1. Community Report Card A Collaborative Community Project City of Danbury Danbury Hospital United Way of Western Connecticut Western Connecticut State University www.wcsu.edu/reportcard

2. Community Report Card What is a Community Report Card?  A document which presents views on how a community is doing  Topics vary by community and can vary over time  Certain issues/indicators, are selected as important measures of a community’s well-being

3. Community Report Card What will Our Community Report Card Include?  Phase 1 will focus on health related indicators in ten towns  Bethel  Bridgewater  Brookfield  Danbury  New Fairfield  Our Report Card will be available in print and online  New Milford  Newtown  Redding  Ridgefield  Sherman

4. Community Report Card What are the benefits?  Increases everyone’s awareness about their community  Engages and motivates people and agencies  Feedback will provide us with a better understanding of community perceptions of local problems

5. Community Report Card What are the benefits?  Learning what the public doesn’t know will help us target health education and awareness efforts  Identifies what we don’t know and what issues need to be worked on  Encourages joint planning and problem solving  Support for grant writing and responding to funding opportunities

6. Community Report Card Who were the pioneers?  Tim Baughman & Elizabeth Goehring, United Way of Western Connecticut  Andrea Rynn, Danbury Hospital  Scott LeRoy, Danbury Health Department  James Schmotter, President WCSU

7. Community Report Card The Steering Committee Co- Chair: LindaRinkerProvost & Vice President of Academic Affairs, WCSU Co- Chair: AndreaRynnDirector, Public and Government Relations, Danbury Hospital EllenDurninDean, Graduate Studies and External Relations, WCSU KarenDaleyAssociate Professor of Nursing, WCSU NeilDworkinAssociate Professor of Management, WCSU ElizabethGoehringExecutive Vice President, United Way of Western Connecticut RobynHousemannAssistant Professor of Health Promotion & Exercise Sciences, WCSU ChrisKukkAssociate Professor of Social Sciences, WCSU ScottLeRoyDirector of Public Health, City of Danbury ShaneMurphyAssistant Professor of Psychology, WCSU MarieO’NeillSenior Vice President, Retail Banking, Marketing and Sales, Union Savings Bank JuneRenzulliCEO, United Way of Western Connecticut MarjorieSteinbergAssociate Professor of Social Work, WCSU

8. Community Report Card The Steering Committee  Review existing Community Report Cards  Prepare preliminary list of indicators  Meet with stakeholders for feedback on indicators  Determine which indicators would best measure our well-being  Focus on health related issues during Phase 1  Compile additional indicators that could be added at a later date  Expand the scope of the Report Card in the future

9. Community Report Card The Indicators  Access to Health Insurance  Child Abuse  Diseases  Education  Emergency Room Visits  Health & Lifestyle  Mental Health  Poverty  Pregnancy  Suicide 37 indicators have been selected in the areas of:

10. Community Report Card The Links  A link to Prevent Child Abuse CT to get help on questions, issues and reporting child abuse  A link to the Housatonic Valley of Elected Officials website for demographic and affordable housing statistics Additionally, the report card will provide links to further information on the indicators as well as links to information not covered by the indicators. For example:

11. Community Report Card The Future  Public Safety  Recreation and Culture  Environment  Community Involvement Finally, future phases of the report card will incorporate additional indicators. Examples include: At each new phase of the report card stakeholders will provide feedback on indicators to incorporate.

12. Community Report Card Collecting and Organizing the Data  Create a project plan  Determine availability of the data on the indicators for the ten towns  Acquire data and compile into the final product  Have both print and online version of Report Card available in May 2008 hired two Graduate Assistants to:

13. Community Report Card The Budget Item Estimated Cost Funds Received Funds Needed Personnel—Research, Writing and Web $19,200$10,000$9,200 Personnel, Staff Support and Editorial Review $1,280In Kind$0 Printing/Binding$3,000In Kind$0 Marketing$2,000$0$2000 Total$25,480$10,000$11,200 Personnel:  Two graduate assistants shall conduct research and write the Community Report Card and one faculty member shall provide direction for the students.  Staff support and editorial review, approximately 40 hours at $32.00 per hour. Printing and Binding:  1,000 copies of a 32 page booklet (full color cover, two color pages inside). Marketing and Press Conference:  Press release, invitations to a reception/press conference and refreshments.

14. Community Report Card Our Funders ….Making a difference in our communities. Thank you for supporting this health initiative!  Boehringer Ingelheim  Danbury Hospital  Fairfield County Bank  Fairfield County Community Foundation  Savings Bank of Danbury  Union Savings Bank  United Way of Western Connecticut  Western Connecticut State University

15. Community Report Card Feedback The data secured on the indicators will be shared with stakeholders before it is published