Civic Health

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Understanding Civic Health

In the same way that doctors conduct an annual check-up to assess our health, we can collect information to assess the civic health of our communities. Civic health includes factors such as how much people trust each other, show up at public meetings, get involved, vote, and help neighbors. The Carsey School has designed a guide to help people at the local level collect data to better understand what factors bring people together or push them apart.

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2024 New Hampshire Civic Health Report

This report focuses on the civic health of New Hampshire from 2019 through 2024 using a specific set of indicators. The intent behind this report is that the data at the state level can be used to help both the state overall and local communities strengthen civic health.

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2022 Local Civic Health Guide

The Carsey School has developed a guide and updates the Civic Health statewide report regularly to help people at the local level collect data and to better understand what factors bring people together or push them apart.

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