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Item Assessment of the Impact of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick(IU Public Policy Institute, 2015-03) Burow, Sue; Majors, JessicaThe Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick is expected to make a wide range of contributions to the quality of life and economy of central Indiana. This evaluation establishes a baseline for future evaluations and begins to measure the impact of the Cultural Trail. To complete this evaluation, the Institute used a multi-faceted approach to capture the contributions the Cultural Trail makes to both the economy and quality of life in central Indiana. This impact can be measured in various ways at different levels of detail. The present analysis, includes counts of the number of individuals using the Trail, and Trail user and business surveys. The evaluation also seeks to detail perceptions of the Trail, and examines the impact of new business investment and growth in property value assessments. Finally, trail usage data and survey response data are used to quantify consumer spending that may be attributed to the Cultural Trail. The issue brief, Reasons to Love the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick, summarizes some of the findings.Item Hoosier Health and Access to Care(IU Public Policy Institute, 2015-12) Burow, SueThis issue brief looks at health and well-being in Indiana by the geographical areas of the Thriving Communities, Thriving State project using a framework of the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute as well as an assessment of the Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in the state. The key findings are: Indiana residents report different health status based on their location in the state. Mid-sized areas report the lowest number of poor or fair health days while rural areas report the highest. Rural residents have lower access to healthcare providers, often well below the statewide rate. Only 9 percent of physicians statewide practice in rural areas; down from 25 percent in 1940. The share of Indiana physicians in mid-sized areas has increased from 17 to 28 percent since 1940. There is strong demand for healthcare practitioners at various education levels throughout the state. Programs are available to assist communities in attracting and retaining healthcare practitioners.Item Indiana Community Needs Assessment Conducted for the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority(IU Public Policy Institute, 2015-04) Burow, Sue; Littlepage, Laura; Majors, JessicaThe Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) is the state oversight agency for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Funds made available through this grant are used to support activities that alleviate poverty for low-income families and individuals at or below 125 percent of the federal poverty level. Indiana receives approximately $9 million annually. By regulation, 90 percent of the funds are allocated to private nonprofits or local units of government that provide self-sufficiency programs. In Indiana, funds are allocated to the state’s 22 Community Action Agencies (CAA). According to federal regulations, the state and the CAAs are required to conduct a community needs assessment. The goals of the community needs assessment are to identify the current state of low-income families and to identify gaps in services for low-income families within local communities. The data required to support this report come from three groups of data: qualitative data gathered from six regional focus groups with stakeholders (one urban and one rural in each of the three regions—north, central, and south); quantitative data collected from the U.S. Census Bureau, Indiana Business Research Center, Uniform Crime Reporting Data, Indiana Methamphetamine Investigation System, Indiana Department of Financial Institutions, and the Indiana Community Services Block Grant Data; and several surveys conducted at all CAA locations.Item Indiana INTERNnet and Internships in Indiana(IU Public Policy Institute, 2013-08) Burow, Sue; Littlepage, Laura; Coffing, BradTogether, PPI and the Indiana Business Research Center conducted an analysis on behalf of Indiana INTERNnet, Inc., to provide better information to strengthen and guide internship programs in Indiana. The study used several methods starting with a review of the literature on internships, followed by focus groups with employers, interns, and personnel representing college and university internship programs. The focus groups, in turn, informed personal interviews with a similar mix of stakeholders. These activities aided the design of a series of large-scale surveys targeting three key groups: Indiana employers, students nearing college graduation, and recent alumni of Indiana institutions. The results included the finding that nearly 55 percent of responding Indiana employers considered a relevant internship to be either important or very important when hiring recent college graduates. Also, 59 percent agreed strongly or moderately that their intership program is an important tool for recruiting entry-level employees.Item Reasons to Love the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick(IU Public Policy Institute, 2015-07) Burow, Sue; Majors, JessicaThis issue brief summarizes the key findings from the preliminary assessment of the impact from the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick. On behalf of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, the Institute examined assessed value data and conducted surveys of businesses and owners about spending and use of the Trail. The study shows that less than one year after construction was completed on the Trail, it is already having a positive impact on visitors and residents, as well as businesses along the Trail.Item Recommendations for a Thriving Indiana(IU Public Policy Institute, 2016-03) Littlepage, Laura; Lawrence, R. Mark; Klacik, Drew; Marron, John; Palmer, Jamie L.; Burow, Sue; Merritt, Breanca; Spalding, Ronnetta; Wyeth, Debbie; Cobb-Dennard, Jamar; Glaze, Brittany; Camacho-Reyes, KarlaWhen it comes to Indiana, one size does not fit all. Our state is blessed with open spaces and small, rural communities reminiscent of simpler times, friends on front porches, or a Norman Rockwell painting. At the other end of the spectrum is Indianapolis, the 14th largest city in America, and urban communities from Gary to New Albany, Evansville to Fort Wayne. In between are cities, suburbs, towns, and rural communities of various shapes and sizes. All have differing assets, opportunities, and needs. So Thriving Communities, Thriving State is, in essence, three studies in one: an urban communities study, a mid-sized communities study, and a rural/small communities study (see definitions on page 2). This report is a summary of those three reports. The work was informed by three commissions composed of people from many walks of life in each kind of community. The research, analysis, and resulting recommendations were guided by their knowledge of the kinds of communities in which they live, work, and serve. Thriving Communities, Thriving State, produced community-based recommendations that require policy decisions at the local, regional, and state levels. In other words, it’s not only what Indiana can do for its communities, but also what communities can do for themselves and the state. All three commissions prioritized: • Education/workforce preparation • Leadership and engagement • Quality of life and quality of place In addition to these overlapping goals, the commissions each identified other areas including government innovation/local control, entrepreneurship, and acceptance of diversity.