About Our Site:

We have identified a core set of indicators intended to align with the prioritieis of local communities in order to leverage the exisiting infrastructure, monitor trends as use/abuse shifts over time, and guide the task force to use the data to inform decision making.

The primary users and fuctions include:

State Policy Makers, Foundations, and Funders
  • Identify need, compare with resource allocation, and prioritize resources
  • Influence policy with data
Community Groups and Coalitions or Initiatives
  • Determine community needs
  • Identify/obtain resources within a community
  • Evaluate progress toward goals
Researchers
  • Utilize as surveillance tool
  • Study trends and predict change

 

General Site Users
  • Explore and query standard indicator and resource data

ASPIRE Features:

Quick Queries and Reports
  • Access and examine a range of time series social and health indicator data to support community assessment efforts.
  • Explore funding resources to assess service capacity and gaps.
  • Create tables, charts and maps of data that can be saved to your computer or printed for later use.

 

Data Dashboards
  • Provide an organized presentation of selected data elements to communicate community priorities.
  • Insert a graphical "gauge" to quickly communicate progress for a given area.
  • Annotate each indicator with information on targets, current efforts, progress, and notes.
  • Easily insert your own data or graphics.


What is ASPIRE?

ASPIRE is a web-based system designed to assist communities with needs assessment and strategic planning efforts to foster improved collaboration and the achievement of desired outcomes.

ASPIRE houses both social and health indicators and funding resources information for counties andd the state of Colorado. ASPIRE also produces tables, graphs and maps to illustrate the distribution of indicators and resources across Colorado.