The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Announces New Regional Participant in The National Children's Study Oct 4, 2008
one of seven Vanguard sites in the nation charged with studying children's health determinants. Schuylkill County, Pa, New Castle County, Del. (PR Newswire)
Study to track Baker kids Oct 4, 2008
The scientists hope that sweeteners such as the promise of free ultrasounds and greater attention to their children's health care prompt women to join. Recruitment begins in 2010 in Baker. (Florida Times-Union)
Schwarzenegger visits state's Capitol Hill Dems Oct 3, 2008
Schwarzenegger told Leavitt and Bush that he opposes proposed cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and a children's health insurance program that could make it harder for California to achieve its plans for universal coverage. California also would be severely affected if Bush's annual push to eliminate a program that reimburses states for the cost of jailing illegal immigrants convicted of crimes is eliminated. (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Health Buzz: HIV's Origin and Other Health News Oct 3, 2008
Health Buzz: HIV's Origin and Other Health News - US News and World Report. Friday, October 3, 2008. (U.S. News & World Report)
'Reading First' is a costly failure Oct 3, 2008
During the era of Reading First, Dr. Coles notes how state and federal governments have slashed hunger programs, Head Start, and children's health insurance programs. The National Center for Children in Poverty finds that 35% of African American children and 28% of Latino children live in poverty. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Presidential Candidates' Health Plans Offer Divergent Approaches To Health System Reform Oct 3, 2008
"Senator Obama is proposing to build on the broadest risk pools in the system, strengthening large employer-sponsored coverage and expanding Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program, while fixing the individual insurance market with consumer protections, benefit standards, and income-related premium assistance," said Sara Collins, lead author of the report and assistant vice president at The Commonwealth Fund. "Senator McCain's plan would shift coverage away from employers to... (Science Daily)
Gov. Palin has plenty of experience Oct 3, 2008
Palin didn't make health care one of her top priorities" ~Wall Street Journal.When she did comment on healthcare, she maintained that the government should not have a hand in healthcare, but that the free market should control it. (Just imagine if your parents/grandparents relied on a healthy free market to pay their medical bills...)Reason #26: Though Sarah Palin did indeed place the "governors jet" on Ebay, it did not sell there, as both she and McCain have stated.No one bid on the jet, and... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
News Stories Oct 3, 2008
Children's Health Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Children's Health)
Local leaders kick off Rwanda Community Partnership Oct 3, 2008
Wednesday night, along with fellow Rwanda Community Partnership volunteers and area leaders, Hansen officially kicked off the fundraising campaign for that alliance's first official project: building a women's and children's health clinic in Kibungo. A lot of (people in Kibungo) are dealing with illness and aren't getting treated either because where they are is too remote to get access, or they can't pay for it, said Clayton Jordan, a Westminster College senior who was part of a trip to Kibungo... (Fulton Sun, MO)
Governor sets record for vetoing bills Oct 3, 2008
"I would like to talk to my fellow legislative leaders and the governor about committing ourselves to taking a couple of issues in the first months of the legislative session - water, children's health care, renewable energy," Steinberg said. "We need to show the people of California that we can work together and, most importantly, we can produce. We can't go through another year like this.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Hill Democrats Critical Of Bush's Budget Plan Oct 3, 2008
The lawmakers focused on Bush's proposal to increase funding for the state-federal Children's Health Insurance Program by $4 ... "Seven out of 10 uninsured children qualify for either Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program but are not yet enrolled. Yet, the president instead makes cuts in the program, ensuring that we will not reach those children, and that more children and their parents will become uninsured," Dingell said. (Yahoo News -- U.S. Budget)
LaBruzzo welfare views out of sync Sep 25, 2008
5 million in 2006-07 -- is mainly because of the creation of the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program, which Congress authorized in 1998 to cover children in qualifying households. Total annual Medicaid spending during that time grew from $3. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Sullia: Students Fall Ill after Consuming High Doses of Folic Acid Sep 25, 2008
MLA Angara visited the hospital and enquired about the children's health. Out of the 12 students who were examined at Sullia hospital, haemoglobin deficiency was found in the case of one student while others were found to be normal. (Daijiworld.com)
Immigrant Children Are Increasingly More Likely To Lack Health Coverage In U.S. Sep 24, 2008
(May 3, 2008) Two new studies point to the negative impact of parental job loss on children's health care and the importance of having continuous health insurance coverage to meet children's health-care needs and. (June 4, 1997) Urban drop-in vaccination clinics can play a crucial role in providing immunizations for high-risk children, according to research at Boston Medical. (Science Daily)
