NORTH CAROLINA Child Health

NORTH CAROLINA

Child Health

REPORT CARD

2019

Focus On:

YOUTH SUICIDE

Secure Homes & Neighborhoods

Children's health is influenced by where they live, play, and learn. 43% of children

13%

in North Carolina live in poor or low-income homes (less than 200% of the federal poverty level), and from 2012-16, 13% of kids lived in high-poverty neighborhoods. Children living in families that cannot afford the basics in life often have reduced access to safe living conditions, healthy food, and opportunities for exercise, all of

of children live in high-poverty neighborhoods

which increase their risk for poor health. To improve children's health and well-

being, North Carolina needs to ensure economic development, safe housing, and

other policies to support healthy families.

GRADE

F

INDICATOR Housing & Economic Security

Children who live in high-poverty neighborhoods

Children who live in poor or low-income households ( ................
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