Major Findings

• The rate of adolescent pregnancy declined 40% between 1995 and 2004.
• 83% of Collin County 2 year olds were fully immunized in 2006, well above the Texas immunization rate of 79.5%.
• The rates of prematurity and infant mortality are increasing.
• More than 50,000 Collin County children have limited access to healthcare as a result of being uninsured or being enrolled in Children's Medicaid or CHIP.
• There is a severe lack of behavioral health treatment for children and youth in Collin County.
• During the 2006-2007 school year, 768 public school students in Collin County were disciplined for possessing alcohol, tobacco or controlled substances on school grounds.
• 9 Collin County children's and teens' deaths in 2004 were alcohol related.

Work Group Priorities 2010

• Increase awareness of the Texas Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Children's Medicaid in Collin County
• Analyze perinatal periods of risk in Collin County (partners include University of Texas School of Public Health and Collin County Health Care Services
• Increase the awareness of the importance of a medical home

Team Leaders:

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