Rejuvenating Neighborhoods and Communities Through Parks—A Guide To Success www.NRPA.org National Recreation and Park Association © 2011 All Rights Reserved 16 Other Sources of Data Other sources of data and information are available from government sources, nonprofit organizations, and even a few private endeavors Most of this data is available to the general public—and most often online Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) It is difficult to summarize the vast amounts of information and data that are available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the Web site www.cdc.gov. The data covers health disparities and various health conditions as well as risk behaviors In addition, the site contains position papers that highlight the need for community action in a number of areas including healthy communities, walkability, and physical activity In short, the CDC Web site has an outstanding compilation of information for park projects School Statistics High school graduation rates reflect the overall well-being of a neighborhood, and this information can be secured at http://www edweek org/apps/gmap Editorial Projects in Education is the independent, nonprofit publisher of Education Week and provides reliable data on graduation rates for every school district and high school in the country Crime Statistics The Bureau of Justice Statistics is designated by the federal government to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government The focus areas include corrections, violent crimes, gangs, drugs, and crimes http://bjs ojp usdoj gov The Kids Count Data Center This national project of the Annie E Casey Foundation is a prime source of information for specifics on children The data is available on a state basis and the Web site helps an agency not only to obtain community-level data but also to use it to create maps and graphs of findings and then conduct comparisons to other states or communities http://datacenter kidscount org/?gclid=CLOgxP_a66UCFQ915Qod6mSsqQ Comparisons on Health Status The County Health Rankings are a key component of the Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health project MATCH is collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute For this report, researchers pulled together federal and state health-related data on 3,016 U S counties The Web site posts the 50 state reports, ranking each county within each state according to its health outcomes Each county receives a summary ranking for its health outcomes and health factors, as well as for the four different types of health factors included in the MATCH program: health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and the physical environment A researcher can drill down to county-level data (as well as state benchmarks) for the measures on which the rankings are based http://www countyhealthrankings org Measure of America The American Human Development Project, a program of the Social Science Research Council, created the American Human Development Index This index serves as a tool to track progress in communities in important areas such as health, education, and income The Conrad N Hilton Foundation and the Lincy Foundation support the project http://www measureofamerica org/maps Well-Being Index The Gallup–Healthways Well-Being Index is the result of a 25-year partnership agreement between these two companies It combines data related to health leadership and behavioral economics to create a monthly portrait of
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