KidsData · @KidsData
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Despite lower infant mortality, disparities in birth outcomes persist. In CA, rates of preterm delivery & low birthweight for infants of Black parents w/ the highest incomes are 1.5x greater than for those of white parents w/ the lowest incomes.

Read more:
kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10797

#infants #children #youth #pregnancy #healthequity #SDOH #birthoutcomes

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KidsData · @KidsData
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As with our recent data update on infant mortality, a new report from CDC shows that fetal mortality has fallen dramatically since the 1990s but disparities remain across demographic groups.

cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr72/

#prenatalcare #smoking #SDOH

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KidsData · @KidsData
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Both statewide and nationally, inequities persist in infant mortality.

Learn more about why and what can be done: kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10797

#infanthealth #childhealth #healthcare #healthdisparities #SDOH #healthequity

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KidsData · @KidsData
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Research shows that factors contributing to racial disparities in birth outcomes may have roots in structural racism and related stress.

Learn more: kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10797

#infantmortality #SDOH #birthoutcomes #structuralracism #healthequity

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KidsData · @KidsData
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: Of California caregivers who were extremely concerned about their children's safety following relaxed public health measures during the pandemic, the lowest rate belonged to caregivers in the highest annual income bracket ($100,000 or more).

Learn more: kidsdata.org/topic/2490/covid1

#factoftheday #SDOH #mentalhealth #youthmentalhealth #healthcare #mentalhealthcare #pandemic #covid

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KidsData · @KidsData
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The way housing voucher waitlists are managed unintentionally favors stability, disadvantaging families with the lowest incomes who move often. Learn more: prb.org/resources/public-housi

#factoftheday #housing #safetynet #SDOH #children #families

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KidsData · @KidsData
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According to 2016-2020 estimates, around 1 in 15 American Indian/Alaska Native children ages 0-18 in California had no health insurance coverage, compared with 1 in 25 Hispanic/Latino children, and fewer than 1 in 40 white children. kidsdata.org/topic/776/health-
@medmastodon

#factoftheday #health #healthcare #healthinsurance #SDOH #raceequity #structuralracism #children #childhealth #MedMastodon

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KidsData · @KidsData
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KidsData · @KidsData
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Children in households with rental assistance had fewer health problems and missed 22% fewer school days for illness compared with children whose households were waiting for assistance.

Learn more: prb.org/resources/public-housi


@edutooters @edutooter @medmastodon

#factoftheday #housing #safetynet #SDOH #children #families #education #school #sickday #MedMastodon

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KidsData · @KidsData
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Children in households with rental assistance had fewer health problems and missed 22% fewer school days for illness compared with children whose households were waiting for assistance.

Learn more: prb.org/resources/public-housi



#factoftheday #housing #safetynet #SDOH #children #families #education #school #sickday

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KidsData · @KidsData
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Kids who experience housing hardship, like eviction & frequent moving, are more likely to engage in delinquent behaviors, found Sarah Gold's analysis of the FFCWS study of 5,000 children.

What else do we know about housing stability & child well-being?

Read the new research highlight from PRB
prb.org/resources/public-housi

#housing #eviction #childhealth #children #publichealth #SDOH #poverty #childwellbeing

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KidsData · @KidsData
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KidsData · @KidsData
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KidsData · @KidsData
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: Black women were 5X more likely to die from postpartum cardiomyopathy (a form of heart failure) and preeclampsia and eclampsia (blood pressure disorders) than white women, according to 2016-2017 data. Learn more about the problem and what can be done: prb.org/resources/maternal-dea @medmastodon

#factoftheday #bmhw23 #maternalmortality #pregnancyrelateddeath #lastlullabye #racism #structuralracism #healthcare #SDOH #MedMastodon

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KidsData · @KidsData
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KidsData · @KidsData
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📣 EVENT announcement from The Children's Partnership
Protecting Black Children’s Health Through Community-Led Healing
April 12 at noon (pacific)
Details: eventbrite.com/e/livestream-pr

#bmhw23 #childhealth #SDOH

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KidsData · @KidsData
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Sara FL Kirk · @sflkirk
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This , a reminder that while communicable diseases have dominated the last three years, there remains a tsunami of threatening our and . We need to look at the structural factors that undermine health. t.co/N5hX2j8aSr

#WorldHealthDay #NCDs #wellbeing #lifeexpectancy #healthdisruptingenvironments #SDOH

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KidsData · @KidsData
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KidsData · @KidsData
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