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WSU has developed a three-tiered WSU Measurement Framework that ties individual initiatives (Tier III) to overarching, population-wide metrics (Tiers I and II). The purpose of this multi-leveled framework is to link WSU’s multiple endeavors to its overarching goal and to document transformation at multiple levels. Forty-eight metrics with corresponding 2025 and 2030 goals have been identified for Tiers I and II of the WSU Measurement Framework.
The table below outlines the full list of metrics tracked within our measurement framework. You can see a set of 13 indicators from our framework visualized on our metrics dashboard. Please reach out to info@westsideunited.org with any questions.
Drivers (Tier 1)
- Life expectancy
- Cancer deaths
- Cancer incidence
- CVD hospitalizations
- Coronary heart disease deaths
- Diabetes deaths
- Diabetes hospitalizations
- Drug-related hospitalizations
- Homicide: Gun Related
- Homicide: Overall
- Infant mortality rate
- Low birth weight
- Opioid-related overdose
- Preterm births
- Stroke deaths
Education
- 3rd grade reading proficiency
- 8th grade math proficiency
- Adult educational attainment
- Disconnected youth
- High school graduation
- Jobless youth
Economic Vitality
- Child poverty
- Individual poverty
- Living wage
- Median income
- Unemployment
Neighborhood & Physical Environment
- Housing cost burden
- Limited food access
- Narcotics/vice crime
- Non-fatal shooting rate
- Perceptions of healthy food access
- Perceptions of safety
- Sense of community belonging
- Vacancy rate
- Violent crime rate
Health & Healthcare
- Adult obesity
- Adult smoking
- Behavioral health hospitalizations
- Cervical cancer screening
- Child asthma hospitalizations
- Health care satisfaction
- Healthy eating: fruits & vegetables
- Mammogram screening
- Physical Inactivity
- Received needed care
- Self-assessed health status
- Severe psychological distress
- Teen birth rate