Search Results for 'Health'

Children’s mental health program expands

Point in Time is continuing to help deal with children's mental health issues with an expansion of programming. The child and youth services provider rolled out a program called Working Together for Kids' Mental Health last year a [...]

Posted On : Nov, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Tobacco Money to keep Kids Healthy: Has some of it gone up i...

"Up in Smoke" That's what anti-smoking advocates say has happened to a significant amount of money spent every year to spread smoking prevention messages to your children. The money doesn't come from taxpayers. It [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Two grants issued to improve children’s health

Two projects in the Central Valley aimed at protecting children from environment health hazards were awarded $198,000 of grants on Wednesday. “Safeguarding the health of children is one of our most important responsibilities, and an [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Good dental health starts even before birth

When babies begin getting teeth around 6 months of age, it’s a sign that they are growing up. It’s also the moment when parents may begin thinking about their child’s oral health. However, you can start making a differen [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Lower Income Dad, More Involved In Kids’ Health But May Not ...

Dads from the urban areas, more specifically those who have lower income are more involved in their children’s health. This is according to a report of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. However the study also [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Playing politics with our children's health

Over last few weeks I have questioned the intent of Maine's Senator Susan Collins in her drive to overturn school-nutrition recommendations made by our nation’s most recognized medical authority, the National Academies' Inst [...]

Posted On : Oct, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Lubbock Children's Health Clinic's first Kids Fun Fest was w...

Four-year-old Jaiden Gray appeared to a very satisfied customer Sunday afternoon at the Lubbock Children’s Health Clinic’ Kids Fun Fest at Mackenzie Park. Jaiden was in a petting area where parents would hand over a 50-cent [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Lower income dads active in their kids' health

Lower-income, urban dads are involved in their children's health and encourage them to exercise and eat healthy foods, reports a new study from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. But these same dads may also give the [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Building mental health wellness in our children

We've all heard about the mind/body connection. Psychiatrist Dr. Chris Wilkes likes to put a finer point on it. "There is no health without mental health," Wilkes says, explaining that it is profoundly connected to our physi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids’ health fair informatively fun

It’s not the reaction many would have, but five-year-old Corine Moore couldn’t help but smile and jump up and down after hopping out of an ambulance Saturday afternoon.“Oh that was so neat,” she yelled to father St [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Study Shows Healthcare Coverage Decline For Houston Children

The study looked at 2,800 families with at least one child under the age of 19. It shows that work-based coverage for dependents dropped from 74 percent in 2008 to 57.8 percent this year. Dr. Angelo Giardino is the chief medical office [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Cellphones and health: How Canada's precautions compare

Although the scientific community remains at odds over the issue of whether cellphone use is linked to health issues, Health Canada is now advising parents to encourage children under 18 to limit the time they spending talking on mobile p [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Vaccine bill overrides parents on child health

Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown has a ticking time bomb on his desk: He must sign a recently passed bill by Sunday for it to become law. His signature, however, would set an explosive precedent: The bill would allow children as you [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids' mental health given two boosts

New funding and the recent recruitment of a child psychiatrist to the area are being hailed as good news for young people who need the support of local mental health care services. The Huron-Perth Centre for Children and Youth has just be [...]