1. General Well-Being
Report: “U.S. Teens in Our World: Understanding the Health of U.S. Youth in Comparison to Youth in Other Countries”

7. Oregon’s Youth

9. Our Youth Report: “Children First for Oregon: Progress Report 2010”
How are we doing as a state?

10. Child Health 10.6% of children (0-18 y/o) had no health insurance.
Healthy Kids Plan
26.8% of children are obese
20.8% teen pregnancy rate

11. Child Welfare Foster care: Domestic violence:
60% of kids had 2 or fewer placements during the year
Domestic violence:
31.7% confirmed abuse/neglect/threat of harm

12. 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

13. 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 ( school year)
Food Insecurity
13.1% of households are food insecure
18.7% of Oregon’s children live in poverty

14. Oregon’s Children in Poverty
Children First for Oregon 2010 County Data Book

15. 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

16. Child Poverty
Children First for Oregon 2010 County Data Book

17. 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