Data & Mapping Resources

Plan4HealthNJ’s Mapping Tool is an interactive resource that helps communities see and understand the relationship between public health, land use, and other relevant data. Built using ArcGIS Experience Builder, the tool integrates a wealth of public health, demographic, land use, transportation, amenities, food, healthcare, and environment data into a single, accessible platform.

General users

Plan4HealthNJ Mapping Tool

The Plan4HealthNJ Mapping Tool is a simple tool for viewing various layers related to public health, land use, and other relevant data. Users can turn layers on and off, and move them up and down, as well as change the transparency. Users also have filtering functionality and can bookmark and print views.

More advanced users

Plan4HealthNJ Mapping Tool Web Viewer

The Web Viewer shows all the layers used in the Plan4HealthNJ’s Mapping Tool in ArcGIS Online’s Web Viewer. This data is the backend of the Plan4HealthNJ’s Mapping Tool. Users have more functionality in the Web Viewer and can change symbology as well as conduct analysis.

For GIS professionals

Download Arcgis File To View Layers

GIS professionals with access to ArcGIS Pro, can download and open this file to access all the layers in the Plan4HealthNJ’s Mapping Tool Web Viewer. These layers can be analyzed, modified, and used to create professional formatted maps in ArcGIS Pro.

Serving as a foundational entry point for local analysis, the interactive map enables users to explore geographic patterns, compare conditions across communities, and consider how planning decisions, policies, and investments may influence health outcomes over time. The tool is designed to support data-informed dialogue, highlight opportunities and disparities, and encourage more health-centered planning at the local level.

Related Data & Mapping Tools

To further support informed and locally responsive decision-making, the Plan4HealthNJ toolkits reference a range of additional data resources and mapping platforms that complement the Plan4HealthNJ Mapping Tool. These resources provide expanded perspectives, specialized datasets, and alternative visualization approaches that allow communities to explore specific topics in greater depth.

Together, these tools broaden the analytical landscape available to communities, enabling local leaders, practitioners, and residents to layer insights, tailor analysis to local priorities, and strengthen planning efforts through a richer understanding of place-based conditions and opportunities.

CITY HEALTH DASHBOARD

City Health Dashboard is an interactive tool with over 40 health indicators across five categories, including health outcomes, behaviors, and environment. Data is available at the municipal level for select communities, helping users understand local public health conditions.

Explore This Tool

Healthy Community Planning NJ

Healthy Community Planning NJ is a joint initiative of the Department of Health and the Department of Environmental Protection. The site offers municipal public health profiles for all New Jersey municipalities, plus tools, data, and best practices for integrating health into planning.

Explore This Tool

Census Reporter

Census Reporter provides easy access to American Community Survey data. Users can search for municipalities to explore population, income, housing, commuting, and more, and compare local data to county, regional, or state-level benchmarks.

Explore This Tool

National Environmental Database

The National Environmental Database (NED) offers standardized national data on built, natural, and social environments. It includes metrics on demographics, transportation, walkability, access to destinations, greenspace, safety, and environmental exposure relevant to health analysis.

Explore This Tool

PolicyMap

PolicyMap is a mapping platform for exploring demographic, health, housing, and economic data. While some datasets require a subscription, many indicators are freely available for spatial analysis and community-level insights. It includes data on health facility locations, food access, vital statistics, health conditions and risk factors and access to medical care.

Explore This Tool

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health

CDC PLACES Data is one of the most critical data resources for understanding public health at the local level. Some measures are used as metrics in the City Health Dashboard. But CDC PLACES has its own web application that provides interactive maps for model-based estimates of 40 chronic diseases and other health-related measures, as well as 9 non-medical factor measures. Many of the PLACES map layers are in the Plan4HealthNJ Mapping Tool. To see the weighted average of the CDC PLACES Tract data for NJ municipalities, review the Weighted Average of CDC PLACES Tract Data by NJ Municipality Data Spreadsheet prepared by the Plan4HealthNJ team.

Explore This Tool