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
Notice
News & Events
Forsyth County has made progress in the death rates for cancer as well as cerebrovascular and heart disease, but problems are emerging with obesity and suicide rates, according to county data released Tuesday. Read More.
Date: Jan. 25, 2012
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
To learn more about how to enter this juried exhibition, please join us for one of two Community Conversations.
When: Tuesday, February 7, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, February 11, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Please note new time!)
Where: Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Gallery
Associated Artists 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. 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.
Click HERE to learn more and connect to the AAWS website for the prospectus, which will be published soon!
When: January 31, 2 p.m.
Where: BestHealth in Hanes Mall
Description: There has been a lot of discussion about what healthcare reform means for American citizens. Join Mary Ellen Key of MedCost as she discusses ways to understand health care reform and its impact on you. To register, call 713-BEST (2378).
Reports
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.
MAKING PROGRESS REPORT: Economic Self-Sufficiency 2011
The Making Progress Report: economic self-sufficiency includes six indicators:
- Income
- Housing
- Homelessness
- Food Assistance
- Employment
- Employers
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 Economic Self-Sufficiency 2011 Making Progress Report
CALLING ALL RESIDENTS
Input from all residents is important to Forsyth Futures. Please share your thoughts by completing our online form
or join the discussion at: 
Community poll
Total votes: 47