Atlanta Promise Neighborhoods

The Atlanta Promise Neighborhood is an area of just over six square miles in west Atlanta, with the Atlanta University Center, a consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine and Spelman College) sitting right in the middle. This area is teeming with opportunity and rife with tremendous assets, yet like any other inner-city urban enclave, also has its fair share of struggles.

We developed indicators in five areas: Education, Housing/Public Infrastructure, Safety/Security, Economic Development, and Community Health/Wellness. There are several tools made available here to help you understand these indicators and how the Atlanta Promise Neighborhood (APN) compares to the rest of the City of Atlanta (and other benchmarks, in some cases). The simplest way to understand the APN area is through the data dashboard. Choose from a number of different indicators, and the chart below it displays the relevant data for both the APN area and the comparison area, which in most cases is the rest of the City of Atlanta. The gauge shows how the APN area compares to the comparison area on a percentage basis, with an understanding that sometimes it is good to be higher, and other times it is good to be lower.

Another way to understand the APN area is to map the data. This uses a high performance interactive mapping tool called Weave to quickly show how the APN area compares to other parts of the City. This is a little more complicated to use, so be sure to click the instructions link above the map. The map shows that for most indicators, the APN area has greater levels of distress than the city as a whole. This tool also allows you to explore the relationship among all the indicators developed. The scatter plot tool lets you see how two variables are related to each other, and since the data plotted in the scatter plot is linked to the map, you can see where that particular phenomenon is occurring. You can also see how it is related to the data being mapped.

Finally, we also encourage you to get to know the APN area. This interactive map lets you explore where the assets and facilities are in an easy-to-use interface that supplies great locational detail.

The Atlanta Promise Neighborhood (APN) is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Education that seeks to plan a holistic strategy to improve the educational achievement and healthy development of children and families on west side of Atlanta. The APN planning grant is lead through a partnership with Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta (UWMA), and the Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC). The area was selected based on a need index that took into account income, education, housing issues, population density and signs of community distress. The initiative is modeled on the America's Promise Alliance, Harlem Children's Zone and other programs designed to significantly improve the educational and developmental outcomes of all children in the nation's most distressed communities.

The federal stimulus grant process was highly competitive with more than 300 applicants. There were 21 grantees and two awarded in Georgia. The grant seeks to combine the efforts of five agencies' place-based programs: the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Choice Neighborhoods, which funds the transformation of distressed public and assisted housing into mixed-income housing; the Department of Education's Promise Neighborhoods, which funds cradle-to-career education initiatives; the Department of Justice's Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program, which fosters partnerships between law enforcement agencies and community organizations; and the Department of Health and Human Services' Community Health Centers, which provides free health care, psychiatric and addiction treatment to low-income communities.

Activities within the APN Planning Grant occurred from September 2010 through June 2011

Click here to access the APN Planning Grant Needs Assessment Report
Click here to access the APN Implementation Grant Strategic Plan

 

Click here to go to the Department of Education data.ed.gov site.

For more information contact APN Planning Grant Project Manager, Donald Speaks.

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Instructions for manipulating the map and the scatterplot:

The data on both the map and the scatterplot are linked, meaning that if you select data on the scatterplot, the corresponding areas on the map will be highlighted.

Map: To change the variable being mapped, click on the legend title ("Overall APN Index") and select a new variable from the right side of the table.

Scatterplot: To change the variables on the X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) axes, simply click on the title and select different variables for each axis. Also notice the thin line - this is a regression line that shows "neatness" of fit. It shows the relationship between the two variables. Any point that is a significant distance from the line is an "outlier," meaning that the expected relationship (the line) does not hold.

