The Children's Health Dashboard
From Newborns to Teens - What Shapes Children's Lives?
The health of children from birth to age 17 depends on external factors affecting their physical, mental, and social well-being. These factors include socioeconomic status, access to quality education, family dynamics, neighborhood safety, and community resources. All significantly influence a child’s overall health and development.
With this Dashboard we look behind the statistics to understand how these external factors affect children’s health and well-being in our state. By looking at these interconnected conditions, we can get a clearer picture of what shapes their lives.
Our Approach
Following a What? So What? Now What? framework, we take you through the story behind the numbers.
- What? – Identify the key issues.
- So What? – Explain the key issues.
- Now What? – Strategies to impact the key issues.
Use This Dashboard to
- Gain an understanding of the top conditions that drive children’s health in New Hampshire.
- Identify disparities and inequities within the regions to develop policies that promote equity, inclusion, and social justice.
- Form new partnerships to collaborate and leverage collective resources to address a condition that impacts several different health outcomes and behaviors.
- Inspire new ideas for solutions to existing problems or challenges.
- Inform strategic planning and decision-making processes to maximize impact.
- Facilitate community engagement and collaboration in the policy process.
- Influence policy decisions by raising awareness and mobilizing support.