Background Users can download a report on trends in child and family well-being in the United States. Topics include: Topics include: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health. Childstats.gov provides annual updates on trends in child and family well-being in the United States. This website is maintained by the Forum on Child and Family Statistics, a collaboration of 22 federal agencies…
Child Well-Being and Welfare Module
Background Users can download data pertaining to child well-being. Topics include, but are not limited to: childcare, neighborhood safety, and parental employment. The Child Well-Being and Welfare Module of SLAITS is operated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and is sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services. The Child Well-Being and Welfare module contains information exploring the association…
Child Well-Being Index
Background The Child Well-Being Index is an average of factors related to child well-being in the United States. Users can download annual reports about national trends child well-being over time and the most recent Child Well-being Index. The Child Well-Being Index (CWI) is a measure of national trends in child well-being over time. This measure, modeled after the Consumer Price Index, is a yearly average of the factors related to…
Consumer Product Related Statistics Data
Background Users can access reports including data pertaining to product safety. Topics include but are not limited to: children’s products, electrocutions, fires, fireworks, sports and recreation, and submersion. The consumer product related statistic database in maintained by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission produces reports on a variety of topics covering injuries and death. Data Notes Data is presented in report or abstract form…
Federal Aviation Administration Safety Database
Background Users can access data related to aviation safety, airline delays, and aviation accidents. The Federal Aviation Administration data is maintained by the Aviation Administration of the United States. Data is collected about fatal and nonfatal aviation accidents. Data Notes Users can search for specific dates, injury type, and plane types within the Accident and Incident reporting software. Additional non-health data related to flight delays and scheduling is also available.…
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National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
Users can request data and reports related, but not limited to child abuse, neglect, foster care, and child well-being. Background The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect collects data on the well-being of children. The archive is a project of the Family Life Development Center, Department of Human Ecology at Cornell University. The archive collects data sets from the The National Survey of Child Health and Well-being, The…
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
Background Users can access data on emergency and hospital visits related to injuries caused by consumer products in the United States. The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS)collects data on injury prevalence related to different types of consumer products. The NEISS is maintained by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. The NEISS collects information from a certain number of hospitals in a region to estimate prevalence for the entire region.…
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State School Health Policy Database
Background Users can view brief descriptions of laws and policies pertaining to the health of students Topics include: wellness policy, health education curriculum, school meal programs, physical activity, emergency response, bullying, and facility safety, among others. The State School Health Policy Database was developed by the National Association of State Boards of Education and is supported by the Division of Adolescent and School Health of the Centers (DASH) of the…