Find the slides we use during the webinars and a variety of how-to materials to help you use the UDS Mapper! Use these resources to teach yourself how to use the UDS Mapper at your own pace. 

UDS Mapper webinars

The files in the table below are from live airings of the UDS Mapper webinars. All webinars are recorded but the materials from the webinar that had the best recording are provided below as long as an older recording’s materials are still relevant. Each webinar includes a PDF of the slides used, the video of the webinar, and a file that can be used to view captions from the webinar. Any datasets that were used to show the functionality of a tool during the webinar are also included so that you can follow along with the steps in the slides and see the format of the files necessary to do this work on your own.

TitleDateSlidesVideoCaptionsSupporting Materials
Introduction to the UDS Mapper 6/9/2022
Better Assess Your Community1/17/2023
COVID-19 Tools and Population Health12/16/2021Download PDF fileDownload MP4 fileDownload SRT captions file
Create Service Area Maps12/09/2022
Data Resources in the UDS Mapper6/24/2022
A Focus on Health Center Research3/22/2022Download PDF fileDownload MP4 fileDownload SRT captions file
Food Insecurity and Opportunities for Health Centers7/18/2022Download PDF fileDownload MP4 fileDownload SRT captions fileDownload ZIP file
Geographic and Data Concepts Important for Population Health12/16/2020
Heat-Related Illness and Health Centers: A Geographic Analysis9/21/2022Download ZIP file
Identifying Opioid Intervention Opportunities1/19/2021
New Features in the UDS Mapper8/16/2022Download PDF fileDownload MP4 fileDownload SRT captions file
UDS Mapper and Social Determinants of Health: Transportation1/21/2022Download PDF fileDownload MP4 fileDownload SRT captions fileDownload Excel file
UDS Mapper Office Hours2/15/2023Download MP4 fileDownload SRT captions file
Using the UDS Mapper for Research3/25/2020
Using the UDS Mapper for Rural Areas11/17/2021
Using the UDS Mapper for Tobacco Cessation9/20/2019
Using the UDS Mapper to Explore Measures of Social Need9/20/2021Download PDF fileDownload MP4 fileDownload SRT captions fileDownload Excel file
Using the UDS Mapper to Understand Social Determinants of Health Issues for Health Center Patients5/18/2021

Self-Guided LEarning Files

The files below highlight general information about the UDS Mapper and detailed “how-to” walkthroughs for all the tools of the UDS Mapper. Each file is a set of slides in PDF () format.

About the UDS Mapper

What is the UDS Mapper?
Data in the UDS Mapper
Data Limitations in the UDS Mapper

General

Access the UDS Mapper
Reset Your Forgotten Password
Navigate to a Location on the Map
Use the ZIP Code to ZCTA Crosswalk

Tool Box Tools

Use the Service Area Map Wizard
Use the Explore Service Area Tool: By Geography
Use the Explore Service Area Tool: By Patient Origin
Use the Explore Service Area Tool: By Distance
Add Health Related Facilities to the Map and Create a Report
Use the Main Maps Tool
Change the Background and Add Boundaries
Use the Population Indicators Tool
Use the Map My Data Tool to Upload Your Own Data
How to Use MAP for MAT Tools in the UDS Mapper
How to Use UDS Mapper COVID-19 Tools

Tool Kit Functionality

Draw Your Own Points, Lines, Shapes, and Labels
Share, Save, or Print Maps and Data
Use the Data Table
Use Advanced Analysis

UseR GUIDE

UDS Mapper User Guide

Specific Use Cases

These use cases are periodically developed to show how to use the UDS Mapper for activities where the UDS Mapper is highly recommended as a tool to complete a project.

Create a Service Area Map and Data Table
Quick Start Guide for Service Area Maps