---
title: "It's All the Same Map"
output: 
  flexdashboard::flex_dashboard:
    orientation: rows
    social: menu
    theme: cosmo
    source: embed
    vertical_layout: fill
---

```{r setup, include=FALSE}
library(flexdashboard)
library(leaflet)
library(leafpop)
library(htmlwidgets)
library(dplyr)
library(purrr)
library(htmltools)
library(dlnm)
library(ggplot2)
library(rgdal)
library(dplyr) # supporting data manipulation
library(gridExtra) # adding extra features for plotting
library(ggthemes) # extra themes (based on ggplot2)
library(readxl)
library(sf)
library(sp)
library(tigris)
library(geojsonio)
library(pdftools)

Covid_Boston <-read.csv("boston.csv")

bitmap <- pdf_render_page("day 1 long with link.pdf", page = 1)
bostoneight <- geojsonio::geojson_read("Climate_Ready_Boston_Social_Vulnerability.geojson", what = "sp")
Bosoton_RedLine <- readOGR(dsn = "MABoston1938", layer = "cartodb-query", stringsAsFactors = FALSE)
Boston_Zip <- readOGR(dsn = "ZIP_Codes-shp", layer = "ZIP_Codes", stringsAsFactors = FALSE)
Covid_Race <-read.csv("Race-Grid view.csv")

data("chicagoNMMAPS") #?chicagoNMMAPS
chic <- chicagoNMMAPS
# selecting only data for July 1995

chic_july <- chic %>%
  filter(month == 7 & year == 1995)

base_plot <- ggplot(data = chic_july, mapping = aes(x = date, y = death))
# Let's make the hypothesis that a heat wave was present in theg the period 14.07 - 17.07

# No Highlight of this interesting aspect
plot_1 <- base_plot +
  geom_line() + theme_bw() + ggtitle("No Highlight")

```


Intro {data-icon="fa-map"}
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### 
```{r pressure4, echo=FALSE, fig.cap="Summer of Extremes", out.width = '100%'}
knitr::include_graphics("front.png")
```

Chicago {data-navmenu="Chicago"  data-icon="fa-map"}
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### 
```{r pressure3, echo=FALSE, fig.cap="Judith Helfand", out.width = '100%'}
knitr::include_graphics("HeatMap.png")
```

Map {data-navmenu="Chicago" data-icon="fa-map"}
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Row {.tabset .tabset-fade}
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### Chicago Map
```{r}
comm.file <- "https://data.cityofchicago.org/resource/igwz-8jzy.geojson"
chicago.comm <- read_sf(comm.file)
chicago.comm %>% leaflet() %>%
  setView(-87.6298, 41.8781, zoom = 10) %>%
  addProviderTiles("CartoDB.DarkMatter", group = "Dark") %>%
  addPolygons(data = chicago.comm, color = "red", label = ~community)
```

### Temp Chart
```{r}
# With Highlight of this interesting aspect
plot_2 <- base_plot +
  geom_segment(aes(x = as.Date("1995-07-14"), xend = as.Date("1995-07-17"), 
                   y = max(chic_july$death) + 10, yend = max(chic_july$death) + 10), color = "red", size = 3) +  
  geom_line() + theme_bw() +  ggtitle("1995 Chicago Heat Wave")
grid.arrange(plot_2, ncol = 1)
```

About Us {data-icon="fa-map"}
=====================================

### About Us

This session will explore similarities between the death maps for the 1995 heat wave and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, centered in communities impacted by racism and poverty. What are the similarities of these cities, Chicago, Boston, Brookline and Cambridge. 


**Moderators**

* [Bithiah Carter](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bria-belim-91a77b7/)
Bithiah Carter has a passion for philanthropy and fueling the 21st Century mindset by shining a light on racial assets and how they can be leveraged to improve education, workforce, and economic resources in our communities. Her experience is rooted in both Wall Street finance and community non-profit and foundation leadership. Bithiah is currently the President of New England Blacks in Philanthropy. She previously served as Executive Director of Grand Circle Foundation, Senior Director in the Community Impact Division of United Way, and Program Director at the Girls' Coalition of Greater Boston. Bithiah also worked for nearly ten years in the financial services industry in New York City and Boston. In addition, she serves as a member of the board of directors of several local and national non-profit organizations.


