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Social Indicators
The Social Indicators series, a joint project of United Way Services and The Center for Community Solutions (formerly Federation for Community Planning) provides descriptive information about the health and social conditions of people living in the 95 municipalities and neighborhoods of Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Lake, Geauga, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit counties. It serves as a major social service planning tool for Greater Cleveland.
Begun in 1999, the series now includes six volumes: Children & Families (2003), Community Health (2003), Education, Employment & Income (2004), Housing (2004), Older Persons (2004), and Public Safety (2001). A new volume, Youth Development, will be published in spring of 2005. The reports -- which include selected data about Northeast Ohio with a variety of comparative maps, tables, and charts -- are being used by health and social service planners and providers, funders, and public officials, as well as by the Community Vision Council. Links to each of the reports are available on Vision Council pages: Strong families=successful children, Health and caring for all, Learning and earning for life, Senior success. Indicators included in the series are chosen for their relevance to human service planners and providers, the ability to be measured over time, the consistency of their meanings, and their conformity with rigorous collection and reporting standards. Only secondary source data are used; no unique data collection is undertaken specifically for this project. Under joint agreement by United Way Services of Greater Cleveland and The Center for Community Solutions, these reports will continue to be updated and produced for use in developing solutions for community health and social needs and problems. Full reports can be viewed and ordered from The Center for Community Solutions at www.CommunitySolutions.com. More information on the Social Indicators series is available from Vince Kaval, Director, Health Programs and Social Research at United Way of Greater Cleveland, (216) 436-2211 and from The Center for Community Solutions at (216) 781-2944. |
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