Sentences with phrase «areas of child health»

This article describes the conduct of the randomized trial and examines the extent to which those in the Early Start series showed improved outcomes in the areas of child health, preschool education, utilization of welfare services, parenting, child abuse and neglect, and early behavioral adjustment.

The overall results of the Early Start evaluation suggested that, although the program had benefits in the areas of child health, child education, parenting, child abuse and neglect, and child behaviors, there was no evidence of parallel changes in parental or family functioning.

For the roughly 68,000 children that call Newark home, improvements in key areas of child health and an increase in both preschool enrollment and high school graduation rates point to progress in the state's largest city, according to the Newark Kids Count 2017, released today.

We are proud to pioneer the crucial areas of child health and education by equipping our staff with the right skills and knowledge to improve children's lives even further.

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Democrats have three additional goals: the codification of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration program, extension of funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and more funding for areas affected by natural disasters.

One of the issues is that health workers in rural and developing areas don't have adequate ways to track vaccine needs and schedules for children.

Training covers diagnosis, treatment, and recognizing danger signs that require referral to health facilities, as well as business and sales skills.6 After a CHP passes training, she spends her first two weeks conducting a census of all of the households in her designated area and collecting phone numbers and other key information.7 During this census, CHPs note which households have children under - 5 and pregnant women.8

In the Orlando area alone, teams volunteered at: Orlando Union Rescue Mission, The Mustard Seed of Central Florida, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, Grandma's House at Orlando Health and Rehabilitation Center, Give Kids the World, Westminster Care of Orlando Nursing Home, Ronald McDonald House, Girl Scouts of Citrus and The American Cancer Society, among others.

... The UN Commission for the nutrition challenges of the twenty - first century, in its Report submitted on March 20, 2000, has pointed out that» about one in four new - born children in developing countries - around 30 million each year - suffer retarded growth in the womb, an indication of how the nutritional well - being of mothers in pregnancy remains one of the most neglected areas in world health.

Discussions of handling a child's anger constructively should be accompanied by small - group opportunities for the parents to work through their own feelings in this area (which is so vital to mental health).

In this area of law, prosecutors work closely with experts in this field as part of a multi-disciplinary team, which includes law enforcement, social services, child advocacy centers, medical and mental health providers, the school system and many other partner agencies.

Manufacturers such as Weight Watchers and Annabel Karmel focus in on specialised areas of the chilled food market such as health foods, vegetarian options and children's foods.

Launched in the Bay Area in 2006, Sprouts Cooking Club teaches children from all socioeconomic, physical and mental health backgrounds the importance of healthy, nutritional foods through hands - on cooking with REAL chefs using REAL ingredients in REAL restaurants.

Her areas of expertise include child development and behavior, medical conditions and pet health.

By promoting health equity, which will aid in the reduction of barriers and inequality in maternal and child health for women of color in the D.C. Metro Area, we aim to foster healthy individuals, healthy families and healthy communities.

The Objective Brain Concussion Assessment and Monitoring System (OBCAMS) gives families and non-medical personnel a portable, affordable assessment tool to monitor their children's brain health across the five most critical areas of the brain.

It is committed to addressing the needs and concerns of children and families, primarily in Massachusetts and California, specifically in the areas of education, housing, mentoring, health care, environment, and the arts.

Prentice, like more than a dozen Chicago - area hospitals, now emphasizes rooming in as part of its effort to earn a «baby - friendly» designation offered by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund.

She begins instead with the assumption that these influential professionals in the area of maternal and child health genuinely wanted to help the women they treated.

Dr. Williams has published over 50 peer - reviewed manuscripts, 75 conference presentations, and two book chapters in the area of child development and family relationships, including family based interventions to enhance health and well - being of parents and their children.

Her particular areas of interest are the neurobehavioral and health consequences of sleep problems in children, pharmacologic treatment of pediatric sleep disorders, and cultural and psychosocial issues that affect sleep.

The coordination of health messages between these four component areas is critical to positively impact children's knowledge and behavior.

A Guardian / Save the Children investigation in some of the most deprived areas of the Philippines found that Nestlé and three other companies were offering doctors, midwives and local health workers free trips to lavish conferences, meals, tickets to shows and the cinema and even gambling chips, earning their loyalty.

A paper that appeared in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry listed children's mental health as one of the six priority areas in need of attention to improve the health and development of children and adolescents across the globe.

