Maternal, Child & Parish Health Profiles
 
Adolescent Health Tangipahoa  
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POPULATION, 2000      
United States Louisiana Tangipahoa
Total  281,421,906 4,468,976 100,588
% White 75.1 63.9 69.8
% Black 12.3 32.5 28.4
% Other 12.5 3.6 1.9
Children and Adolescents by Age, Both Sexes
0-3 years 15,143,217 251,413 5,707
4-5 Years 7,882,947 129,132 3,038
6-11 Years 25,041,785 410,027 9,436
12-14 Years 12,205,286 212,024 4,812
15-19 Years 19,911,052 360,945 8,886
Females by Age
Under 15 52,222 490,877 11,216
15 - 19 19,601 178,932 4,554
20 - 24 20,482 167,174 4,783
25 - 29 19,206 148,590 3,158
30 - 34 17,394 154,058 3,464
35 - 39 19,141 181,627 3,701
40 and over 108,947 987,866 21,407
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census  2000, Sample File 3 (SF3), Tables: P6. Race and P8. Sex by Age,
              http://factfinder.census.gov  <keyword: data sets>.

BIRTHS

      
United States Louisiana Tangipahoa
2002 4,021,726 64,755 1,544
2001 4,025,933 65,193 1,582
2000 4,058,814 67,843 1,633
1999 3,959,417 67,034 1,639
1998 3,941,553 66,773 1,616
2002 Birth Rates by Race (rate/1,000 population)
 All Races  13.9 14.5 15.3
 White  13.5 12.8 12.9
 Black  15.7 18.3 21.8
 Other  13.4 9.6 6.9
Source: DHH/OPH, Louisiana Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics Data Tables, Table 1-A
 
   National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol 52, No. 10, Dec 17, 2003. Births Final Data for 2002, Table 1
               http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/nvsr/nvsr.htm

BIRTHS TO TEENAGERS

      
United States Louisiana Tangipahoa
Percent of Total Births Born to Mothers 15 - 19 Years of Age
2002 10.6 15.5 17.6
2001 11.1 15.8 17.1
2000 11.6 16.6 18.9
1999 12.2 17.1 20.7
1998 12.3 18.0 20.5
Source:  DHH/OPH, Louisiana Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics Data Tables, Table 1-A
 
               National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol 52, No. 10, Dec 17, 2003. Births Final Data for 2002, Table 2. 
               http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/nvsr/nvsr.htm
INFANT MORTALITY (rates per 1,000 live births)  
United States Louisiana Tangipahoa
Infant Mortality Rates
2002 7.0 10.2 3.2
2001 6.8 9.8 8.8
2000 6.9 8.9 7.3
1999 7.1 9.2 7.3
1998 7.2 9.1 8.7
Infant Mortality Rates by Race,  1998 — 20021 
All races 7.0 9.4 7.1
White 5.8 6.2 4.6
Black 14.4 14.1 10.9
Other not available 5.9 0.0
*Rate not calculated
1U.S. rates by race are for the year 2002 only.
Source: DHH/OPH, Louisiana Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics Data Tables, Tables: 30-A & 31-A 
 
 National Center for Health Statistics, Health, United States, 2004 With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans,
             Hyattsville, Maryland, 2004, Table 32 

ADEQUATE PRENATAL CARE (modified Kessner Index)

  
United States Louisiana Tangipahoa
Percent of all Mothers Receiving Adequate Prenatal Care
2002 76.2 78.9 78.0
2001 76.0 77.8 81.4
2000 76.0 78.0 89.7
1999 76.3 77.5 91.8
1998 76.0 76.9 90.9
Percent Receiving Adequate Prenatal Care by Race, 2002
% White 78.3 86.3 84.6
% Black 66.4 68.7 68.1
% Other not available 79.8 84.6
Source: DHH/OPH, Louisiana Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics Data Tables, Table 10-A
         
