State Findings: North Carolina, 2021, 2021 Health Of Women And Children
Strengths
- Low racial gap in high school graduation rates
- High immunization coverage among children
- Low prevalence of asthma among children
Challenges
- High prevalence of household food insecurity
- High prevalence of low birthweight
- Low prevalence of physical activity among children
Highlights
- Teen births decreased 36% from 28.4 to 18.2 births per 1,000 females ages 15-19 between 2013 and 2019
- Uninsured increased 21% from 4.8% to 5.8% of children ages 0-18 between 2017 and 2019
- Smoking during pregnancy decreased 22% from 9.8% to 7.6% of live births between 2014 and 2019
- Frequent mental distress increased 32% from 14.1% to 18.6% of women ages 18-44 between 2013-2014 and 2018-2019
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