December News Roundup Features Articles About Poverty, Demographics, Obesity, and More

The December issue of the kidsdata news roundup now is available – you can read it here.

A few highlights:

Demographic Trends

Latino Students Now a Majority in California Schools
(SF Chronicle, 11/13/10, by Kane)

Depression

Depression Returns in About Half of Treated Teens, Study Finds
(Time, 11/1/10, by Park)

Poverty

Report: Even Short Term Poverty Can Have Lasting Health Implications for Children
(CNN, 11/15/10, by Henry)

Special Needs

Families Fight to Care for Disabled Children at Home
(NPR, 11/8/10, by Shapiro)

Kids Make Up Largest Group with Traumatic Brain Injuries, CDC Says
(LA Times, 11/8/10, by Cohn)

Weight

Report: 84% of Parents Fed Their Kid Fast Food in Past Week
(WSJ, 11/8/10, by Hobson)

Study: Obese Teens Likely to Become Severely Obese Adults
(HealthDay News, 11/10/10, by Gordon)

Posted by Jordan Handcox

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