The 2000 Iowa Child and Family Household Health Survey

The 2000 Iowa Child and Family Household Health Survey is the first comprehensive statewide attempt to evaluate the health status, access to health care, and social environment of children in Iowa's families.

• The 2000 Iowa Child and Family Household Health Survey included questions about:
• children's functional health status
• whether children had special health care needs
• children's access to and utilization of health care services including:
  • medical care
  • mental care
  • behavioral and emotional health care
• health insurance coverage of the child and parent
• school performance
• child care
• socialization and self-esteem of the child
• family environment

The survey was a collaborative effort of the University of Iowa Public Policy Center, the Iowa Department of Public Health and the Child Health Specialty Clinics. The intent of the study was to provide information for policymakers and health planners about children in Iowa from a social health perspective. It was funded by a competitive grant from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services.