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How to Turn Open Data into a Persuasive Policy Brief: A Step‑by‑Step Guide
Opening hook: In 2023 Riverdale recorded 1,842 childhood asthma ER visits - a 15 % surge from 2018 - and air-quality monitors logged an average PM2.5 concentration of 12.3 µg/m³, just over the EPA’s “good” threshold. Those twin spikes tell a story that a single, well-crafted