Background Users can quickly get statistics on a variety of health topics, including: accidents, mortality, childbirth, anemia, drug use and marriage. FastStats is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and provides quick statistics on a variety of public health topics. Data Notes From an alphabetical list, users can click on a specific topic of interest and have access to the basic statistics. From there, users can click…
Head Start
Users can read reports and view data tables that provide fiscal and enrollment information on the Head Start program. Background The Office of Head Start is part of the Administration of Children and Families. Head Start is a national program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families. Early Head Start promotes…
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Background Data and reports on the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program are available to view or download. Information includes expenditures, amounts of assistance and recipient characteristics. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families is housed within the Office of Family Assistance at the Administration for Children and Families. The purpose of TANF is to provide assistance and work opportunities to families in need. TANF does this by providing federal funds…
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