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  1. Santa Clara and San Mateo County Children's Reports

    The Foundation has been a key supporter of reports in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties that track indicators of children's health and well being. The latest editions of these reports were released in 2007.

    Santa Clara County Children's Report
    Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health (2007)

    Children in Our Community: A Report on Their Health and Well Being (San Mateo County Children's Report)
    Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health (2007)


    Other County and California Data Sources

    16th Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County
    Orange County Children's Partnership (OCCP), Center for Community Collaboration, California State University, Fullerton, Orange County Board of Supervisors, Children and Families Commission of Orange County (2010)
    Provides a comprehensive picture of the present condition of children in Orange County and establishes a baseline from which to measure future progress and track changing conditions.

    2009 San Diego County Report Card on Children and Families
    San Diego Children's Initiative (2009)
    This Report Card provides trend and comparative data illustrating the health and well-being of San Diego County children and families in the domains of health, education, welfare, and economic support.

    A Portrait of Preteens in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
    Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health (2006)
    Analyzes data on local preteens (ages 9 to 13), including emotional health, behavioral health and safety, academics and school environment, and physical health.

    California Health Interview Survey
    UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
    This telephone survey of children, adolescents, and adults from all over California covers dozens of health topics and provides statewide and local data. The AskCHIS online database allows users to customize data by locale, age group, race/ethnicity, income, and other categories.

    California Report Card 2011-12
    Children Now (2011)
    Provides a snapshot of the status of children in California and includes policy objectives for improving children's well-being.
    Also see Children Now's 2010 California County Scorecard of Children's Well-Being.

    Child Welfare Dynamic Report System
    University of California at Berkeley, Center for Social Services Research
    Aggregates California’s child welfare and foster care data into one comprehensive source.

    District-, County-, and School-Specific Results from the California Healthy Kids Survey
    West Ed
    WestEd analyzes California Healthy Kids Survey data at the district, school, and county level, and presents these data in a variety of report formats. The comprehensive survey provides a range of information on health risks and resilience.

    Ed-Data
    A Partnership of the California Department of Education, EdSource, and Fiscal Crisis Management Assistance Team
    Launched in 1996, the Ed-Data website is designed to offer educators, policy makers, the legislature, parents, and the public quick access to timely and comprehensive data about K-12 education in California.

    Health of Alameda County Cities and Places
    Alameda County Public Health Department (2010)
    This report contains demographic and health information for Alameda County and for all cities, places, and regions in the county. Updated for 2010, the report includes data from the previous Health Indicators for Cities reports and the previous Alameda County Health Status reports.


    National and International Data Sources

    America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well Being, 2011
    Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (2011)
    A report highlighting economic, health, behavioral/social, and educational trends that affect children.

    Child Trends DataBank
    Child Trends
    A national data center, with select state and regional figures, including demographic information and a wide variety of indicators related to child well being.

    Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health
    The Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
    Provides access to survey data from the National Survey of Children's Health and the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, and allows comparisons of state, regional, and nationwide results, as well as comparisons by demographic groups.

    Diversitydata.org
    Harvard School of Public Health
    This website contains many indicators of child and adult well being, with a focus on the economic and social opportunities available to different racial and ethnic communities. These data are available for metropolitan areas.

    Kids Count Data Center
    The Annie E. Casey Foundation
    Online databases with national demographic information and indicators of child well being by state and select local regions.

    State Health Facts Online
    Kaiser Family Foundation
    Although not focused solely on children, this website provides a wealth of health information for each of the 50 states.

    The State of the World's Children 2011
    UNICEF
    An annual, multimedia report and interactive database on the status of children worldwide. Includes data tables, maps, analysis of key issues facing children, and information on human rights.

    U. S. Census Bureau
    U. S. Census Bureau
    Links to demographic, economic, housing, and other types of data and reports from the U. S. Census and other surveys. Data are available at the national, state, county, city and zip code levels.