Read about the extent of alcohol related problems, costs, and solutions in Anchorage. New research finds the earliest years of a child's life to be critical to brain development. This underscores how important quality child care is to a community's future. This report examines the quality of child care in Anchorage and provides resources for finding quality care. Research indicates that nationally, 5.4 out of every 100,000 children are killed by child abuse and neglect a year.
Anchorage experiences similar rates of child abuse and neglect.
The report also examines the effects and long-term ramifications of child abuse in the community. Largely unheralded, the public health approach has provided the basis for dramatic improvements in health and life expectancy during the past century. Since the turn of the century, the life expectancy of US citizens has increased from 45 to 75 years-a 30 year increase. Twenty-five of these 30 years of increased life are attributed to public health initiatives that improved the environment in which we live. Find out what else public health has done for you.