Community Needs
The Community Foundation is an active participant in a community-wide quality of life indicator project (ACTION for Healthy Communities) which surveys community needs in seven core areas: basic needs, health, education, natural environment, economy, public safety, and social environment.
ACTION for Healthy Communities Comprehensive Report
This 2010 report represents the fifth time the periodic assessment has been completed, allowing for data comparisons across multiple years
- Download the full report (4.38 MB PDF)
- View a presentation of a summary of the report data (1.37 MB PDF)
Report Highlights Folios (PDFs)
- Basic Needs
- Economic and Social Stressors
- Nurturing Healthy Behaviors
- Seniors in SLO County
- Community Assets
- Healthy Community Development
Report Broken Down by Chapters:
- Introduction
- Demographics
- Basic Needs
- Education
- Economy
- Health
- Physical Environment
- Public Safety
- Social Environment
- Appendices
GRAPHICS
Regional graphs of ACTION telephone survey responses (PowerPoint)
Maps by geographic breakdown of selected survey responses
- Basic Needs (13.4 MB PDF)
- Commute Time (12.4 MB PDF)
- Travel to Elementary School (13.8 MB PDF)
- Most Important Issue (13.9 MB PDF)
