| Data Sources for Great Start Assessment | |||
| The data will be compiled by MLHS from all sources on this sheet except the two highlighted. | |||
| Abbreviation | Name | Location | Comments |
| ACS | American Community Survey | http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en | Social/Economic data for 64 counties as of August 2008. Trend data available from 2005 only for counties with pop over 65,000. Data will also be available for cities and townships with populations over 20,000 |
| BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics | unemployment data | |
| Census | U.S. Census Bureau | http://www.census.gov/ | The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the ACS as well as a number of other surveys and also provides population estimates. |
| CEPI | Center for Educational Performance and Information | http://www.michigan.gov/cepi | CEPI collects and reports data about Michigan’s K-12 public schools. MEAP data for school buildings are available from this site. |
| Data Center | Community Level Information about Kids | www.kidscount.org | Data provided by the state Kids Count project are posted in the Kids Count Data Center for communities with population over 25,000 and all counties. |
| DC Licensing * | Day Care Licensing | http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5455_49572—,00.html | The Bureau of Children and Adult Licensing is within the MI Department of Human Services |
| DCH | MI Department of Community Health | http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2944—,00.html | Vital statistics about births, deaths, disease. |
| DHS | MI Department of Human Services | http://www.michigan.gov/dhs | The DHS provides cash assistance (FIP), food assistance (FAP), subsidized child care, domestic violence programs, and the Child Protection Services (child welfare). |
| HS | Head Start | County data are available from local Head Start programs | Local GSCs will need to get these data. |
| MCIR | Michigan Care Improvement Registry | http://www.mcir.org/ | immunization data – they are available on Data Center. |
| MDE | MI Department of Education | http://www.michigan.gov/mde | |
| NCHS | National Children’s Health Survey | http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/slaits/nsch.htm | Data available only for the state. Conducted first in 2003 and again in 2005. |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | MI Department of Community Health | http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2944_5324_6867—,00.html | These data will not be provided on the data file. |
| SAIPE | Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates | http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe/saipe.html | These estimates were developed for counties and school districts. 2005 rates cannot be compared with previous years. Child poverty data for young children is available ONLY for the state. |
| * Licensing data will be supplied but not compiled. | |||