* [Judith Helfand](https://www.cookedthefilm.com/)
Peabody Award winning filmmaker Judith Helfand is best known for her ability to use her quirky sense of humor, irony, personal storytelling chops and the power of transparency to tackle some of the most pressing issues of our time -- from toxic chemical exposure to climate change to the “politics of disaster.” Three of her  films have premiered at Sundance and been nationally broadcast on PBS (POV, Independent Lens), HBO and The Sundance Channel. BLUE VINYL received the 2002 Sundance Excellence Award in Cinematography and two Emmy nominations and its prequel, A HEALTHY BABY GIRL, won a Peabody. A field-builder as much as a filmmaker Helfand has helped reshape the documentary landscape by co-founding two critical organizations focused on non fiction, social change and justice, Working Films and Chicken & Egg Pictures. In late 2018 she completed and launched COOKED: Survival By Zip Code, an award winning feature documentary about extreme heat, the politics of disaster and survival by zip code, for which she was awarded the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival’s 2019 Freedom of Expression Award. In 2007, Helfand received a United States Artist Fellowship, one of 50 awarded annually to “America’s finest living artists.” In 2016 she was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Documentary Branch. Helfand is currently holder of the Bob Allison (Allesee) Endowed Chair in Media at Wayne State University’s Department of Communications, is on faculty at SVA’s Social Documentary Program and just started a one-year appointment at Columbia University's Journalism School.

* [Greg Millett, M.P.H.]()
Gregorio (Greg) Millett is a Vice President at amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, and the Director of amfAR’s D.C.-based Public Policy Office. He is an experienced HIV researcher and policy analyst. From 2000 through 2009, Mr. Millett served as a CDC Senior Scientist in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) where he published several groundbreaking research papers explaining the reasons behind greater HIV infections among black gay men despite less risk behaviors than white gay men, as well as the first meta-analysis demonstrating the lack of protective effect between circumcision and HIV in MSM. He has published first author publications in the Lancet, JAMA, AIDS, AJPH, JAIDS, and other journals, and has co-edited a special issue of implementation science and LGBT populations in Journal of the International AIDS Society. From 2009 through 2013, Mr. Millett served as Senior Policy Advisor in the White House Office of National AIDS Policy where he was a key author of President Obama’s original National HIV/AIDS Strategy and worked to support the Strategy’s implementation across the federal government.Recently, Mr. Millett was invited by the National Academy of Sciences to speak about the similarities between the COVID-19 and HIV epidemics. In May 2020, Mr. Millett published the first national study of COVID-19 infection disparities among African Americans. The study drew widespread media attention, was tweeted by congressional leaders, and highlighted by the National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins. Also, in May 2020, Mr. Millett was tapped by the Joe Biden campaign as an HIV/AIDS policy advisor and was an invited webinar speaker re: COVID-19 and LGBT communities. He is an alumnus of Dartmouth College and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

