Key Performance Indicators Improvement Needed Monitor Meets/Exceeds Goals
Nutritional Health Indicators of Long Beach Children City of Long Beach, 2011 61% of children age 2-17 years eat fast food at least once a week. 41% of children age 2-17 years drink a least one soda or sugar sweetened drink a day. Latino children have the highest rates of obesity 61% de los niños de edad 2 a 17 años comen comida rápida al menos una vez a la semana. 41% de los niños de 2 a 17 años beben al menos, un refresco de soda o bebida azucarada al día. Los niños Latinos tienen las tasas más altas de obesidad We definitely need to help families learn about better eating habits and how to find ways to increase physical activity in order to decrease the high numbers of children who are obese. Obesity causes many health problems in childhood and into adulthood. Goal 4 Source: California Health Interview Survey, 2011
Teen Births by Race/Ethnicity (rate per 1,000 females age 15–19) City of Long Beach, 2007-2011 The number of Hispanic teens getting pregnant is decreasing. Teens who have babies are less likely to finish school and more likely to be poor for the rest of their lives. Income has a huge impact on your health. Goal 6 Source: Family Health Outcomes Project, University of California, San Francisco, 2012
Teen Births by Race/Ethnicity (rate per 1,000 females age 15–19) City of Long Beach, 2007-2011 Hispanic females have the highest number of teen births. Las adolescentes hispanas tienen el mayor número de nacimientos. Although the number is decreasing, more Hispanic teens have babies than other ethnic groups. We need to continue to monitor and make sure that there are resources and education to help teens wait until they are really ready to have a baby. Goal 6 Source: Family Health Outcomes Project, University of California, San Francisco, 2012