Child and Adolecent Health
AuthorsColin Planalp, MPA, Senior Research Fellow at SHADACTyler Winkelman, MD, MSc Co-Director, Health, Homelessness, and Criminal Justice Lab at Hennepin Healthcare Research InstituteFatal overdoses involving fentanyl grew nearly 300% among adolescentsFor roughly a quarter-century, U.S. drug… Read more
Social determinants of health are social factors that impact an individual or community’s health. As explained by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, “Good health begins where we live, learn, work and play. Stable housing, quality schools, access to good jobs, and neighborhood safety are all… Read more
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The table below provides data for children's uninsurance by race and ethnicity from 2017 through 2022. This data was obtained from SHADAC analysis of American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files.Children's Uninsurance by Race and Ethnicity, 2017 - 2022Race/… Read more
The following Expert Perspective (EP) is cross-posted from State Health & Value Strategies.Authors: Elizabeth Lukanen, Elliot Walsh, Robert Hest, SHADACOriginal posting date October 30, 2024. Find the original post here on the SHVS website.Background on Census DataEvery fall,… Read more
Basics Blog IntroductionSHADAC has created a series of “Basics Blogs” to familiarize readers with common terms, concepts, and topics that are frequently covered. Children’s health is impacted by a number of factors – family life and income, housing, neighborhood, nutrition, health care access… Read more
Soaring rates of fatal fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine overdoses have worsened and spread to previously insulated groups, including teenagers and the elderlyIt has been more than a decade since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared a national opioid “epidemic,”… Read more
Most 9th and 11th graders report never having tried cannabis, but rates of recent use vary by demographic groupsIn 2023, Minnesota became one of a growing number of states that have legalized cannabis for non-medical use by adults. When lawmakers crafted Minnesota’s legislation, they established a… Read more
IntroductionChildhood Vaccinations are an effective way to protect infants and young children from harmful diseases that can cause serious illness or death. Children are commonly vaccinated against a number of diseases, including chickenpox (Varicella), polio, hepatitis A and B, and measles, mumps… Read more
SHADAC has posted updated estimates of the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to State Health Compare. These new estimates combine six years of data from the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) to enable more precise and granular estimates for smaller racial and ethnic… Read more
BackgroundThe circumstances of peoples’ lives have great influence over their health, often much more than genetics or access to health care—a concept known as “social determinants of health.” One such social determinant is social capital, which includes the networks of relationships that people… Read more