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Fayette County Civic Health Data Project

Explore how residents engage with communities, institutions, and political processes. Learn about civic participation variations across demographics and Georgia's standing compared to other states. Discover the impact of civic health on crime rates, public health, workforce development, and economic resiliency.

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Fayette County Civic Health Data Project

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  1. Fayette County Civic Health Data Project Georgia Family Connection Partnership Fayette FACTOR Fayette County Chamber of Commerce

  2. Civic Health Index • How residents engage with one another, with their communities, with institutions, and with political processes • How civic participation varies across key demographic variables • How Georgia’s civic participation compares with other states

  3. Civic Health • Communities with better civic health have: • Lower crime rates • Better public health outcomes • Stronger workforce development • Economic resiliency during downturns

  4. State-Level Civic Health • Overall, Georgia ranks lower in civic health than other states. • Georgia is strongest in social engagement. • Georgia lags the nation in community involvement, political action, and confidence in institutions.

  5. State-Level Civic Health Across almost all measures, higher income and higher educational attainment strongly correlate with higher levels of civic health.

  6. Local-Level Civic Health Work • Collaboratives administer the federal civic health survey, as well as county-specific questions • GaFCPorganizes and analyzes the data • Using the data, Collaborativesbuild strategies to improve civic health at the local level

  7. Local Civic Health Data Collection • In partnership with GaFCP, local partners review and determine: • Addition of local indicators to the core instrument • Sampling procedures and guidance • Target number of surveys to be collected • Possible data collection methods • Available community resources for implementation

  8. Local Civic Health Data Collection

  9. Local Civic Health Data Collection • Sample question from civic health instrument showing local modifications

  10. Fayette County Methodology • Both paper and on-line completion were available • Surveys were distributed by: • Fayette County Chamber Adult Leadership Class members • FACTORS Youth Leadership Group • All surveys were completed between 10/1/17 and 11/1/17 • Total number of respondents = 701 • ANY OTHER METHODOLOGY DETAILS YOU WANT TO MENTION HERE?

  11. Fayette County Civic Health Data

  12. Respondents vs. ACS Estimates

  13. Other Respondent Demographics

  14. Community Involvement & Volunteering

  15. Community Involvement & Volunteering

  16. Political Action and Participation

  17. Political Action and Participation

  18. Social Connectedness

  19. Social Connectedness

  20. Social Connectedness

  21. Possible Next Steps to Increase Civic Health: Proven Practices* • Provide instruction in government, history, law, and democracy. • ICivics – curricula and supporting materials (icivics.org) • Incorporate discussion of current local, national, and international issues into classrooms. • Design and implement programs that provide students with opportunities to apply what they learn through community service. • Offer extracurricular activities that provide opportunities for young people to get involved in their schools or communities. • Encourage student participation in school governance. • Encourage students’ participation in simulations of democratic processes and procedures. *Excerpted from: National Center for Learning and Civic Engagement

  22. Possible Next Steps to Increase Civic Health: Promising Practices • Increase opportunities for volunteerism. • Modify built environments to increase opportunities for face-to-face interactions. • Develop and promote urban spaces that bring people together. • Encourage and support educational achievement. • Develop methods to invite community members to participate in nonpartisan community activities. • Support and promote voting. • Support and encourage national service opportunities (Americorps, Military, Teach for America, etc.).

  23. Questions?

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