The 2017 CAN Dashboard provides an overview of the social health and well-being of Austin/Travis County and tracks our community’s progress in achieving four community goals: we are safe, just & engaged our basic needs are met we are healthy we achieve our full potential Are we achieving these goals? Over the coming weeks, I will […]
Read more >Austin and Travis County are recovering from the impact of the Great Recession and have seen improvement in many socio-economic indicators. When CAN released its first Dashboard report in 2010, we were reeling from the impact of the recession. The poverty rate in Travis County shot up from 15% in 2008 to 19% in 2010. […]
Read more >Austin Public Health has released the 2017 Critical Health Indicators Report for Austin and Travis County. The report notes several successes in moving toward a healthier community… Fewer middle school and high school students report using tobacco. There has been a 60% decline in Black infant mortality rates since 2003-2004. There are fewer deaths due […]
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