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“Health in Tennessee’s Children: What’s the Score?”

“Health in Tennessee’s Children: What’s the Score?”. Theodora Phea Pinnock, M.D., Director, Maternal and Child Health presented to MCHB Partnership Meeting October 16, 2007. The Score Board. Pre-Game Pre-Game Stats Game-Time Current Efforts

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“Health in Tennessee’s Children: What’s the Score?”

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  1. “Health in Tennessee’s Children: What’s the Score?” Theodora Phea Pinnock, M.D., Director, Maternal and Child Health presented to MCHB Partnership Meeting October 16, 2007

  2. The Score Board • Pre-Game • Pre-Game Stats • Game-Time • Current Efforts • Trophy Presentation

  3. Pre-Game

  4. Pre-Game Stats • Ranks 39th for children in poverty • Ranks 37th for % of mothers receiving late or no prenatal care • Ranks 29th for Child Deaths • Ranks 43rd for percent of children in single parent families • Ranks 42nd for low birth weight babies • Ranks 46th for % preterm births • Ranks 43rd for infant mortality • Ranks 43rd overall for health status Annie E Casey Foundation

  5. Pre-Game Stats • The National Center for Children in Poverty report : • 55.2% of children under age 6 in child care, is considered low income • 18% percent of children use the Child Care and Development Fund subsidy coverage as compared to the nation at 12% . • 67.99% of all children have two parents working outside of the home • 61.18% of children under the age of six have two working parents, resulting in a high percentage of children under the age of 6 receiving care at a licensed child care facility in Tennessee

  6. Pre-Game Stats Overweight/Obesity • Childhood obesity has reached epidemic rates according to the 2001 Surgeon General’s Report • 11% of low-income Tennessee children under the age of 5 were overweight in 2001(Ped NSS, 2001) • The Department of Health has found that 42% of school children are overweight, or at risk of becoming overweight

  7. Fat Albert: Getting fatter ?

  8. Game -Time

  9. Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) • Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) establishes partnerships and collaborations which support families and communities in their development of children that are healthy and ready to learn at school entry. This goal is achieved by addressing the following core elements: 1) access to health insurance and medical homes; 2) mental health and social-emotional development; 3) early care and education/child care; 4) parenting education; and 5) family support. Public and private agencies coordinate their efforts to assure availability of a broad range of non-duplicated services regarding these initiatives.

  10. Game Time ECCS: • Collaboration with SIDS • Home visiting • Partnership with Head Start • Oral Health • State Team • Partnership to attack childhood obesity • RWJ grant to change policy • ECCS & Child Care Resource & Referral • “Gold Sneaker” Initiative

  11. Game Time ECCS: • Collaboration with Governor’s Books from Birth • Collaboration with Departments of Education and Human Services • Center on Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning • Collaboration with Tennessee’s Early Intervention Program • Reform • Newly implemented structure

  12. Trophy Presentation

  13. Quote • “Never have SO MANY needed SO MUCH from SO FEW.”

  14. Are You Playing in the Game? It’s Time!!!!!

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