Youth Surveys & Community Data

Most communities already have data — they just don’t have the time to make sense of it. We help with both. We design and analyze youth health surveys (YRBS, YHS, and custom surveys), parent and caregiver surveys, and one-time data collection projects. Then we turn everything into clean reports, trend visuals, and talking points that you can use right away.

Community Health Needs Assessments

If you're a health system, public health department, or municipality, you know CHNAs can be overwhelming. We make the process a lot simpler. We pull together the quantitative data, the qualitative voices, the social determinants of health, and the priorities - and then package it in a way that feels clear, practical, and community-focused.

Grant & Program Evaluation

We work with Drug-Free Communities (DFC) coalitions, MassCALL3 programs, and other grant-funded initiatives to track progress, run evaluations, and complete reporting — without all the stress. If you need logic models, outcome measures, or an extra pair of hands for data work, we're a great fit.

Dashboards & Data Visualization

If you’ve ever thought, “I know we have data on this… somewhere,” a dashboard is probably the fix. We build simple, sustainable dashboards - usually in Looker Studio, sometimes in PowerBI or Tableau - that help you track health trends, survey results, or grant activity in one place. They’re built so you can update them yourself (but we can maintain them too).

Municipal Data Support Packages

Some towns want us “on call” for the year. Others want help with a specific project. Our municipal data packages give you flexible, predictable support for whatever comes up.

Surveys & Research for Schools, Libraries, Senior Centers, and Rec Departments

Not every community project is a public health project - but most still need good data. We run surveys and research for organizations that want to understand their residents better but don’t have the staff time.

Our core values: Trendline is guided by four foundational values that inform every aspect of project approach, management, and completion. 

• Your data is your data. It's not ours and we'll never withold it.
• Data is for everyone. It should be accessible and easy to understand. 
• Your time is valuable. We only collect data that can be used efficiently and effectively. Nothing more, nothing less.
• Data is important. People are more important. We treat everyone from who we collect data with respect.

Our Approach and Philosophy

Trendline believes that data begins and ends with the people that make up the numbers. Our community-based approach means we meet people where they are, and ensure that their voices are heard and respected throughout our assessment process. We believe in collecting accurate, complete data without overburdening the community members and stakeholders this research aims to support.

We strongly believe the way data is communicated is just as important as the data itself, and thus take great care to craft reports that best serve client needs. Should a client need to utilize data to make its “case” to a constituency, Trendline will not only create custom reports that are easily understood and accessible, but will also advise on how best to present the data as a compelling story rather than a collection of facts and figures. Trendline is uniquely positioned to offer expert services in both the data and communications fields. 

Trendline also specializes in creating dynamic reports using Google Data Studio and Microsoft PowerBI, programs that allow the user to filter and sort data live on the screen with just a click. The reports help users to “drill down” to specific sets of information within the larger dataset, and make targeted, data-driven decisions. A sample of this type of report can be found at www.trendlineanalysis.com.