Welcome to the PPN Iowa KIDS COUNT Page
Take action in Iowa! Use research to improve your work!
Take action in Iowa! Use research to improve your work!
As citizens, service providers, and policymakers, we need evidence-based information on programs, practices, tools and resources to help us improve the outcomes seen in Iowa KIDS COUNT data. This page provides information that can help you make a difference in your community.
The Promising Practices Network (PPN) website provides objective, evidence-based information in the form of Programs that Work, Research in Brief items, and Service Delivery information. The programs and practices summarized on PPN have demonstrated their effectiveness through rigorous evaluation methods. Read more about PPN and the criteria used to evaluate programs.
Programs that Work
Find PPN program summaries related to indicator areas tracked by Iowa KIDS COUNT.
Health
See programs in the Healthy and Safe Children outcome area
Education
See programs in the Children Ready for School outcome area
See programs in the Children Succeeding in School outcome area
Welfare and Economics
See programs in the Strong Families outcome area
Research in Brief
Read selected research related to indicator areas tracked by Iowa KIDS COUNT.
Health
See research in the Child and Adolescent Mortality topic area
See research in the Teen Sex/Pregnancy/Parenting topic area
See research in the Substance Abuse topic area
See research in the Preventive Health Care topic area
See research in the Mental Health topic area
See research in the Healthy and Safe Children outcome area
Education
See research in the Academic Achievement topic area
See research in the High School Graduation topic area
See research in the Out-of-School Time topic area
See research in the Children Ready for School outcome area
See research in the Children Succeeding in School outcome area
Welfare and Economics
See research in the Child Abuse and Neglect topic area
See research in the Foster Care and Permanency Options topic area
See research in the Juvenile Justice/Delinquency/Violence topic area
See research in the Strong Families outcome area
More About KIDS COUNT
KIDS COUNT, a national and state effort funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, tracks the status of children in the U.S. and publishes a national data book each year. By providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being, KIDS COUNT seeks to enrich local, state, and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children.
The Iowa KIDS COUNT is published by the Child and Family Policy Center. Visit the Child and Family Policy Center website for data on how well kids in Iowa are doing in a variety of areas. Data is available from 1980 through 2006.
Iowa has focused on a variety of indicators since it began administering the KIDS COUNT program in 1991. The most recent Iowa KIDS COUNT report with 2006 data uses 19 indicators to track child well-being in the areas of health, education, welfare, and economics.
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