EPA Failing on Children's Environmental Health Issues Sep 24, 2008
View letters from the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee on its ... The Government Accountability Office (GAO) told a Senate oversight committee Sept. 16 that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ignored recommendations from an advisory committee established to assist the agency in creating policies to protect children's health ... The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held the oversight hearing because of the concern that EPA has rolled back or not... (OMB Watch)
Grants help health dept expand dental area Sep 24, 2008
What made the construction possible was a 300,000 Illinois Children's Health Foundation grant to expand dental services to children in the area, explained health department administrator, Teresa Beeler. We started a dental clinic with two offices and have been swamped since day one. (Carthage (Hancock County) Journal Pilot, IL)
Scandal over milk topples China's chief of quality Sep 23, 2008
But his resignation was unlikely to placate the general public, which is angry about reports that seem to indicate officials were more concerned about negative publicity than protecting children's health. Outrage has also been fueled by an apparent double standard, especially on the heels of the Olympic Games, during which officials took extraordinary steps to reassure foreign visitors that China's food supply was safe. (Boston Globe)
Electronics dumping ground Sep 23, 2008
In a report the day before, the GAO found that the EPA is barely using its advisory committee on children's health to form policy around contaminants such as lead paint and air pollution. "EPA has largely disregarded key recommendations," the report said, ". . .including the need for EPA to eliminate environmental health disparities among low-income and minority children, strengthen the national approach to regulating toxic chemicals and provide necessary leadership and infrastructure to protect... (Boston Globe)
Type 1 Diabetes May Result From Good Genes Behaving Badly Sep 23, 2008
As concern about children's health grows along with their waistlines, medical experts fear that the childhood. (Mar. (Science Daily)
Self-harm increasing at alarming rate among girls Sep 23, 2008
The report brings together key measures of children's health and social wellbeing from several government sources. Bruce Tonge, the head of Monash University's Centre for Developmental Psychiatry, said increasing academic pressure, even on high-achieving girls, was undermining their self-esteem at a vulnerable age. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Charlize Theron Wonders Why 'The Hills' Is A Hit, Raves About 'Riding The Will Smith Train' Sep 23, 2008
Anything that is going to affect my health, my children's health. Martin Henderson: You have children. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Health care reform: Proposals similar, but candidates differ on approach Sep 22, 2008
SCHIPObama: Expand availability of the federal State Children's Health Insurance Program and mandate coverage for childrenMcCain: Approved of President Bush's veto of a bill last year that sought to expand SCHIP availability because of the costs involved. Health InsuranceMcCain: Citizens would receive a direct refundable tax credit of 2,500 for individuals and 5,000 for families to help pay for an insurance plan. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Election 2008 issues: Where they stand on health care Sep 22, 2008
SCHIP McCain: Approved of President Bush's veto of a bill last year that sought to expand of the federal State Children's Health Insurance Program availability because of the costs involved. Obama: Expand availability and mandate SCHIP coverage for children. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Letters for Sunday, September 21, 2008 Sep 22, 2008
This item on the fall ballot for our state would raise the eligibility levels for our Children's Health Insurance Program. By doing so, this initiative would cover an additional 30,000 children in our state who are uninsured. (Missoulian, MT)
Rehberg still runs, works hard in race against unknown opponent Sep 21, 2008
He has voted several times to override Bush vetoes, including supporting Democrats on a proposal to expand the Children's Health Insurance Program ... He has voted several times to override Bush vetoes, including supporting Democrats on a proposal to expand the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Montana Standard, MT)
Deltans look to election Sep 21, 2008
I want to know how they're going to work toward making our children's health care and vaccines more safe, Cohen-New said. But despite local residents' concerns about such weighty matters as the economy and health care, many worried that voters would base their decisions on the candidates' personalities and biographies, rather than their platforms. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Rep. Rehberg takes pride in assisting businesses Sep 21, 2008
He has voted several times to override Bush vetoes, including supporting Democrats on a proposal to expand the Children's Health Insurance Program. Yet at the Gallatin County Republican Roundup, an annual political dinner with hundreds of GOP faithful in a horse barn south of Bozeman, Rehberg serves up his share of political red meat, castigating Democratic congressional leaders for refusing to allow a vote on offshore oil drilling. (Missoulian, MT)
Democrats can hope for and fear big U.S. win Sep 21, 2008
