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Peg Well-being Report 2015
Peg's well-being report for 2015 focused on Health Equity in Winnipeg. The report focuses on the differences in health outcomes base on the social determinants of health in the city's communities and neighbourhoods.
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Houston Sustainability Indicators
The Houston Sustainability Indicators (HSI) project is a long-range effort by the Shell Center for Sustainability to assist with the measurement and characterization of sustainability in Houston. Metrics for the chosen indicators were defined and are measured based on literature review; expert and advisory consultation; and data availability.
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The 5th Houston Sustainability Indicators Report
This report analyzes Affordability, Gentrification, and Quality of Life within the 11 council districts in Houston using 2013 data. We would be happy to arrange private in-person briefings for candidates/council members and/or their staffs. The following are a few of the findings from the report.
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Minnesota Compass Neighborhood profiles
We have recently added profiles for pre-defined neighborhoods in several of Minnesota's major cities (Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Duluth). We also have recently added a "build your own neighborhood profile" tool. See http://www.mncompass.org/profiles/neighborhoods/minneapolis-saint-paul#!areas
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STEM section on Minnesota Compass
A collection of indicators tracking progress related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), along the cradle-to-career pipeline. Supported by Boston Scientific and run by Wilder Research as a part of the Minnesota Compass initiative. Find out more at: http://www.mncompass.org/education/stem/overview
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Santa Cruz County Community Assessment Project
The Community Assessment Project (CAP) is a multi-year initiative to measure and improve the quality of life in Santa Cruz County. ASR was contracted by the United Way of Santa Cruz County to conduct this longitudinal community assessment. Specific activities have included quality-of-life indicator creation, in-depth telephone surveys (conducted in English and Spanish) of over 700 local residents annually, extensive data compilation and analysis, and facilitation of a collaborative of over thirty community organizations.
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Commitment to Development Index
The Commitment to Development Index ranks 27 of the world’s richest countries on policies that affect the more than five billion people living in poorer nations. The CDI goes beyond measures of foreign aid to quantify performance in seven areas: Quantity and quality of foreign aid Openness to exports Policies that encourage investment and financial transparency Openness to migration Environmental policies Promotion of international security Support for technology creation and transfer Why does the CDI matter? Because in an integrated world, the behavior of rich countries and powerful institutions can profoundly affect the lives of people in poor countries and because poverty and weak institutions in developing countries can breed public health crises, security threats, and economic crises that know no borders. Committing to policies that promote development and well-being is a global imperative: no human being should be denied the chance to live free of poverty and oppression and to enjoy a basic standard of education and health. The CDI countries all promote respect for human life and dignity; the Index looks at whether the policies of rich countries match these aspirations.
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Service Plan Kirklees, UK
Kirklees joined the Cities of Service UK coalition in 2014. The support of the city’s Chief Executive Adrian Lythgo and Ambassador Counsellor Jean Calvert combined with the hard work of the Chief Service Officer Rachael Loftus has ensured success for Kirklees. Kirklees has commenced two initiatives: one to tackle loneliness in the city’s older population, and one to mentor young men who lack positive role models. The Kirklees team aims to unlock the power of the community’s everyday actions to make the city a better place to live.
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Orlando Cares
The first Orlando Cares priority focus area is youth education. Volunteers will engage in four Impact Service Initiatives focused on improving youth literacy and increasing academic support, which are intended to improve third grade FCAT scores and increase graduation rates. These initiatives are designed to promote community vitality and engage citizens in supporting the Mayor’s education goals of improving literacy, increasing graduation rates and expanding preschool enrollment. The second Orlando Cares priority focus area is youth crime prevention, with a focus on reducing youth crime by engaging youth in adult-supervised, skill-building activities during “out of school” time.
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Youth Wellness, Memphis, Tennesse
One Memphis seeks to engage and empower Memphians to better their community through impact volunteerism. By working with each other and partnering with local businesses, non-profit organizations, schools, religious congregations, and community groups, citizens will unite to improve the city and make Memphis a “city of choice.” Youth Wellness Being healthy means living in a safe community, learning leadership, and practicing good nutritional habits. By partnering with organizations that promote holistic wellness – including physical and emotional health – One Memphis will encourage healthy lifestyles among young people. Once accomplished, these goals have the potential to positively influence school performance and reduce incidences of youth violence.
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Open Baltimore
Every dataset on OpenBaltimore has an API. Get started by diving into the documentation, test drive examples, or browse other open data applications.
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Scotland Performs
Scotland Performs measures and reports on progress of government in Scotland in creating a more successful country, with opportunities for all to flourish through increasing sustainable economic growth. Progress towards the Purpose is tracked by 7 Purpose Targets and it is supported by 16 National Outcomes - describing the kind of Scotland we want to be - and 50 National Indicators, covering key areas of health, justice, environment, economy, and education measure progress. Scotland Performs offers accountability based on national priorities set out in the National Performance Framework. NHSScotland is the first partner organisation to report performance through Scotland Performs.
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Quality of Life Survey
The Quality of Life Survey is a partnership between Auckland Council, Wellington, Porirua, Hutt, Christchurch and Dunedin City Councils. The survey was first conducted in 2003, repeated in 2004, and has been undertaken every two years since. The 2014 survey measures the perceptions of over 5,000 residents living in six of the country's urban areas, from Auckland to Dunedin. The survey is a collaborative project across the participating councils. Topics covered in the survey include: Quality of Life Health and Well-being Crime and safety Community, Culture and Social Networks Council Processes Built Environment Transport Economic Wellbeing In the past, up to 12 councils have participated in the survey. This number has reduced over time with the withdrawal of Tauranga and Hamilton City Councils between 2010 and 2012 and the establishment of Auckland Council on 1 November 2010 following the amalgamation of eight local authorities in the wider Auckland region. Any references to 'the 12 cities' contained on this website or in any historical reports refer to those councils which previously participated in the wider Quality of Life Project.
