If you’re always looking for new sources of data to help inform the work you do and improve the health and well-being of our communities…keep reading!

Released on Wednesday, September 29th the new 2010 California County Scorecard of Children’s Well-Being measures 26 core components of child well-being across California’s 58 counties and provides a visual fingerprint for each county’s results, showing no two places are alike in terms of the condition of their children. To support the discovery of best practices among similar counties, the Scorecard groups data for every indicator by county population density and per capita income. An accompanying online discussion group encourages knowledge sharing. See it at www.childrennow.org/scorecard

To compliment your research and understanding of California’s counties, you can investigate other related indicators on the Healthy City website. For example, you can find the number of Medi-Cal enrollees for each county broken down by age, race, and gender. You can also create a map like the one below that shows First Time Entries into Foster Care for every county in California.

Click on the image below to see the interactive map on HealthyCity.org.

Note: In the map room, you can use the i-tool to find out more about any area on the map. Just click on the i button, and then anywhere on the map.

Want to see how data can help affect change in the lives of California’s children and families? Register for an upcoming Healthy City training and start creating maps and charts to use in your advocacy, planning, and organizing work.
Check out the HealthyCity.org Training and Events Calendar.