-- Expand federal aid to the State Children's Health Insurance Program. -- Prohibit the CIA from using waterboarding, which simulates drowning, and other harsh interrogation methods. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
EDUCATION:Science hero Sep 20, 2008
"My job is to help my students to see how far we have yet to go in science and medicine, and that what they are learning in biology class is relevant to their health and their future children's health," she said. Contact Ginny Miller at (662) 678-1582 or ginny. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Faculty Member Adds Touch to Utah Journal Sep 20, 2008
"The results of our research indicate that both institutions have a similar focus on children's health and the majority of staff members of both hospitals were strong, dedicated women leaders.". The research, conducted by Mandleco and Miller, both RNs, includes official institutions' publications, daily local newspaper articles, archival photographs and interviews that describe the origins of both hospitals in the early 20th century. (The Daily Universe, UT)
New Leukemia Signal Could Point Way To Better Treatment Sep 19, 2008
Cleary and Wang's team at Stanford included Kevin Smith, PhD, research associate in pathology, and postdoctoral scholars Mark Murphy, PhD; Obdulio Piloto, PhD; and Tim Somervaille, MD, PhD. The research was supported by grants from the Children's Health Initiative of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, the Public Health Service, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the Williams Lawrence Foundation and the Stanford Cancer Center. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
OUT AND ABOUT GREEN Sep 19, 2008
Kids Day America: Talks and demonstrations on environmental awareness and sustainable living will be included in this children's health event in the gymnasium. Suitable for children up to age 12. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Caution For Pregnant Women Taking Antibiotics Sep 19, 2008
" Childhood outcomes after prescription of antibiotics to pregnant women with preterm rupture of the membranes: 7-year follow-up of the ORACLE I trial S Kenyon, K Pike, D R Jones, P Brocklehurst, N Marlow, A Salt, D J Taylor The Lancet (2008). DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61202-7 Written by: Peter M Crosta Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today Please rate this article: (Hover over the stars then click to rate) Patient / Public: or Health... (Medical News Today)
STEVE JACOB: Let's hope Congress can focus on health care after the election Sep 18, 2008
HAA would achieve McCain's goal of replacing employer-based health insurance - as well as Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program. All Americans would be required to buy coverage through state or regional purchasing pools. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
In N.C. politics, sometimes the name is the game Sep 18, 2008
Perdue said she doesn't mind the nickname, but during a recent speech in Raleigh she went out of her way to cite times she pushed for teacher pay raises and children's health insurance. "I've spent my entire life trying to make things better and fighting the status quo," she said. (News & Observer)
School-Based Efforts Boost Kids' Fruit, Vegetable Intake Sep 18, 2008
"Fruits and vegetables are a key contributor to children's health," lead investigator Bonnie Braun, an associate professor in the university's Department of Family Science, said in news release issued by the school. "Unfortunately, national reports indicate that children's consumption of these foods normally decreases from kindergarten to fifth grade. Students from low-income families are particularly at risk of inadequate intake.". (Health-Finder)
Early Daycare Linked to Lower Asthma Risk Sep 18, 2008
Nor do the findings suggest that parents should choose daycare for the sake of their children's health, the researcher noted. "Daycare attendance has other benefits and disadvantages," Nicolaou said, "and parents need to weigh up the pros and cons of daycare for their individual child and family.". (MEDLINEplus)
Shining Stars Sep 17, 2008
She has served on more than 50 committees and task forces in Hawaii as an advocate for children's health, prevention of injuries and promotion of well-being. Valisa Saunders, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii gerontological nurse practitioner, is the first nonphysician ever to receive the American Geriatrics Society's "Clinician of the Year" award. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Kids health initiative a must Sep 17, 2008
It seems amazing that there are still so many children without health insurance despite the years of publicity about the CHIP program, or Children's Health Insurance Plan, that pays insurance premiums for kids even if the parents don't have insurance. About 16,000 Montana kids from birth to age 18 are enrolled in CHIP. Its income limit is 30,800 and most of the parents are working. (Montana Standard, MT)
Looking for Free or Low-cost Health Insurance? Sep 17, 2008
What most people don't know is that free or low-cost health insurance programs -- such as Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP) -- are available, and that they may qualify for them. In fact, approximately 11 million Americans who are eligible for these programs are not enrolled. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
New Studies Report Wide Disparity in Health Care Plans Sep 17, 2008
