A Round-Up of Recent News About Child Health: Drug Use, Special Needs, Homelessness, and More

Here’s a summary of some recent news articles about child health issues, along with related data available on kidsdata.org:

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use (See related data)

• Drugged Driving Takes High Toll Among Youth, Report Finds
  (CBS News, 10/13/11, by Freeman)

Children with Special Health Care Needs (See related data)

• Non-Invasive Early Pregnancy Test for Down Syndrome Now Available in 20 Cities Nationwide
  (LA Times, 10/19/11, by Roan)
• Low Birthweight Infants at Increased Risk for Autism, Study Finds
  (USA Today, 10/17/11)

Homelessness (See related data)

• Report: Youth Homelessness on the Rise in Richmond
  (Richmond Pulse, 10/14/11, by Croom)

Infant Mortality (See related data)

• Article Explores Efforts to Reduce High Infant Mortality Rates Among Black Mothers
  (NY Times, 10/14/11, by Williams)
  
• California’s Infant Mortality Rate Dips to New Low
  (Healthycal.org, 10/21/11)
  

Teen Births (See related data)

• Study: National Teen Pregnancy Rate Drops; Contraceptive Use Up Among Boys
  (MSNBC, 10/12/11, by Alexander)

Tags: Child Health Issues

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