Are you or your organization working to increase food access in your community? Are you looking to grow your farmers market but having a hard time getting new vendors or showing the potential economic impact? Check out this week’s data […]
In the US, African American babies are twice as likely to die in their first year of life compared to white babies. Despite years of investment in improving access to prenatal care and high quality services, racial inequities in birth outcomes persist.
With large portions of public tax dollars being spent on our nation’s schools, one question often asked by researchers, lawmakers and parents is: “How much of the money spent on schools makes it into the classroom?”
The impacts of climate change on agricultural productivity and food systems has far-reaching consequences. The food we have access to and consume is a major contributor to our health. And for many regions and communities, farming and food production is a major part of the economic picture.
Broadband access is not created or distributed equally across the country. While 94 percent of urban dwellers have access to broadband, more than one-third of rural residents are unable to access the ever growing broadband capabilities.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (FRBC) recently introduced the Peer City Identification Tool. The tool identifies peer or “sister” cities that are experiencing similar trends and challenges in equity, economics, and resiliency. It’s meant to provide policymakers, community advocates, and practitioners with context on how their city compares to similar cities.
American Community Survey statistics are the only source of annual data for some rural residents, and are vital for local decision making by elected officials, city and county planners, and businesses. Recently, the Census Bureau released several products highlighting selected characteristics of the rural population of America.
The dramatic rise in working parents has not been matched by a sufficient increase in child care services, and finding high-quality, affordable care for young children can be an expensive and fruitless battle for parents.
In the last decade, as public health experts have mapped these areas of social disparity, they have also begun plotting a new set of data points on health outcomes. Indeed, it probably doesn’t surprise anyone that healthier living environments give rise to healthier lives. And longer lives, too.
Roanoke, Virginia’s West End neighborhood was recently typified by high rates of crime, poverty, poor health outcomes, and financial insecurity. The Freedom First Credit Union decided to finance the city’s rejuvenation efforts to stabilize the most at-risk households in the neighborhood.