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Kane County Health Department showcases new data atlas and Behavioral Health 360 resource for residents and providers
Summary
Kane County Health Department staff demonstrated a new Kane Health Atlas for behavioral health data and a Behavioral Health 360 portal (built with Credible Minds/Netopio) offering assessments, learning modules and local resource listings, including IRIS referrals and telehealth options.
Kane County Health Department staff presented two new resources March 20 intended to broaden local access to behavioral‑health data and self‑help tools: the Kane Health Atlas, an interactive data portal, and Behavioral Health 360, a resource and self‑help website customized for Kane County.
Sofia Hamilton, community health planner for the Kane County Health Department, told the committee the Kane Health Atlas aggregates secondary sources to make local data — by ZIP code, city, town or census tract — available for planning. Hamilton said the atlas includes topic stratifications (race, ethnicity, age), a sources tab with hyperlinks to origin datasets, provider‑per‑capita maps and a function to compare county rates with state and national measures. She said the health department’s epidemiologists handle data requests and will respond to committee or public inquiries.
Lily Peterson, a community health team member, demonstrated Behavioral Health 360, a public portal assembled with content from Credible Minds and a platform partner (Netopio) and customized with Kane County resources. The portal, Peterson said, is accessible without a user account but offers saved customizations for registered users; it is mobile friendly, available in English and Spanish (with one learning lab audio module pending translation), and includes non‑diagnostic, evidence‑based screening tools (the GAD‑7 is used as an example), guided learning modules, podcasts and a curated Kane County resource list.
Peterson demonstrated assessment features that allow users to save and email results and to download scoring history; she said results recommend that users discuss findings with a provider. The portal also lists local telehealth options, sliding‑fee clinics and a designated information and referral specialist who can help callers locate services. County staff said identifying data (names, emails) entered on the platform are not visible to county staff; the county receives only ZIP code and demographic trend information and aggregate popularity metrics.
Committee members praised the tools and asked staff to provide promotional materials. Staff said they can supply flyers and small promotional items and will make the resources available to the full county board. Staff also agreed to add agricultural‑focused crisis hotlines and to ensure the county resource list (IRIS) is updated to include any missing hotlines.
