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The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust is presenting these data tools for your information and use, 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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Columbus County Key Informant Opioid and AOD Survey

Author: Addiction Consulting and Training Associates, LLC
Tool Type: Focus Group / Interview Questions
Data Collection Tool

This survey collects participants’ demographics, attitudes toward existing resources, future support and service needed, and the perspective on service improvement and the impact of substance use on local systems and in Columbus County, NC.

Update to Bladen County Substance Use Strategic Plan

Author: Addiction Consulting at Training Associates and Bladen County Opioid Task Force
Tool Type: Reports
Sample Resource

This report summarizes progress on the 2019 strategic plan. It includes statistics such as EMS overdose calls in Bladen County 2021, overdose deaths by age, race/ethnicity, and gender in Bladen County 20162020, etc. Further recommendations, along with the estimated budget for the next five years, are made based on the results that have been achieved.

List of Collected Substance Use Data and Sources

Author: BC Data 360
Tool Type: Notes
Data Collection Tool

This resource provides primary data sources related to substance misuse, metrics in Beaufort County, and the data formats available.

Tri-COG Food Ecosystem Economic Development Strategy

Author: Triangle J, Kerr-Tar, and Upper Coastal Plain Councils of Governments
Tool Type: Guides
Sample Resource

This a brief guide to develop a regional food system model to drive economic development, improve food supply chain, strengthen partnership among diverse stakeholders, and enhance resilience and equity in the local food system. This guide is also a collaboration among 17 counties in North Carolina.

Measuring Racial Equity in the Food System: Established and Suggested Metrics

Author: Sarah Rodman-Alvarez, PhD, MPH, and Kathryn Colasanti, MS
Tool Type: Reports
Sample Resource

This report provides comprehensive metrics regarding food and agriculture in the United States for measuring racial equity status in food systems, which are intentionally selected and categorized by Food Access, Food and Farm Business, Food Chain Labor, and Food Movement for the purpose of county, state, or national use.

 

Institutional Buyer Interview Questions

Author: Uknown
Tool Type: Focus Group / Interview Questions
Data Collection Tool

This questionnaire surrounds the purchasing patterns and interest in local products, the preferred local suppliers and the partnership, barriers to purchasing local products, etc. The questionnaire offers a high-level overview of organizations’ economic and decision-making practices and informs gaps within the local food system as well as provides perspective on local agricultural sales.

E(RACE)ing Inequities

Author: Center for Racial Equity in Education
Tool Type: Reports
Sample Resource

The report reveals the historical education disadvantages among students of color in North Carolina public schools and the indicators that cause the population less likely to succeed in school and professional development. It provides vital information and context surrounding inequitable structures and patterns within the public education system for school leaders and policymakers moving forward to address racial inequity and build a more equitable school system for the educational success of all students in North Carolina public schools.

Partnerships to Improve Community Health Produce Prescription: Survey and Interview Tools

Author: Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) Produce Prescription: Survey and Interview Tools
Tool Type: Focus Group / Interview Questions, Questionnaire / Survey
Data Collection Tool

This evaluation includes four different tools: a produce intake questionnaire, a follow-up guide to interviewing, a Market Manager Interview Guide, and a Nutrition Provider Interview Guide. Questions asked in these tools center around the Produce Prescription Program (PRx) and are useful to deepen the understanding of produce consumption, purchasing habits, farmers’ market utilization, and perspectives on food vouchers in the low-resourced neighborhoods, strengthen the program, and foster the healthier eating habits in the community.