| Source | Details | Downloads/Links |
| Michigan Women's Commission | Status of Young Women in Michigan. An overview of the status of Michigan girls and young women ages 10-19 in areas including poverty, health, reproductive health and education. | Status of Young Women in MI |
MI League for Human Services | Right Start in Michigan 2009: Maternal and Infant Well-Being in County Groups. Annual Kids Count report of eight indicagtors of maternal and infant well-being. Data summaries and tables are available at MLHS website: Right Start. The data may also available in interactive format at Kids Count Data Center. | Michigan Summary Data Right Start County Data Excel Workbook |
West Michigan Strategic Alliance | 2009 West Michigan Vital Signs. Report of regional indicators used to measure trends in economic prosperity, environmental integrity and social equity. 2009 report also introduces benchmarking data to compare West Michigan with 26 peer regions located throughout the U.S. | Website: |
| Public Health - Muskegon County | Infant Mortality Reduction in Muskegon County: Putting Preliminary FIMR Data into Action. Report of intensive review of fetal and infant mortality cases in Muskegon County, major contributing factors, and proposed responses. | Slide presentation handouts: FIMR Presentation_May09.pdf |
| Communication Across Barriers | Donna Beegle, Ed.D.: Breaking Barriers: Concrete Tools for Working with People in Poverty. Download handouts from presentation at Muskegon Heights High School, April 24, 2009. | - The Crossing |
| Public Health - Muskegon County | 2007-08 Annual Report. Report includes highlights and detailed program statistics of public health in Muskegon County. | 2007-08 Public Health Annual Report |
| MI Department of Community Health | Chronic Disease Epidemiology Section: 2008 Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (MiBRFS) Preliminary Tables. Available on MiBRFS website under the "Annual Tables" section. | Website link: www.michigan.gov/brfs |
| MI Department of Community Health | Chronic Disease Epidemiology Section: Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (MiBRFSS) - Surveillance Brief: "Home Environment Score Among Children with Asthma." | MIBRFSS Surveillance Brief_March2009 MDCH website report link: www.michigan.gov/brfs |
| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Strengthening Families and Communities: 2009 Resource Guide. Developed for service providers, the guide highlights strategies to strengthen families by promoting key protective factors that prevent child abuse and neglect. Tip sheets for parents in Spanish or English are also included. Download or order FREE copies of guide (see right); or contact Child Welfare Inforamtion Gateway at 800-394-33366 or info@childwelfare.gov. | 2009 Resource Guide |
| MI Department of Community Health | Juvenile Risk Factors Map - interactive web map. Click a County to review detailed information on reported risk factors including poverty, and rates for teen pregnancy, runaways, and suicide. | MDCH Juvenile Risk Factors Map |
| Education Trust | Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps Between Groups: Lessons from Schools on the Performance Frontier. Download PowerPoint presentation by Kati Haycock, at February 2009 "Education Forum" in Muskegon | - Education Trust_Part 1 - Education Trust_Part 2 |
| MI League for Human Services | Economic Stimulus Package. Summary of federal economic stimulus funding and targets impacting Michigan. | Economic Stimulus |
| MI League for Human Services | Walking a Tightrope Without a Net: Help Eludes Many Victims of the Current Recession. Executive Summary and report on "safety net" programs and impact on families in Michigan | - MLHS_Executive Summary - MLHS_Full Report |
| Great Start Collaborative | The Finance Project: January 2009 Summary Report of survey of financial support for early childhood development in Muskegon County. Study intended to create funding map of current support and analysis of strenghts and gaps in local funding. | GSC Finance Project |
| Kids Count | Kids Count in Michigan - Data Book 2008. Download data sets of "Profiles of Child Well Being": Michigan and Muskegon County. For detailed or custom data tables for national, state, or counties, visit Annie E. Casey Foundation website (see right.) | Annie E. Casey Foundation |
| CAll 211 | 2008 Annual Report: Summary report of Community Access Line of the Lakeshore activities, call volumes, and top ten service requests and unment needs. Agencies may request more detailed category breakdowns of data by contacting the call center (diall 211.) | CALL 211 - 2008 Report |
| MI Works | Education Pays -- comparison of unemployment rates and weekly earnings by level of educational attainment. | Education Pays |
| MI League for Human Services | Huge Disparity in Poverty Among State's Schools and Communities - news release from Michigan League for Human Services. According to report, Michigan has the worst child poverty rate in the Midwest. Download summary analyses of U.S. Census update of poverty data | MLHS Poverty Summary |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | State Ranks by Key Child Health Measure Gaps - Across the country and within every state, there are substantial shortfalls in the health of children based on their family's income and education, according to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America. The report is the first to rank states on infant mortality and children's health status based on key social factors, and it shows that as parent's income and levels of education rise, children's health improves. | RWJ Report |
| Commission on Health | Education and Health Calculator - The Education and Health Calculator is an interactive tool that lets users examine the current level of education in their own county or state and observe what might happen to death rates if a larger proportion of the population attended college. | Education and Health Calculator |
| MI League for Human Services | Tax Dollars at Work - Public Spending for Selected Health and Social Programs in Michigan. . ." Report from Michigan League for Human Services. Download Muskegon County profile at right. | Tax Dollars |