The 2011 Community Status Report

This year's Community Status Report continues to highlight best-practices and research-based solutions. Most trends in demographics, economics, education, health and safety have continued in the last decade. Some trends such as child abuse, family violence, low birthweight babies and obesity, have become even more alarming despite having a high profile throughout the media. There is a continued focus on the influence of education and underlying causes, such as how poverty impacts school performance and poor health. The report includes a first look at local pre-school reading assessments, along with information about why reading well by third grade is so important.

Special thanks to the partners who help Lubbock Area United Way continue to make this report possible: The City of Lubbock, Covenant Health System, Lubbock County, Lubbock Independent School District, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Texas Tech University and University Medical System.

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