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Diet and Exercise Measurement Strategies
A person’s body mass index (BMI) is a common method for measuring obesity, a proxy for diet and exercise. The standard threshold for obesity...
Digging Deeper - Clinical Care
Access What percentage of health care providers accept all forms of payment (including Medicare and Medicaid)? What percentage of infants and kindergarteners are fully...
Digging Deeper - Physical Environment
Air and Water Quality What are the levels of various air pollutants, e.g., carbon monoxide, ozone, lead, mercury, nitrous oxides? What are the rates...
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Economic Development and Health: A Community’s Journey to Living Wage
What does income have to do with health? Imagine if you will, a community where every employee earns a living wage for their work resulting in stronger economic development and improved health outcomes. This is the vision the Living Wage Monadnock Coalition is working hard to make a reality. Join us to learn about the Coalition’s approach to engaging business, education, health and non-profit...
Education Measurement Strategies
Education can be measured multiple ways depending on the age group of interest. Among younger ages, standardized test scores, the percentage enrolled in pre-kindergarten...
Employment Measurement Strategies
The Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) calculates six measures of unemployment: U-1, persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a...
Empowering Young People to Create Change
In this webinar, we will explore the power in youth leadership and identify innovative strategies to cultivate it. We'll hear from experts at the Aspen Young Leaders Fellowship, a Mississippi teacher working to address racial inequities, and a high school senior who is the CEO of an international organization rethinking social media use among teens.
Engaging across differences: Constructive dialogue for civic health
In this webinar, we will introduce the practice of bridging to facilitate belonging, inclusion and civic participation.
Engaging communities in budget decisions to build power
Join us in exploring the topic of participatory budgeting and how supporting resident engagement in public budgeting decisions also strengthens democratic processes, advances equity and builds community power.