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Needs Assessment: Community Fact Sheets

Needs Assessment: Community Fact Sheets. Massachusetts Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Initiative. HOLYOKE- AT A GLANCE: Population: 41,089 (12 th ) Estimated Population (0-3yrs): 1,908 Resident Births: 701 Median Income: $34,496 Number of HV Programs: 7

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Needs Assessment: Community Fact Sheets

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  1. Needs Assessment: Community Fact Sheets Massachusetts Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Initiative

  2. HOLYOKE- AT A GLANCE: • Population: 41,089 (12th) • Estimated Population (0-3yrs): 1,908 • Resident Births: 701 • Median Income: $34,496 • Number of HV Programs: 7 • Ranked Top 5 at-risk in Domains: Child Readiness (#2), Parenting Stressors (#1), Violent Crime (#5) and Economic Self Sufficiency (#2) Fact Sheet: Holyoke (#1) Massachusetts Home Visiting Needs Assessment Fact Sheet • HIGHLIGHTS: • 26.4% of residents live below 100% FPL / highest in MA • 74.5% of women giving birth receive publically financed health care / highest in MA • Teen (15-19 years) birth rate is 95.7 per 1,000 live births / highest in MA • 40.9% of infants are born to mothers with less than a high school education / 2nd highest in MA

  3. LAWRENCE, AT A GLANCE: • Population: 81,591 (9th) • Estimated Population (0-3yrs): 3,921 • Resident Births: 1,379 • Median Income: $32,337 • Number of HV Programs: 6 • Ranked Top 5 at-risk in Domains: Child School Readiness (#1), Vulnerable Populations (#1) and Economic Self Sufficiency (#1), Parenting Stressors (#4) Fact Sheet: Lawrence (#2) Massachusetts Home Visiting Needs Assessment Fact Sheet • HIGHLIGHTS: • 74.8% of residents self identify as non-White / highest in MA • 12.4 % of 9th-12th grade students drop out / highest in MA • 24.3% of residents live below 100% FPL / 2nd highest in MA • Teen (15-19 years) birth rate is 76.8 per 1,000 live births / 3rd highest in MA

  4. SPRINGFIELD, AT A GLANCE: • Population: 156,358 (3rd) • Estimated Population (0-3yrs): 6,993 • Resident Births: 2,458 • Median Income: $34,113 • Number of HV Programs: 9 • Ranked Top 5 at-risk in Domains: Maternal & Infant Health (#2), Parenting Stressors (#2), Violent Crime (#3), Economic Self Sufficiency (#3), Child Health (#5), Child School Readiness (#5) Fact Sheet: Springfield (#3) Massachusetts Home Visiting Needs Assessment Fact Sheet • HIGHLIGHTS: • 30.7% of infants are born to mothers with less than a high school education / 3rd highest in MA • Violent crime rate is 1254.9 reported offenses per 100,000 individuals / 3rd highest in MA • 47.0% of children (0-<18 years) live in single parent households / 2nd highest in MA • Teen (15-19 years) birth rate is 73.7 per 1,000 live births / 4th highest in MA

  5. CHELSEA, AT A GLANCE: • Population: 34,128 (15th) • Estimated Population (0-3yrs): 1,694 • Resident Births: 745 • Median Income: $39,710 • Number of HV Programs: 4 • Ranked Top 5 at-risk in Domains: Violent Crime (#1), Vulnerable Populations (#2), Parenting Stressors (#3) and Economic Self Sufficiency(#4) Fact Sheet: Chelsea (#4) Massachusetts Home Visiting Needs Assessment Fact Sheet • HIGHLIGHTS: • 43.8% of infants are born to mothers who have less than a high school education / highest in MA • Violent crime rate is 1732.2 per 100,000 / highest in MA • 69.7% of mothers are foreign-born / highest in MA • The teen birth rate is 81.2 live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19 years / 2nd highest in MA

  6. LOWELL, AT A GLANCE: • Population: 105,749 (4th) • Population Ages (0-3): 4,550 • Resident Births: 1,775 • Median Income: $49,816 • 31.7% of students are considered to have limited English proficiency / highest in MA • Number of HV Programs: 7 • Ranked Top 5 at-risk in Domains: Child School Readiness (#4) & Vulnerable Populations (#4) Fact Sheet: Lowell (5th) Massachusetts Home Visiting Needs Assessment Fact Sheet • HIGHLIGHTS: • 31.7% of students are considered to have limited English proficiency / highest in MA • 6.3% of children (0-11 years) are on the waitlist for subsidized childcare / 4th highest in MA • Lowell School District has been designated as a Level 4 district, which indicates that it contains one or more schools among the lowest-performing and least improving 2% based on quantitative indicators

