Child and Family Health in New Orleans A Life Course Perspective of Child and Family Health at a Neighborhood Level December 2013 1 mnn Child and Family Health in New Orleans Table of Contents A Message from Dr. Karen DeSalvo, Health Commissioner, City of New Orleans and Charlotte Parent, Deputy Director, New Orleans Health Department ........................................ 4 Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Background .................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Methodology ................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Summary ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Limitations .................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Format ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Section 1: Individual Risk Factors and Protective Factors ............................................................... 11 Summary of Sector Area Rankings ............................................................................................................................... 11 Low Birth Weight .................................................................................................................................................................... 13 New HIV Positive Cases ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 Proximity to Primary Care and Behavioral Health Centers .......................................................................... 15 Median Income as a Percent of the Federal Poverty Line ............................................................................... 16 Housing Cost Burden ............................................................................................................................................................ 17 Children Living in Poverty ................................................................................................................................................. 18 Unemployment ......................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Not Receiving Food Stamps .............................................................................................................................................. 20 Access to Public Transit....................................................................................................................................................... 21 Births to Women with Less than a High School Education ............................................................................ 22 Preschool Enrollment .......................................................................................................................................................... 23 Childcare Facility Availability .......................................................................................................................................... 24 Homicide Rate .......................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Births to Unmarried Women ........................................................................................................................................... 26 Teen Births .................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Blighted Properties ................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Married Households ............................................................................................................................................................. 29 Availability of Green Space ............................................................................................................................................... 30 Section 2: Neighborhood Snapshots .............................................................................................................. 31 Section 3: Score Rankings................................................................................................................................. 104 Risk Factor Score Rankings by Quartile ................................................................................................................. 104 Protective Factor Score Rankings by Quartile .................................................................................................... 106 Composite Scores Rankings by Quartile ................................................................................................................ 108 Section 4: Appendices ......................................................................................................................................... 110 Appendix 1: Risk & Protective Factors; Neighborhoods in Alphabetical Order ........................... 111 Low Birth Weight .................................................................................................................................................................................... 111 2 mnn Child and Family Health in New Orleans New HIV Positive Cases ....................................................................................................................................................................... 112 Proximity to Healthcare Facilities ................................................................................................................................................... 113 Median Income as a Percent of the Federal Poverty Line ................................................................................................... 115 Percent of Population Experiencing Housing Cost Burden ................................................................................................ 116 Percent of Children in Poverty .......................................................................................................................................................... 117 Unemployment Rate .............................................................................................................................................................................. 118 Percent of Families Not Receiving Food Stamps who Live below the Federal Poverty Line .............................. 119 Access to Public Transit ....................................................................................................................................................................... 120 Percent of Mothers with Less than a High School Diploma ............................................................................................... 121 Percent of Children 3-4 Years Old Enrolled in Preschool ................................................................................................... 122 Number of Childcare Facilities per 100 Children under Age Five and under............................................................ 123 Homicide Rate per 1000 People ...................................................................................................................................................... 124 Percent of Births to Unmarried Women ...................................................................................................................................... 125 Teen Birth Rate ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 126 Blighted Properties ................................................................................................................................................................................. 127 Married Households with Children under 18 Years ............................................................................................................... 128 Acres of Green Space per 1000 People ......................................................................................................................................... 129 Appendix 2: Correlation between Factors ............................................................................................................ 130 Appendix 3: Formulas and Data Sources for Measuring Indicators 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