R-Ladies Rome Presents:

Deathly Dataviz: How public health dashboards can backfire,
and what can we do insted.
Speaker: Eli Holder
9 January, 2025

Disclaimer

This talk is recorded and will be posted on Youtube @rladiesrome

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Ensuring a safe, inclusive, and harassment-free space is our priority. We are committed to promoting a respectful environment where everyone feels welcome to learn, connect, and grow.

Please remember that all our attendees are expected to adhere to our Code of Conduct 👉 https://rladies.org/coc/
Use the chat for introducing yourself and ask questions (or raise your hand ✋)

What to expect from this talk?

This talk will provide essential knowledge on equity-driven public health visualizations and guide you on avoiding common pitfalls in dataviz design.

- 📊 Rethinking John Snow’s Cholera Map  
- 🤔 Identifying Risky Visualization Practices  
- 🌍 Exploring Equity-Oriented Charts  
- 🛠️ Practical Tips for Fair and Expressive Data Visualizations

Welcome Everyone!

Happy to welcome you to our First Event of the Year!

I’m Federica Gazzelloni, R-Ladies Rome chapter Organizer.

We are thrilled to have you join us today. 🤩

Get ready for an engaging and informative experience! 🔥

What is R-Ladies?

R-Ladies is a global community with the mission of promoting the R language and for empowering women at all user levels by building a collaborative global network.
It is a friendly community founded in 2012 by Gabriela de Queiroz in San Francisco.

R-Ladies Rome

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It is a local chapter of R-Ladies Global dedicated to promoting inclusivity in the R language community. Our monthly meetings provide a platform to discuss current trends and hot topics in R 💜.

R-Ladies Rome in Numbers

For more information, please visit rladiesrome.org

R-Ladies Rome has grown into a widely recognized community.

Since January 2023, we’ve welcomed over 1.2K members on Meetup, gained 2K+ RSVPs, and successfully organized 25+ events.

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If you’d like to contribute to our Rome chapter and being a co-organizer let us know:👉 https://forms.gle/SkBiab8LhLcehpKu6

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Founders and Organizers of the chapter are:

Claudia Vitolo, also Co-founder of R-Ladies Global.
Federica Gazzelloni
Rafaela Ribeiro Lucas

If you are interested in speaking at one of our events, or would like to propose a speaker or workshop, please scan the QR-Code and fill out the form:

Future Speakers:

Isabella Velásquez, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Posit PBC - More info coming soon
Claudia Vitolo, Scientist, developer and open science advocate - History of R-Ladies Global

R-Ladies Rome presents:

We are thrilled to have with us Eli Holder, data visualization researcher, who will be sharing expertise on how public health dashboards can backfire and practical ways to make them more equitable.

Eli brings extensive experience in data visualization, particularly in exploring the social impacts of visualizing inequality and social outcome disparities. Recent work focuses on how design choices in dataviz can influence perceptions and outcomes in public health.

Please join me in welcoming Eli Holder! 🌟