Original public-data journalism

Health questions that require more than a summary

We join official datasets, expose the calculations, let readers search their own county and publish the exceptions—not only the national average.

Flagship investigation

Food deserts or food swamps: which pattern tracks obesity more closely?

Test supermarket access, fast-food, convenience-store and dollar-store density against the latest CDC county obesity estimates. Find outliers, matched peers and your county’s profile.

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Planned investigation

Walkability and obesity outliers

Where the expected relationship holds—and where it breaks.

Planned investigation

Short sleep, commuting and nighttime heat

A county-level test of time pressure and the sleep–weight pattern.