Kidsdata has information on children in counties throughout California, including San Mateo County. Data presented by region, topic or demographic. Data is also available for specific cities and school districts.
Within the topics section of Kidsdata, there is information available on weight and physical fitness including 7th grade students who meet all fitness standards from 1999-2006, children in each county who meet all fitness standards by grade level (e.g. 5, 7, and 9), percentage of children who are overweight in each county according to physical fitness tests, percentage of parents concerned about their children's weight in each county, parent's perception of child's weight in each county, and percentage of unfit children by assembly district.
Within the topics section of Kidsdata, there is information available on public school students enrolled in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program from 1998-2008. Information is available for different counties in the Bay Area.
San Mateo County Nutrition Profile compiled by California Food Policy Advocates
A Collection of Published Reports, Needs Assessments and Community Plans Addressing Community Health and Human Services by the Peninsula Library System. Includes links to the Health and Quality of Life Surveys conducted by the Healthy Community Collaborative of San Mateo County.
The Healthy Kids Survey is a comprehensive and customizable youth self-report data collection system that provides essential and reliable health risk assessment and resilience information to schools, districts, and communities in California. The website provides an aggregate report for San Mateo County or school district specific reports since Spring of 1999. Some school districts have elementary and secondary school reports. For administrations in Fall 2004 and after, the Key Findings section of the produced report can be downloaded.
Nutrition and Fitness Data for California's Low-Income Multi-Ethnic Youth published by the California Adolescent Nutrition Fitness (CANFit) Program.
Nutrition and Fitness Data for California's Low-Income African-American Youth published by the California Adolescent Nutrition Fitness (CANFit) Program.
Nutrition and Fitness Data for California's Low-Income American Indian Youth published by the California Adolescent Nutrition Fitness (CANFit) Program.
Nutrition and Fitness Data for California's Low-Income Asian/Pacific Islander Youth published by the California Adolescent Nutrition Fitness (CANFit) Program.
Nutrition and Fitness Data for California's Low-Income Latino Youth published by the California Adolescent Nutrition Fitness (CANFit) Program.
The 2007 California Physical Fitness Test results are posted to DataQuest. These results are summarized for schools, districts, counties, and the state. Results are also available by gender and ethnic groups. Users can enter state, county, district, school or other and can obtain data on six measures including aerobic capacity, body composition, abdominal strength, trunk extensor strength, upper body strength and flexibility. Enter 'physical fitness test' in dropdown box next to subject. Users can access data from 1999 until 2007.
The Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) is a child-based public health surveillance system that describes the nutritional status of low-income U.S. children who attend federally-funded maternal and child health and nutrition programs. Data is obtained from Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) Program; and Title V Maternal and Child Health Program (MCH). Click here for tables on children who are less than five and who are overweight.
Network for a Healthy California - GIS Map Viewer is an interactive, internet-based Geographic Information System (GIS) that allows users to view and query mapped nutrition data. The application contains a rich set of nutrition and other health related data, including: nutrition and school health programs, WIC grocery stores and other local nutrition resources, demographics (race and spoken language) of general and at-risk populations, various California Department of Public Health regions, and political (senate and assembly) districts.