The Summer 2025 issue of NACCHO Exchange (volume 24, issue 3) dives into the art and science of data communication, exploring how visuals, narratives, and strategy come together to make complex information meaningful. The issue features some of today’s leading data visualization voices to share the principles, practices, and people shaping the field.

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What’s inside?

• From Data to Decision: How Visualization Drives Public Health Action
• The Right Time and the Right Tool: Setting Up for Dashboard Success
• Guiding Principles for Effective Data Visualization
• The Practical Playbook for Addressing Health Rumors
• Public Health Data Lessons Learned from COVID-19
• Emphasizing Community and Approachability in Data Storytelling

Getting the right data to the right people in the right way is what facilitates informed improvements in policy and practice. At the same time, it is important to acknowledge that the definition of what is “right” is shaped by the data communicators. With that influence comes the responsibility to communicate with clarity, context, and care.
-An excerpt from “From Data to Decision: How Visualization Drives Public Health Action”