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What
Is Kidsdata?
- Kidsdata.org offers more than 250 indicators on the
health and well being of children. The website, launched in 2004, is
a project of the Lucile
Packard Foundation for Children's Health.
- The website initially provided data for San Mateo
and Santa Clara counties, along with statewide comparisons. In 2007,
kidsdata.org expanded to include other counties in the San Francisco
Bay Area, including Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, and San Francisco.
Also in 2007, a version of kidsdata.org launched in Santa Barbara County.
- The website also includes summaries of data for
the hundreds of cities and school districts in the Bay Area, and offers
data profiles for nearly 20 demographic categories.
- In 2005 and 2006, kidsdata.org was nominated as
one of five
finalists for a Webby Award -- the leading award for websites --
in the Family/Parenting category. Kidsdata.org also won a silver medal
from the Council on Foundation's 2006 Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program
for Excellence in Communications.
What Is Its Purpose?
- To promote the health and well being of children
by making information easily accessible to policy-makers, service providers,
grantseekers, media, parents, and others who influence kids' lives.
- To provide useful data, reading material, and community
resources related to children, in order to raise awareness of children's
issues and inform policy and program decisions.
- You are welcome to make use of our data for research, reports, and other work, and permission to cite the information and reproduce the tables, graphs, or maps on kidsdata.org is granted. Suggested citation: [Data source.] As cited on www.kidsdata.org, a project of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health. Retrieved on [date].
- The site evolved from children's
reports in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The Lucile Packard
Foundation for Children's Health has been a long-time investor in these
local data reports and, based on community interest, built kidsdata.org
to make these indicators more accessible and up-to-date on the web and
to help identify and track key children's issues over time.
Where Do the Data Come From?
- Nearly all data on the site are from public sources,
though some indicators come from the Lucile Packard Foundation's Bay
Area Parent Poll. You can find information and links to the data
sources in the notes below every table or graph, or you can view a
list of the data sources.
- Data updates and analyses are provided by i.e.
Communications and foundation staff.
- Data on the site are updated continually.
- The data on kidsdata.org, like indicator data in many reports and
websites, have not been tested for statistical significance. Apparent
trends over time and differences across regions and among demographic
groups may or may not be statistically significant.
Who Manages Kidsdsata.org?
- The website was built and is maintained by the Information
Program of the Palo Alto-based Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's
Health. The goal of this program is to promote the health and well being
of children by serving as a source of neutral, timely, evidence-based
information.
- Programming work for kidsdata.org is provided by
Velir Studios, and
the maps were programmed by Mapgroove.
The site was designed by Anna
Cobb. The data characters that appear on kidsdata.org were created
by Twist Studio.
How Can I Find Out More Information?
- If you have questions or feedback, or want more information
about kidsdata.org, please contact the foundation by e-mailing kidsdata@lpfch.org,
or call (650) 724-5778.
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