General Well-Being

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General Well-Being

• Report U.S. Teens in Our World Understanding
  the Health of U.S. Youth in Comparison to Youth
  in Other Countries

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Oregons Youth
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Our Youth

• Report Children First for Oregon Progress
  Report 2010
• How are we doing as a state?

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Child Health

• 10.6 of children (0-18 y/o) had no health
  insurance.
• Healthy Kids Plan
• http//www.oregonhealthykids.gov/
• 26.8 of children are obese
• 20.8 teen pregnancy rate

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Child Welfare

• Foster care
• 60 of kids had 2 or fewer placements during the
  year
• Domestic violence
• 31.7 confirmed abuse/neglect/threat of harm

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Youth Development Education

• 15.3/1,000 of children (under 18 y/o) arrested
• 85 graduation rate
• 72 8th grade math proficiency
• 69.6 8th grade reading proficiency
• 18,000 homeless children/adolescents

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Family Finances Stability

• Affordable child care
• 30.7 of Oregon households spent less than 10 on
  child care.
• Free / Reduced Lunch
• 86.1 of eligible kids received free / reduced
  lunch (2008-2009 school year)
• Food Insecurity
• 13.1 of households are food insecure
• 18.7 of Oregons children live in poverty

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Oregons Children in Poverty
Children First for Oregon 2010 County Data Book
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Individual counties
Benton Marion Multnomah Polk
Obesity 20.6 26.4 23.8 33.5
Teen Pregnancy 14 / 1,000 244 / 1,000 325 / 1,000 33 / 1,000
Uninsured 5.2 14.8 3.4 2.5
Poverty 15.1 24.6 20 18.6
Head Start 42.6 58.1 63.9 50.9
Graduation 94.5 82.5 75.6 85.5
Abuse/Neglect 4.4 / 1,000 10.5 / 1,000 6.5 / 1,000 10.1 / 1,000
Children First for Oregon 2010 County Data Book
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Child Poverty
Children First for Oregon 2010 County Data Book
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What impact does this have?

• Children raised in poverty are more likely to
• Have limited or no access to health care
• Have chronic health problems
• Die during childhood
• Experience food insecurity and/or hunger
• Have learning disabilities
• Score lower on standardized tests
• Repeat a grade
• Drop out of school
• Suffer from emotional and/or behavioral problems
• Be poor as an adult
• www.cffo.org