Chartbook Compiles Data on Children's Health, Growth, and Development

The Health and Well-Being of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2005 provides an overview of broad health characteristics for children, brings together national and state-level data for the first time, and points to a need to improve access to health care for children from low-income families, children with no health insurance, and children with special health care needs. The chartbook, produced by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, is based on data from the National Survey of Children's Health and focuses on measures of children's physical and mental health, health care, and general well-being as it relates to their families, schools, and neighborhoods. Information for each state, easy-to-follow bar graphs, and breakdown analyses by race and ethnicity are included. The report is available at http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/thechild/index.htm.

For information, resources and practical strategies on autism please visit: www.AutismConcepts.com.