IMPROVING WELLBEING IN ONTARIO, SENECA, SCHUYLER AND YATES COUNTIES

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IMPROVING WELL-BEING IN ONTARIO, SENECA, SCHUYLER
AND YATES COUNTIES
A PROBLEM-SOLVING MOBILIZATION FRAMEWORK USING
TRENDS IN OBJECTIVE SOCIAL INDICATORS
Paul R. Eberts Kris Merschrod With help from
Emily Dixon and special thanks to Ron Brach,
Executive Director, NYS Legislative Commission on
Rural Resources (For a Copy of Book, Call
518-455-2544)
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Looking to the Future

• Key Questions
• 1. Can the Emerging Resources Be Used
• to Assist in Resolving the Emerging
• Problems?
• 2. What Agencies Should Take
• Responsibility to Deal with Which
• Problems?

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Emerging Resources for All Counties

• Percent of Hispanic Population
• Percent of Population 21-64
• Percent of Workforce Composed of Women
• Percent of Managers and Professionals in
  Workforce
• Percent in Services
• Number of Firms with 20-99 Employees
• Number of Firms with 1-19 Employees

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Emerging Resources for All Counties (Continued)

• Percent of Families in Affluence
• Number of Adults 25 With Some College
• Percent Employed in Health Care
• Percent Employed in Other Services

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Emerging Resources for Ontario County

• Growing Population
• Percent of African Americans in Population
• Number Employed
• Number Employed in Education
• Decreasing Infant Mortality
• Number of Medical Doctors Per Capita
• Number of Registered Nurses Per Capita
• Number of Deaths Due to Heart Disease
• Number of Deaths Due to Lung Cancer
• Number of Deaths Due to Strokes
• Number of Deaths Due to Accidents
• Suicide Rates

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Emerging Resources for Seneca County

• Percent of African Americans in Population
• Number Employed in Education
• Decreasing Infant Mortality
• Number of Deaths Due to Heart Disease
• Number of Deaths Due to Strokes
• Number of Deaths Due to Accidents
• Suicide Rates
• Increasing Competition

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Emerging Resources for Schuyler County

• Percent of African Americans in Population
• Number Employed
• Number Employed in Extractive Industries
• Decreasing Infant Mortality
• Number of Registered Nurses Per Capita
• Number of Deaths Due to Heart Disease
• Number of Deaths Due to Lung Cancer

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Emerging Resources for Yates County

• Growing Population
• Number Employed
• Number Employed in Education
• Number of Deaths Due to Lung Cancer
• Number of Deaths Due to Cirrhosis of the Liver
• Suicide Rates

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Emerging Problems For All Counties
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Emerging Problems for All Counties (Continued)
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Emerging Problems For Ontario County
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Emerging Problems For Seneca County
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Emerging Problems For Schuyler County
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Emerging Problems For Yates County