Being Well in Washington Dashboard
The Being Well in Washington Dashboard measures social and economic conditions in our communities and the well-being of people throughout the state. Indicators of social and economic conditions measure cost-of-living, jobs with family-sustaining wages, and other community amenities. Well-being indicators capture five key domains: basic needs, health, prosperity, community cohesion, and sustainable environment.
What are the Socio-economic Conditions in Washington?
The well-being of people is largely dependent on the conditions in their community, also referred to as social determinants of health. When Washingtonians have access to affordable and stable housing, nutritious food, affordable health care, and other basic needs, they are likely to reach their full potential. The following indicators provide context on community conditions in Washington and how easy or difficult it is to make ends meet in our state.
How Are Washingtonians Doing?
Meeting Basic Needs
Healthy
Prosperous
Cohesive Community
Sustainable Environment
The Being Well in Washington Dashboard measures key dimensions of well-being for Washingtonians, as well as the social and economic conditions that enable people to thrive. The dashboard includes demographic (e.g., race, gender) and geographic detail to highlight the strengths of Washington’s diverse communities and show where investments are needed to achieve economic justice.
The dashboard is a dynamic initiative that will continue to be refined over time with the Alliance partners. If you have comments or suggestions on the dashboard, contact info@waeconomicjusticealliance.com.
Based on national and international well-being frameworks, general well-being an be organized into 5 well-being areas: healthy, prosperous, community cohesion, and sustainable environment. These are also areas of well-being that are important to the community from our continued conversations. We consulted subject matter experts in choosing the indicators of well-being. We selected detailed, disaggregated data for all metrics wherever possible to communicate a fuller understanding of the intersectionality of well-being. For example, life expectancy data is broken down by gender, geographic variation (county), and race.
National Well-being Initiatives:
- Urban Institute’s Upward Mobility Framework
- WIN Network’s Well Being In the Nation
- Santa Monica’s Wellbeing Index
International Well-being Initiatives:
- Australia: Measuring What Matters
- Canada: Canadian Index of Wellbeing
- Germany: Government Report on Wellbeing in Germany
- New Zealand: Living Standards Framework New Zealand
- OECD Quality of Life Indicators