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CivicLab
We want to ask the question: What is civic literacy? What should you know and what should you know how to do to be an engaged and active citizen? We’d like to do RESEARCH. Why do people vote? Why do they NOT vote? Why do people volunteer? How do people learn about current events? We’d like to offer the many academic experts and other seasoned civic engagement practitioners in the region a street-level space to talk about their work – to take it from the academic setting into the community. We’d like to host forums on topics relating to civic engagement and hear from the folks in the neighborhood. We want to MAKE stuff. We want to build and deploy tools that will help activists and community organizers with the routine and predictable problems they have – so their work is more effective and easier to do. If YOU are a community organizer or change agent, maybe we can help you solve a persistent problem. Contact us and let’s see if we can help you. We want to code APPS FOR ACTIVISTS and release them on a open source basis for people to grab, improve and re-upload. But we also want to build tools that are physical – such as low-cost generators, environmental quality assessment tools for Citizen Science efforts, innovative signage and maps that can help people solve problems. And we want to be a platform for some ongoing investigations into local government finance. We want to experiment with the best ways to reveal and explain how our city works and how our taxes are collected and used. To start that effort, we have launched the Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Illumination project. We are developing data gathering and visualization tools to unpack and explain the TIF program in Chicago on a ward-by-ward basis.
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Mayor’s Youth Council, Pittsburgh PA
The Mayor’s Youth Council is a body of students ages 14-18 that represent the diverse youth of the City of Pittsburgh. The Council has a clear mission, which is, to serve as the voice of the youth in the City. Thus, the Youth Council works to engage and positively affect youth in the city, as well as, to have the youth’s thoughts, concerns, and opinions heard.
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NYC Open Data
Official list of NYC data sets. NYC Open Data makes the wealth of public data generated by various New York City agencies and other City organizations available for public use. Anyone can use the data sets to participate in and improve government by conducting research and analysis or creating applications, thereby gaining a better understanding of the services provided by City agencies and improving the lives of citizens and the way in which government serves them.
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Colorado Child Well-Being Index
The Colorado Child Well-Being Index provides a holistic picture of how children are faring in Colorado’s largest 25 counties by using 12 indicators to assess children’s health, education and family and community support. These 25 counties are home to approximately 95 percent of Colorado’s child population under 18, or 1,166,274 children. The indicators used were selected based on their significance to child well-being and the availability of consistent, reliable data. The 25 counties were ranked on child well-being based on the composite score of the 12 key indicators. The county that ranks the highest (best), based on the index, is Douglas County. Elbert County ranked second, and Broomfield County ranked third. The three counties that ranked the lowest on the composite index are Denver, Adams and Montezuma. The indicators included in the index are listed below, and definitions and individual indicator rankings can be found throughout KIDS COUNT.
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Arizona Indicators- Areas of Focus
Links to Arizona Indicator's main research areas.
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Community Indicators Victoria
Community Indicators Victoria aims to support the development and use of local community wellbeing indicators in Victoria, Australia, with the purpose of improving citizen engagement, community planning and policy making. Community Indicators Victoria presents data and reports on the wellbeing of Victorians using an integrated set of community wellbeing indicators. These indicators include a broad range of measures designed to identify and communicate economic, social, environmental, democratic and cultural trends and outcomes. The objectives of Community Indicators Victoria are to: provide a sustainable mechanism for the collation, analysis and distribution of local community wellbeing indicator trend data across Victoria; be a resource centre supporting the development and use of local community wellbeing indicators by local governments and their communities; and contribute to national and international policy research on the development and use of local community wellbeing indicators as a basis for improving community engagement, community planning and policy making. The comprehensive framework of indicators included in Community Indicators Victoria was determined by the Victorian Community Indicators Project commissioned by VicHealth which ran from January 2005 until July 2006. The goal of this seed project was to establish a sustainable statewide system of local community wellbeing indicators. The project completed extensive consultation with local and state government, academics and a literature review in order to develop a framework of indicators for measuring the wellbeing of Victorians. The details of this indicator framework are listed in the Victorian Community Indicators Project Final Report. Community Indicators Victoria is the operationalisation of the Victorian Community Indicators Project and provides indicator measures for five major domains of community wellbeing:
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CivicApps
Making public data easy to find and easy to use. The CitySync Challenge is now on! This unique innovation event recognizes and rewards the best ideas and apps from the community. Join this growing community of innovative thinkers! Help us identify and recognize the best ideas and apps in the region. Share your own ideas. Submit an app to make life easier for everyone. So get your thinking caps on, share your ideas, and show us what you've got. BE HEARD. Tell us the ideas you would like to see realized. Comment and vote for ways to make public information more accessible and useful. GET INVOLVED. Show us how to use, combine and represent the information government holds in more useful and interesting ways. Your ideas provide data and input for developers to better understand the local communities' needs and create apps that matter. TURN IDEAS INTO REALITY. Apps are what make it happen. Your participation is what turns the vision for public data into reality. Submit ideas that unlock the potential of local data and you could win cool stuff.
