tailieunhanh - THE STATE OF FLORIDA’S CHILD Update 2011

The World Bank and the Center for International Comparisons at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. As the trend from 1990 to 2010 is estimated, the time reference of the data gathered starts from 1985, in order to cover fully the period around 1990. Deaths due to AIDS were obtained from UNAIDS (unpublished tables from the Global Report: UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic 2010. New York, UNAIDS, 2010), deaths among women aged 15–49 years from WHO life tables (23); live births from UNPD (24); the presence of a skilled attendant at birth as a proportion of total births (SAB) from UNICEF (25); and gross domestic product. | THE STATE OF FLORIDA S CHILD 3 30 11 Update 2011 Facts and analysis about the well being of our state s families and children by The Policy Group for Florida s Families and Children Inc. The State of Florida s Child UPDATE 2011 PREFACE Formed in 2000 The Policy Group for Florida s Families and Children Inc. is an independent analytical group of statewide leaders that develops and supports public policies focusing on the well being of families and children and grounded in evidence-based research. Fellows of the Policy Group are nominated and selected through a process that considers the nominee s historical contribution to the general welfare of children and families. The Policy Group promotes efforts that bring together diverse groups of stakeholders to research and develop policy that inform key audiences such as professionals state agency heads legislators and funders and that expand alliances and networks of voices who share the same vision. The Policy Group conducts policy analyses in domains where outcome measures reflect poor performance and where measurable changes in context indicate need for review of current policy. We provide analyses so that Florida s leaders know what policies programs and practices make a difference and we center our efforts on building upon and using the strengths assets and resources that already exist in communities. Policy Group Fellows believe that an integrated system of services with a prevention focus is the best way to produce positive child and youth outcomes. This report The State of Florida s Child Update 2011 focuses on child and youth outcomes in four key results areas. The report updates The State of Florida s Child1and is predicated on shared results accountability for outcomes. The State of Florida s Child Update 201 1 recognizes that r The Florida Cabinet for Children and Youth adopted The State of Florida s Child report in March 2009 and spent significant time between then and December 2010 developing a process for