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halton 7
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Results Based Accountability (RBA)

The Halton 7 represents the first step in the RBA process. They are the ideal living conditions we want for children, youth and families in Halton.
Results-Based
Accountability™
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Planning with the End in Mind

The Halton 7 are the end results for our community.
The goal is to work collectively to achieve the results.
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Who Created Halton 7?

The Halton 7 were created through a facilitated process with Our Kids Network partners and participating agencies in 2005.
you
created
the Halton 7
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The Halton 7 Population Results

Children and youth are
HEALTHY

Good health is a prerequisite for positive outcomes for children and youth. Both physical and emotional health are valued in this result. In addition, given the critical brain development that takes place in the first 12 months of life, infant health is closely monitored.
Indicators:
  • At-risk births
  • Healthy eating
  • Healthy body weight
  • Physical activity
  • Mental health

Children and youth are
LEARNING

Learning is one of the cornerstones for success in life and starts at birth. Community progress for this result will show that children are learning both in their preschool and school years.
Indicators:
  • Preschool learning opportunities
  • Student achievement (EQAO)
  • Healthy body weight
  • School engagement

Children and youth are
POSITIVELY CONNECTED

All children need positive connections to their parents/caregivers, peers, school and community.
Indicators:
  • Supportive and caring environments
  • Boundaries and expectations
  • Commitment to learning
  • Positive values
  • Social competencies

Children and youth are
SAFE

Safe environments benefit children by providing a sense of personal security that allows them to take maximum advantage of learning, playing and making new friendships.
Indicators:
  • Serious injury
  • At-risk behaviours
  • Safety from harm

Families are
STRONG and STABLE

Safe environments benefit children by providing a sense of personal security that allows them to take maximum advantage of learning, playing and making new friendships.
Indicators:
  • Child care capacity
  • Quality child care
  • Parenting capacity
  • Parental monitoring
  • Quality time at home with family

Neighborhoods are where we
LIVE, WORK and PLAY

Children thrive in neighbourhoods that are safe and connected. Neighbourhoods that can meet all of our needs are valued.
Indicators:
  • Neighbourhood safety
  • Neighbourhood cohesion
  • Walkability
  • Caring for the community

Schools are
CONNECTED to the COMMUNITY

Children spend a great deal of their first 8 years learning in schools, thus, how schools connect to their community is important. Progress in this area will show good connections between schools, parents, community resources and the local neighbourhood.
Indicators:
  • Parental involvement in schools
  • Youth as resources
  • Volunteerism
  • Community use of schools
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Tracking our Success

Our Kids Network uses a wealth of neighbourhood-level data to track our progress on the Halton 7. A total of 54 different measures are used.
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Measuring What Matters

All partners and participating agencies contributed to the 54 measures of success to ensure that they represent what matters most to thriving children, youth and families.
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Sharing the Results

Our Kids Network shares knowledge and data through a combination of community reports, community forums, and the state-of-the-art OKN Data Portal, an interactive database that includes a broad inventory of community-level data: health, safety, education, Developmental Assets, census data and more.
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Over 75,000 Voices

Since 2003, Our Kids Network has collected data on over 75,000 children, youth and adults.
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Watching Children Grow

Our Kids Network's data strategy has helped us keep an eye on children 2003. In 2015 the first OKN data cycle was completed. This means that we have followed the same population of children since 2003!
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ACHIEVING
COLLECTIVE
IMPACT
With the Halton 7 as our common goal,
we promote healthy development, security,
and safety of all children, youth and families
through collective action.
Halton Youth Impact Survey Highlights Mental Health as a Priority for All Youth
Our Kids Network launches bulletin series to transform survey data into action

The numbers from the 2021 Halton Youth Impact Survey are in – and Our Kids Network is excited to move into the next phase of the project: transforming knowledge into action that will support child and youth wellbeing in our community. In the spring of 2021, 2,599 youth aged 9-18 across Halton participated in the initiative, which was implemented by OKN as part of a national pilot project led by UNICEF Canada, the Canadian Index of Wellbeing, the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and the Medavie Health Foundation. Results from the survey were released in November 2021 and are available through OKN’s website. To support its community partners in translating the robust data from the survey into actionable decisions around policies, services, and programming, OKN will deliver a series of themed bulletins throughout 2022. The first bulletin, in May, focuses on Youth Mental Health.

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