Data and statistical reports available on the health, as well other demographical characteristics, of children and adolescents in Virginia are available through organizations and websites listed below by subject area.
Indicator sets for health, demographic, income, and other data related to well-being by state with rankings, trends, and raw data available (interactive site). State and local census data also available through website.
One stop website for indicators of health, social and emotional development, income, education, demographics, and family status at the federal, state, and local levels (where available).
Data from various federal agencies on population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education. Publishes annual report on America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being.
Multiple agency data at the local level on civic participation, crime and community violence, demography, economy, education, families and children, gangs, health, housing, juvenile delinquency, and substance abuse.
Multiple data reports and surveillance data available related to births, deaths, and data from surveys such as Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System and the National Immunization Survey. Data available at the federal and state level.
Trend data on multiple community indictors including indicators of Morbidity, Mortality, Family Management Problems, Crime, Substance Use, and Extreme Economic and Social Deprivation—based on "Communities That Care" model.
Annual KIDS COUNT data provides interactive site by locality to create profiles, maps, and graphs of multiple indicators. Annual KIDS COUNT Data Book on-line available.
Links to various data sources on crime, economic, housing, population, poverty, transportation, and other data.
Survey Data:
National Survey of Children’s Health (2003):
Telephone survey sponsored by the National Center for Health Statistics regarding parental report of children’s health status. Data available at state level on variety of topics including health status, asthma, injury, nutrition, physical activity, parental concerns, breastfeeding, health insurance, health care utilization, dental care, after school activities, child care, neighborhood safety, and household practices.
National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (2005-06, 2001):
Telephone survey sponsored by the National Center for Health Statistics regarding parental report of children with special health care need’s health status. Data available at the state level regarding children with special health care need status, use of services, impact on family, experience with care, and unmet needs. Data also available for health insurance status of all children.
Information including survey, methodology, and raw data available at:
National Center for Health Statistics: National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs
Written survey sponsored by the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders in public middle and high schools across Virginia. Survey data provide information about alcohol, tobacco, and drug use, antisocial behaviors, and protective and risk factors.
Written survey sponsored biennially since 2001 by the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation among 6th-12th graders in public middle and high schools across Virginia. Survey data provide information about tobacco use, availability of tobacco products, environmental tobacco smoke, tobacco prevention education, tobacco advertisements and depictions of tobacco use in the media.
Bright Futures Virginia: Healthy Young People 2001 Report on variety of adolescent health indicators for U.S. and Virginia.
Asthma:
Virginia Department of Health Division of Chronic Diseases Prevention and Control: Data and Statistics
Data on asthma hospitalizations and comprehensive asthma report.
Births:
Virginia Department of Health: Center for Health Statistics Drop down menus for birth data by demographic characteristics.
Birth Defects:
Virginia Congenital Anomalies Reporting and Education System: Birth Defect Surveillance Data 1989-1998. (Report) (Interactive website)
Report and data collected through mandatory reporting system of birth defects of hospitalized children in Virginia birth through age 2.
March of Dimes: Peristats
Interactive database on multiple maternal and child health indicators including birth defects (national and state).
Child Fatality Review Team Special studies and reports such as:
Review of Caretaker Homicide and Undetermined Child Death and Overview of Child Death and Child Death in Virginia: 2001.
Data available on HMO performance (HEDIS measures), size, and geographical areas served.
Hospitalizations:
Virginia Health Information Data and/or available on Hospitals, Physicians, Long Term Care facilities, and Health Maintenance Organizations in Virginia. Inpatient hospital discharge data available for purchase.
Virginia Department of Health Division for Injury and Violence Prevention: Injury Hospitalization Rates Interactive website for injury related hospitalizations.
Immunization:
Virginia Department of Health Division of Immunization: Data Management Statistics Data from the Virginia Immunization Survey and National Immunization Survey.
Infectious/Reportable Diseases:
Virginia Department of Health Office of Epidemiology: Virginia Reportable Disease Surveillance Data
Virginia Morbidity Surveillance Reports (monthly and annual) with state and health district data on the 75+ reportable diseases in the state.
Injury:
Virginia Department of Health Division for Injury and Violence Prevention: Injury and Violence Prevention Research and Data
Injury and violence reports as well as access to Virginia Online Injury Reporting System (injury death and hospitalization data).
Lead Poisoning Screening:
Virginia Department of Health Lead Safe Virginia: Data and Statistics Data on lead screening testing and prevalence rates by locality and high-risk zip codes.
Nutrition:
Virginia Department of Health Division of WIC and Community Nutrition Services: Data and Statistics WIC caseload and overweight data by health district.
Virginia Department of Education: Statistics
Data on participation in free and reduced school lunch program by school.
U.S. Census Bureau (Decennial population counts) Population and other demographic data from 2000 Census. Data are available by state, county, place, town, census tract and by age, race, ethnicity and other demographic characteristics.
Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service: Population Estimates
Population estimates from Weldon Cooper Center, U.S. Census Bureau, and Virginia Employment Commission for years in between decennial census.
Poverty:
Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service: Poverty
Multiple links to poverty estimates produced by U.S. Census Bureau.
Virginia Department of Education: Statistics
Data on participation in free and reduced school lunch program by school.
Voices for Virginia's Children: KIDS COUNT Data
Annual KIDS COUNT data provides interactive site by locality to create profiles, maps, and graphs of multiple indicators including poverty data.
Virginia Center for Healthy Communities: Virginia Atlas of Community Health
Interactive table and mapping tool with multiple indicators available at the local and zip code levels.
Virginia Department of Health Division of Disease Prevention: HIV/AIDS, STD, and Tuberculosis Data and Statistics
Multiple reports on data for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV including breakdown by age, race, and locality.