Education

Like other areas in the city of Atlanta, there are underperforming schools in the Atlanta Promise Neighborhood (APN). But given the socioeconomic conditions in the APN area, some of the public schools are achieving at very high levels, as measured by the percent of students meeting or exceeding CRCT standards. As you will see in the data dashboard, students attending schools in the APN are comparable to students in the other Atlanta schools across most indicators. This is despite the fact that the conditions in the APN area (as measured by the “Education/Socioeconomic Index” ) are worse than compared to the rest of the City.

The Education/Socioeconomic Index was built to show relationship between student achievement and socioeconomic conditions educational attainment and income. As you change the measures being mapped, you will see that there are some spatial correlations between school performance and the underlying conditions. These relationships, however, don’t necessarily hold for all schools in the APN area as several elementary schools achieve at above average levels despite being located in areas of greater “distress.”

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Indicators used in the map:

% with Bachelors or more
Year: 2005-2009 – a rolling average of 60 months

This is the percent of the population 25 or older who have at least a Bachelor’s degree.
Source: 2005 – 2009 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

% no HS Diploma
Year: 2005-2009 – a rolling average of 60 months

This is the percent of the population 25 or older who do not have a High School diploma.
Source: 2005 – 2009 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

% Households that receive Food Stamps/SNAP
Year: 2005-2009 – a rolling average of 60 months

This is the percent of households that have received Food Stamps/SNAP benefits in the last 12 months.
Source: 2005 – 2009 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

Poverty rate, under 18
Year: 2005-2009 – a rolling average of 60 months

This is the percent of individuals, age 18 and under, who are in poverty.
Source: 2005 – 2009 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

School Testing Data
Year: 2009-2010 school year (test taken in Spring of 2010)

The dots on the map represent schools in the Atlanta Public School district. They are broken into two categories – those who have a greater than average percent of students who meet or exceed the standard in 3rd grade CRCT (Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests) reading and 8th grade CRCT math, and those that have a less than average percent of students meeting or exceeding standards. The measure adds up all students who meet and exceed in both 3rd grade and 8th grade. The average for the Atlanta Public Schools was around 77 percent of students who met or exceeded the standard.

Source: GA Department of Education

Indicators used in the dashboard:

% Meet/Exceed Standard - Reading (1-2 grades)
Year: 2009-2010 school year (test taken in Spring of 2010)

This is the percent of all APS students in 1st and 2nd grades  who met or exceeded the standard on the reading portion of the CRCT.

Source: GA Department of Education

% Meet/Exceed Standard - Reading (3-5 grades)
Year: 2009-2010 school year (test taken in Spring of 2010)

This is the percent of all APS students in 3rd, 4th and 5th  grades  who met or exceeded the standard on the reading portion of the CRCT.

Source: GA Department of Education

% Meet/Exceed Standard - Reading (6-8 grades)
Year: 2009-2010 school year (test taken in Spring of 2010)

This is the percent of all APS students in 6th, 7th, and 8th  grades  who met or exceeded the standard on the reading portion of the CRCT.

Source: GA Department of Education

% Meet/Exceed Standard - Math (6-8 grades)
Year: 2009-2010 school year (test taken in Spring of 2010)

This is the percent of all APS students in 6th, 7th, and 8th  grades  who met or exceeded the standard on the math portion of the CRCT.

Source: GA Department of Education

Absenteeism: Middle (% 15+ days)
Year: 2009-2010 school year

This is the percent of all APS students in 6th, 7th, and 8th  grades (middle schools) who were absent more than 15 days during the 2009-2010 school year.

Source: GA Department of Education

Absenteeism: High School (% 15+ days)
Year: 2009-2010 school year

This is the percent of all APS students in high school who were absent more than 15 days during the 2009-2010 school year.

Source: GA Department of Education

Graduation Rate
Year: 2009-2010 school year

This is the percent of all APS students in high school who graduated.

Source: GA Department of Education

Perception of Caring Adult in Child's School - % saying "Yes"

This is the percent of students who responded "yes" to the question: "I know an adult at school who I can talk with if I need help.".

