Where We Stand: Measuring Success for the St. Louis Region

Where We Stand on Well-Being

Where does the St. Louis region stand on overall well-being? What have we learned about how to measure success for a region? What’s next for St. Louis as it looks to climb up the ladder on these rankings in the future? What has studying twelve issue areas over the last several months taught us about where we stand? Our twelfth and final episode explores the CORE Score well-being index for the St. Louis region and takes a look back at what we’ve learned over the full Where We Stand series. Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Where We Stand document and resources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.ewgateway.org/research-center/wws-2024/] CORE Score Well-Being Index [https://www.amacad.org/news/economic-measurement-america-core-score] Greater St. Louis, Inc. [https://greaterstlinc.com/] St. Louis ArtWorks [https://stlartworks.org/] Save Lives Now! [https://www.ewgateway.org/save-lives-now/]

Where We Stand on Poverty

Where does the St. Louis region stand on poverty? What can the poverty rate tell us about the success or failure of a region? And how does this issue tie in with our recent discussions on income and education? What can understanding these deep struggles tell us about where we stand? Our eleventh episode explores the issue of poverty in the St. Louis region through conversations with EWG's Derek Wetherell and Legal Services of Eastern Missouri’s Dan Glazier. Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Where We Stand document and resources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.ewgateway.org/research-center/wws-2024/] Legal Services of Eastern Missouri [https://lsem.org/] Missouri Works [https://ded.mo.gov/programs/business/missouri-works] Mission: St. Louis [https://www.missionstl.org/] Employment Connection of St. Louis [https://www.employmentstl.org/] Community Action Agency of St. Louis County [https://www.caastlc.org/] Missouri Job Center of St. Charles County [https://www.communitycouncilstc.org/resources/searchable-resource-directory/record/001i000000bljGfAAI]

Where We Stand on Education

Where does the St. Louis region stand on education? Does our high rate of high school diploma attainment correlate with regional success? How do high school graduation rates relate to the number of bachelor’s degrees in the metro area? And how does whether you’re in the city or suburbs, Missouri or Illinois, determine what kind of education you’re likely to receive? Our tenth episode explores the issue of education in the St. Louis region through a conversation with EWG's Mary Rocchio. Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Where We Stand document and resources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.ewgateway.org/research-center/wws-2024/] Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation [https://jjkfoundation.org/] St. Louis ArtWorks [https://stlartworks.org/] UMSL Geospatial Collaborative [https://www.umsl.edu/geospatial/index.html]

Where We Stand on Income

Where does the St. Louis region stand on income? How does the St. Louis region climb up the income ladder while trying to hang on to its purchasing power? When we open up St. Louis’s wallet, what does what’s in there tell us about where we stand? Our ninth episode explores the issue of income in the St. Louis region through a conversation with EWG's John Posey. Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Where We Stand document and resources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.ewgateway.org/research-center/wws-2024/] Forward Through Ferguson [https://forwardthroughferguson.org/] Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [https://www.stlouisfed.org/community-development] LaunchCode [https://www.launchcode.org/] James S. McDonnell Foundation [https://www.jsmf.org/]

Where We Stand on Infant Mortality

Where does the St. Louis region stand on infant mortality? What does infant mortality reveal about healthcare access in St. Louis? What can these heartbreaking figures about the loss of the most vulnerable among us reveal about where we stand? Our eighth episode explores the issue of infant mortality and healthcare access in the St. Louis region through a conversation with EWG's Mary Rocchio and a word from Generate Health CEO Rose Anderson-Rice. Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Where We Stand document and resources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.ewgateway.org/wws] Generate Health [https://generatehealthstl.org/] St. Louis Regional Health Commission [https://www.stlrhc.org/] Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative [https://mffh.org/our-focus/issue-based-work/infant-mortality/#:~:text=About%20the%20initiative,how%20to%20turn%20the%20tide.] For the Sake of All Report [https://healthequityworks.wustl.edu/items/for-the-sake-of-all-a-report-on-the-health-and-well-being-of-african-americans-in-st-louis-and-why-it-matters-for-everyone/]