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Community Report Card A Collaborative Community Project

Community Report Card A Collaborative Community Project. City of Danbury Danbury Hospital United Way of Western Connecticut Western Connecticut State University www.wcsu.edu/reportcard. What is a Community Report Card?. A document which presents views on how a community is doing

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Community Report Card A Collaborative Community Project

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  1. CommunityReport CardA Collaborative Community Project City of Danbury Danbury Hospital United Way of Western Connecticut Western Connecticut State University www.wcsu.edu/reportcard

  2. What is a Community Report Card? • A document which presents views on how a community is doing • Topics vary by community and can vary over time • Certain issues/indicators, are selected as important measures of a community’s well-being

  3. What will Our Community Report Card Include? • Phase 1 will focus on health related indicators in ten towns • Bethel • Bridgewater • Brookfield • Danbury • New Fairfield • Our Report Card will be available in print and online • New Milford • Newtown • Redding • Ridgefield • Sherman

  4. What are the benefits? • Increases everyone’s awareness about their community • Engages and motivates people and agencies • Feedback will provide us with a better understanding of community perceptions of local problems

  5. What are the benefits? • Learning what the public doesn’t know will help us target health education and awareness efforts • Identifies what we don’t know and what issues need to be worked on • Encourages joint planning and problem solving • Support for grant writing and responding to funding opportunities

  6. Who were the pioneers? • Tim Baughman & Elizabeth Goehring, United Way of Western Connecticut • Andrea Rynn, Danbury Hospital • Scott LeRoy, Danbury Health Department • James Schmotter, President WCSU

  7. The Steering Committee

  8. The Steering Committee • Review existing Community Report Cards • Prepare preliminary list of indicators • Meet with stakeholders for feedback on indicators • Determine which indicators would best measure our well-being • Focus on health related issues during Phase 1 • Compile additional indicators that could be added at a later date • Expand the scope of the Report Card in the future

  9. The Indicators 37 indicators have been selected in the areas of: • Access to Health Insurance • Child Abuse • Diseases • Education • Emergency Room Visits • Health & Lifestyle • Mental Health • Poverty • Pregnancy • Suicide

  10. The Links Additionally, the report card will provide links to further information on the indicators as well as links to information not covered by the indicators. For example: • A link to Prevent Child Abuse CT to get help on questions, issues and reporting child abuse • A link to the Housatonic Valley of Elected Officials website for demographic and affordable housing statistics

  11. The Future Finally, future phases of the report card will incorporate additional indicators. Examples include: • Public Safety • Recreation and Culture • Environment • Community Involvement At each new phase of the report card stakeholders will provide feedback on indicators to incorporate.

  12. Collecting and Organizing the Data hired two Graduate Assistants to: • Create a project plan • Determine availability of the data on the indicators for the ten towns • Acquire data and compile into the final product • Have both print and online version of Report Card available in May 2008

  13. The Budget • Personnel: • Two graduate assistants shall conduct research and write the Community Report Card and one faculty member shall provide direction for the students. • Staff support and editorial review, approximately 40 hours at $32.00 per hour. • Printing and Binding: • 1,000 copies of a 32 page booklet (full color cover, two color pages inside). • Marketing and Press Conference: • Press release, invitations to a reception/press conference and refreshments.

  14. Our Funders….Making a difference in our communities. Thank you for supporting this health initiative! • Boehringer Ingelheim • Danbury Hospital • Fairfield County Bank • Fairfield County Community Foundation • Savings Bank of Danbury • Union Savings Bank • United Way of Western Connecticut • Western Connecticut State University

  15. Feedback The data secured on the indicators will be shared with stakeholders before it is published

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