**Panelists**

* [Louis Elias](https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-elisa-7408aa14/)
An Elector to the Massachusetts Electoral College, 2012, the Honorable Louis A. Elisa, II served as the Executive Secretary of the Seaport Advisory Council, Director of Port Development for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Office of the Governor, from 2007-2015.  Before being tapped by Governor Patrick, Louis served as a Special Assistant and advisor to Boston City Councilor, Charles C. Yancey.Prior to the City Council, Louis served as a Presidential Appointee, Senior Executive Service (SES) of the federal government, as Region 1 Director for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), where he oversaw federal efforts in response to emergencies, disaster management and preparedness.  In recognition of his achievements as  Director, he was appointed United States Permanent Representative to the Senior Civil Emergency Planning Committee (SCEPC), North Atlantic Council and Advisor for Civil Emergency Planning (CEP) to the U.S. Ambassador at NATO, in Brussels Belgium.  As U.S Permanent Representative he served as the expert to the Civil Protection Committee (CPC).  Mr. Elisa, coordinated policies and programs relative to interoperability between the various civil military and political committees within the Alliance. In addition he was Liaisons and coordinator for Civil Emergency programs and policies for the United States in the eighteen member and the forty-five partner nations making up the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC). Elisa traveled and spoke at Universities and forums throughout Europe and Africa; providing logistical support and training for disasters and emergencies in Turkey, Macedonia, Hungary, Albania and other areas throughout Eastern and Western Europe. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Louis attended Alexander Hamilton Vocational Technical High School where he studied Architectural Drafting and Design. He attended New York City Community College and the State University of New York College at Old Westbury.  Undertaking his thesis study in Zaire, he received a BA in Urban Studies and African Affairs, and gave course offerings in Comparative Cultures and Societies. He was an EPA Fellow at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design where he earned a Master’s Degree in City and Regional Planning. Mr. Elisa worked at Wellesley College, the Southwest Corridor Coalition and other community based groups. Louis obtained a post-graduate certificate in Health Care Administration at Harvard’s School of Public Health along with numerous certifications in the fields of environmental health, and public safety; ICS, nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) warfare and weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Mr. Elisa completed the Executive Training program at the Naval War College in New Port RI and the Diplomatic training program at Fort McHenry, Washington DC.A resident of Boston for more than 48 years, he worked in the private and public sector in various administrative and management capacities. A former candidate for State Senator; Mr. Elisa has been active in local, state and national politics more than 40 years. He served in critical leadership position in eight Democratic National Conventions and managed critical field operations in five National Presidential campaigns, three gubernatorial campaigns, four major Senate races and six mayoral races.  He served 17 years in the Executive Office of Environmental Affair; Administrator in the Coastal Zone Management (CZM) program and Special Assistant to the Secretary for Policy; Minority Business Development and Environmental Justice. An active participant and supporter of public education and community empowerment, Mr. Elisa served on numerous boards and committee's, the Metropolitan Health Planning Council of Greater Boston, Boston Zoological Society, former Chairman Roxbury Defenders Committee Board, President Garrison-Trotter Neighborhood Association and the Greater Roxbury Development Corporation.  A founding member, Franklin Park Coalition he helped spear head the restoration of Franklin Park.  As a Trustee of Boston State Hospital, he organized support to preserve it for community use and revitalization. He was a founding member of the Environmental Diversity Forum.During his tenure as President of the Boston Branch NAACP Louis shepherd a number of positive projects aimed at improving the quality of life and education in the City of Boston including the selection of School Superintendent Dr. Lois Harrison-Jones, Louis fought for equity in the hiring and promotion of police and firemen as well as an end to the second mortgage housing scam and fairness in public housing. Promoted the development of a successful ACTSO program within the Branch and energized the veteran’s, senior’s and court clinic programs He worked with the business and private sectors of the city to bring about opportunities for equity access and meaningful change in areas where there was conflict and established multicultural coalitions to assure effective civil rights enforcement of voter participation and protection. Louis is a National and Provincial Life member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity Inc., Former Poll mark, Boston alumni Chapter where he was initiated in 1983; A 33rd Degree Prince Hall Mason with recognition in the York and Scottish Rite: former President of the Men’s Fellowship, Peoples Baptist Church, where he served as a Trustee, sings in the choir, prepares breakfast and Heads Church security ministry. Louis has four incredible daughters, Kenyia, Zoralya, Tulani and Rabiah and two wonderful grandchildren, Kyran and Tyran. Louis appointed to the Mayor’s  COVID 19 Disparities Taskforce is a working member and co-founder of the Black Boston COVID 19 Coalition (BBCC) he remains actively engaged in civic and health preparedness and resilience. 

