Healthy Santa Clara is built on a single, powerful premise: data literacy is one of the most effective tools available to the next generation of community advocates. Rather than letting vital health research sit isolated in academic reports, we turn complex census-tract-level health data into actionable insights and programs that directly impact chronic health and obesity in vulnerable communities. Our goal is to build a scalable model for youth-led, meaningful, evidence-based change. Starting with Santa Clara County as our pilot region, we have since expanded to San Mateo County and will be adding more soon.
Henri Smit is a community service leader and AI & data science practitioner with a deep passion for public health and healthcare equity. By combining data analytics with grassroots community advocacy, Henri guides the project's mission to democratize public health data. Henri serves on the Youth Advisory Board for the California Coalition for Youth and on the Executive Board of the Mountain View Service League of Boys, a 500-member volunteer organization.