What are the Vital Signs?
The Vital Signs are 40 outcome indicators that “take the pulse” of Baltimore neighborhoods to measure progress towards a shared vision for strong Baltimore neighborhoods, improved quality of life, and a thriving city over time. The Alliance tracks these outcome indicators each year, and trains various groups and individuals on using these indicators to enhance their work toward long term change. This training helps people use the Vital Signs in a “results based approach to decision making” process to make strategic decisions and understand the impact these decisions have on changing conditions over time. Like the “vital signs” a doctor uses to determine a patient’s health, these indicators are Baltimore’s Vital Signs – useful measures of our neighborhoods’ health and strength over time. The Vital Signs were first released in November of 2002, and the Alliance releases an update each year via the website and in report form. VITAL SIGNS 3 tracking trends from 2000-2003 is NOW AVAILABLE!
