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“Quality of life and wellbeing have always been really important to leaders and decision-makers in Utah. But we often use existing data that we have either from the census or other indicators and don t have as many mechanisms to just reach out and ask folks about how they re doing. And so this is a way to do that,” said Dr. Courtney Flint, who works USU Extension and developed the Utah Wellbeing Project
Cities across the state can choose to participate in the project and ask citizens about how they’re doing through a short survey. Efforts began in 2019 with 16 cities and grew to 30 cities this year. Because of the pandemic, the survey looks a little different this year.
KZMU News: Monday February 1, 2021
Moab, how would you rate your overall wellbeing? And is this personal wellbeing affected by your connection to nature, your income, or local living standards? Utah State University wants to know – their Utah Wellbeing Project is gathering this data so local leaders can do better planning. And, the Biden administration says its order to pause new oil and gas leasing on public lands does not apply to tribal nations. Plus, things are very dry in the Colorado River Basin already this year. And the situation could get much worse for the water that 40 million people across seven western states rely on. Our partners at KUNC explain the current drought conditions with five memorable numbers.