Source: APN Primary Data Collection
Comparison: Georgia High School Survey (2009-2010); Atlanta Public School System

% HS Grads Attending GA College (2008-2009)
Year: 2008-2009 school year

This is the percent of students graduating from APS high schools who then enrolled in a public college or university in Georgia.

Source: Atlanta Public Schools

# Child Care Slots, 0-4, per 100 children (0-4)

This looks at the “licensed capacity” of each child care center located in the city of Atlanta on DECAL’s Web site. Then a “per capita” measure was developed to show the general availability of early childhood learning resources.

Sources:  GA Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL); 2005-2009 American Community Survey for number of 0-4 year olds.

# of funded Pre-K slots, per 100 children (age 4)

This looks at the funded slots of each child care center that offers Pre-K located in the city of Atlanta on DECAL’s Web site. Then a “per capita” measure was developed to show the general availability of Pre-K slots. The 2010 Census has not released small-area age data yet. Thus, to estimate the current number of four-year olds, the ratio of four-year olds to 0-4 year olds observed in the 2000 Census was applied to the 2005-2009 American Community Survey estimate of the number of children age 0-4.

Sources: GA Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL); 2005-2009 American Community Survey for number of 0-4 year olds; 2000 Census to develop the ratio.

View Instructions

Instructions for manipulating the map and the data table:

The data in both the maps and the data tables are linked, meaning that if you select a school in the data table, that school will be highlighted in the map.

Map: To change the variable being mapped, click on the legend title ("Overall Housing Index") and select a new variable from the right side of the table.

Data tables: The data tables show those schools whose students scored above average and below average (the average was 77 percent meet or exceed CRCT standards) on 3rd grade CRCT in reading and 8th grade CRCT in math. You can alphabetize the schools by clicking the "School_Nam" field, or sort them by score or grade by clicking those field names.

How the Education/Socioeconomic Index was developed:

This index is a bit different in the others in that most education data used in our analysis is at the school-level (i.e. CRCT scores), and cannot be mapped with other data that is reported at the census tract level. But we do know that factors like income, nutrition, poverty and parental education are related to student achievement. Thus the following indicators were used to create the Education/Socioeconomic Index

  • % with Bachelors or more

  • % no HS Diploma

  • % HHs receive FoodStamp_SNAP

  • Poverty rate, under 18

Each of these indicators were ranked by census tracts that have more than 50 percent of their area in the City of Atlanta (there are 115 census tracts that meet this criterion). Five census tracts were excluded because they do not have enough population to warrant a ranking. Thus, each census tract was given a number (a rank) between 1 and 110, where the higher the number, the greater “distress” an area has. The Education/Socioeconomic Index is the sum of these ranks. To develop Index scores for the Atlanta Promise Neighborhood and the rest of the City of Atlanta, the index score for census tracts in those areas were averaged.

Housing & Public Infrastructure

The housing-led recession of 2007 and the continued struggles in the housing market have taken their toll on all of metro Atlanta and the City. The Atlanta Promise Neighborhood has suffered more as it was home to many of the areas hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis and the associated fraudulent housing-related activities. It also has some of the highest vacancy rates in the city. In fact, on every measure in the Housing/Public Infrastructure category, the APN area lags behind the rest of the city. The properties in APN are valued less, they are more likely to go into foreclosure, and, finally, they are less likely to gain access to home loans. Even when looking at an unconventional measure of “public infrastructure,” broadband internet access, APN lags behind, despite being home to the Atlanta University Center.

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Indicators used in the map:

Vacancy Rate, 2010
Year: 2010

Percent of all housing units that are vacant
Source: 2010 Census

Loans per 100 Housing Units
Year: 2009

Number of home loans, (for any purpose, including home purchase, refinancing, home improvement), per 100 occupied housing units.
Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA); 2010 Census for Housing Unit data

Assessed Value
Year: Most Recent Assessment

This is the most recent assessment done by a county's tax assessor. The process for assessing values differ county-by-county, but the reported assessment s used to determin the tax digest in each county.

