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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.

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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.

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Crime in North Carolina – Annual Summaries

Author: North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
Tool Type: Existing Data Sources, Sample Resources, Reports
Sample Resources

This dataset contains information on crimes committed throughout the state each year. Data are broken down into specific offenses, including index crime, violent crime, and property crime. Data are organized by crime type, weapon used to commit the crime, and relationship between victim and offender.

North Carolina Medicaid Division of Health Benefits

Author: NC Department of Health and Human Services
Tool Type: Existing Data Sources, Dashboard
Existing Data Sources

This dashboard provides timely statistics on NC Medicaid Enrollment, PHP Claims Monitoring, NC Medicaid Funding and Expenditures, and Providers Receiving Medicaid Payments. The data are available through dashboards, maps, annual reports, and tables at the county and state levels.

Population Estimates Program: 2010–2019

Author: US Census Bureau
Tool Type: Existing Data Sources, National Data Source
Existing Data Sources

This data source estimates of the population for states, counties, and other geographical areas within the United States. PEP produces both total population estimates and estimates by age, sex, race, and ethnicity. The estimates are updated annually and are available for a range of years, from 2010 until the most recent year for which data are available.

The NC Investment Map

Author: Multiple NC Organizations
Tool Type: Existing Data Sources, Dashboard, State Data Source
Existing Data Sources

This tool provides resources for individuals and organizations interested in supporting affordable housing and sustainable local food systems in North Carolina. The data are based on statewide statistics, and when applicable, they can be accessed at the county level. The website also features dashboards and maps.

Curbow Childcare Worker Job Stress Inventory

Author: Curbow Barbara, Spratt Kai, Ungaretti Antoinette, McDonnell Karen, Breckler Steven
Tool Type: Data Collection, Questionnaire / Survey, Sample Resources, Assessment
Sample Resources

This inventory serves as a useful check-in tool on wellbeing and the working environment toward childcare workers. Each question in the assessment tool is scaled from 0 (Rarely/Never) to 4 (Most of the time/Always) in three areas: Job Demand, Job Resources, and Job Control.

MacArthur-Bates Short Form Vocabulary Checklist: Level I

Author: Cognitive Development Laboratory at San Diego State University
Tool Type: Data Collection, Sample Resources, Assessment
Sample Resources

The MacArthur-Bates Short Form Vocabulary Checklist: Level I is an 89 words checklist to assess vocabulary comprehension and production of children aged from 8 months to 18 months old. It is available in both English and Spanish and can be completed by parents / caregivers or as interviews by a professional.

Panorama School Climate Survey: Grades 3–5

Author: Panorama Education
Tool Type: Data Collection, Questionnaire / Survey
Data Collection

This survey tool can be used to collect students’ perspectives on how supportive their peers and teachers are with self-assessment on their own attitudes and relationships toward others in the school.

Trauma Sensitive School Checklist

Author: Lesley University & Massachusetts Advocates for Children
Tool Type: Data Collection, Questionnaire / Survey, Sample Resources, Assessment
Sample Resources

This checklist is an assessment tool to evaluate the readiness of trauma-sensitive schools by measuring five components of school-wide policies and practices, classroom strategies and techniques, collaborations and linkages of mental health, family partnerships, and community linkages. This tool could be useful in providing data or as an evaluation tool.