Obama's plan relies on a variety of measures to reduce the number of uninsured, such as increasing the number of people in programs such as Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program, requiring all children to have insurance and offering subsidies for people who cannot currently afford insurance. Obama's plan was crafted with the intention of creating universal health insurance, although both studies suggest some people would remain uninsured. (Washington Post)
Politicians Lie, Numbers Don't Sep 17, 2008
Of course, if you do care about things like economic inequality and children's health, you should vote Democratic as well. Tab 1 reports the performance of the U.S. economy in seven categories from the years 1959 to 2007. (Slate)
IVF Use Increases in Australia as Women in 30s, 40s Seek Fertility Help Sep 17, 2008
That helped reduce the average out-of-pocket cost of a treatment cycle for an insured Australian to A$1,000-A$1,500, said Dr. Michael Chapman, head of women's and children's health at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. The driver of demand in Australia is similar to most Western countries, where there is large government subsidy of the service,'' Chapman said in an interview. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Letters to the editor (9/16/08) Sep 16, 2008
Of course, she runs the risk of having one of these "monsters' climb into her lap and lick her to death. -- Linda Beller Anchorage Show positive side of Palin I am growing exasperated by looking at "Bash Sarah" headlines on your paper for the last weeks! If ADN is an unbiased news reporting agency, then where are the positive stories of what Sarah's accomplished? -- Michelle Kilbourne Wasilla Pay attention to the real issues Did anybody at this paper ever write something about Biden? Did any... (Anchorage Daily News)
Violence Against Women Impairs Children's Health Sep 16, 2008
sling Monemi, paediatrician, the Department of Women's and Children's Health, monitored more than 3,000 children in Bangladesh from the women's pregnancy tests till when the children were two years old ... sling Monemi, there are several possible explanations for why violence against a mother can affect her children's health ... This means that the children's health is dependent on the economic resources and the protection that the environment can offer. (Science Daily)
Another spray in paradise Sep 15, 2008
One hundred child health, education and dietary experts wrote to FSANZ last week, accusing the Government of neglecting its responsibility to protect children's health, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. It wasn't carbofuran that was the issue, but six food colourings - tartrazine (102), quinoline yellow (104), sunset yellow (110), carmoisine (122), ponceau red (124) and allura red (129) - which have been banned in Britain after a University of Southampton study found they could be as harmful... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Cindy McCain says her husband would bring jobs to Michigan Sep 14, 2008
She is an advocate for children's health care needs and founded the American Voluntary Medical Team, according to a biography posted on her husband's website JohnMcCain. com. (DetNews.com)
Beshear wants to enroll more children in health insurance program Sep 14, 2008
Published: Friday, September 12, 2008 12:26 PM CDT Gov. Steve Beshear outlined an ambitious plan recently to get as many children as possible enrolled in the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program (KCHIP) by 2010 ... The steps we are taking today to get more eligible children enrolled in the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program are fiscally responsible, economically smart, and, quite simply, the right thing to do. (Russellville News Democrat Leader, KY)
Healthy Habits for a Happy Family Sep 14, 2008
com, a new resource for parents, offers practical medical advice about children's health issues. Cofounder Jamie Freishtat is a board certified pediatrician, and cofounder Rachel Schreiber is board certified in both allergy/immunology and internal medicine. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Working Mothers Against 'Supermom' Palin Sep 13, 2008
And McCain's record on issues that affect working moms is on the same sorry page as his party's--he skipped a vote on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (which helps ensure women get equal pay); he opposed expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which covers uninsured children, to include their parents; and he has consistently opposed not only abortion rights but family-planning legislation, even for low-income women. By running as a spunky can-do Republican-style feminist mom who... (CBS News)
Survey finds holes in US disaster preparedness Sep 13, 2008
The report was commissioned by the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Children's Health Fund ... "There should be an outcry from parents to push their schools and their school districts to develop a plan that makes sense," said Irwin Redlener, associate dean for public health preparedness at Columbia and president of the Children's Health Fund. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Schwarzenegger visits state's Capitol Hill Dems Sep 12, 2008
Schwarzenegger told Leavitt and Bush that he opposes proposed cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and a children's health insurance program that could make it harder for California to achieve its plans for universal coverage. California also would be severely affected if Bush's annual push to eliminate a program that reimburses states for the cost of jailing illegal immigrants convicted of crimes is eliminated. (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
News Stories Sep 12, 2008
Children's Health Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Children's Health)
