Data

General Issues
Health
Social Welfare
Specific Topics
Food Assistance
Quality of Health Care
Information & Communications Technology
Collections
Covid-19 Response
Location
Georgia
United States
Links
Cobb County COVID-19 Community Hub
COVID-19 Response: GIS Best Practices in Local Government
Ongoing
Yes
Purpose/Goal
Deliver goods & services
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Spectrum of Public Participation
Inform
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Open to All
General Types of Methods
Community development, organizing, and mobilization
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Inform, educate and/or raise awareness
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Crowdsourcing
Mapping
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
No
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Online
Types of Interaction Among Participants
No Interaction Among Participants
Decision Methods
Not Applicable

CASE

Cobb County COVID-19 Community Hub

General Issues
Health
Social Welfare
Specific Topics
Food Assistance
Quality of Health Care
Information & Communications Technology
Collections
Covid-19 Response
Location
Georgia
United States
Links
Cobb County COVID-19 Community Hub
COVID-19 Response: GIS Best Practices in Local Government
Ongoing
Yes
Purpose/Goal
Deliver goods & services
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Spectrum of Public Participation
Inform
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Open to All
General Types of Methods
Community development, organizing, and mobilization
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Inform, educate and/or raise awareness
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Crowdsourcing
Mapping
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
No
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Online
Types of Interaction Among Participants
No Interaction Among Participants
Decision Methods
Not Applicable

In Cobb County, Georgia, residents can access the community hub online to find out and contribute to information on COVID-19 in their area. Users can locate food assistance programs and medical facilities.

Problems and Purpose

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

Methods and Tools Used

Crowdsourcing

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

The hub includes an effort to crowdsource grocery supplies, where shoppers fill out a survey online identifying where they have seen certain grocery supplies so that others can find them.

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

Analysis and Lessons Learned

See Also

References

External Links

Notes

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