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.
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.
Visual Tools for the Data Dashboard
The Visual Tools for the Data Dashboard is a summarized finding report with actionable recommendations on trauma and resilience in Edgecombe County, NC in 2021. This tool can be used to share a summary of dashboard responses.
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.
The Roadmap for Racial Equity: An Imperative for Workforce Development Advocates
The Roadmap for Racial Equity recognizes the historical disparities in employment and income as well as the challenges faced by people of color with deep generational roots and immigrants in the United States. Moreover, the report illustrates how existing workforce development policies intentionally create systemic barriers to people of color and recommends policy solutions / interventions for both state and federal levels with specific actions to take to build an equitable employment system and diverse racial workforce in the U.S.
Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care Scale (ARTIC-10)
The Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care Scale is a validated tool developed by the Traumatic Stress Institute to measure attitudes toward trauma-informed care among staff working in settings such as school systems, human service agencies, state agencies, healthcare, and research. Two versions of ARTIC are available and user-charge, which are ARTIC-10 and ARTIC-35. ARTIC-10 example is attached for your view.
ROI Data Dashboard Annual Reflection Toolkit
This ROI Data Dashboard Annual Reflection Tool-Kit is a facilitation guide to gather more insight on trauma and resilience topics from large and small group discussions during your data collection process, which includes step-by-step instructions with recommended measurements (Excel file) to allow you to capture community feedback on the story behind quantitative data. The guide can be used to facilitate discussions about data, context behind quantitative data, and aligning data collection with community goals.
Roadmap of Need (2019)
The North Carolina Roadmap of Need (2019) is a county-level, child-focused needs assessment report. Counties in NC are ranked based on various wellness indicators in four domains: health, youth behavior and safety, education, and economic development. This report can be used to see an overview of child-focused indicators of wellbeing, compare across counties, and advocate for resources or change.
Metrics that Matter
This Rural Opportunity Institute blog post from 2018 details the process and lessons learned from system-mapping activity related to trauma and resilience in Edgecombe County, NC. Examples are provided for data collectors to capture more context in the community and tell the full story in the data.