In 1997 the Santa Clara County Public Health Department conducted the survey at the county level for the first time to assess the prevalence of health-related risk behaviors among Santa Clara County adults. Steady Improvement in Childhood Immunizations Data are from Santa Clara County Public Health Department. Child-Support Collections Rise Information provided by Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. Distributed collections are those amounts that were actually applied to cases during the fiscal year. New cases include all applications for a variety of services.
Some cases require only the establishment of orders for paternity or medical insurance.
Other cases call for a full range of services, including the establishment and enforcement of on-going child support and support arrears. Licensed child care can be provided either in a home or at a child-care center. The lowest vacancies in the county are slots for school-age children. As AFDC Caseloads Decline, Child Poverty Estimate Drops Data are from Santa Clara County's Executive Office, Office of Budget and Analysis. Thirty companies participated in both the 1994 and 1997 surveys.