Prevalence of children with special health care needs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: data from the Milwaukee metropolitan statistical area

The Milwaukee Health Department and the Wisconsin Southeast Regional Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) were interested in understanding the level of need and prevalence of CSHCN in the city of Milwaukee. It was determined that a survey of the Milwaukee area was needed to obt...

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Published inWisconsin medical journal (Madison, Wis.) Vol. 105; no. 3; pp. 30 - 35
Main Authors Partington, Susan N, Cisler, Ron A, Blair, Kathleen A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.2006
Subjects
Adolescent
Child
Child Health Services - utilization
Child, Preschool
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Disabled Children - statistics & numerical data
Health Services Needs and Demand
Health Surveys
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Needs Assessment
Prevalence
Urban Population
Wisconsin - epidemiology
Wisconsin
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Summary:The Milwaukee Health Department and the Wisconsin Southeast Regional Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) were interested in understanding the level of need and prevalence of CSHCN in the city of Milwaukee. It was determined that a survey of the Milwaukee area was needed to obtain a prevalence estimate. A survey to identify children with special health care needs in the Milwaukee metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was conducted using the CSHCN Screener. The survey was administered as part of the Greater Milwaukee Survey in October and November of 2004. Results from this survey were compared to state and national data from the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, 2001. The prevalence of CSHCN in Milwaukee (23.5%) was found to be almost double that of the surrounding Milwaukee MSA counties (12.1%), the state (13.4%), and the nation (12.8%). The number and type of positive screener questions were not significantly different among the geographic areas. The prevalence of CSHCN has been consistently associated with poverty in numerous other studies. The survey conducted in Milwaukee MSA indicated increased prevalence in Milwaukee among poor and African American children. Improvement and augmentation of services available to urban poor is necessary to alleviate this excessive burden.
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ISSN:1098-1861