Source: LexisNexis

Foreclosure Filings per 100 Housing Units
Year: 2007-2010

The number of foreclosure filings per 100 housing units for the years 2007 through 2010. Housing unit totals are based on an average of the yearly total for 2007-2010
Source: Equity Depot; 2010 Census and Atlanta Regional Commission for housing unit totals

Broadband Access
Year: 2009

Number of residential connections of over 200 kbps in at least one direction per 1,000 households. The data are presented in ranges, from 1 to 5, where 5 equals the highest number of households with access to broadband internet. These are breakouts:

1 = 0 to 200
2= 201 to 400
3= 401 to 600
4=601 to 800
5=800+

Source: Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Indicators used in the dashboard (in addition to the above):

There were no additional indicators used in the dashboard

 

View Instructions

Instructions for manipulating the map and the scatterplot:

The data on both the map and the scatterplot are linked, meaning that if you select data on the scatterplot, the corresponding areas on the map will be highlighted.

Map: To change the variable being mapped, click on the legend title ("Overall Housing Index") and select a new variable from the right side of the table.

Scatterplot: To change the variables on the X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) axes, simply click on the title and select different variables for each axis. Also notice the thin line - this is a regression line that shows "neatness" of fit. It shows the relationship between the two variables. Any point that is a significant distance from the line is an "outlier," meaning that the expected relationship (the line) does not hold.

How the Housing/Public Infrastructure Index was developed:

The following measures were used to develop the Public Infrastructure Index:

  • Vacancy Rate, 2010

  • Loans per 100 Housing Units

  • Assessed Property Value

  • Foreclosure Filings per 100 Housing Units

  • Broadband Access

Each of these indicators were ranked by census tracts that have more than 50 percent of their area in the City of Atlanta (there are 115 census tracts that meet this criterion). Three census tracts were excluded because they do not have enough population to warrant a ranking. Thus, each census tract was given a number (a rank) between 1 and 112, where the higher the number, the greater “distress” an area has. The Housing/Public Infrastructure Index is the sum of these ranks. To develop Index scores for the Atlanta Promise Neighborhood and the rest of the City of Atlanta, the index score for census tracts in those areas were averaged.

Safety & Security

Crime may be the biggest challenge facing the Atlanta Promise Neighborhood across all indicators analyzed. APN is significantly higher on almost all measures of the Safety/Security category, including per capita measures of total crime, violent crime, drug arrests, youth drug arrests , as well as perceptions of safety discovered through Morehouse School of Medicine’s primary research. The data show, however, that things are getting better both in the APN area and the city as a whole.

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Indicators used in the map:

Violent Crimes per 1,000 population
Year: 2010
The number of Homicides, Rapes and Aggravated Assaults per 1,000 population.
Source: Atlanta Police Department; 2010 Census for population data

All Crimes per 1,000 population
Year: 2010
The number of “Part 1” offenses in the Atlanta Police Department’s COBRA report. Includes violent crimes, as well as Robbery, Burglary, Larceny, Auto Theft and Arson.
Source: Atlanta Police Department; 2010 Census for population data

Drug Arrests per 1,000 population
Year: 2010-2011
The number of drug-related arrests per 1,000 population. 2011 data is through May 14.
Source: Atlanta Police Department; 2010 Census for population data

Drug Arrestsfor the Under 20 population, per 1,000 under 20 popution
Year: 2010-2011
The number of drug-related arrests for those under the age of 21, per 1,000 under 21 population. 2011 data is through May 14.
Source: Atlanta Police Department; 2010 Census for population data

% Violent crimes
Year: 2010
The percent of all crimes that were violent, meaning either homicide, rape or aggravated assault.
Source: Atlanta Police Department

Indicators used in the dashboard (in addition to the above):

% Change in non-violent crimes
Year: 2009 (thru 4/9) - 2011 (thru 4/9)
The percent change in non-violent crime (all crimes except homicide, rape and aggravated assault) between 2009 and 2011.
Source: Atlanta Police Department

% Change in violent crime
Year: 2009 (thru 4/9) - 2011 (thru 4/9)
The percent change in violent crime (homicide, rape and aggravated assault) between 2009 and 2011.
Source: Atlanta Police Department

% Youth being bullied

This is hte percent of students who responded "yes" to the question: "During the past 30 days I have been bullied or threatened by other students at least once."

