Publications

Fact Sheet: How “Forever Chemicals” Can Harm Children’s Health in North Carolina

January 2020

Ensuring children’s healthy growth and development should be a priority for all North Carolinians. Ending childhood exposure to hazardous pollutants like PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” is one way to protect kids’ long-term health.

The state of North Carolina and the US EPA have not yet set restrictions on PFAS, even though the chemicals are contaminating drinking water for over 250,000 residents of southeastern North Carolina.

Fact Sheet: Make Kids Count: Wake County

October 2019

This fact sheet from NC Child explores which local communities within Wake County, North Carolina are most likely to be missed in the 2020 Census.

Fact Sheet: The Cost of a Census Undercount

October 2019

In North Carolina alone, more than $16 billion in annual federal funding is dependent on an accurate Census count.

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 Advocacy Toolkit

September 2019

The NC Child Advocacy Toolkit is designed to support individuals and organizations in participating in the public policy-making process.

Important changes coming to NC Medicaid

July 2019

Big changes are coming to NC Medicaid and Health Choice (CHIP). Families will have a new world of health care decisions to navigate.

2018 NC Child Annual Impact Report

July 2019

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!

Expanding Healthcare to Shrink Poverty

May 2019

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.”

2019 Data Cards

April 2019

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. T​hey also compare county data to children in the state as a whole.