 United Health Foundation America's Health: State Health Rankings, 2004
             http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org
BIRTH WEIGHT, 2000 – 2002       
United States Louisiana Tangipahoa
Low Birth Weight by Race, (less than 2,500 grams or 5 lbs., 8 oz.)
% All races 7.7 10.5 10.1
% White 6.7 7.6 6.6
% Black 13.1 14.6 15.1
% Other 7.7 8.2 15.4
Very Low Birth Weight by Race, (less than 1,500 grams or 3 lbs., 4 oz.)
% All races 1.4 2.2 1.9
% White 1.2 1.3 0.7
% Black 3.1 3.6 3.7
% Other 0.8 1.4 2.6
Source: DHH/OPH, Louisiana Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics Data Tables, Table 10-A
            
             National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 52, No. 19, May 10, 2004: Trends in Characteristics of Births by State: 2002, Table 2
NUTRITION & GROWTH INDICATORS    
Pediatric & Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS), 2001-20032,3
United States Louisiana Tangipahoa
Ever Breastfed
# Children Included in Analysis 1,745,538 577,904 16,478
 %  Ever Breastfed 53.2 19.7 18.4
Breastfed for at LeaSt6 Months
# Children Included in Analysis 2,283,535 5,956,455 317,167
 %  breastfed at leaSt6 months 21.5 1.1 0.6
Breastfed for at Least 12 Months
# Children Included in Analysis 3,708,978 12,442,000 376,200
% breastfed at leaSt12 months   13.6 0.5 0.5
Weight, Children 2 to under 5 Years4
% At Risk for Overweight  15.7 14.9 13.7
% Overweight  14.7 13 10.5
% Underweight  5.2 12.8 3.8
Anemia, Children 2 to under 5 Years5 
% With Iron-deficiency Anemia 12.8 14.7 12.7
*Percentages are not calculated if <100 records included in analysis
2PedNSS is a program-based surveillance system that monitors the nutritional status of low-income infants, 
   children, and women in federally funded maternal and child health programs.
3U.S. data for 2003 only
4Based on the CDC growth chart percentiles for weight -for-length for children under 2 years of age and 
  BMI-for-age for children 2 years to under 5.
5Based on the 1998 CDC MMWR "Recommendations to Prevent and Control Iron Deficiency in the  United States"
Source: PedNSS, Table 7B 2001-2003  http://www.cdc.gov/pednss

ALCOHOL, TOBACCO & OTHER DRUG USE (ATOD)

  
Communities that Care Survey (CTC) — grades 6, 8, 10 & 12 combined6
United States Louisiana Tangipahoa
Percent of Students Reporting ATOD Used in Lifetime 
1998
Alcohol  Survey not conducted throughout United States 56 58
Cigarettes  49 50
Chewing Tobacco  19 23
Marijuana  22 21
Inhalants  14 13
Hallucinogens  5 5
Cocaine  3 4
Methamphetamines  4 4
2001
Alcohol  59 61
Cigarettes  47 49
Chewing Tobacco  18 21
Marijuana  22 22
Inhalants  14 12
Hallucinogens  6 5
Cocaine  4 3
Methamphetamines  5 5
2002
Alcohol  54 53
Cigarettes  40 38
Chewing Tobacco  16 17
Marijuana  19 19
Inhalants  12 11
Hallucinogens  4 4
Cocaine  3 3
Methamphetamines  3 4
6Unweight aggregate 
Source: DHH, Office for Addictive Disorders, Louisiana Communities That Care Survey, State and Parish Reports, 
             http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov
PEER/INDIVIDUAL RISK & PROTECTIVE FACTORS, 2002  
Communities that Care Survey (CTC) — grades 6, 8, 10 & 12 combined7
United States Louisiana Tangipahoa
Percent of Students Reporting Risk Factors
 Rebelliousness   Survey not conducted throughout United States 44 43
 Early Initiation of Anti-Social Behavior (ASB) 38 35
 Early Initiation of Drug Use   38 38
 Attitudes Favorable to ASB   39 39
 Attitudes Favorable to Drug Use   35 33
 Perceived Risk of Drug Use   38 34
 Interaction with Antisocial Peers   51 49
 Friend's Use of Drugs   34 31
 Sensation Seeking   40 41
 Rewards for ASB   36 36
 Gang Involvement   14 12
Percent of Students Reporting Protective Factors
 Social Skills   63 66
 Belief in the Moral Order 54 55
7Unweight aggregate 
Source: DHH, Office for Addictive Disorders, Louisiana Communities That Care Survey, State and  Parish Reports, 
              http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/