Healthy Lifestyles Statistics and Trends

Centers for Disease Control - main site provides data and fact sheets on a variety of issues related to child and family health
  • Center for Injury Prevention and Control
  • Healthy People 2010 statistics, reports, and educational materials

    Center for the Promotion of Health Lifestyles and Obesity Prevention, California State University, Fullerton

    Food Research and Action Center, Hunger in the U.S. page reviews statistics and health implications of poverty for children and families

    KIDS COUNT data bank: Custom-design profiles or comparisons on education, economics, and health using national and state data from national and state sites
  • The Annie E. Casey Fund Kids Count Profile or compare statistics on the state or county level using
  • NC Child Advocacy Institute

    International Food Information Council Resources on Dietary and Food Guidance

    National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University, Child Poverty in 21st Century America

    National Center for Health Statistics under the Centers for Disease Control, provides several sites on specialized issues affecting children, youth, and families
  • National Survey of Children's Health
  • National Survey of Children with Special Healthcare Needs
  • Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents, 1999-2002
  • Trends in Healthcare Insurance Coverage for Persons Under 65 Years, 1997-2001
  • Youth Risk Behavior Surveillence System

    National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity

    National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Carolina Population Center) provides ongoing surveillance on a variety of mental and physical health issues and behaviors

    North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC-DHHS)
  • 2002: Child Health Report Card
  • 2005: Child Health Assessment and Monitoring Project
  • Eat Smart, Move More NC with specific reports on the Data page

    White House Social Statistics Briefing Room reviews emerging reports on a variety of trends, especially focused on health

    For an international perspective on child and family health, note these sites:
  • World Bank Adolescent Health and Development Report (2004)
  • UNICEF Monitoring the Situation of Children and Women from an international perspective

    • Last updated Apr 06, 2006

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