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ABC is founded upon improving areas in Adams County that need it the most. In order to this, we measured Adams County quality of life indicators. Recommendations for using a set of data Sample Size Calculator
Use this calculator to estimate the size of the sample needed to make statistical estimates with confidence interval of plus or minus 5%. Community Building ResourcesInternational City/County Managment Association
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Check out how Adams County measures up at the state and national levels.Adams County DataAdams Co. Community Assessment Results 2009 In 2008 and 2009, ABC conducted a community-wide assessment to identify community concerns regarding quality of life. ABC uses these data to measure the impact of existing efforts and to contribute to the creation of new programs to address identified needs. The results are presented in tables and categorized by responses from the Key Informant Survey, Community Survey, and Total of both Key Informant and Community surveys. The Key Informant Survey was sent to 600 people identified by position as someone who might influence policy that in turn would affect the issues being explored. This group included elected officials, ministers, nonprofit directors, business and community leaders, and others. The Community Survey includes 273 completed Random Household Surveys (mailed to 3,000 randomly selected county households) and 480 returned Convenience Sample Surveys (additional surveys that were distributed using e-mail and at sites with significant traffic). If you have any questions about the survey or results, please email lhyde@illinois.edu. Project-related - obesity fact sheet 8-09 Community Wellness ReportCommunity Wellness Report Rev. 3-10
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Community Wellness Report Adams County IPLANAdams County IPLAN
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Substance Abuse Adams County Local Public Health Service Assessment (LPHSA)Adams County LPHSA report 2 Assessments Conducted by Community OrganizationsCommunity Report Card 2008 - AOK
Early Childhood Mental Health Needs Assessment 2008 County Health Rankings The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute partnered to rank the health of each county in every state. The County Health Rankings identify the healthiest and least healthy counties within every state in the nation. When you compare the 50 healthiest counties (one from every state), with the 50 least healthy counties, some striking trends emerge. Food Environment Atlas
Food environment factors-such as store/restaurant proximity, food prices, food and nutrition assistance programs, and community characteristics-interact to influence food choices and diet quality. Research is beginning to document the complexity of these interactions, but more is needed to identify causal relationships and effective policy interventions. The Atlas assembles statistics on three broad categories of food environment factors: Food Choices, Health & Well-being, and Community Characteristics. (Data is county-level unless otherwise noted "state" or "region".) Illinois DataIllinois Youth Survey 2009 IL Youth Survey Results - Adams Co.
2006 IL Youth Survey Results - Adams Co. Illinois Childhood Obesity Report Card (July 2008) National DataData and Indicator Projects from across the US and around the world; includes US national-level data for Aging, Children, Civic Engagement, Environment, Health, and Science & Engineering. With the Census coming up [Economic Modeling Specialists Inc.] thought it might be neat to have a look at how migration has been changing over the past ten years. We put together this interactive map to show the net migration into and out of the 48 lower states. The data has been compiled from the IRS Tax Stats for 1998-2008. "The State of the USA (SUSA) is both a growing organization and the name of a planned website. The website is not yet active, but it is under construction and expected to be available in 2009. When SUSA's website is fully completed, it will display data from a range of public and private sources, including federal, state and local agencies; the business community; and nongovernmental organizations. The purpose of the [current] website...is to introduce audiences to SUSA's organization and its landmark initiative, which will assemble high-quality measures and data that can be used by Americans to educate themselves about the progress of the United States, to encourage an enriched civic dialogue and to support more informed public decision making." (http://stateoftheusa.org) The 2009 KIDS COUNT Data Book was released on July 28. The book ranks all 50 states based on ten key indicators of child well being using data from 2006 and 2007. "The obesity epidemic is harming the health of millions of Americans and resulting in billions of additional dollars in health care costs. Rising rates of obesity over the past few decades are one of the major factors behind the skyrocketing rates of health care costs in the United States. And, U.S. economic competitiveness is hurting as our workforce has become less healthy and less productive. During the past 30 years, adult obesity rates have doubled and childhood obesity rates have more than tripled, while health spending has increased two percentage points faster than the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), growing from 8.8 percent in 1980 to a projected 17.6 percent in 2009." Obesity-related Legislation Action 2009 (Supplement to "F as in Fat 2009") State Indicator Report on Fruit & Vegetable Consumption The State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables, 2009 provides for the first time information on fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption and policy and environmental support within each state.* Fruits and vegetables are important for optimal child growth, weight management, and chronic disease prevention.1,2 Supporting increased F&V access, availability, and reduced price are key strategies towards the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) objective of improved F&V consumption and thus improved nutrition among all Americans.
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