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The United Way of Santa Cruz County and Applied Survey Research (ASR) are celebrating the 15th year of the Community Assessment Project (CAP) of Santa Cruz County.
Since 1994, ASR has measured the quality of life in the county in the areas of the economy, public safety, health, education, and the natural and social environments.
The goal of the CAP is to take a snapshot of the county each year by looking at over 120 indicators such as unemployment, housing costs, crime rates, discrimination, children's health status, high school dropout rates, and levels of pollution in our rivers.
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View the CAP Video!
Produced by Paolo Ciccone Productions
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The year 2009 marks the 15th year of the CAP and provides the opportunity to track trends over the last several years as well as the current realities in the county. The indicators are measured by primary public opinion data and secondary or empirical trend data. The results are used to assist members of the community in steering public policy and services towards meeting goals that are agreed upon by the community.
The Santa Cruz CAP project has been so successful that the model for
this project was ranked by the UCLA School of Public Health as one
of the best in the nation. Data from the CAP project have helped
to launch community initiatives such as:
- Together for Youth / Unidos Para Nuestros Jovenes, aimed at drug use prevention among teens
- Latino Strategic Planning Committee, aimed at educating and empowering Latinos county-wide
- The Santa Cruz County Homeless Census and Survey, to count and survey the homeless
- Go For Health, a new initiative to undertake the problem of youth obesity in the county.
Purchase Reports
The reports are also available for $30 at the United Way Office, 1220 41st Avenue, Capitola, CA, 95010; telephone 831-479-5466.
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