Hill Democrats Critical Of Bush's Budget Plan Sep 12, 2008
The lawmakers focused on Bush's proposal to increase funding for the state-federal Children's Health Insurance Program by $4 ... "Seven out of 10 uninsured children qualify for either Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program but are not yet enrolled. Yet, the president instead makes cuts in the program, ensuring that we will not reach those children, and that more children and their parents will become uninsured," Dingell said. (Yahoo News -- U.S. Budget)
Qualifications Of A Community Organizer Sep 11, 2008
As a legislator, and now as Speaker, Bass has built coalitions to expand funding for many of the same concerns she battled in the streets of South LA, such as children's health insurance, public schools and urban parks. She's been a persistent and effective advocate for foster children, sponsoring an avalanche of bills that reorganized the system while expanding funding for it. (CBS News)
Bullying Top Concern of Parents With Overweight Child Sep 11, 2008
Parents of these children, aged 6 to 13, also are much more likely than parents of children at a healthy weight to call bullying a top health issue for kids, according to a report released Monday by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health. "We found that parents with overweight or obese children actually view bullying as a greater problem than childhood obesity," Dr. Matthew M. Davis, director of the National Poll on Children's Health, said in... (Health-Finder)
More Off-premise Alcohol Outlets Can Lead To More Injuries Among Neighborhood Children Sep 10, 2008
"Limited social capital restricts their ability to respond to social problems that might endanger children's health and well being. Reduced levels of social control may facilitate risky behaviors, such as playing in dangerous streets or vacant buildings. And, areas that have fewer adults available to monitor and supervise children's activities may further exacerbate problem behaviors.". "One's neighborhood environment determines the number and type of risks a resident of a particular... (Science Daily)
Fewer College Kids Smoking, But Industry Tactics a Threat Sep 9, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Tobacco firms spend $1M a day sponsoring campus events, giveaways, lung association says. (U.S. News & World Report)
Vote on children's health insurance put off Sep 9, 2008
Congressional Democrats have scrapped plans for another vote on expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program, thus sparing Republicans from a politically difficult vote just weeks before elections this fall ... Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, said: "We are not going to change any votes on the children's health insurance bill. We still don't have enough to override a veto. Those who opposed this bill can face the voters and explain why they believe 10... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Designers seek to help charities with their latest fashions Sep 9, 2008
Celebrity fashion icons have recently been sporting a stylish Signorelli tank top that helps to raise money for the Children's Health Fund ... The Signorelli Children's Health Fund Tank is retailed at popular Los Angeles shopping mecca Kitson, but it's also readily available to purchase online at www ... Similar to the Children's Health Fund, The United Nations World Food Programme has begun its own charitable fashion movement with its creation of the effortlessly fabulous FEED bag. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
Lynch, Forry in N.H. gov primary Sep 9, 2008
Lynch and Democrats also increased the compulsory dropout age to 18, expanded a children's health insurance program, expanded services to the disabled on a waiting list and increased the minimum wage for the first time in a decade. Lynch also signed a civil union law last year granting the same privileges and responsibilities of marriage to gays. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Dye cast in UK, but additive not banned here Sep 8, 2008
AN open letter signed by more than 100 childhood health, education and dietary experts will be sent to the national food regulator today, accusing the Government of neglecting its responsibility to protect children's health. The move comes as British food authorities agree to ban six food additives believed to be harmful to children by 2010, yet still deemed safe by Food Standards Australia New Zealand. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Getting Real About Health Care Sep 7, 2008
covers the elderly; Medicaid, many of the poor and their children; SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance Program), more children. Another reason, I suspect, stems from the skewing of health spending toward the very sick and dying; 10 percent of patients account for two thirds of spending. (Newsweek)
Lynch, Forry in NH gov primary; Kenney unopposed Sep 6, 2008
Lynch and Democrats also increased the minimum age to drop out of school to 18, expanded a children's health insurance program, expanded services to the disabled on a waiting list and increased the minimum wage for the first time in a decade. Lynch also signed a civil union law last year granting the legal privileges and responsibilities of marriage to gays. (Concord Monitor)
Percentage of uninsured dropped in 2007 Sep 6, 2008
Health policy analysts say the improvement is due to the state's relatively strong economy and expanded public programs like the Children's Health Insurance Plan and state-subsidized insurance for small businesses and their employees. Nationally, 15. (Montana Standard, MT)
