Evaluation of Healthy Tomorrows Grant Program Released 4. Reduce Youth Violence 5. The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics reports improvement across several key indicators for children's health and well-being. The report is a joint effort by numerous federal agencies, offering statistics on population and family characteristics, and 23 key indicators of children's well-being. These indicators cover children's economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.
New indicators focus on nutritional status and functional ability.
The majority of the findings indicate either stable or improving circumstances for children, but it should be noted that acceptable levels of well-being still elude many of the nation's young. Disparities in child well-being remain primarily among economic lines. Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. Free of charge. PHS and AAP caution that there are no data or evidence of harm to children resulting from the levels of thimerosal in the current vaccine schedule.