Healthy Youth, Healthy Future: MCH Needs Assessment for Children and Adolescents
Jan 05, 2016
Healthy Youth, Healthy Future: MCH Needs Assessment for
Children and Adolescents
MCH 2010 Children and Adolescent Priority Needs
Improve behavioral / mental health Reduce overweight Reduce injury and death
Additional Focus Issues:– Reduce teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases– Improve oral health– Improve asthma diagnosis and treatment
Percent Children by Age Group
Census. American Community Survey 2007
Under 5 28.0%
10 to 14 27.3%
5 to 9 27.2%
15 to 17 17.5%
Urban74.9%
Rural22.5%
Frontier2.6%
Percent Children Urban
Census. American Community Survey 2007
White86.9%
Native American
1.5%
Black9.0%
Asian / Pacific
Islander2.6%
Racial Identity of Children
Census. American Community Survey 2007
Ethnic Identity of Children
U.S. Census. American Community Survey (ACS), Kansas, 2007.
Percent HispanicPercent Hispanic
13.7%
10.7%
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16%
2008
2002
Yea
r
Percent of Population
Married Couple
73%
Female Householder
20%
Male Householder
7%
Kansas Family Structure
U.S. Census. American Community Survey (ACS), Kansas, 2007.
56%
15%
6%
28%
64%
8%
14%
7%2%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
All Children Children in Poverty
Other
Uninsured
Medicaid
Individual
Employer
Insurance Type in Kansas Children
U.S. Census. Current Populations Survey (CPS), Kansas. 2007
Poverty Level of Kansas Children
U.S. Census. CPS Kansas 2007 and ACS Kansas 2005-2007
40.1%
17.4%
6.0%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Under 200%
Under 100%
Under 50%
Fed
eral
Po
vert
y L
evel
Percent of Population
Children Below Poverty by Age Group
US Census, American Community Survey 2004 & 2008
Percent of Population 5-17 Linguistically Isolated in KS
U.S. Census. ACS Kansas 2005-2007
0.1
0.3
0.2
2.7
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
other
Asian/Pacific Island
Indo-European
Spanish
Overall Health Good
HRSA. National Survey of Child Health 2007
Percent of parents who rated their child’s Percent of parents who rated their child’s overall health as good or excellentoverall health as good or excellent
Oral Health Good
Percent of parents who rated their child’s oral Percent of parents who rated their child’s oral health as good or excellenthealth as good or excellent
HRSA. National Survey of Child Health 2007
KS Childhood Immunizations
CDC. National Immunization Survey 2008
Percent of children (19-35 months) that receive DTP, polio, MCV, HepB, and HIB
Adolescent Obesity
HRSA. National Survey of Child Health 2007
Percent of adolescents (10-17 years) that are
overweight or obese
Childhood Obesity
KDHE. WIC Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System
Percent of WIC children (2-5 years) that are over 85% for BMI
Nonfatal Injuries by Age Group
CDC. WISQARS. 2005
KS 149.9
KS 300.4
KS 463.4
US 286.1
US 225.9
US 484
0 100 200 300 400 500
0-4
5-14
15-24
Ag
e G
rou
p
Rate per 100,000
Rate of all nonfatal hospitalizations for nonfatal injuries by age group
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Percent of children (0-17 years) involved in motor vehicle accidents with improperly applied
or lack of restraints
US DOT. FARS. 2008
Fatal Injury Hospitalizations
CDC. WISQARS 2003-2006
14.5
3.8
2.2
0.4
17.0
2.6 2.5
0.30.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
Unintentional Violence Related Suicide Undetermined
Cause
Rat
e p
er 1
00,0
00
US
KS
Deaths of Children (0-15) by Race/Ethnicity
KDHE. 2008 Annual Vital Statistics Summary
Child Abuse/Neglect
KS, 3.3
US, 43
US, 10.6
KS, 45.1
0 10 20 30 40 50
referrals
victims
Rate per 10,000
HRSA. Abuse and Neglect data 2007.
Adolescent Dating Related Violence
CDC. YRBSS 2007.
KS, 8.3
US, 9.9
US, 7.8
KS, 10.1
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
PhysicallyAbused by
Partner
PhysicallyCoerced into
Sex
Percent of Population
Adolescent Sexual Activity
US, 14.9
KS, 15.4
KS, 45
US, 47.8
0 10 20 30 40 50
At least 4sexual
partners
Ever hadSexual
Intercourse
Percent of Population
CDC. YRBSS 2007.
Teenage Pregnancy
KDHE. Annual Vital Statistics Summary 2002, 2008.
Rate of Teenage Pregnancy (15-19 years old) per 1,000 Female Teenagers
KS 2002; 60.7
KS 2008; 55
0 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64
Rate per 1,000
Female Adolescent STD
KDHE. STD. STD Annual summary 2002, 2008.
Rate per 1,000 women aged 15 -19 years with a reported case of Chlamydia
KS 2002; 22.4
KS 2008; 28.5
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Rate per 1,000
Adolescent Drug Use Prior to Sex
CDC. YRBSS 2007.
Percent of Adolescents who self-reported drugs were used prior to sexual intercourse
Driving Under Influence
CDC. YRBSS 2007.
Percent of Adolescents who self-reported driving under the influence of alcohol
Adolescent Tobacco Use
CDC. YRBSS 2007.
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