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Indicator –Percentage of Public School Students Receiving Free/Reduced Lunch Trend In 1997-98, Hamilton County and Chattanooga merged two school systems into one. Since the 1997-98 school year, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced school lunch increased by 5.7 percentage points. Comparison In 2002-03, the percentage for Tennessee was 42.4%. Discussion Student eligibility for free or reduced-price meals is determined by family size and income as declared by parents. In 2002-03, the Tennessee Department of Education began referring to this measure on the state Report Card as ‘‘economically disadvantaged’’ students. All public schools participate in the School Lunch Program. Because students who may be eligible for free or reduced-price meals may choose not to apply or participate, the number of participants may not represent total eligible students. Year Ham. County Chatt. City 1990-91 19.0% 51.1% 1991-92 16.0% 54.4% 1992-93 17.0% 58.4% 1993-94 19.0% 61.1% 1994-95 20.4% 56.7% 1995-96 19.1% 53.9% 1996-97 19.5% 58.2% 1997-98 36.9% 1998-99 41.8% 1999-00 41.6% 2000-01 46.7% 2001-02 46.0% 2002-03 42.6% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 Percentage of Public School Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunch 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Source: Tennessee Department of Education Hamilton County Chattanooga
Indicator - Average Monthly Count of WIC Recipients Trend In the last fourteen years, the number of women on the WIC program in Hamilton County has increased by 71.9%. The number of children on the program has risen by 22.4% in the same period. Comparison In 2003, the state had a monthly average of 39,611 women and 112,872 children in the WIC program. Discussion WIC: Women, Infants, and Children. The WIC program provides food assistance and nutritional screening to low-income pregnant and postpartum women and their infants, as well as to low-income children up to age 5. Participants in the program must have incomes at or below 185% of poverty and must be nutritionally at risk. As of March 2004, a family of three with a household income of $28,231 or less would qualify for the WIC program. Nutritional risk is defined as detectable abnormal nutritional conditions, documented nutritionally-related medical conditions, health impairing dietary deficiencies, or conditions that predispose people to inadequate nutrition or nutritionally related medical problems. Food available through the WIC program includes those high in iron, vitamin A, and Vitamin C such as milk, cheese, peanut butter, fruit juices, tuna, cereals, dried beans, carrots, and certain baby formulas. While the percentage of children on WIC has increased at a lower rate than the percentage of women on WIC, the total number of children on WIC is greater than that of women. Year Women Children 1990 1,049 4,549 1991 1,351 5,226 1992 1,325 4,971 1993 1,619 5,551 1994 1,674 5,705 1995 1,618 5,485 1996 1,642 5,528 1997 1,598 5,502 1998 NA NA 1999 NA NA 2000 1,531 5,033 2001 1,817 5,276 2002 1,822 5,481 2003 1,803 5,568 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 1990 Average Monthly Count of WIC Recipients Source: Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Children Women
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