kids count in michigan data book 2007 focus on healthy children and youth
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Kids Count in MichiganData Book 2007
Focus on healthy children and youth
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Kids Count in Michigan Data Book 2007: Context
• 27th among the 50 states – at or near national average on 8 of 10 measures
• 36% increase in child poverty between 2000 and 2005
• $4 billion in cuts to state budget since 2000
• Persistent structural deficit
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Global Economy – Child Well-Being in the U.S.
21st in Health and Safety 2nd highest infant mortality rate - ideal of protecting every pregnancy
2nd highest death rate of children under 18 due to accident or injury
20th in Family and Peer Relationships20th in Behaviors and Risk
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Mission of Kids Count in Michigan
• To improve the status of children, youth and families
• Kids Count in Michigan collects and disseminates data as a basis for – public policy development and – community action.
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Healthy People 2010
a set of health objectivesfor the nation
to achieve over the first decadeof the new century.
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Two Overarching Goals of HP 2010
• Increasing the –quality and –years of life and
• Eliminating disparities in health outcomes.
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18 objectives
for children and youth
Decision Criteria • Kids Count indicator e.g. infant mortality, teen deaths,
low-birthweight, child abuse/neglect victims• Variations thereof – teen pregnancies (ages 15-17),
prenatal care first trimester, child deaths• Background indicators – hospitalizations for asthma,
lead poisoning• Critical areas with state data: mental health, nutrition,
exercise, substance abuse, and tobacco
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Target met—three indicators
• Immunization of toddlers
• Teen pregnancies
• Physical fights
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Michigan reached Healthy People 2010 target for immunized toddlers
in 2002.
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Michigan met Healthy People 2010 target for teen pregnancies, but
racial disparities remained in 2005.
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Michigan rate for physical fights among teens
reached Healthy People 2010
target, but racial and
gender disparities persisted.
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Substantial improvement
• Binge drinking
• Tobacco use
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Binge drinking among
Michigan adolescents declined for
most groups, but the state
rate remained
double the Healthy
People 2010 target.
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Michigan neared the
Healthy People 2010
target for tobacco use
among adolescents
with declines for most
groups in the early half of the decade.
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Worsening—four indicators
• Low-birthweight babies
• Overweight among high school students
• Vigorous exercise
• Confirmed victims of abuse/neglect
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The low-birthweight rate in Michigan remained higher than the Healthy
People 2010 target in the first half of the decade, and racial disparity
persisted.
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The share of
overweight adolescents in Michigan increased
and remained
much higher than the Healthy People 2010
target.
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Adolescents in Michigan
overall made no progress
towards the Healthy
People 2010 target for time spent each week participatin
g in vigorous physical activity.
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The overall Michigan child maltreatment rate remained close to the Healthy People 2010 target, but large disparities persisted between
racial groups.
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Little or no progress(less than 4 percent)
• Infant mortality
• Asthma
• Young child deaths (ages 1-4)
• Prenatal care
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Michigan made little progress in moving its infant mortality rate to
Healthy People 2010 target.
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The 2005 hospitalization rate of young children in Michigan for
asthma remained almost twice as high as the Healthy People 2010
target.
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Child death rates among young children in Michigan remained above the Healthy People 2010 target, and large disparities persisted by race.
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Michigan lags on progress towards Healthy People 2010
target for timely prenatal care.
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Nine indicators require 35 percent
improvement or morebetween 2005 and 2010
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In 2006 Michigan remained far from Healthy People 2010 target of no
lead-poisoned children.
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Testing for lead among children under age 7 almost doubled between
2000 and 2006.
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Summary and Recommendations
• Make child health a priority.
• Striking disparities must be addressed.
• Invest in families and communities.