Source: APN Primary Data Collection
Comparison: Georgia High School Survey (2009-2010); Atlanta Public School System 

% Students who feel safe at school

This is the percentage of students who responded "Strongly Agree" or "Agree" to the question, "I feel safe at school."

Source: APN Primary Data Collection
Comparison: Georgia High School Survey (2009-2010); Atlanta Public School System

View Instructions

Instructions for manipulating the map and the scatterplot:

The data on both the map and the scatterplot are linked, meaning that if you select data on the scatterplot, the corresponding areas on the map will be highlighted.

Map: To change the variable being mapped, click on the legend title ("Overall Housing Index") and select a new variable from the right side of the table.

Scatterplot: To change the variables on the X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) axes, simply click on the title and select different variables for each axis. Also notice the thin line - this is a regression line that shows "neatness" of fit. It shows the relationship between the two variables. Any point that is a significant distance from the line is an "outlier," meaning that the expected relationship (the line) does not hold.

 

How the Safety/Security Index was developed:

 

This Index was developed by first taking address-level crime data (it comes with X and Y coordinates) from the Atlanta Police Department and plotting the X and Y on top of a Census Tract layer. We then joined the plotted crime data with the Census Tract layer, then aggregated all crimes to the Census Tract level. Finally, we used population data from the 2010 Census to develop a per capita measure of crime activity. The following measures were used to develop the Safety/Security Index:

  • Violent Crimes per 1,000 population

  • All Crimes per 1,000 population

  • Drug Arrests per 1,000 population

  • Drug arrests for those under 21, per 1,000 under-21 population

  • % of crimes that are violent

Each of these indicators were ranked by census tracts that have more than 50 percent of their area in the City of Atlanta (there are 115 census tracts that meet this criterion). Two census tracts were excluded because they do not have enough population or crime to warrant a ranking. Thus, each census tract was given a number (a rank) between 1 and 113, where the higher the number, the greater “distress” an area has. The Safety/Security Index is the sum of these ranks. To develop Index scores for the Atlanta Promise Neighborhood and the rest of the City of Atlanta, the index score for census tracts in those areas were averaged.

Economic Development

The past few years have been devastating to the local economy, both in the Atlanta Promise Neighborhood and the City of Atlanta. In fact, things really haven’t been all that good this entire decade. In measures of economy and economic development, the APN area is not that different than the rest of the city. There are significantly more households that receive Food Stamp or SNAP benefits, but there are significantly more jobs on a per-square-mile basis than in the rest of the City. And the jobs that are in the APN area tend to be higher-paying than those in the city as a whole. That doesn’t mean, however, that residents of the APN area are filling those higher-paying jobs. In fact, the data suggest the opposite as there is a higher percentage of low earning workers living in the APN area than in the city as a whole. And, finally, household income in the APN area is significantly less than what it is in the rest of the City.

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Indicators used in the map:

% of Workers who earn less than $1,200 per month:
Year: 2009

This is the percent of all workers in an area who earn less than $1,200 per month (about $14,400 per year), regardless of where they work.
Source: OnTheMap Version 5 (2009)

% of Jobs that pay less than $1,200 per month:
Year: 2009

This is the percent of all jobs in an area that pay less than $1,200 per month (about $14,400 per year).
Source: OnTheMap Version 5 (2009)

Job Change, 2000-2009
Year: 2000-2009

The number of jobs added or lost for the period between 2000 and 2009.
Source: Atlanta Regional Commission

Jobs per square mile
Year: 2009

This is a measure of job density. It is the number of jobs per square mile for the year 2009.
Source: Atlanta Regional Commission

Median Household Income
Year: 2005-2009

This is a rolling average of 60 months of data that estimates median household income for Census Tracts.
Source: 2005-2009 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau.

