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Be aware of children's mental health

Every Leadership Tri-Cities class completes a community project, providing some lasting benefit to a worthy cause. Besides helping make the Tri-Cities a better place, the experience teaches class members about service and teamwork. Thi [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

States vary in children's health, gaps exist in insurance, q...

A comprehensive report based on the National Survey of Children's Health conducted by children's health researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau finds insurance duration, consisten [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Burton: Affordable Care Act protects children's health

Pediatricians treat children with a variety of health conditions every day, whether it's a toddler with a mild case of the winter sniffles or a teenager with a debilitating case of chronic asthma. These children all have form [...]

Posted On : May, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Guest column: Ohio budget bill puts children's health at ris...

Ohio has the best statewide network of children's hospitals in the country. Thanks to the high quality, cost effective care at six freestanding children's hospitals across the state - in Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, Akron, Toledo [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Poor health policy is child neglect

Child-health nurses can be lifesavers for families with babies and young children. When my first child was born I spent a lot of time in the company of my reassuring and experienced child-health nurse, who helped me navigate the chaos and [...]

Posted On : May, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Alberta teachers raise awareness of children's mental health

Teachers across the province are teaming up with the Canadian Mental Health Association and Global TV to raise awareness of children's mental health and to fight the stigma associated with mental illness. 15 per cent of Canadian [...]

Posted On : May, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

National Children's Mental Health Day Teaches Lessons in Res...

Resilience was the theme when the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) held its Sixth Annual National Children's Mental Health Day Tuesday. ABC News spoke with Kathryn Powers, director of the agency [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Family Eating Together Better For Children's Health And Body...

Children who regularly sit down with their families to eat tend to enjoy better health, have a considerably lower risk of becoming obese, and develop healthy eating habits, researchers from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign rev [...]

Posted On : May, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Pregnant? Pesticides Affect Your Child’s IQ

Moms-to-be who consume certain foods sprayed with pesticides may put their child at risk for having a lower IQ. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health found that prenatal exposure to organopho [...]

Posted On : Apr, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

International Children’s Health Conference today

Twentieth International Children’s Health Conference with the theme of ‘Anti-Microbial Resistance and its Global Spread’ will be held here at a local hotel on Wednesday (today) under the aegis of Hamdard Public School a [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Study considers mining impact on child health

Researchers from Edith Cowan University are looking into children's exposure to dust and metals in Port and South Hedland. They are trying to recruit 100 children aged nine to 12 to take part in the study. Participants are asked [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Snapshots of People at Work | Jan Winter, publishing for chi...

At an IdeaFestival a few years ago, Jan Winter, 52, had an idea. The founder and president of Wordsworth Publishing was inspired to do something about the rapid decline of children's health. She now she publishes the FIT4FUN Reader i [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Nurse shortage a 'child health risk'

WA children are missing out on vital health checks because of a shortage of child health nurses. The State still needs more than 100 child health nurses despite a damning Auditor-General's report on the problem in November and three [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Group: Keep children's health, earn fed

An advocacy group says the state could earn about $80 million in federal grants if lawmakers keep current enrollment levels in a state health care program for children. The Children's Alliance says that the program - Apple Health for [...]