1. Child & Adolescent Health

2. Why focus on youth?
What are the top three causes of death currently in the U.S.?
Heart disease
Stroke
Cancer
What do these have in common?

3. Is this different for youth?
What are the top four causes of death among youth in the U.S.?
Motor vehicle accidents
Unintentional injuries
Homicide
Suicide

4. CDC: Six classifications
Risk behavior:
Unhealthy dietary behaviors
Physical inactivity
Unhealthy sexual behaviors
Tobacco use
Alcohol and other drug use
Behaviors resulting in unintentional injury/violence

5. America’s Youth

6. Why focus on children & adolescents?
Unique population – especially this generation.
The first to …
Understand terrorism as a domestic issue
Compete fully in a global economy
Experience instantaneous communication with the world
Grow up with the majority living a portion of childhood in a single parent household
Live their entire lives in the shadow of AIDS
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7. Youth defined according to WHO
Children:
0 10
Young People:
Adolescence:
Youth:
Note: Adolescence = a period of time in the lifespan; Adolescents = the youth experiencing adolescence.

8. National Statistics
“America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2011” Report:
In 2010, 74.2 million children 0-17 y/o
Children/adolescents equal 24% of population.

9. Racial and Ethnic Diversity
In 2010,
53.5% White, Non-Hispanic
23.1% Hispanic
14.0% African-American
4.3% Asian
5.2% Other

10. Family and Social Environment
In 2010,
66% of children lived with two married parents
23% of children lived with single mother
3% lived with single father
4% lived with neither parent

11. Family/Social Environment continued
Child care
In 2010,
20% of children had at least one foreign-born parent
In 2009,
21% spoke a language other than English at home

12. More family/social environment
Adolescent births
In 2009, adolescent birth rate: 20.1/1,000 (15-17 y/o)
The good news & bad news
Child Maltreatment
In 2009,
10 / 1,000 children 0-17 y/o were maltreated (substantiated reports)

13. Economic Circumstances
In 2009,
21% of children (0-17 y/o) lived in poverty
72% of children had at least one parent who worked full time, year round
23% of children lived in food insecure households

14. Health Care
In 2009,
90% of children (0-17 y/o) had health insurance coverage at some time during the year
84% of children (5-17 y/o) visited the dentist

15. Physical Environment & Safety
Outdoor air quality
In 2009, 59% of children lived in counties with detectable air pollutants
Drinking water
About 7% of children continue to live without clean drinking water
Environmental tobacco
About 17% of children still live in homes with ETS.
Housing
Inadequate housing
Overcrowding
Homeless

16. Behavior Tobacco use continues to decline … but …
Alcohol use continues to decline … but …
Illicit Drug use

18. Behavior continued

19. Education Reading Math In 2009,
90% of y/o completed high school or GED
70% of those immediately enrolled in 2 or 4 year college

20. Health The infant mortality rate In 2007 – 2008, Physical limitation
Continued to decline
In 2007 – 2008,
19% of 6-17 y/o were obese
The bad news
Physical limitation
Diet quality
Asthma
Adolescent depression

21. Special Feature: Adoption

22. Adoption continued

23. Adoption …