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Joining Up for Women's and Children's Health

Today at a high level meeting, the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, will review progress made since the launch a year ago of the Global Strategy on Women's and Children's Health. For Clara Muchimba, the midwife at [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids' mental-health requests soar

The number of children seeking intensive, in-home mental-health services in Virginia more than doubled in June, just before new state requirements took effect to better screen who really needs the help. The rush for state approval of t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Leading children’s health expert to head UF department of pe...

An international expert on pediatric endocrinology, developmental biology and the prevention of brain injury in preterm infants has been tapped to lead the University of Florida College of Medicine department of pediatrics and serve as th [...]

Posted On : Sep, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

School-based health clinics play vital role in childrens' li...

Treating skinned knees and stomachaches is part of the drill at any school nurse's office or school-based health center. But healthcare providers at these sites do much more than treat everyday aches and pains: They give checkups and [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Milwaukee child hospitalized with measles, health department...

A Milwaukee child is hospitalized with a confirmed case of highly contagious measles, the Milwaukee Health Department reported Wednesday afternoon. The child is a refugee whose family moved to the city at the end of August, according t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Child health experts' tips for quake's emotional aftershocks

Some children barely noticed the earthquake that rattled the East Coast Tuesday. Youngsters on summer break have been known to rattle a few windows themselves, after all. And while kids are resilient, some may also need reassurance and co [...]

Posted On : Aug, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Health Shocker: Unhealthy Moms Have Unhealthy Kids

It's fairly obvious that the children of sick parents are more likely to get sick themselves, but a new study found that this is true even when genetic factors are ruled out. Among disadvantaged families, the children of sick mothers [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Program gets $1M to enroll more Arizona kids for health care

The federal government this week awarded $1 million to the Pima Community Access Program, a low-cost health-insurance program, to ensure more of the state's children have medical coverage. The local, nonprofit Pima Community Access P [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Montana ranks worst in 5-state area for child health

Montana received the worst rankings in its five-state region in key child health and well-being indicators, the Annie E. Casey Foundation reported in its 2011 Kids Count Data Book released Wednesday. Montana ranked 33rd among the 50 stat [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids Count survey ranks New Jersey fifth for child health

New Jersey remains one of the best states in the nation to raise and educate children, according to the latest Kids Count survey to be released today. The annual report found New Jersey ranked fifth highest for child health and well being [...]

Posted On : Aug, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Drug Abuse, Obesity Top List of Kids' Health Concerns

Drug abuse and childhood obesity ranked highest on a new survey of health concerns for children. Both of those health issues were rated as a "big problem" by 33 percent of adults surveyed. The surv [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Children's Health Day gets kids ready for school

With the start of school right around the corner, some local students took advantage of free medical and dental attention before heading back to class. On Saturday, the Southern Jersey Family Medical Center offered free immunizations, den [...]

Posted On : Aug, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Debt-ceiling issue threatens payments to children's health p...

Although Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) were considered off limits during the original debt-ceiling deal, the landscape has since tilted precipitously with more bad economic news, and providers’ pa [...]

Posted On : Aug, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Texas Children's Health Plan Awarded Contracts for STAR Medi...

Texas Children's Health Plan (TCHP) has been tentatively awarded managed care renewed contracts by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The contracts are for the STAR Medicaid and CHIP programs. As part of the contra [...]