by d3wpadmin | Aug 30, 2012 | Health, Kurt Metzger
The sixth annual C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health was just released. The survey asked adults about their top health concerns for children in their communities. The top answer this year was “not enough exercise.” Not only is...
by d3wpadmin | Aug 28, 2012 | Kurt Metzger, MIchigan
The August/September issue of Global Trade Magazine features a story on the Top 50 Cities for Global Trade. They describe it as “really two rankings in one. The overall ranking lists the 50 largest metropolitan areas [1] by export volume” along with “a set of...
by d3wpadmin | Aug 23, 2012 | Data Literacy, Kurt Metzger, Uncategorized
The Boston Globe had a story the other day about the growing number of nonprofits that have begun tracking outcomes in an effort to improve their performance and demonstrate their value to donors. Nonprofits are using methods favored by for-profits, such as keeping...
by d3wpadmin | Aug 22, 2012 | Health, Kurt Metzger
Twelve states currently have an adult obesity rate above 30 percent, according to a new analysis released by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) earlier this week (8/14/12). The analysis used the state obesity rates...
by d3wpadmin | Aug 21, 2012 | Kurt Metzger, MIchigan
Now that the Michigan Department of Community Health has released the death numbers for 2010, Data Driven Detroit has analyzed the decade’s trend and its effect on population change in the State. Michigan has been losing population annually since 2005, according to...
by d3wpadmin | Jul 25, 2012 | Kurt Metzger
Michigan ranks in the bottom half of the states (33rd) in education, according to the latest Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. This annual review of child well-being ranks each state overall as well as in four domains of child well-being:...
