Search Results for 'Health'

Oral health for children

The American Dental Association (ADA) has declared February as National Children's Dental Health Month (NCDHM).(1) This is an annual event each February, and the goal is to raise awareness about the importance of oral health. Messages [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Most off-reserve aboriginal kids in excellent health

Most First Nations and Métis children living off reserve reported excellent or very good health but factors like poor housing conditions and access to medical care seem to make a difference, a report suggests. Statistics Canada rep [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Rising pollution takes a toll on kids’ health

JAIPUR: Being born in a big city is always considered a privilege given the access to good schooling, exposure to high standards of living, all of which go into making children confident and ready to take on the world. However, there&# [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 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

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

Keeping kids active helps them be healthy

Some students in the Mid-Ohio Valley have gym class a few times a week, but others attend a school where gym class is offered just one semester out of the school year. When you also consider that school recesses have been trimmed, you see [...]

Posted On : Jan, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Kate Eason: On health, we can learn from children

I had an incredible experience the other night. A group of middle school students came to talk to me about childhood obesity. They were doing a school project and wanted to know specific activities they could teach other kids to help them [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

The Kids Therapy Center focuses on mental health of rural ch...

UNDERWOOD Some might look at it as playing in a sand box, but at The Kids Therapy Center, it is a form of exercising mental health. Sand tray therapy is one of the many forms of therapy that can be found at The Kids Therapy Center, which [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Enrollment in Kids’ Health Insurance Programs Grow Under Med...

Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded 23 states approximately $296 million in bonuses for increasing the number of children enrolled in health insurance programs. The bonuses, funded by the Children’s H [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Editorial: Kids’ health, education get a boost from Uncle

He didn’t wrap them in festive paper and affix glittery bows, but Uncle Sam did deliver a couple of huge gifts to Washington state this holiday season. First out of the sack was $60 million to help the state expand its eff [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 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

Kids' Week: Healthy chocolate options for the kids

DURHAM -- If you want to avoid sugar-high induced screaming without denying your kids their annual Christmas chocolate indulgence, try an all-natural homemade option. Miranda Gibson, a culinary nutritionist and Your Life expert, recommend [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Children's health insurance program seeing steady increases

As hard times and high unemployment rates continue across the country, a program that aims to cover all uninsured children and teens in Pennsylvania has seen steady growth regionally and across the state. The Children's Health Insu [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 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 [...]