FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Nayda Rivera-Hernández
(787) 649-9501
nrivera@nclr.org
2010 KIDS COUNT – Puerto Rico Data Book provides statistical snapshot of the 78 municipios
On Tuesday, March 15, NCLR (National Council of La Raza) will hold a briefing to release a new book about how children in Puerto Rico’s 78 municipios are faring in areas such as poverty, health and education. A panel of experts will analyze local data from the 2010 KIDS COUNT – Puerto Rico Data Book to determine how factors such as family structure and low birth weight can affect children in Puerto Rico and their prospects for the future. The briefing, which will begin at 10:00 a.m., will be held at United Way of Puerto Rico, located at Parada 26½ in Santurce, P.R.
Speakers at the briefing include representatives from NCLR and the Demography Program
of the University of Puerto Rico’s Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus. They will review highlights of the data and provide analysis of what the numbers mean for Puerto Rico and its families.
The book, which includes demographic, health, education, and socioeconomic information about children on the island, demonstrates that many youth are unable to fulfill their potential because of their families’ difficult situations or their own risky behavior. The data was collected from the first 18 years of their lives beginning with low birth weight, premature birth and infant mortality statistics, spanning their infant, toddler and school years, and continuing through late adolescence to address issues such as teen pregnancy and teen mortality. The 2010 KIDS COUNT – Puerto Rico Data Book is designed for use by organizations, communities, citizens, and government officials as a resource for research, education, advocacy and policy development.
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: Briefing to release the 2010 KIDS COUNT – Puerto Rico Data Book
on the well-being of children in Puerto Rico’s 78 municipios
WHEN: Tuesday, March 15, 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico
Calle Los Ángeles (final), Esquina Boulevard, Parada 26½
Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
WHO: Dr. Hernando Mattei, Professor of Demography and Coordinator of the Census Data Center of the University of Puerto Rico Graduate School of
Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus
Nayda Rivera-Hernández, Senior Research Analyst, NCLR
Verónica Andino-Ortiz, Research Intern, NCLR
TO ATTEND: RSVP to Nayda Rivera Hernández, Senior Research Analyst, NCLR, at nrivera@nclr.org. Please note that space is limited and will be reserved in the order that responses are received.