Data

Turning Information Into Action

Strong communities are built on informed decisions.

At Connecting Henry, data helps us better understand the needs of Henry County, identify emerging challenges, measure progress, and guide collaborative solutions that improve the lives of children, families, and individuals.

By combining reliable local, state, and national data with the knowledge and experience of our community partners, we can identify priorities, recognize areas of need, and support strategies that strengthen our community.

Whether you’re a nonprofit leader, educator, healthcare provider, government agency, funder, community partner, or resident, we invite you to explore the information that helps us better understand Henry County.

Why Data Matters

Data tells us more than numbers.

It helps us understand the conditions affecting children, families, and individuals throughout Henry County. It can help identify community strengths, reveal areas where additional support may be needed, and provide a foundation for planning and collaboration.

At Connecting Henry, we use data to:

• Understand current community conditions and emerging trends
• Identify community strengths and areas of need
• Recognize service gaps and opportunities for collaboration
• Support strategic planning and informed decision-making
• Help guide funding and resource decisions
• Measure progress toward shared community goals
• Strengthen collaborative efforts that improve outcomes for children, youth, and families

Behind every statistic is a person, a family, or a child whose life can be improved through collaboration.

Promoting Women’s Health & Healthy Births

Understanding Maternal and Infant Health in Henry County

Every mother deserves access to the care, support, and resources needed for a healthy pregnancy, and every baby deserves a healthy start in life.

Connecting Henry participates in the Promoting Women’s Health and Healthy Births Cohort, a regional initiative dedicated to improving maternal health, reducing low birthweight births, and strengthening support for women and families throughout Henry County and surrounding communities.

By bringing healthcare providers, community organizations, and local leaders together, partners work collaboratively to identify community needs, share resources, and support healthier outcomes for mothers, infants, and families.

Why It Matters

One important measure of a community’s health is the percentage of babies born at a low birthweight (LBW), defined as an infant weighing less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces at birth.

Babies born at a low birthweight face a greater risk of health complications, developmental delays, and infant mortality.

Improving maternal health before, during, and after pregnancy can help reduce these risks and give children the healthiest possible start in life.

Henry County at a Glance

Low Birthweight Rates

2021: 12.6% of infants were born at a low birthweight.

2023: 12.5% of infants were born at a low birthweight.

While these numbers have remained relatively stable, low birthweight continues to be an important public health concern in Henry County.

The data also show disparities in birth outcomes. In 2023, infants born to non-Hispanic Black mothers experienced the highest rate of low birthweight in Henry County at 14.9%.

These findings reinforce the importance of expanding access to quality prenatal care, improving maternal health, addressing social and economic factors that influence health outcomes, and strengthening support for families throughout every stage of pregnancy.

From Data to Action

Data helps us understand where needs exist. Collaboration helps us determine how our community can respond.

The Promoting Women’s Health and Healthy Births Cohort brings together healthcare providers, public health agencies, nonprofits, and community organizations committed to improving maternal and infant health.

Rather than working independently, partners collaborate to identify community needs, share resources, and implement evidence-informed strategies that improve health outcomes across the region.

Together, partners focus on supporting women through every stage of the maternal journey, including:

• Preconception health
• Interconception care
• Prenatal care
• Perinatal support
• Community education
• Resource navigation and referrals

Connecting Henry’s Role

As Henry County’s local collaborative, Connecting Henry serves as a convener, connector, and community partner.

Our role is to strengthen partnerships, coordinate resources, and help ensure families have access to information and services available through our community partners.

Our work includes:

• Hosting community education and outreach events
• Connecting expectant and new mothers with local resources
• Convening healthcare providers and community organizations
• Promoting awareness of maternal and infant health issues
• Supporting community-driven strategies that improve birth outcomes
• Strengthening collaboration across healthcare, nonprofit, government, and community partners

By working together, our community can create lasting improvements in maternal and infant health throughout Henry County.

Community Partners

The Promoting Women’s Health and Healthy Births initiative is strengthened through collaboration among healthcare providers, public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and community partners.

This initiative is strengthened through collaboration among healthcare providers, public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and community organizations throughout the region.

Together, these partnerships expand access to education, resources, and services that support healthy pregnancies and healthy families.

Community Reports

Our community reports provide data, trends, and insights that support collaborative planning and informed decision-making across Henry County.

Available Reports

Henry County Promoting Women’s Health

Henry County Birth to 21 Profile

These reports can help community leaders, organizations, and residents:

• Understand current community conditions and emerging trends
• Identify community strengths and areas of need
• Support strategic planning and funding decisions
• Strengthen collaborative efforts that improve outcomes for children, youth, and families
• Measure progress toward shared community goals

We encourage community members, organizations, and partners to explore these reports and use the information to help create lasting, positive change throughout Henry County.

Data and Community Action

Data is most valuable when it helps a community move from understanding a problem to taking action.

Connecting Henry works alongside community partners to use information, local knowledge, and shared expertise to better understand community needs, strengthen services, build meaningful partnerships, and develop collaborative solutions.

Our goal is not simply to collect information. It is to help turn information into action.

Together, we can build a stronger, healthier, and more connected Henry County.

Explore. Learn. Get Involved.

Interested in learning more about the data shaping Henry County or getting involved in efforts to address community needs?

Explore our community reports, learn more about local initiatives, connect with community partners, attend a community event or collaborative meeting, or contact Connecting Henry to learn more.

Every statistic represents a person, a family, or a community opportunity.

Together, we can turn information into action.