Recent Children’s Health News Roundup: Mental Health, Infant Mortality, School Health Centers, and More
Following are some recent news highlights about children and families, along with related data from kidsdata.org:
Alcohol & Tobacco Use (see related data)
Living in Caring Community May Help Curb Teen Alcohol Use, Research Finds
(PsychCentral, 1/13/13, by Wood)
CDC: Binge Drinking Important Health Issue for Girls and Young Women
(CNN, 1/8/13, by Curley)
Rate of Youth Smokers Decreases as Use of Smokeless Tobacco Increases, Report Finds
(California Healthline, 12/14/12)
Children’s Mental Health (see related data)
GAO Report: Improvements Needed in Mental Health Care for Children
(Huffington Post, 1/10/13, by Resmovits)
About Half of Suicidal Teens Have Access to Therapy Prior to Ideation and Attempt, Research Finds
(NY Times, 1/8/13, by Carey)
Children Special Health Care Needs (see related data)
California Ranks Low Nationally in Providing Health Care and Social Services to Children with Special Health Care Needs
(LA Times, 1/17/13, by Gorman)
Study: Children with Chronic Conditions Regularly Treated with Alternative Therapies
(Huffington Post, 1/14/13, by Pearson)
Report: U.S. Child Cancer Death Rates Drop
(WebMD, 1/7/13, by Mann)
Children with Complex Chronic Diseases Taking Up Increasing Amount of Pediatric Hospital Resources
(HealthDay, 1/2/13, by Mozes)
Report: Federal Funding to California for Special Education Falling Short
(SF Chronicle, 1/3/13, by Tucker)
Study: Some Children Diagnosed with Autism as Young Children Lose Symptoms as They Age
(Disability Scoop, 1/15/13, by Heasley)
Demographics (see related data)
Shrinking California Child Population Signals Major Changes for State
(Wall Street Journal, 1/8/13, by Jordan)
Dental Health (see related data)
Report Finds State Facing Dental Crisis for Medi-Cal Children
(California Healthline, 1/18/13)
Affordable Care Act Offers Expanded Dental Coverage for Some Children
(Kaiser Health News, 1/14/13, by Andrews)
Also See: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/01/15/169419717/law-expands-kids-dental-coverage-but-few-dentists-will-treat-them
California Gets “C” in Report on Basic Preventive Dental Procedure for Kids
(California Healthline, 1/8/13, by Gorn)
Exercise and Physical Fitness (see related data)
Reducing Kids’ Screen Time Alone May Not Promote Exercise, Study Suggests
(SJ Mercury, 1/10/13, by Pittman)
Study: 3 Out of 5 Elementary Schoolers Do Not Meet Physical Activity Goals
(MedPage Today, 1/7/13, by Neale)
Academic, Social, and Physical Benefits of Recess Make it ‘Crucial’ for School Kids, Pediatricians Say
(LA Times, 12/31/12, by Brown)
Infant and Maternal Mortality (see related data)
Disparities in Infant Mortality Require Deep, Complex Solutions
(HealthyCal.org, 1/14/13, by Gilligan)
Report: Racial Disparities in Maternal Mortality Persist; Overall Rate Increases
(Healthycal.org, 1/9/13, by Fulton)
San Francisco Works to Combat Black Infant Mortality Rate, Which Is Six Times That of White Infants
(SF Chronicle, 12/29/12, by Gonzales)
School Health Centers (see related data)
More than $14 Million in Funding to Go to California School Health Centers Under ACA
(California Healthline, 1/7/13)
American Academy of Pediatrics Urges Having Doctors for Every School District, Nurse in Every School
(Reuters Health, 12/31/12, by Seaman)
School Health Centers Partner with Existing Community Organizations to Increase Access to Health Services
(Reporting on Health, 1/15/13, by Plevin)
Weight (see related data)
Study: Parents Who Harshly Criticize Their Overweight Teens Do More Harm than Good
(NY Times, 1/9/13, by Brown)
Obesity Rates Decline Among Young, Low-Income Children, According to Study
(Reuters, 12/25/12, by Pittman)
Posted by kidsdata.org
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