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Children Well-being

This resource collection has data soures, reports, and infographics related to child health and well-being.

Funding Opportunities

Explore funding opportunities that can help you improve the health and well-being of your community.

Local Reports and Publications

This collection includes reports from local organizations in our community.

Santa Cruz Community Resource Map

This map features community resources for homeless services, food distribution, and healthcare services, including substance use disorder services.

Using DataShare SCC: Getting Started Videos and FAQs

Using DataShare SCC: Getting Started
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Santa Cruz County Community Health Improvement Plan

The aim of this plan is to harness existing efforts and align the work of multiple organizations to provide infants and children the best possible ...

Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Health / Oral Health, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education 2018

Santa Cruz County Community Health Improvement Plan

The Santa Cruz County Community Health Improvement Plan was created as a result of the planning process using MAPP as the guide. This document ...

Health, Health / Oral Health, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education 2018

California Child Care Expansion Priorities Report

Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Education / School Environment, Community / Social Environment 2018

Early Care, Education and After-School Care Master Plan (2018-2023)

Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Community / Social Environment, Health / Children's Health 2018

2018-2019 California County Scorecard of Children's Wellbeing

An interactive, online report, the 2018-19 California County Scorecard of Children’s Well-Being delivers a current and comprehensive picture of ...

Health / Children's Health, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Community / Social Environment 2018

The 2018 California Children's Report Card

The 2018 California Children’s Report Card grades the state on its ability to support better outcomes for kids, from birth to age 26, through ...

Health / Children's Health, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Community / Social Environment 2018

U.S. County Health Rankings

The annual County Health Rankings measure vital health factors, including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to ...

Health, Community / Transportation 2018

California Strong Start Index

The California Strong Start Index helps us understand the conditions into which babies are born, so we can raise healthy, resilient kids.

Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Community / Social Environment 2018

No Place Like Home: UCSC's research project on housing in Santa Cruz County

No Place Like Home launched in Fall 2015 to research and represent the experiences and impacts and impacts of the housing crisis, as well as to ...

Economy / Housing & Homes, Community / Transportation 2018

Community Action Board: Community Action Plan 2017-2018

In 2017-18, the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc. (CAB) conducted an assessment of poverty-related needs in Santa Cruz County to ...

Economy / Poverty, Community / Demographics, Economy / Housing & Homes 2018

The Real Cost Measure 2018

Struggling to Stay Afloat seeks to measure the real costs of living in California’s communities and increase awareness and understanding of the ...

Economy / Income, Community / Transportation, Economy / Poverty 2018

Community Assessment Project: 2018 report on Children and Youth Well-being

Health / Children's Health, Community / Social Environment, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education 2018

Preventing Violence in California: Volume 1: The Role of Public Health

Violence is a leading cause of injury, disability, and death. It impacts the health and well-being of all Californians – our families, ...

Community / Domestic Violence & Abuse, Health / Prevention & Safety May, 2017

The Fundamental Link: Access to Stable, Affordable Housing Improves Health and Wellbeing

Research offers evidence supporting a powerful link between stable, affordable housing and positive health outcomes; the implications of which are ...

Health, Economy / Housing & Homes 2017

The 2017 Santa Cruz County Homeless Census and Survey

The 2017 Santa Cruz County Point-in-Time Count was a community-wide effort conducted on January 22, 2017. In the weeks following the street count, ...

Economy / Housing & Homes, Economy / Poverty 2017

2017 Santa Cruz Birth Report

This report provides data on live births delivered in 2017. The report was created by the Office of Vital Records, in the Public Health Division ...

Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Health, Health / Family Planning 2017

Community Assessment Project: Year 23 (2017)

Community / Demographics, Health, Economy 2017

2016 SafeRx Infographic

substance, substance use disorder, opioid, heroin, meth,

Health / Alcohol & Drug Use 2016

Santa Cruz County Early Care and Education Needs Assessment (2016-2021)

This assessment largely follows the list of key data fields and indicators detailed in the LPC guidelines and template created by the California ...

Location: Santa Cruz (County)

Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Community / Social Environment, Health / Children's Health 2016

Seniors Count: 2015 Senior Needs Assessment

Health / Older Adults 2015

Triple P Santa Cruz County

The Triple P – Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) is a world-renowned, evidence-based parenting program that has been available in Santa Cruz ...

Community / Social Environment, Health / Children's Health 2015

Healthy Lands & Healthy Economies: Nature's Value in Santa Cruz County

Environmental Health, Environmental Health / Weather & Climate, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability 2014

Arts and Economic Prosperity Santa Cruz County: The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and their Audiences

Arts & Economic Prosperity IV is our fourth study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry’s impact on the economy. The most comprehensive ...

Community / Social Environment, Economy 2014

County to County Commuting Flows: 2006-2010

Commuting flows are the count of workers that live in a county or MCD and work in another county or MCD.

Community / Transportation 2010

DHHS Community Level Innovations for Improving Health Outcomes

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