Calif. failing to ensure the health and well being of its children

http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_21149816/california-failing-ensure-health-and-well-being-its

California has the largest child population, but the state ranks near the bottom -- 41st in the nation -- when it comes to children's well-being, according to a report released Wednesday.

In fact, California is failing in three out of four measures that gauge health and well-being, says a report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book, released in partnership with Children Now, an Oakland-based nonprofit advocacy group. Each state was graded according to 16 indicators of economic well-being, education, health, and family and community.

California ranked 23rd in health but failed to rise above the bottom 10 in the other categories. It came in last in the percentage of household income available for living necessities other than housing, and last for heads of households with high school diplomas.