% Households that receive Food Stamps/SNAP
Year: 2005-2009 – a rolling average of 60 months

This is the percent of households that have received Food Stamps/SNAP benefits in the last 12 months.
Source: 2005 – 2009 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

 

Indicators used in the dashboard (in addition to the above):

There were no additional indicators used in the dashboard

View Instructions

Instructions for manipulating the map and the scatterplot:

The data on both the map and the scatterplot are linked, meaning that if you select data on the scatterplot, the corresponding areas on the map will be highlighted.

Map: To change the variable being mapped, click on the legend title ("Overall Economic Development Index") and select a new variable from the right side of the table.

Scatterplot: To change the variables on the X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) axes, simply click on the title and select different variables for each axis. Also notice the thin line - this is a regression line that shows "neatness" of fit. It shows the relationship between the two variables. Any point that is a significant distance from the line is an "outlier," meaning that the expected relationship (the line) does not hold.

 

How the Housing/Public Infrastructure Index was developed:

 

The following measures were used to develop the Housing/Public Infrastructure Index:

  • % of all workers in an area who earn less than $1,200 per month

  • % of all jobs in an area that pay less than $1,200 per month

  • Job Change, 2000-2009

  • Jobs per sq mile

  • Median HH Income

  • % HHs receive FoodStamp or SNAP benefits

Each of these indicators were ranked by census tracts that have more than 50 percent of their area in the City of Atlanta (there are 115 census tracts that meet this criterion). Five census tracts were excluded because they do not have enough population to warrant a ranking. Thus, each census tract was given a number (a rank) between 1 and 110, where the higher the number, the greater “distress” an area has.  The Economic Development Index is the sum of these ranks. To develop Index scores for the Atlanta Promise Neighborhood and the rest of the City of Atlanta, the index score for census tracts in those areas were averaged.

Community Health & Wellness

In general, people living in the Atlanta Promise Neighborhood are less healthy than the population of the rest of the City of Atlanta. This is particularly true in maternal-child health where poor birth outcomes (% of low birthweight babies) and teenage pregnancies are higher in the APN area compared to the rest of the city.

The lack of a medical home may be one explanation for the poorer overall health outcomes for the residents in the APN area. APN residents, both children and adults, make more visits to the emergency room than do residents of the rest of the City of Atlanta. This indicates that the emergency room is the medical home for many APN residents instead of a primary physician or a clinic. The fact that there are more discharges from hospitals for “treatable” conditions (Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions) in the APN than the rest of the City also indicate that usage of primary care may be low in the APN area. A survey conducted by Morehouse School of Medicine bears this out – only 75 percent of parents in the APN area said they have a regular medical home.

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Indicators used in the map:

The data used in the dashboard was not available at the Census Tract level, thus no “map index” was created.

 

Indicators used in the dashboard:

% Births to all teenagers (ages 10-19)
Year: 2005-2009

Percent of all births that were to women age 10-19 between the years 2005 and 2009.
Source: GA Department of Public Health

% Births to Black teenagers (ages 10-19)
Year: 2005-2009

Percent of all births that were to Black women age 10-19 between the years 2005 and 2009.
Source: GA Department of Public Health

% Low-birthweight babies
Year: 2005-2009

Percent of all babies born that had a birthweight of 2,500 gram or less between the years 2005 and 2009.
Source: GA Department of Public Health

% Births to mothers with no HS diploma
Year: 2005-2009

Percent of all births between the years 2005 and 2009 to mothers who do not have a high school diploma.
Source: GA Department of Public Health