  7. NEW BEDFORD, AT A GLANCE: • Population: 94,502 (7th) • Population Ages (0-3): 3,737 • Resident Births: 1,389 • Median Income: $36,775 • Number of HV Programs: 7 • Ranked Top 5 at-risk in Domains: Maternal & Infant Health (#4), Violent Crime (#2) and Economic Self Sufficiency (#5) Fact Sheet: New Bedford (6th) Massachusetts Home Visiting Needs Assessment Fact Sheet • HIGHLIGHTS: • Violent crime rate is 1,302.0 reported offenses per 100,000 people / 2nd highest in MA • 13.3% of residents are unemployed / 4th highest in MA • 64.5 children (0- <9 years) per 1,000 are victims of substantiated maltreatment / 4th highest in MA • 41.4% of children (ages 0-<18 years) lived in single parent homes / 5th highest in MA

  8. FALL RIVER, AT A GLANCE: • Population: 92,117 (9th) • Population Ages (0-3): 3,472 • Resident Births: 1,251 • Median Income: $35,814 • Number of HV Programs: 5 • Ranked Top 5 at-risk in Domains: Child School Readiness (#3), Parenting Stressors (#5) and Violent Crime (#4) Fact Sheet: Fall River (7th) Massachusetts Home Visiting Needs Assessment Fact Sheet • HIGHLIGHTS: • 13.3% of residents are unemployed / 3rd highest in MA • Substance use disorder admission rate is 4023.2 per 100,000 individuals / 3rd highest in MA • 10.1% of high school (grade 9-12) students drop out / 3rd highest in MA • 14.3% of children (0-<3 years) are enrolled in Early Intervention / 4th highest in MA • Violent crime rate is 1198.8 reported offenses per 100,000 / 4th highest in MA

  9. LYNN, AT A GLANCE: • Population: 92,186 (8th) • Population Ages (0-3): 3,906 • Resident Births: 1,501 • Median Income: $41,933 • Number of HV Programs: 7 • Ranked Top 5 at-risk in Domain: Vulnerable Populations (#3) Fact Sheet: Lynn (8th) Massachusetts Home Visiting Needs Assessment Fact Sheet • HIGHLIGHTS: • 50.4% of Lynn students speak English as a second language / 3rd highest in MA • 25.3% of students in Lynn have limited English proficiency / 3rd highest in MA • 27.9% of infants are born to mothers who have less than a high school education / 5th highest in MA

  10. SOUTHBRIDGE, AT A GLANCE: • Population: 17,503 (16th) • Population Ages (0-3): 3,906 • Resident Births: 237 • Median Income: $40,788 • Number of HV Programs: 5 • Ranked Top 5 at-risk in Domain: Child Health (#1) Fact Sheet: Southbridge (9th) Massachusetts Home Visiting Needs Assessment Fact Sheet • HIGHLIGHTS: • Rate of asthma and asthma-related hospitalizations is 1989.0 per 100,000 0-19 year olds / highest in MA • Teen (15-19 years) birth rate is 67.3 per 1,000 live births / 5th highest in MA • Southbridge School District has been designated as a Level 4 district, which indicates that it contains one or more schools among the lowest-performing and least improving 2% based on quantitative indicators

  11. BOSTON, AT A GLANCE: • Population: 558,435 (1st) • Estimated Population (0-3yrs): 19,688 • Resident Births: 8,019 • Median Income: $52,433 • Number of HV Programs: 13 • Ranked Top 5 at-risk in Domain: Child Health (#4) Fact Sheet: Boston (#10) • HIGHLIGHTS: • 771 refugees/asylees have resettled in Boston in the last five years / 3rd highest in MA • Violent crime rate is 1,104.4 reported offenses per 100,000 people / 6th highest in MA • Rate of asthma and asthma-related hospitalizations is 1,627.42 per 100,000 0-19 year olds/ 2nd highest in MA • 19.5% of Boston residents live below 100% FPL / state average: 9.3% Massachusetts Home Visiting Needs Assessment Fact Sheet

  12. BROCKTON, AT A GLANCE: • Population: 100,366 (5th) • Estimated Population (0-3yrs): 4,071 • Resident Births: 1,552 • Median Income: $50,197 • Number of HV Programs: 4 • Ranked Top 5 in Domain: None Fact Sheet: Brockton (#11) • HIGHLIGHTS: • • 44.6% of women giving birth in the city are foreign-born, compared to the state average of 17.2% • 61.0% of women giving birth receive publically financed health care / state average: 33.1% • • Infant mortality rate is 8.5 deaths per 1,000 live births / state average: 4.9 per 1,000 Massachusetts Home Visiting Needs Assessment Fact Sheet

  13. WORCESTER, AT A GLANCE: • Population: 179,839 (2nd) • Estimated Population (0-3yrs): 6,746 • Resident Births: 2,760 • Median Income: $45,944 • Number of HV Programs: 6 • Ranked Top 5 at-risk in Domain: Vulnerable Populations (#5) Fact Sheet: Worcester (#12) Massachusetts Home Visiting Needs Assessment Fact Sheet • HIGHLIGHTS: • 1,485 refugees/asylees have resettled in the city in the past five years / highest in the MA • 28.2% of students have limited English proficiency in school / 2nd highest in MA • Infant mortality rate is 8.9 per 1,000 live births / state average of 4.9 per 1,000

