Essential Needs
Extremely Important and Necessary is the definition of this term:
What is essential?
This is one of the longest standing initiatives that UWCI was finally able to get a legislative win on last year.
What is the Cliff Effect on Childcare?
Success in this place can generally lead to more opportunities later in life
What is school?
According to the 2020 census, 11.2% Iowans were considered living in this.
What is below the poverty line?
ACEs is the acronym for these events, which too many of can negatively impact a childhood.
What are Adverse Childhood Experiences?
Food insecurity. Access to Healthy foods. Affordable Housing. Homlessness. Safe and Healthy Communities.
These are all examples of what?
What are indicators used for essential needs program of United to Thrive?
According to the Iowa Department of Human Services, 119 childcare centers in Polk, Warren, and Dallas counties participate in this voluntary child care rating system for DHS license centers, preschools, and education programs.
What is the Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRS)?
This is defined as missing 10% or more of a given school year.
What is chronic absence?
Iowa's median household incomes were ____ than the national median household income of $65,712
What is Lower? (Iowa's median income was lower by approximately $4,000)
This person is the Community Impact Officer for Health and Well-Being.
Who is Erin Drinnin?
Affordable Housing is a key component of essential needs of a healthy person. When the cost of housing rises above ____%, when is it no longer considered affordable? (correct within 10%)
What is 30%?
The American Association of Pediatrics recommends that children undergo these at 9 months, 18 moths, and 24 months.
What are developmental screenings?
At 91.8% in 2020, Iowa boasts one of the highest rates of what in the country?
What is high school graduation rate?
According to the US Interagency Council on Homelessness, rates of homelessness in Iowa are ________
What is decreasing?
This organization, funded under HWB, has a program called Smile Squad
What is Dental Connections?
Increasing availability to and reduction of barriers to this are strategy #1 for Essential Needs
What is healthy food?
According to the Iowa Department of Education, only 61.3% of pre-school students were at or above the benchmark of kindergarten readiness in this area of learning, the lowest of categories measured.
What is Mathematics?
The national average for this exam was 20.7 in 2019, while Iowa had an average score of 21.6.
What is ACT Exam?
The employment rate is very consistent in Iowa. This percentage of Iowans are currently employed. Note: Includes all population. Correct answer within 10%.
What is 64.3%?
This is the number of programs currently funded under Health & Well-Being
What is 27?
The dictionary defines this as "a careful plan or method for achieving a particular goal usually over a period of time.
What is strategy?
According to the Iowa Department of Education, 90.1% of pre-school students were at or above the benchmark of kindergarten readiness in this area of learning, the highest of categories measured.
What is Physical (Motor Skills, Coordination, Balance)?
Over 3/4 of students in 2020 indicated they would be doing this after finishing high school.
What is attending college/university/post secondary education?
Unoccupied housing is an idicator of how able the population is to afford/obtain housing. Iowa has ___ % of it's houses occupied. (Correct within 10%)
What is 91%.
Promote and support central Iowans’ sense of purpose, belonging, and connectedness is strategy # __ for Health and Well-Being under United to Thrive
What is strategy #2?