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ILLINOIS KIDS COUNT 2008
The well-being of
Chapter 1 Demographics
Data: Live births and child population; children in immigrant families; births to foreign mothers and nativity and citizenship status of children; births to unmarried women, teen births and family household with own children
Essays: "The Changing Face of Illinois" by Ngoan Le; "Challenges and Opportunities Face the 'Largest Minority' Group" by Sylvia Puente
Chapter 2 Health & Development
Data: Maternal and infant health; child deaths, vaccination coverage and childhood lead poisoning; uninsured children and enrollment in public health coverage; Early Intervention, autism/developmental delay, child suicides and psychoses hospitalizations
Essays: "A Healthy Start: Improving Birth Outcomes" by Robyn Gabel and Kathy Chan; "Enabling Rural Children to Reach Their Full 'Health Potential'" by Dr. J. Kevin Dorsey; "Delivery Changes Drive Improvement in Children's Health" by Dr. Mark Rosenberg
Chapter 3 Education
Data: Pre-Kindergarten, Head Start and public school enrollment; students in special education; secondary school graduation and dropout rates; share of public school funding and per pupil revenue
Essays: "A Universal Approach to Improving the Lives of Young Children" by Eboni C. Howard; "Providing the Building Blocks for Educational Success" by Jesse H. Ruiz
Chapter 4 Family Economic Security
Data: Median family income and child support enforcement; child and family poverty; unemployment and families receiving AFDC/TANF; Earned Income Tax Credit claims and Food Stamp participation
Essays: "An Integrated Approach to Self-Sufficiency and Financial Stability" by John Bouman; "Illinois Cannot Turn Away from Rural Children in Poverty" by Anna Jackson
Chapter 5 Children & Youth at Risk
Data: Juvenile justice, homicide victims and disconnected teens; children in substitute care; indicated reports of abuse and neglect and children achieving permanency
Essays: "Child Welfare in Illinois: From 'Calcutta' to the 'Gold Standard'" by Nancy Rolock; "The Next Hundred Years of Illinois Juvenile Justice" by Jeffrey A. Butts
Chapter 6 Chicago
Data: Live births and teen births; early prenatal care, infant mortality and child population; poverty median family income and cash assistance; indicated reports of abuse and neglect and children in substitute care; public school enrollment and graduation and dropout rates
Essay: "The Well-Being of Chicago's Children: A 20-Year Snapshot" by Mary Ellen Caron and Anthony Raden
Concluding Essay: "Commitment to the Next Generation" by Jerry Stermer
Chapter 7 Appendix-County Data
Child population; child population growth; infant mortality; low birthweight babies; early prenatal care; Pre-Kindergarten enrollment; public school enrollment; tax filers receiving Earned Income Tax Credit; child poverty; indicated reports of abuse and neglect; children in substitute care; children achieving permanency
