Child and Family Health Resources Online

Child Support

• Child Support Enforcement (Administration for Children & Families)
• National Electronic Child Support Resource System (Administration for Children & Families)

Paying for Child Care

Finding Help Paying for Child Care (Administration for Children & Families)

Benefits for Children with Disabilities

Benefits for Children with Disabilities en español (Social Security Administration)

Head Start (Provides educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to economically disadvantaged children)

Head Start Locator (Administration for Children and Families)

Statistics on Families

America’s Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being (ChildStats.gov)

Find statistics on family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education and health.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

• How Do I Apply for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families? (Administration for Children & Families)
• States Informational Links (Administration for Children & Families)

Help to Pay for Home Heating and Cooling

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) en español (Administration for Children & Families)

Low Cost Health Care

Find a Health Center (Health Resources and Services Administration)

Adoption Information

Adoption Resources (Child Welfare Information Gateway)

HHS Poverty Guidelines

2009 HHS Poverty Guidelines

All Federal Government Benefits

Take Questionnaire: Check your eligibility for federal government benefits (GovBenefits.gov)

Medicaid

• Medicaid (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Medicaid Information for State and Territorial Departments (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)

State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

• Insure Kinds Now! en español (Health Resources and Services Administration)
• State Children’s Health Insurance Program (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)

General Information

• Health Insurance Counseling and Assistance Programs (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Helpful Health Insurance Contacts (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)

Abuse & Neglect

• Child Abuse and Neglect (Child Welfare Information Gateway)
• Child Abuse en español (MedlinePlus®)

Domestic or Partner Violence

• Intimate Partner Violence Prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Domestic Violence (Healthfinder.gov)
• Domestic Violence en español (MedlinePlus®)

Substance Abuse

• DrugAbuse.gov (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
• Drug Abuse en español (MedlinePlus®)
• Alcoholism en español (MedlinePlus®)
• Substance Abuse (Healthfinder.gov)

Teen Violence

Teen Violence en español (MedlinePlus®)

• National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC))NCHS (en español) is the principal health statistics agency. It collects data from birth and death records, medical records, interview surveys and through direct physical exams and laboratory testing. A few of its statistical offerings are mentioned below. Visit their home page to view other available data.
  • FastStats A to ZProvides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics, sources of more data, and related web pages.
  • Health E-StatsWeb-only release of selected statistics.
  • Health, United StatesAnnual report on trends in health statistics. It contains more than 150 health tables on topics including birth and death rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, morbidity and health status, risk factors, use of ambulatory and inpatient care, health personnel and facilities, financing of health care, health insurance and managed care, and much more.
  • Health Data InteractivePresents tables with national health statistics for infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Tables can be customized by age, gender, race/ethnicity, and geographic location.
  • CDC WonderProvides easy-to-use, menu-driven access to CDC statistical research data, as well as reference materials, reports and guidelines on health-related topics. Public-use data sets about mortality (deaths), cancer incidence, HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, vaccinations, natality (births), census data and many other topics are available for query.
  • Public-Use Data Files and DocumentationUsers of this service have access to data sets, documentation, and questionnaires from National Center for Health Statistics surveys and data collection systems.
• America’s Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being (ChildStats.gov)Find statistics on family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education and health.
• Medicare/Medicaid Research, Statistics, Data & Systems (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS))Access information from the many Medicaid and Medicare data systems and annual Data Compendiums giving key statistics about CMS programs and health care spending.
• Gateway to Data and Statistics (ASPE)Locate key health and human services data and statistics. Sources include federal, state and local government sponsored information.
• Health Workforce Analysis Area Resource File (HRSA)Get data on more than 7,000 variables for each county in the U.S., including geographic codes and classifications; health professions supply and detailed demographics; health facility numbers and types; hospital utilization; population characteristics and economic data; environment; and health professions training resources. Reports can be customized.