SPREAD THE WORD: Data Available for All of California!
Starting today, data on the health and well being of children across California are more accessible than ever before.
Kidsdata.org just expanded statewide! The site now offers data for all counties, cities, and school districts in California — nearly 1,600 regions. Data are available for dozens of topics measuring the health and well being of children, and much more data will be phased in over the coming months. (Visit http://www.kidsdata.org/statewide for a complete schedule.)
We hope this free public service can benefit everyone who works on behalf of children in California. To help us spread the word, you can:
- Help raise the profile of kids in your community by adding a link and facts from kidsdata.org to your organization’s website or newsletter.
- If you’re on Facebook and/or Twitter, consider tweeting or updating your status with facts you found on kidsdata.org, or the news of this expansion.
- Co-host a webinar or meeting in your community to learn more about how kidsdata.org can be used in your work. Contact Felicity Ayles, manager of marketing and online communications, at (650) 724-5778 or [email protected].
In the meantime, stay up to date on what’s happening on kidsdata.org by signing up for our newsletter.
Posted by Felicity Simmons
Tags: News About Kidsdata.org
KIDSCOUNT DataBook Ranks California 20th
According to Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2009 KIDSCOUNT DataBook, California ranks 20th in terms of how children are faring. The annual DataBook profiles the well-being of America’s children on a state-by-state basis and ranks states on 10 key measures. Accompanying the DataBook, KIDSCOUNT released an essay on the importance of making data-driven decisions regarding children. View the DataBook profile for California.
Many of the indicators noted in the DataBook also are available on kidsdata.org for your community. These include infant mortality, child deaths, teen births and poverty, among others.
Children Now, KIDSCOUNT’s California partner, offers a state analysis of the Data Book on their site.
Posted by Felicity Simmons
Tags: Data Projects
Today the Bay Area, Soon the Whole State. Kidsdata Expands!
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be expanding kidsdata.org to all counties, cities, and school districts in California this fall! That means six categories and 42 topics and 206 indicators for 58 counties and 480 cities and 1,035 school districts and … phew! That’s a lot of data!
We’ll be rolling out the topics gradually. First to be posted will be physical health data (asthma, health care, fitness, cancer, etc.), demographics data (languages, family structure, etc.) and family economics data (housing affordability, poverty, family income, etc.) this Fall, then child safety data (child abuse, domestic violence, etc.) and disabilities data in late 2009 and early 2010. For a full schedule, check www.kidsdata.org/statewide.
And, most importantly, tell your friends! We want anyone and everyone with an interest in children’s health to know about this valuable resource and use it in their work. Want to help us spread the word about kidsdata in your community? Contact us.
Posted by Felicity Simmons
Tags: News About Kidsdata.org