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Miss the webinar The Day Federal Data Went Dark: A Year of Monitoring and Action?

Catch up with materials below.

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Child Population, by County - Kidsdata.org Kidsdata.org promotes the health and well being of children in California by providing an easy to use resource that offers high-quality, wide-ranging, local data to those who work on behalf of…

Number of California Kids at a 30-Year Low, and Projected to Continue Dropping

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Latinos in the San Joaquin Valley face higher obesity rates than non-Latinos. That carries broad health implications The San Joaquin Valley’s Latino population experiences obesity rates that significantly exceed non-Latinos among both adults and children.

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Latinos in the San Joaquin Valley Face Higher Obesity Rates Than Non-Latinos. That Carries Broad Health Implications.

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Report: The Latino Working Class: America’s Economic Engine PRB and UnidosUS are exploring the characteristics of the Latino working class, offering insights to inform policies that expand economic opportunity.

UNIDOS US: 80% of Latino children live in households with at least one working class adult. That is 16.8 million young people.

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Data Points Medicaid was designed for kids. Together with the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Medicaid pays for almost half of all births nationwide and is the largest source of health insurance for…

California’s Health Care Safety Net Catches More Than Half of All Kids

Together with the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Medicaid pays for almost half of all births nationwide and is the largest source of health insurance for children.

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Variability in Insurance Adequacy for Children With Special Health Care Needs on Medicaid This survey study quantifies state-to-state variation and predictors of Medicaid insurance continuity and adequacy among children with special health care needs.

JAMA Health Forum on Variability in Insurance Adequacy for CSHCN Covered by Medicaid

Medicaid is the primary insurer for nearly half of CSHCN, however there is substantial variability in the quality and continuity of coverage across states.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

2026 California Children's Report Card - Children Now < Return to Research & Reports

California’s kids face a host of unique challenges.

The 2026 Report Card grades the State on its performance supporting better outcomes for kids, from prenatal to age 26, across 30 wide-ranging issues affecting them.

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A newly issued data brief from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau provides 2022–2023 updates on the experiences of CYSHCN from the National Survey of Children’s Health.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Improving Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) through Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs): A Special Session with California's Surgeon General. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. This session will highlight statewide efforts to reduce ACEs and strengthen PCEs through school-based partnerships. California's Surgeon General, Dr. Diana Ramos will share how youth-centered strategies,...

TOMORROW 2/4, @11a.m. PT, the California School-Based Health Alliance will host a webinar: Improving Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Through Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs): A Special Session With California’s Surgeon General

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Disaster Days: California Public School Closure Database 2002-2019 Wildfires. Bad weather. Dangerous contamination. Explore the emergencies leading to school closures in California.

Across much of the country, kids had school days off because of snow and cold last week. But California kids miss school for closures too.

Check out the California Matters Disaster Days resource for more: disasterdays.calmatters.org/california-s...

NSCH 2023 24: Whole Child Risk Index – Number of risk domains child experiences, Nationwide Change Question, Topic or Survey

Over half of US children experience complex social and relational health risks - 2/3 of those with a mental health condition.

Learn more from the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative's Whole Child Risk Index.

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Experts Say Snow Days Are Good For Students' Well Being | WBZ NewsRadio 1030 Since COVID, some schools have opted for remote learning instead of giving kids a traditional snow day.

Snowed in?

Experts say snow days are good for children's wellbeing.
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State Medicaid Coverage of Behavioral Health Therapy for Children and Youth - NASHP Learn how states use Medicaid to expand access to outpatient behavioral health therapy for children and youth.

National Academy for State Health Policy: Nearly two-thirds (31) of all states cover behavioral health therapy for children and youth, regardless of whether they have a diagnosed behavioral disorder, through at least one benefit.

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The prevalences of chronic conditions and obesity have been increasing among
children in the United States.

HRSA Data Brief highlights results from the National Survey of Children’s Health on Healthy Behaviors Among School-aged Children
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Expenditures for Pediatric Behavioral Health Care This cross-sectional study discusses expenditures for pediatric behavioral health care over time and estimated family financial burden.

A new Pediatric JAMA article addresses the question: What are overall and out-of-pocket behavioral health expenditures for US children, and how have they changed over time?
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Recent Changes in Children’s Vaccination Rates by Race and Ethnicity | KFF Data show that children’s vaccination rates, including MMR and seasonal flu vaccines, have declined in recent years largely due to decreases in vaccinations among White and Asian children. At the…

KFF: As routine and seasonal vaccination rates continue to decline among children, racial disparities in vaccination rates persist.

Recent Changes in Children’s Vaccination Rates by Race and Ethnicity : www.kff.org/racial-equit...

