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Emerging Issues in Child Well-Being. North Carolina. Action for Children North Carolina laila@ncchild.org | @ lailaabell. Agenda. 01. About Action for Children. 02. The KIDS COUNT Data Book. 03. National Trends in the Data Book. 04. North Carolina Trends in the Data Book. 05.

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  1. Emerging Issues in Child Well-Being North Carolina Action for Children North Carolina laila@ncchild.org | @lailaabell

  2. Agenda 01 About Action for Children 02 The KIDS COUNT Data Book 03 National Trends in the Data Book 04 North Carolina Trends in the Data Book 05 Questions

  3. Working to make North Carolina the best place to BE and RAISE a child

  4. Our Strategies 01 OUR STRATEGIES APPLIED RESEARCH AND DATA COMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA ADVOCACY OUTREACH CONVENING, ORGANIZING AND FACILITATING PUBLIC EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

  5. datacenter.kidscount.org

  6. Annie E. Casey Foundation Presenters 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book datacenter.kidscount.org

  7. Why a new index? OLD NEW Ranks states on 4 domains with 16 indicators of child well-being Leverages new data availability Allows for more comprehensive and nuanced views of child well-being • Ranked states on 10indicators of child well-being • Dominated by health indicators • Minimized education and family and community influences

  8. The New Domains EconomicWell-Being Education Family andCommunity Health

  9. 2012 DATA BOOK National Trends In Child Well-Being

  10. National Trends Improved Mixed Declined Family andCommunity EconomicWell-Being Health Education

  11. National Trends Lack HealthInsurance Child Poverty Rate

  12. National Trends Live inHigh-Poverty Areas

  13. 2012 DATA BOOK North Carolina Trends In Child Well-Being

  14. North Carolina Trends • North Carolina Ranks 34th in the nation in overall child well-being • North Carolina improved in 10 indicators, and declined in 6 indicators

  15. North Carolina Trends Improved Declined Family andCommunity EconomicWell-Being Education Health 25 26 35 36

  16. North Carolina Trends • North Carolina Ranks 34th in the nation in overall child well-being • North Carolina improved in 10 indicators and declined in 6 indicators

  17. Implications for State Policy Work More children at risk•Declining state investments•Dampening future prosperity

  18. View the 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book online at:datacenter.kidscount.orgFor questions about North Carolina’s rank in the 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book contact Laila A Bell, Director of Research and Data at Action for Children North Carolina at: laila@ncchild.org

  19. Questions? datacenter.kidscount.org

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