- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Medical and dental care for children ages 0-5, elementary, middle, high school students
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Date of Original:
- 2010-05
- Subject:
- Children--Health and hygiene--Georgia--Statistics
Child health services--Georgia--Statistics
Children--Dental care--Georgia--Statistics - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- bar graphs
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fact sheet
- External Identifiers:
- OCLC 1378509117
IZ MMS ID 9942311393902959
Call Number G620.C55 M1 2010 M4
NZ MMS ID 9923823215702931 - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bg620-pc55-bm1-b2010-bm4-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bg620-pc55-bm1-b2010-bm4-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Trend Data
HEALTHY
- IMPROVE Health of Children
GOCF outcome indicator: medical and dental care
-for children ages 0-5, elementary, middle, high school students
Georgia Children Receiving At Least One Preventative Medical Care Visit By Age, Ages 0-17
100.0%
50.0%
2003 ages 0-5
2007 ages 6-11
0.0% Georgia Children Receiving At Least One
Preventative Dental Care Visit By Age, Ages 1-17
100.0%
ages 12-17
50.0%
Data source: Georgia Children's Health Alliance Refocus Report, 2010.
0.0%
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends continuous health visits throughout infancy and childhood. Regular visits allow parents, doctors,
2003
2007
ages 1-5 ages 6-11 ages 12-17
and children to monitor a child's safe and proper development. Health visits also identify potential
problems, and these conditions can be treated accordingly. Nationally, the 2008 Early Release National
Health Interview Survey found 82.5% of children under 18 were reported as having "excellent" or "very
good" health, leaving 17.5% who classified their health as "good," "fair," "poor," or "unknown." Dental care is
an element of a child's health that warrants close attention; the American Dental Association recommends
that children see a dentist when their first tooth appears.
In 2003 and 2007, Black, Non-Hispanic children ages 0-17 had the highest percentages of receiving at least one preventative medical care visit.
In 2008, the percentage of children under 18 who did not receive needed medical care due to cost in the past 12 months was 2.8%.
According to the U.S. Surgeon General, tooth decay affects more than a quarter of all U.S. children age two through five and half of those age 12 through 15.
The 2005 Georgia Third Grade Oral Health Survey found that 56% of 3rd grade children in Georgia have experienced dental cavities and tooth decay.
Data Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009. Georgia Department of Community Health, 2010. Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Center, 2010. Georgia Health Policy Center, 2007.
May 2010