Tehama County is a low income, rural community that is home to 16,077 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 1% are African American, 1% are Asian American, 27% are Latino, 66% are white, and 5% are of multiple or other ethnicities.

The following data represent key environmental influences and outcomes pertaining to children’s well-being in Tehama County, from birth through adolescence.

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    Low Medium High Trend   Latino White African American Asian Other
Children who report "very good" to "excellent health"   64%     +7%   49% 69% LNE LNE 73%
Children with health insurance   88%     +2%   89% 88% 58% LNE 83%
Children who see a dentist regularly     79%   +7%   74% 80% LNE 100% 100%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital     55%   -17%   32% 68% LNE LNE LNE
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms       98% NA   50% 97% LNE LNE 100%
Adolescents not at risk for depression     78%   +13%   LNE 73% LNE LNE LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone     70%   +1%   62% 74% 82% 100% 64%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space   66%     NA   74% 63% LNE 51% 80%
Schools with nurses   2%     -4%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult       69% +2%   56% 78% LNE LNE 65%
Children who are supervised during after school hours       53% -8%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school     72%   -1%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school   26%     -3%   26% 28% LNE LNE 23%
Children who are safe on and around roads     84%   +11%   LNE 84% LNE LNE LNE
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment       97% 0%   96% 97% LNE LNE LNE
Adolescents who are substance-free   55%     -4%   59% 52% LNE LNE 58%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide   NA     NA   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes       96% -4%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester     97%   -1%   98% 98% LNE 94% 100%
Young children who are read to often       97% +5%   100% 98% LNE LNE LNE
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool   26%     NA   21% 36% LNE LNE 11%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +3%   100% 100% LNE 100% LNE
Children who feel connected to their school     36%   0%   33% 38% LNE LNE 36%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts     55%   +49%   42% 60% LNE LNE 74%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra       80% +170%   84% 81% LNE 100% 31%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE     75%   +19%   68% 80% LNE LNE 63%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event