On KaneHealthCounts.org, the Stuff You Can Learn Will Blow Your Mind
Did you know that the mean travel time to work for folks in Kane County is 29.3 minutes? Or that almost 5 percent of workers in ZIP code 60134 (Geneva) commute to work by public transportation, which is the highest percentage in Kane County?
You can find all of that information and more on Kane County Health Department‘s new website Kane Health Counts, which serves as a storehouse of health data, demographic information, best practices and reports that provide an unbiased look at life in Kane County.
If you look to the right of this article on KaneCountyConnects.com, you’ll see an image of the Kane Health Counts homepage. Just click on that, and you can start exploring data instantly.
This website provides information that allows viewers to see how Kane County stacks up in such topics as health, transportation, economics, housing and more. It makes it easier to find information that is typically housed on different websites or not available without a subscription. Certain indicators are measured at the ZIP Code and census tract level, allowing for municipalities to quickly see what is happening in their communities.
The resource is awesome for students, faculty, health-care professionals, public libraries, city planners and more to find all kinds of data about Kane County.
Visit www.kanehealthcounts.org/ to see all it has to offer.
About Kane Health Counts
The Kane Health Counts website is intended to help community members and policy makers learn about the health of the community. It provides local health data, resources, best practices, news articles and information about Kane County. In keeping with Kane County Health Department’s mission and values, it is important that the site provides balanced information on a broad range of topics affecting the health of our community and highlights the assets in our community.
Kane Health Counts brings non-biased data, local resources and a wealth of information to one, accessible, user-friendly location. The intent is to give our community the tools we need to understand the public health indicators that affect the quality of our residents’ lives. The tools can also help the community set goals and evaluate progress. Community residents, community groups, schools, health associations, social service agencies, chambers of commerce, tourism and many other organizations can use this information to show the great benefits of living in Kane County as well as opportunities for improvement. Master planners and government can use this data to establish community goals on a variety of platforms. The data is updated whenever source data is updated, providing the most up-to-date information of its kind.
Our goal is to strengthen and build healthier communities through the provision of state-of the art web-based assessment and improvement tools. We hope you find it beneficial. Website: www.kanehealth.com
