PROJECTS
DATA & RESEARCH
TRACKING AND MEASURING WHAT WE VALUE AS A COMMUNITY
INITIASCAPES
HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL INITIATIVES
RESOURCE DIRECTORY
FINDING COMMUNITY RESOURCES
FORSYTH FUTURES EDU
BUILIDNG & SHARING
KNOWLEDGE
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News & Events
Forsyth Futures, MapForsyth, and the Program in Community Engagement and Implementation of the Wake Forest University Translational Science Institute are hosting a GIS workshop. Join us to learn more aout the potential application to issues of food access. Learn More and Register
Forsyth Futures, with support from Forsyth County and the Winston-Salem Foundation, is conducting a community focused local food system assessment for Forsyth County.The assessment will provide an understanding of the current state of local food in Forsyth County in order to maximize the social and economic impact of the local food system. Learn More.
Input/Output prospectus now available!
Associated Artists of Winston-Salem and Forsyth Futures have received an Innovative Project Grant from the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County to present Input/Output: The Art of Visual Data Making. Forsyth County artists will be invited to submit artwork utilizing creative data visualization to illuminate significant issues facing Winston-Salem/Forsyth County residents. Forsyth Futures has selected three indicators for artists to chose from. Learn more about selected indicators. The resulting juried exhibition will be on view in the AAWS Gallery in June and July 2012, and will then travel to two other venues. View Prospectus
Reports
Making Progress Report: Environmental Sustainability 2012
The Making Progress Report: Environmental Sustainability 2012 includes seven indicators:
- Clean & Plentiful Water
- Clean Air
- Energy Consumption & Clean Energy
- Alternative Transportation
- Generation of Waste & Recycling
- Land Use & The Built Environment
- Land Conservation & Biodiversity
For each indicator, this report provides a description of the indicator, indicates data points used to measure the indicator, identifies key findings, and offers recommendations on how progress is made.
View Making Progress Report: Environmental Sustainability 2012
MAKING PROGRESS REPORT: Physical & Mental Health 2012
The Making Progress Report: Physical & Mental Health includes seven indicators:
- Access to Health Care
- Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse
- Chronic Disease
- Healthy Lifestyles
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Teenage Pregnancy
- Infant Health
For each indicator, this report provides a description of the indicator, indicates data points used to measure the indicator, identifies key findings, and offers recommendations on how progress is made.
View the Physical & Mental Health 2012 Making Progress Report
Health Reform in North Carolina Presentation
Presentation on the Affordable Care Act and North Carolina by Dr. Pam Silberman, President & CEO of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine. Read More
Source: Dr. Pam Silberman, President & CEO of the NC Institute of Medicine. Presented January 24, 2012 at the Second Annual Forsyth County Health Reform Conversation.
CALLING ALL RESIDENTS
Input from all residents is important to Forsyth Futures. Please share your thoughts by completing our online form
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Community poll
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