* [Dr. Thea L. James](https://www.bumc.bu.edu/emergencymedicine/profile/thea-james-md/)
Dr. Thea L. James is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine. She also serves as the Associate Chief Medical Officer, Vice President of Mission, and Director of the Violence Intervention Advocacy Program (VIAP) at Boston Medical Center. Dr. James has chaired and served on national committees within the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), served as a moderator, and has given public lectures and talks. She was appointed to the SAEM Women in Academic Emergency Medicine Task Force, is a member of the Boston University School of Medicine Admissions Committee, and in 2009, Dr. James was appointed to the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine, where she presently serves as Chair of the Licensing Committee. Dr. James is the 2008 awardee of the David H. Mulligan Award for public service. Dr. James’ passion is in Public Health both domestically and globally. She is a Supervising Medical Officer on the Boston Disaster Medical Assistance Team, under the Department of Health and Human Services, which has responded to several disasters in the United States and across the globe. She has deployed to post 9/11 in NYC, Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005, Bam, Iran after the earthquake in 2003, and Port-Au-Prince Haiti after the earthquake of 2010. For twelve years Dr. James has traveled to Haiti, with colleagues and emergency medicine residents. A graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine, James completed an emergency medicine residency at Boston City Hospital, where she was a chief resident.

* [Sara Benson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-benson-6a3601126/)
Sara Benson is an Education Associate in the Forum Department at the Museum of Science, Boston. Sara’s work is mainly focused on educating around resiliency strategies on climate hazards, specifically extreme heat and sea level rise. Sara has her MA in Marine Affairs from University of Rhode Island and her BS in Marine Biology from University of North Carolina Wilmington. 

* [David Sittenfeld](https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-sittenfeld-a88a0037/)
David Sittenfeld is Manager of Forums and National Collaborations at the Museum of Science.  David has been an educator at the Museum for 20 years and oversees special projects pertaining to issues that lie at the intersection of science and society. He is also completing his doctoral research at Northeastern University, which focuses on participatory methods and geospatial modeling techniques for environmental health assessment and public engagement.

* [Dr. Jennifer José Lo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-lo-405945151/)
Dr. Jennifer José Lo is the Medical Director at the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), where she works to advance its mission to protect, preserve, and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, particularly the most vulnerable. Originally raised in Northern California and a product of the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, she has since practiced in a variety of settings across the United States. Dr. Lo completed her medical training at the University of Hawaii, Manoa; practiced rural medicine on the Island of Lanai in Hawaii; started her public health career at the Duval County Health Department in Jacksonville, Florida; and led a multidisciplinary team to increase access to health care for homeless families and children as the Family Team Medical Director at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. Immediately prior to her role at BPHC, she served as Medical Director at the Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center, a local community health center, where she implemented programs such as behavioral health integration and complex care management in order to position the health center as an NCQA-certified Patient-Centered Medical Home. In addition, she facilitated the expansion of services such as family planning, community health worker outreach, and residency training clinics offered at the health center. As Medical Director at BPHC, she provides clinical leadership in its efforts to achieve health equity for the residents of Boston.  Dr. Lo is also a faculty member in the Department of Family Medicine at Boston University’s School of Medicine.


* [Nancy B. Smith]()
Nancy B. Smith, Program Manager for Community Resilience and Engagement at Office of Public Health Preparedness (OPHP), Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) located in Boston, Massachusetts. Ms. Smith is responsible for developing community relationships in support of emergency preparedness and community resilience in close coordination with other Public Health Departments and Boston Emergency Management Services (BEMS).  Nancy earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Northeastern University and has a Certificate in Maternal Child Health from the Boston University School of Public Health. Nancy completed Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health “Community  Health Leaders” Program. Nancy has worked in different departments of the Boston Public Health Commission, Substance Abuse Bureau, Homeless Commission, and the Child Adolescence and Family Health Bureau. Co-Developed “Healthy Relationships” curriculum” under the 3-city Community Healthy Marriage Initiative (CHMI) site report that includes Boston on the ACF website. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/news/press/2008/hmi_three_cities.html Nancy is currently working on several special programming exploring (rising tides and heat island) Climate Change Adaption for the City of Boston.  Ms. Smith is lifetime member of Black Emergency Managers Association International, and member of Team Rubicon.  Ms. Smith is member of Massachusetts State Conference 2020 NAACP Transit Environment Climate Justice Committee. Lead-Planner 2019 May and September Community Movie Series “Cooked: Survival by Zip Code” hosted in Boston and Cambridge.  Lead Planner 2020   Summer of Extremes: Racism, Health Inequity and Heat