Child health
The child health topic indicators display prevalence of health conditions among
infants, children, and adolescents. It includes basic demographics such as child population, birth
information, child care, and physical activity. Health intervention and prevention information
related to screenings and immunizations is listed. This topic area also has information related to
health issues such as birth defects, oral health, injuries, developmental delays, diseases, weight
concerns, and substance use.
A goal of child public health is to improve "the extent to which individual children or groups of
children are able or enabled to (a) develop and realize their potential, (b) satisfy their needs,
and (c) develop the capacities that allow them to interact successfully with their biological,
physical, and social environments."1
Why it's important
Early detection and intervention can help improve management of chronic health conditions or prevent long term health issues into adulthood. Targeting child health is considered important in order to eventually achieve a healthy adult population.All children
- Utah population characteristics: poverty, children age 17 and under
- Asthma: child prevalence
- Asthma management
- Blood lead in children
- Child injury deaths
- Environmental burden of childhood diseases
- Immunizations - influenza, children and teens
Infants
- Birth defects: infant mortality
- Birth defects: overall
- Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) screening
- Infant mortality
- Infant safe sleep
- Low birth weight
- Newborn hearing screening
- Newborn heelstick screening
- Preterm birth
- Sleep-related sudden unexpected infant death (SUID)
- Very Preterm Birth
Young children
- Child care numbers of facilities
- Dental caries experience: children aged 6-9
- Dental disease: untreated cecay in children Age 6-9
- Dental sealants: children age 6-9
- Immunizations - recommended immunizations by age 24 months
- Obesity among children and adolescents
- Infant and children enrolled on the WIC program who have an overweight BMI
Adolescents
Births to Adolescents
- Adolescent Births - Girls Age 10-14
- Adolescent Births - Girls Age 15-17
- Adolescent Births - Girls Age 18-19
- Adolescent Births - Girls Age 15-19
Birth data (infant birth weight, pre-term births)
Fetal/Infant/Neonatal Mortality
- Fetal Mortality Selections
- Infant Mortality Selections (includes fetal, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality)