NAPC Survey of Initiatives/Programs to Address Health and Social Indicators in the United States

The National Association of Planning Councils (NAPC) is committed to the use of indicators as a tool for positive change to address community problems and improve community conditions affecting people's lives.  We plan for this website to be a useful information resource for people who want to learn about "best practice" examples of how communities are using indicators to improve individual and community health and well-being. We want to highlight how indicators inform and guide systems changes, support development of innovative programs, impact public policy decisions, and track improvements in health and economic status. Here are some examples of initiatives submitted from our last survey (in pdf format): Initiative: Community Youth Development Program - Dallas, TX; addressing Indicator -- crime rate Initiative: Summer Food Program Outreach - Feeding More Hungry Kids - Sacramento, CA; addressing Indicator - public school students eligible for free and reduced price meals (185% of poverty) Initiative: Comprehensive Health Improvement Project of Norfolk - Norfolk, VA; addressing Indicator - immunizations at age 2 Initiative: Shots for Tots - Sacramento, CA; addressing Indicator - immunizations at age 2 Initiative: Affordable Housing - Jacksonville, FL; addressing Indicator - housing affordability

This web site is managed for NAPC by The Center for Community Solutions
in consultation with the Northern Ohio Data and Information Service (NODIS) within
the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, both of Cleveland, Ohio.