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Public Health Issues


Three of the 8 community-based variables that contribute to student achievement are public health issues:

Before and Beyond School (8)

  • Parent Participation
  • Student Mobility
  • Birthweight
  • Lead Poisoning
  • Hunger and Nutrition
  • Reading to Young Children
  • Television Watching
  • Parent Availability

What does the data show?

2006 Ramsey County Adolescent Sexual Health Report - Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention and Parenting (MOAPPP) (Other Counties).

Minnesota Kids: Focus on Health 2005 Data Book, Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota.

Saint Paul Ramsey County Community Health Assessment, Plan and Plan Summary 2004-2007, Ramsey County Department of Public Health

In This Section
  • Birthweight
  • Children's Mental Health
  • Lead Poisoning
  • Nutrition
  • Additional Resources

  • Environmental Justice Advocates for Minnesota - Advocating for fair treatment and meaningful involvement of communities of color and low income communities in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulation, and policies for the purpose of eliminating minority health disparities.