2026 First 5 California Summit: Their Futures First Registration hosted by Whova 2026-08-31, Anaheim, CA

2026 First 5 California Summit: Their Futures First
August 31-September 2
Anaheim, CA

Early registration now open

Connect with a diverse network of hundreds of professionals representing all 58 California counties, along with guests from across the nation.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Improving Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) through Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs): A Special Session with California's Surgeon General. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. This session will highlight statewide efforts to reduce ACEs and strengthen PCEs through school-based partnerships. California's Surgeon General, Dr. Diana Ramos will share how youth-centered strategies,...

WEBINAR
Improving Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) through Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs): A Special Session with California's Surgeon General

2/4/26 @2PM ET

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The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is up for renewal and public comments are due today!

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Informational Webinar Slides: tinyurl.com/PRAMS-webina...
PRAMS Federal Register Notice: tinyurl.com/PRAMS-FRN

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Children Now Webinar: Using the 2026 CA Children’s Report Card to Drive Change

Wed, Jan 21
10:30–11:30 am PT
Register: tinyurl.com/mshp6cz6

The webinar will provide an overview of the trends in children’s health, education, online safety, and child welfare, and how to drive change.

MHS Dashboard Children and Youth Demographic Datasets - California Health and Human Services Open Data Portal The following datasets are based on the children and youth (under age 21) beneficiary population and consist of aggregate Mental Health Service data derived from Medi-Cal claims, encounter, and...

MHS Dashboard Children and Youth Demographic Datasets
These datasets are based on the children and youth (under age 21) beneficiary population and consist of aggregate Mental Health Service data derived from Medi-Cal claims, encounter, and eligibility systems.
data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/chil...

More than a Measure: How Disability Identification Shapes the Lives of Children and Families - Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health Cara Coleman is a nationally recognized family partner, speaker, medical educator, attorney, writer, and advocate for children with disabilities and medical complexity and their families....

The tools we use to identify disability matter. But what does this mean in the lives of children and their families? How does the way we identify disability affect a child’s life, education, resources, services, and so much more?

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Food Insecurity Impacts More Than 1 in 6 Kids « Data Points In response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) recent decision to stop collecting data on household food insecurity, KidsData is exploring alternative sources for measuring childhood…

1 in 6

That’s the number of children in California who lived in a household experiencing food insecurity in 2023, up from around one in eight in 2020. This rate translates to over 1.4 million kids—more than the total child population of Massachusetts or Missouri.

www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=11366

Five Things You Can Do to Protect Public Data Even small actions, taken together, can help strengthen the case for the importance of public data to our shared future.

Even small actions, taken together, can help strengthen the case for the importance of public data to our shared future.

Here are Five Things You Can Do to Protect Public Data:
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Improving Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) through Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs): A Special Session with California's Surgeon General. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. This session will highlight statewide efforts to reduce ACEs and strengthen PCEs through school-based partnerships. California's Surgeon General, Dr. Diana Ramos will share how youth-centered strategies,...

WEBINAR: Improving Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) through Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs): A Special Session with California's Surgeon General

Feb 4, 2026 11:00 AM Pacific

For more info and to register:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Food Security Summary - Kidsdata.org Kidsdata.org promotes the health and well being of children in California by providing an easy to use resource that offers high-quality, wide-ranging, local data to those who work on behalf of…

CalFresh served nearly 5.5 million Californians, including nearly 2 million children, in July 2024. See KidsData for policy options to boost nutrition program access, participation, and benefits for children and families in need.

www.kidsdata.org/topic/39/foo...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Rapid Response Data Briefing: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Did you know the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is up for renewal? With the April 2025 layoff of the entire CDC team that managed PRAMS and disruptions to PRAMS data access and publication,...

Rapid Response Webinar:
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)

Join this webinar to learn:

What's in PRAMS.
Why PRAMS is important.
What at risk.
How you can take action to protect this critical public resource.
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Thursday, January 8
2:00 pm ET

The California Index of Child and Youth Well-Being applies the national CWI to California, in order to assess how children overall in California -- as well as in specific demographic groups and regions -- have been faring.

www.kidsdata.org/index/whatis...

Water Safety, Everywhere | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine Drowning is a leading cause of death for young children worldwide—and one of the most preventable.

Water Safety, Everywhere
Drowning is a leading cause of death for young children worldwide—and one of the most preventable.
magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/water-s...

Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High School ... This report describes use of any tobacco product among middle and high school students from 2023 to 2024.

Did you know?
From 2023 to 2024, current use of any tobacco product declined among high school students from 12.6% to 10.1%, largely driven by the decline in high school e-cigarette use (from 10.0% to 7.8%).
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...