traffic Stops, 2017-2019Download
]]> CARES Data Viz: Proximity https://careshq.org/2021/07/27/cares-data-viz-proximity/ Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:07:34 +0000 https://careshq.org/?p=3610 Continued]]> Ever wondered where mobile home parks are located in relation to historic tornado paths?
Well, one of our Research Analysts did and made this great map.

Mobile home park data come from the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD).
Historic tornado paths come from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

]]> CARES Provides COVID-19 Dashboard Support for Local Public Health Departments https://careshq.org/2021/04/15/cares-provides-covid-19-dashboard-support-for-local-public-health-departments/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:34:31 +0000 https://careshq.org/?p=3350 Continued]]> Since the beginning of the pandemic, CARES has been collecting and publishing COVID-19 cases, deaths, and testing rates at a state and national level. At the same time, MU Extension specialists identified several counties in Missouri who needed assistance with publishing daily COVID-19 data. After a few tweaks and troubleshooting, CARES launched a City/County-level series of dashboards in Missouri. Current participating public health departments include:

  • Andrew County
  • Benton County
  • Harrison County
  • Howell County
  • Jasper County
  • Saline County
  • City of Joplin

View the City/County Dashboards on All Things Missouri, powered by CARES.

Read more about Joplin’s dashboard here:

Joplin Health Dept. reports death resulting from COVID-19; brings total to 123
Joplin surpasses 100 coronavirus-related deaths

]]> Missouri Broadband Resource Rail https://careshq.org/2021/03/12/missouri-broadband-resource-rail/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 03:09:12 +0000 https://dev.careshq.engagementnetwork.org/?p=3197 Continued]]> The Missouri Broadband Resource Rail, or mobroadband.org, is a collaborative project between CARES, the University of Missouri Broadband Initiative, and Extension. The Hub aims to provide communities across Missouri with data, tools, and the critical research and planning support they need to expand broadband to rural and underserved areas.

CARES is excited to announce the launch of the Resource Rail Speed Test. This Speed Test is a quick two-minute data collection activity. Anyone with an internet connection can participate in the Speed Test and the more responses we get, the better the data will be.

What are we doing with the data, you ask?

We plan to give it back to you. Communities who lack broadband infrastructure have to prove it in order to compete for local, state, and federal dollars. This Speed Test will collect connectivity information from each test, aggregate and normalize the data, and provide the results to communities, counties, and regions as maps.

Take the Speed Test or Share it With Others
]]> Healthiest Communities Rankings https://careshq.org/2021/03/12/healthiest-communities-rankings/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 02:50:28 +0000 https://dev.careshq.engagementnetwork.org/?p=3193 U.S. News & World Report, in partnership with CARES and the Aetna Foundation, released the 2021 Healthiest Communities rankings on June 30, 2021.

Check out the 2021 Healthiest Communities Rankings and see how your community compares:

View the 2021 Rankings

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