Vital Signs: Community Wellbeing Report

Vital Signs provides a meaningful, high-level snapshot of strengths and challenges in Guelph and Wellington County. The 2016 iteration of the Guelph & Wellington County Vital Signs Report was produced through a partnership with the Guelph Community Foundation, Toward Common Ground, and the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI) at the University of Guelph. This report highlights the many strengths, opportunities, and challenges within the community, providing information on our diverse population. It provides a community snapshot focusing on demographics and growth, gives an overview of patterns of education and health, and looks at community vitality and environment. It invites the Guelph-Wellington community to reflect on key questions:

• Are we a community that supports lifelong learning?
• How do we remove barriers to the social determinants of health?
• How do we come together as a community to ensure that everyone is meaningfully included and has what they need to thrive?