Links and References
We have assembled this list of web sites and other resources that have in-depth information on various topics related to indicators. See our list of Indicator Projects for more details about individual geographic or topic-focused projects. Please contact CIC if you would like to suggest additions to the list.
Data Sources for Community Indicators
- AP Economic Street Map of US Counties
- Child Trends
- Community Development Indicators
- Data.gov (USA Government Portal to Data)
- Kids Count Data Center (Annie E. Casey Foundation)
- Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Services
- Measuring the Progress of Society Global Project (OECD)
- Monitoring the Future
- National Center on Educational Outcomes
- Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center
- State of the USA
- Travis County Health and Human Services: Research and Planning Division
- Vermont Indicators Online
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
Other Online Resources
- Arts and Culture in Community Building (Urban Institute)
- Aspen Institute: Roundtable on Community Change
- Association for Community Health Improvement
- Center for the Study of Social Policy
- Children's Services Council: Healthy Communities - Healthy Youth
- European Environment Agency
- ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
- Institute for Innovation in Social Policy
- International Institute for Sustainable Development
- International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies
- Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network
- National Association of Planning Councils (NAPC)
- National Association of Regional Councils (NARC)
- National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP)
- Public Performance Measures and Reporting Network
- Redefining Progress
- Social Indicators Network News (SINET)
- State of the States: Resource Renewal Institute
- Sustainability Institute
- Sustainable Cities
- Sustainable Communities Network
- Sustainable Futures Society
- Sustainable Sonoma County
- United Way: Outcome Measurement Resource Network
- University of Nebraska Medical Center: CityMatCH
- Check out CIC Member Ben Warner's Indicator Blog.
- CIC member Joe Sirgy of Virginia Tech compiled a bibliography of key references on indicators. You can download the entire list here as a Word file.
