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Pennsylvania faces a self-inflicted health care crisis for k...

Having dedicated my career to making health care coverage accessible to all Pennsylvanians, I am dismayed over recent actions by the state that are jeopardizing health care access for children. The number of Pennsylvania children covered [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Health-care reform and kids’ health

When the Supreme Court hears arguments starting March 26 on two major parts of health-care reform (aka the Affordable Care Act), experts say, the legal debate will ultimately affect the health of millions of children. Child-health advocat [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Celebrate Children’s Dental Health Month with oral care tips...

February is Children’s Dental Health Month; and every year, the American Dental Association sponsors events and resources to raise awareness and encourage healthy oral hygiene habits among parents, teachers and kids alike. By presen [...]

Posted On : Feb, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

Health Dept. offers dental care for kids

NEW PORT RICHEY --National Children's Dental Health Month in February urges youths to "Rock Your Smile."The Pasco County Health Department joins the American Dental Association to stress the importance of developing good hab [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Dental school provides free care for local children

Before Ostrow School of Dentistry’s Give Kids a Smile Day on Friday, Jessica Garcia had never been to the dentist. “They were nice,” said Garcia, 5, a kindergarten student at the James A. Foshay Learning Center. “I [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

State steps up health care coverage for kids

Alabama's successful efforts to increase the number of children with health care coverage has made it a standout in the region, according to a national study released Wednesday. The study by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and th [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

N.J. receives $17M in federal funds as bonus for ensuring ch...

TRENTON — New Jersey's efforts to ensure more children have health coverage have earned it a nearly $17 million performance bonus from the U.S. Health Department. The federal government said today this is the third year New Jers [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

On the health beat: Early gifts hearten child care advocates

Efforts to reform early-childhood education in Minnesota appeared to be fizzling earlier this year. The business group leading the charge to improve child care -- and boost the number of kids ready for kindergarten -- was preparing to shu [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Drug-using mothers can care for kids - researcher

Many mothers with a history of serious drug use are still capable of caring for their children given the right support, an Australian study has found. But most mothers in New South Wales' methadone programmes were not getting the serv [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Dental Care For Kids Funded By the Annual Thanksgiving Servi...

Healthy Smiles, the organization which operates a free dental clinic twice a month, was funded by the Spartanburg Community so that the organization will be able to offer free dental services for children who are in need. It is importa [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Parents strong watchdogs for kids' hospital care: Study

Perhaps no one is more worried than a parent with a sick child in the hospital. But families are doing more than just venting their fears and frustrations when they complain about the care their child is receiving, a new Canadian study su [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 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

Kids in Need Get Free Dental Care

Children from across southern Nevada traveled to TPC Summerlin to see a dentist Monday. The free dental clinic was part of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Golf Tournament. It is the fourth year TeamSmile has put on the event. About 225 kid [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 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 [...]