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.
Bladen County Opioid Task Force Meeting
This presentation outlines the strategic substance use plan with actionable recommendations in general and within particular sectors in Bladen County. These sectors include law enforcement, social services, child welfare, the school system, etc.
Systems Mapping for a Trauma-Informed, Healthy, and Thriving Rural Eastern North Carolina
This presentation details the Rural Opportunity Institutes efforts to support people healing from ACEs. It includes how the systems map on trauma and resilience was developed and what the leveraging points are to overcome recurring challenges on this issue and make system changes for rural communities in NC.
A Systems Map of Generational Trauma in the Rural U.S.
This presentation is a great example of a causal loop diagram with a rich story on trauma and resilience in the rural NC. In this systems map, variables are color-coded and categorized into either vicious or virtuous cycles, which allows audiences to deepen their understanding of how each variable interacts with others and how the relationships of variables shape the historically systematic behaviors in the community.
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.