Data Resource Library
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At the Trust, we use data to support ways to improve the health and quality of life of people with low incomes in Forsyth County and around the state. Our Data Resource Library now offers tools and reports relevant to our Health Improvement and Local Impact programs. You can browse through all content or select topics such as ACES, Early Childhood Education, Medicaid, Social Determinants of Health and more.
About These Tools
The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust is presenting data tools developed by local NC partners and researchers, but did not create them. These tools may be subject to copyright, and should be used within the terms of use outlined in any copyright restrictions.
Be Advised
We hope you find these tools useful. We advise you to keep in mind that the content in these tools may cover sensitive issues that could be triggering for certain individuals.
Smart Start Community Indicators
The Smart Start Community Indicators data dashboard provides insights and visualization on early childhood indicators for North Carolina.
Maternal and Infant Health Mapping Tool
The Maternal and Infant Health Mapping (MIHM) Tool is an interactive online tool that allows users to create and customize county-level maps on maternal and infant health.
Unemployment Rate, 12- month average
This chart measures the unemployment rate, number of unemployed, and share of unemployed. The chart can be used to compare multiple states.
Urban Institute | Upward Mobility Initiative
The Upward Mobility Data Dashboard displays mobility metrics for indicators identified as the strongest collective predictors of mobility from poverty.
Opportunity Youth: County Level Estimates
This blog post describes researchers’ methodology for calculating a Youth Opportunity indicator using the American Community Survey microdata or individual record data.
Ensuring an Equitable Recovery: Addressing Covid-19’s Impact on Education
The annual report provides data on disconnected youth; or teens and young adults ages 16-24 who are neither working nor in school. Measure of America calculated youth disconnection rates using the employment and enrollment data U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Along with national statistics, the data is stratified by neighborhood; county; metropolitan area; congressional district; and state.
North Carolina Data Portal
The North Carolina Data Portal provides users with access to data, maps, and tools required to conduct community health assessments and other public health activities. North Carolina’s NC Data Portal is poised to serve as the primary source of secondary health data for most local health departments.
County Commissioners Preliminary Prevalence Estimates
The County Commissioners Preliminary Prevalence Estimates handout provides prevalence estimates of substance use by age in Columbus County, NC in both 2020 and 2021. Examples of data visualization provide a detailed breakdown of substance use prevalence in Columbus County by age.