Data Hub Teach-In: The Puerto Rico Children Vulnerability Index, 2021

11-15-2023
In collaboration with The Opportunity Project 2022 sprint cycle of Addressing Children Resilience to Adversity in Puerto Rico, Centro’s Data Hub has created a Child Vulnerability Index as a tool to measure the potential negative effects on the children age population, under 18 years-old, in Puerto Rico by external stress on human health such as natural disasters or disease outbreaks. Join CENTRO Data Hub Coordinator, Damayra Figueroa Lazu, Data Scientist, Laura Colon Melendez, and GIS Specialist, Jorge Soldevila Irizarry, as they discuss what the Child Vulnerability Index is, the methodological aspects of the tool, demonstrations of how to use the tool and a few conclusive thoughts about the index.