  14. REVERE, AT A GLANCE: • Population: 45,551 (10th) • Estimated Population (0-3yrs): 1,650 • Resident Births: 761 • Median Income: $49,178 • Number of HV Programs: 4 • Ranked Top 5 at-risk in Domain: None Fact Sheet: Revere (#13) • HIGHLIGHTS: • 8.5% of children (0-<11 years) are on the waitlist for subsidized childcare / highest in MA • 59.7% of women giving birth in Revere are foreign-born, the fourth highest percentage in Massachusetts • 57.5% of women giving birth receive publically-financed health care / state average: 33.1% Massachusetts Home Visiting Needs Assessment Fact Sheet

  15. PITTSFIELD, AT A GLANCE: • Population: 43,949 (11th) • Estimated Population (0-3yrs): 1,580 • Resident Births: 520 • Median Income: $43,507 • Number of HV Programs: 6 • Ranked Top 5 at-risk in Domain: Child Maltreatment (#2) Fact Sheet: Pittsfield (#14) Massachusetts Home Visiting Needs Assessment Fact Sheet • HIGHLIGHTS: • Substance use disorder admissions rate is 4127.5 per 100,000 individuals / 2nd highest in MA • 66.8 per 1,000 children (0- <9 years) are victims of substantiated child maltreatment / 3rd highest in MA • 34.1% of women receive less than adequate prenatal care / 4th highest in MA • 25.6% of mothers report smoking during pregnancy/ 4th highest rate in MA

  16. NORTH ADAMS, AT A GLANCE: • Population: 14,031 (17th) • Population Ages (0-3): 480 • Resident Births: 150 • Median Income: $35,020 • Number of HV Programs: 4 • Ranked Top 5 at-risk in Domain: Child Maltreatment (#1) Fact Sheet: North Adams (15th) Massachusetts Home Visiting Needs Assessment Fact Sheet • POINTS OF INTEREST: • 74.3 per 1,000 children (0 - <9 years) have substantiated reports of maltreatment / highest in MA • 33.7% of mothers report smoking during pregnancy / 2nd highest in MA • 21,413.4 per 100,000 children (0 - <9 years) experience unintentional injuries / 4th highest in MA

  17. EVERETT, AT A GLANCE: • Population: 37,100 (14th) • Population Ages (0-3): 1,371 • Resident Births: 655 • Median Income: $49,830 • Number of HV Programs: 3 • Ranked Top 5 at-risk in Domain: None Fact Sheet: Everett (16th) • POINTS OF INTEREST: • 64.8% of women giving birth in Everett are foreign born / 2nd highest in MA • 62.2% of mothers giving birth are receiving publically-financed health care / 6th highest in MA • 16.2% of children aged (0- <3 years) are enrolled in EI / state average: 14.0 Massachusetts Home Visiting Needs Assessment Fact Sheet

  18. FITCHBURG, AT A GLANCE: • Population: 40,514 (13th) • Population Ages (0-3): 1,626 • Resident Births: 615 • Median Income: $47,369 • Number of HV Programs: 6 • Ranked Top 5 at-risk in Domain: None Fact Sheet: Fitchburg (17th) • POINTS OF INTEREST: • 11.7% of residents are unemployed / 5th highest in MA • 8.4% of high school students (grade 9-12) drop out / state average: 2.9% • 51.9% of women giving birth receive publically financed health care / state average of 33.1% Massachusetts Home Visiting Needs Assessment Fact Sheet

  19. Data Sources 1: Premature Birth: Massachusetts Community Health Information Profile (MassCHIP): Retrieved from http://www.mass.gov/dph/masschip 2 Low Birthweight: Massachusetts Community Health Information Profile (MassCHIP): Retrieved from http://www.mass.gov/dph/masschip 3 Infant Mortality: Massachusetts Community Health Information Profile (MassCHIP): Retrieved from http://www.mass.gov/dph/masschip 4Poverty: Massachusetts Community Health Information Profile (MassCHIP): Retrieved from http://www.mass.gov/dph/masschip 5Crime: Criminal Justice Information Services Division. (2008). Violent crime crude rate (custom report): U.S. Department of Justice 6Crime: Commonwealth Fusion Center. (2008). Uniform Crime (custom report): MA Crime Reporting Unit of the MA State Police 7Domestic Violence: 2010, Massachusetts Court Filings, total court filings for 2009: Retrieved from www.mass.gov 8 School Drop-out: Division of Information Services. (2010). Dropout Rates in Massachusetts Public Schools: 2001-2009. Boston MA: MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. 9 Unemployment: Division of Unemployment Assistance. (2010). Labor force, employment and unemployment in Massachusetts (custom report). Boston, MA: MA Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development 10 Child Maltreatment: Division of Early Intervention and Special Projects. (2010). Rate of children <9 years with supported allegations and unduplicated counts of child maltreatment 2009-2010 (custom report). Boston, MA. MA Department of Children and Families 11 Substance Abuse: Massachusetts Community Health Information Profile (MassCHIP): Retrieved from http://www.mass.gov/dph/masschip 12: Vulnerable Populations: Race Variable, 2005 Inter-Census Data; Massachusetts Community Health Information Profile (MassCHIP): Retrieved from http://www.mass.gov/dph/masschip

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