Dr. William O’Hare, International Society for Child Indicators Conference, July 28, 2011
Dr. William O’Hare,
International Society for Child Indicators Conference, July 28, 2011
HOW PRESENTATION IS ORGANIZED
OVERVEIW OF FEDERAL SYSTEMKEY AGENCIESKEY ACTIVITY
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY
U.S. FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM
DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM
MORE THAN 80 STATISTICAL AGENCIES WITH $500k+ BUDGETS
STATISTICAL AGENCIES ARE LOCATED WITHIN BROADER DEPARTMENTS (EDUCATION, HEALTH, COMMERCE, ETC)
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT- WHITE HOUSE) OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS CHIEF STATISTICIAN (KATHERINE WALLMAN)
IMPLICATIONS OF DECENTRALIZED SYSTEMNO SINGLE AGENCY IS IN POSITION TO
TALK ABOUT THE WHOLE CHILD – OR CHILD WELL-BEING GENERALLY
NEED FOR COLLABORATION AMONG AGENCIES
CREATED A GAP TO BE FILLED BY ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT
THREE KEY AGENCIESCENSUS BUREAU – IN COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS – IN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS – IN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
OTHER KEY AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE DATA ON CHILDRENDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEDEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENTDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEDEPARTMENT OF LABORDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
KEY INTEGRATED ACTIVITYINTERAGENCY FORUM ON CHILD AND FAMILY
STATISTICS – FORMED IN 1994
ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF AMERICA’S CHILDREN : KEY NATIONAL INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING SINCE 1997
GOVERNANCE OF INTERAGENCY FORUM?
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY: KEY ANNUAL REPORTSKIDS COUNT
FOUNDATION FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT/ DUKE UNIVERSITY – CHILD WELL-BEING INDEX (CWI)
KIDS COUNT PROJECT – FOCUSED ON STATE DIFFERENCES3 KEY ACTIVITIES
1. ANNUAL REPORT ON CHILD WELL-BEING IN THE STATES SINCE 1990
2. DEVELOPED WEBSITE WITH DATA AND REPORTS (WWW.KIDSCOUNT.ORG)
3. DEVELOPED STATE NETWORK OF KIDS COUNT GRANTEES THAT USE DATA-BASED ADVOCACY APPROACH
FOUNDATION FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DUKE) – CHILD
WELL-BEING INDEX (CWI) ANNUAL REPORT SINCE 2004 TRACKS
CHANGES IN WELL-BEING OF CHLDREN AT NATIONAL LEVEL
USE CWI APPROACH TO LOOK AT DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS (AGE, GENDER, RACE)
USE ANNUAL RELEASES TO HIGHLIGHT SELECTED TOPICS
OTHER KEY CONTIBUTORSCHILD TRENDS – DATA BANK
CHAPIN HALL – UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
FIRST FOCUS – SERIES OF REPORTS ON EXPENDITURES IN PAST FEW YEARS
CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND
KEY POINTS LARGE NUMBER OF STATISTICAL AGENCIES
HURDLES TO COLLABORATION/COOPERATION AMONG AGENCIES
FEDERAL INTERAGENCY FORUM ON CHILD AND FAMILY STATISTICS HAS BEEN KEY DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVE NON-GOVERNMENTAL SECTOR