Ensuring that actions to improve infant feeding are included in all of these relevant policy areas, including obesity, diabetes and cancer reduction, emotional attachment and subsequent school readiness, improved maternal and child mental health and environmental sustainability

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In the US, the Obama administration has funded a range of initiatives that require the use of evidence - based strategies in areas such as teen pregnancy prevention, home visiting, education and workforce innovation.2, 3 In the field of home visiting, an increasing number of programs have been rigorously evaluated and have demonstrated evidence of effectiveness in outcome domains such as parenting, maternal and child health, child development and school readiness, reductions in child maltreatment, and family economic self - sufficiency.4, 5,6

The study includes: an analysis of the state needs assessments that were provided in the state MIECHV applications and an effectiveness study that includes an impact analysis to measure what difference home visiting programs make for the at - risk families they serve in areas such as prenatal, maternal, and newborn health; child development; parenting; domestic violence; and referrals and service coordination.

Inclusion criteria: «all pregnant women aged between 12 to 49 years old, who are residents of community units in Korogocho and Viwandani slums that fall within the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS) area, and their respective children (when born)».

NCS programs work in partnership with parents to promote healthy child development with goals for school readiness in the areas of language and literacy development, cognitive development, large and small motor development, social emotional development and health and safety knowledge.

La Leche League of Michigan «Giving our Children Roots and Wings» Health Provider Seminar and Area Conference, Farmington Hills MI, March 16 - 17, 2001.

Physical punishment is associated with a range of mental health problems in children, youth and adults, including depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, use of drugs and alcohol, and general psychological maladjustment.26 — 29 These relationships may be mediated by disruptions in parent — child attachment resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by increased levels of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption of the brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range of potential confounders.35 Intriguing results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the volume of the brain's grey matter in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.37

If only pediatricians were as versed in breastfeeding as they are in other areas - what would the health of our children be?

She researches in the area of nutrition and maternal and child health.

Partnered with national and state governments, we work to assist in educating mothers and children, teachers and students, doctors and village health workers, and a variety of community leaders, in the targeted areas of nutrition, health, water, hygiene, and sanitation.

She has worked as a staff member and consultant in the areas of breastfeeding, infant and young child feeding and international health, specializing in evaluation and applied research.

All health records of Head Start children are kept in a locked file with access limited to the Head Start program area staff, Teachers, and Home Visitors.

Protection, energy and nutrients Leonardo Mata considers the unique role of breastfeeding in child health and survival, and possible interventions to promote it in areas where bottle - feeding is common.

The Genetic Interest Group, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust and UCL Institute for Child Health argue research in this area is «critical» to the development of treatments.

This sucker could transform lives in so many ways it's not even funny: besides charging economy - altering cellphones and giving children the ability to study after dark, it can help in areas ranging from health (the kerosene lamps currently typically used for night - time lighting are terrible on the lungs) to economics (kerosene can suck up 25 - 30 % of a family budget) to global warming (kerosene = carbon emissions).

He said the training of the TBAs covered several areas including protecting the health of mother and baby, care of women during pregnancy and child birth, treatment of complications due to miscarriage and or unsafe abortion, pre-pregnancy advice and health education, care of new born, among others.

Data taken from crowded areas of the Bronx and Harlem, the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health has found that exposure to pollution can reduce childrens» IQ.

The fact is that lower - income groups are much more likely to see the benefits of spending in these areas as they are proportionately less likely to send their children to private fee - paying schools like Harrow or Eton, or have private health insurance and be registered with Harley St doctors.

While there are no safe levels of lead exposure, children living in high risk areas of Utica with its aged and often deteriorating housing stock are in greater danger of lead poisoning and its long - term effects, according to Cathe Bullwinkle, Quality Improvement Coordinator for the Oneida County Health Department.

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Task Force members represent 14 State agencies and authorities having responsibilities in the areas of health, housing, child welfare, community development, weatherization and energy conservation.

Child & Family Services of Erie County This agency provides over 40 programs for children and families in the areas mental health and human services.

Education and health The «pupil premium» was one of the areas of agreement David Cameron flagged up in his initial speech offering talks with the Lib Dems last Friday, and under it schools will receive extra funding for teaching children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

There is still a lack of knowledge in the area about the general health of children who are exposed to anti-epilepsy medicine in foetallife.

These results suggest that the stigma of mental health issues may have relaxed among today's parents, in favor of using a broad array of resources to help children and adolescents with these critical areas.»