Fact Sheet: Young Children and Census 2020
October 2019
This fact sheet from NC Child describes why more than 73,000 young children may be missed in North Carolina's 2020 Census.
NC Child produces publications that document trends in child well-being and the impact of public policy decisions on children and families.
This fact sheet from NC Child describes why more than 73,000 young children may be missed in North Carolina's 2020 Census.
The NC Child Advocacy Toolkit is designed to support individuals and organizations in participating in the public policy-making process.
Big changes are coming to NC Medicaid and Health Choice (CHIP). Families will have a new world of health care decisions to navigate.
In 2018, you helped us transform data into action and policy change. You gave youth advocates a voice. And you supported our policy wins at the legislature. Together, we helped North Carolina children thrive!
Health insurance coverage is a highly effective tool for keeping families out of poverty, according to a new brief from NC Child, “Expanding Healthcare to Shrink Poverty.”
NC Child’s county data cards provide local snapshots of child well-being by county. County data cards present the latest data for key indicators in five areas of children’s well-being: A Strong Start, Family Economic Security, Nurturing Homes and Communities, Health and Wellness, and High-Quality Education. They also compare county data to children in the state as a whole.
Early childhood educators foster the brain development of young children, setting the foundation for them to learn and grow for the rest of their lives. Despite their significant impact on children’s success, these educators often bear the stress of low wages and limited workplace supports.
Ensuring children’s healthy growth and development should be a priority for all North Carolinians. Ending childhood lead exposure is one way to protect their long-term health. In North Carolina, public health officials have been working for more than 30 years to eliminate childhood lead poisoning – and have come very close to doing so. Child blood lead levels have dropped dramatically population-wide.
Unfortunately, some pockets of high exposure still remain – often in lower-income neighborhoods where older housing and buildings mean that old lead paint and lead pipes are still in use. Timely interventions that protect kids from exposure can help us eliminate childhood lead poisoning once and for all.