% Mothers receiving inadequate prenatal care
Year: 2005-2009

Percent of all births between the years 2005 and 2009 to mothers who received inadequate prenatal care according to the Kotelchuck Index. Inadequate care according to the Kotelchuck Index means the mother received less than 50 percent of expected visits. For more information about the Kotelchuck Index, please see http://health.utah.gov/opha/IBIShelp/kotelchuck.html.
Source: GA Department of Public Health

ER visits, ages 0-18, per 1,000 population
Year: 2005-2009

The number of Emergency Room visits by those 18 and under for any cause, per 1,000 18 and under population. This is a measure of “medical home,” meaning this measures whether residents of certain area use the ER more than residents of other areas, which could indicate that the ER is their medical home rather than a general practitioner or a medical clinic.
Source: GA Department of Public Health

ER visits, all ages, per 1,000 population
Year: 2005-2009

The number of Emergency Room visits for any cause, per 1,000 population. This is a measure of “medical home,” meaning this measures whether residents of certain area use the ER more than residents of other areas, which could indicate that the ER is their medical home rather than a general practitioner or a medical clinic.
Source: GA Department of Public Health

Years of potential life lost (YPLL), <75, per 1,000 pop
Year: 2004-2008

The number of years of potential life lost before the age 75 per 1,000 population under the age of 75
Source: GA Department of Public Health

"Preventable" acute/chronic conditions, per 1000 pop
Year: 2005-2009

The number of discharges from hospitals for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions that are acute or chronic in nature. These conditions are considered treatable and respond to timely and effective care in the outpatient setting. This is a measure of adequacy of care. These visits for any cause, per 1,000 population.
Source: GA Department of Public Health

Youth Dairy Consumption (1=Strongly Agree; 4=Strongly Disagree)

Survey of APS students about whether they eat three servings of dairy each day. It is on a scale of 1 to 4, with 1 strongly agreeing that they eat 3 servings of dairy each day.

Source: APN Primary Data Collection.
Comparison: Georgia High School Survey (2009-2010); Atlanta Public Schools

Youth Fruit and Vegetable Consumption (1=Strongly Agree; 4=Strongly Disagree)

Survey of APS students about whether they eat five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. It is on a scale of 1 to 4, with 1 strongly agreeing that they eat five servings of fruits and vegetables each day.
 
Source: APN Primary Data Collection.
Comparison: Georgia High School Survey (2009-2010); Atlanta Public Schools

% Parents who have a medical home

This is the percentage of parents who reported that they have a regular place to go for their health care needs. 

Source: APN Primary Data Collection.
Comparison: Health People 2020 target. For more information about this initiative, go to http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx.
 

% Children who have a medical home

This is the percentage of parents who reported that their child has a regular place to go for their health care needs.

Source: APN Primary Data Collection.
Comparison: Health People 2020 target. For more information about this initiative, go to http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx.

% Parents who have Health Insurance

This is the percentage of parents who reported that they have health insurance.

Source: APN Primary Data Collection.
Comparison: Health People 2020 target. For more information about this initiative, go to http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx.

% Children who have Health Insurance

This is the percentage of parents who reported that their child has health insurance

Source: APN Primary Data Collection.
Comparison: Health People 2020 target. For more information about this initiative, go to http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx.

% Parents who met aerobic activity guidelines

This is the percentage of parents who met CDC guidelines for aerobic activity.

Source: APN Primary Data Collection.
Comparison: Health People 2020 target. For more information about this initiative, go to http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx.

% Children who met aerobic activity guidelines

This is the percentage of children who met CDC guidelines for aerobic activity.

Source: APN Primary Data Collection.
Comparison: Health People 2020 target. For more information about this initiative, go to http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx.

 

How the Health Index was developed:

Due to lack of Census Tract data, a Health Index was not built.