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Childhood Poverty’s Impact on Health & Development

Childhood Poverty’s Impact on Health & Development. Charles N.Oberg, MD, MPH Healthy Generation Video Conference June 3, 2003. Children Living in Poverty. Poverty Facts--U.S. Census . Federal Poverty Level Based on “Thrifty Food Plan” of the late 1950’s In 2001 Single Person $9,214

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Childhood Poverty’s Impact on Health & Development

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  1. Childhood Poverty’s Impact on Health & Development Charles N.Oberg, MD, MPH Healthy Generation Video Conference June 3, 2003

  2. Children Living in Poverty

  3. Poverty Facts--U.S. Census • Federal Poverty Level Based on “Thrifty Food Plan” of the late 1950’s • In 2001 • Single Person $9,214 • Family of Four $18,022

  4. Poverty Facts 40 Year Trends-Poverty Rates for Children l 1960 17.6 million 26.9% of all children 1969 9.7 million 14.0% 1993 15.7 million 22.7% 12.1 million 1999 16.9% Children Still Represent 40% of All Poor l

  5. Trends in Family Composition 2/3 of first marriages end in divorce l Childbearing to unmarried women in l 2000 five times higher than 1940. Increasing Diversity of American Families l

  6. Impact of Family/Ethnicity on Child Poverty Rates Census 1998

  7. Hunger/Homelessness & Child Health

  8. Hunger & Insufficient Food Physician Task Force on Hunger--1985 l The “Growing Epidemic”, 20 million n 1/2 million malnourished children n Community Childhood Hunger l Identification Project--1995 14 million children “at risk” of hunger n U.S. Dept. of Agriculture: 31 million food l insecure homes (12 million kids)-1999

  9. Housing & Homelessness Families with children fastest growing l segment of the homeless population 2000 36% (US. Conference of Mayors) n 1 to 3 million homeless a year l 100,000 homeless children/night (GAO) l 28% Housing shortage, 20% economic, l 31% family issues, 14% drugs/violence

  10. Homeless Housed-Poor Increased 3.8% 1.7% Lead (>30) Hospitalized 11.6/1000 7.5/1000 Fair/Poor 13% 3.2% Health In addition, increased anemia, delayed immunizations, increase in abuse Housing--Increased Health Risk

  11. Impact of HomelessnessBassuk & Rosenberg Homeless Housed-Poor

  12. “The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those who have much--it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” Franklin D. Roosevelt

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