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GEORGIA CIVIC HEALTH INDEX ABOUT THE PARTNERS NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP At the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), we believe everyone has the power to make a difference in how their community and country thrive. GEORGIA FAMILY CONNECTION PARTNERSHIP *HRUJLDꢀ)DPLO\ꢀ&RQQHFWLRQꢀ3DUWQHUVKLSꢀꢄ*D)&3ꢅꢀZRUNVꢀWRꢀDFKLHYHꢀ Dꢀ*HRUJLDꢀZKHUHꢀDOOꢀFKLOGUHQꢀDUHꢀKHDOWK\ꢁꢀUHDG\ꢀWRꢀVWDUWꢀVFKRROꢀDQGꢀ GRꢀZHOOꢀZKHQꢀWKH\ꢀJHWꢀWKHUHꢁꢀDQGꢀZKHUHꢀHYHU\ꢀIDPLO\ꢀLVꢀVWDEOHꢀDQGꢀ VHOIꢂVXIÀFLHQWꢃꢀ $Vꢀ Dꢀ QRQSURÀWꢁꢀ SXEOLFꢂSULYDWHꢀ LQWHUPHGLDU\ꢁꢀ *D)&3ꢀ H[LVWVꢀ WRꢀ XQLI\ꢀ SXEOLFꢀ DQGꢀ SULYDWHꢀ RUJDQL]DWLRQV·ꢀ FRPPLWPHQWꢀ WRꢀ *HRUJLD·VꢀFKLOGUHQꢀDQGꢀIDPLOLHVꢆꢀPDNHꢀVXUHꢀWKHLUꢀHIIRUWVꢀWRꢀLPSURYHꢀ WKHꢀOLYHVꢀRIꢀFKLOGUHQꢀDQGꢀIDPLOLHVꢀZRUNꢆꢀDQGꢀSURWHFWꢀHYHU\ꢀGLPHꢀRIꢀ WKHLUꢀLQYHVWPHQWꢀLQꢀ*HRUJLD·VꢀIXWXUHꢃ :HꢀDUHꢀDꢀG\QDPLFꢁꢀQRQꢂSDUWLVDQꢀQRQSURÀWꢀZRUNLQJꢀDWꢀWKHꢀIRUHIURQWꢀ of our nation’s civic life. 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Photo credits center cover, and this page, center: Georgia Family Connection Partnership TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 ([HFXWLYHꢀ6XPPDU\............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 6RFLDOꢀ&RQQHFWHGQHVV...................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Community Involvement............................................................................................................................................................. 12 3ROLWLFDOꢀ$FWLRQ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 &RQÀGHQFHꢀLQꢀ,QVWLWXWLRQV...........................................................................................................................................................17 'HPRJUDSKLFꢀ7UHQGVꢀWRꢀ&RQVLGHU....................................................................................................................................... 19 What You Can Do............................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Conclusion................................................................................................................................................................................................ 23 Technical Notes ................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Endnotes.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 &LYLFꢀ+HDOWKꢀ,QGH[ꢀ3DUWQHUV...................................................................................................................................................... 26 This report has been graciously funded by the following: 8VHꢀ\RXUꢀVPDUWꢀSKRQHꢀ to download the Georgia Civic Health Index INTRODUCTION $VꢀWKHꢀÀUVWꢂHYHUꢀGeorgia Civic Health Index, this report asks and seeks to DQVZHUꢀWKHꢀTXHVWLRQꢌꢀ´+RZꢀGRꢀ*HRUJLDQVꢀSDUWLFLSDWHꢀLQꢀFLYLFꢀOLIHꢀDQGꢀZKDWꢀ GRHVꢀLWꢀPHDQꢀIRUꢀ*HRUJLD"µꢀ6SHFLÀFDOO\ꢁꢀWKHꢀ&LYLFꢀ+HDOWKꢀ,QGH[ꢀH[DPLQHVꢀꢄꢉꢅꢀ KRZꢀ*HRUJLDQVꢀHQJDJHꢀFLYLFDOO\ꢀ³ꢀZLWKꢀRQHꢀDQRWKHUꢁꢀZLWKꢀWKHLUꢀFRPPXQLWLHVꢁꢀ ZLWKꢀLQVWLWXWLRQVꢁꢀDQGꢀLQꢀSROLWLFVꢆꢀꢄꢋꢅꢀKRZꢀFLYLFꢀSDUWLFLSDWLRQꢀYDULHVꢀDFURVVꢀ NH\ꢀ GHPRJUDSKLFꢀ YDULDEOHVꢀ VXFKꢀ DVꢀ HGXFDWLRQDOꢀ DWWDLQPHQWꢁꢀ DJHꢁꢀ DQGꢀ JHRJUDSKLFꢀ ORFDWLRQꢆꢀ DQGꢀ ꢄꢊꢅꢀ KRZꢀ *HRUJLD·Vꢀ UDWHVꢀ RIꢀ FLYLFꢀ SDUWLFLSDWLRQꢀ compare with other states. 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