Sentences with phrase «general health of children»

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 are the findings of the first Danish study of the correlation between anti-epilepsy medicine and the general health of the child which has been carried out by the Research Unit for General Practice, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital.

Not exact matches

General partner Tracy Warren said at the lunch, which was attended by 20 women from CVC and VC funds: «Astarte Ventures is dedicated exclusively to the health and wellbeing of women and children.»

The American Psychological Association notes that women who experience miscarriage are vulnerable to a whole host of other mental health issues such as postpartum depression, general anxiety / depression, and difficulty caring for existing children.

The research continued, and in May 1982 the National Institute of Mental Health released the findings of a ten - year follow - up to the surgeon general's 1972 study: «After ten more years of research, the consensus among most of the research community is that violence on television does lead to aggressive behavior by children and teenagers who watch the programs.

But research continued, and in May of 1982, the National Institute for Mental Health released the findings of a 10 - year follow up on the Surgeon General «s 1972 Study entitled Television and Behavior: «After ten more years of research, the consensus among most of the research community is that violence on television does lead to aggressive behavior by children and teenagers who watch the programs.

Dr. Barton D. Schmitt, M.D., author of «Your Child's Health,» offers the following general guidelines to know when to seek advice from a health care proHealth,» offers the following general guidelines to know when to seek advice from a health care prohealth care provider:

To investigate the effect of various parenting styles on kids» health, researchers at the University of Oregon examined saliva samples of 102 children who had an average age of 9 to look for levels of C - reactive protein, which measures general inflammation in the body, and secretory immunoglobulin A, which measures immune system activation.

Send a letter to the North York General Hospital to share with them your deep concerns regarding the sponsorship of their upcoming Paediatric Update, an educational events dealing with infant and young child nutrition and health, by manufacturers of infant formula products.

General www.waimh.org World Association of Infant Mental Health www.zerotothree.org Zero - to - Three www.aap.org American Academy of Pediatrics www.civitas.org/index.html High quality parenting resources www.surestart.gov.uk United Kingdom's government website on early development www.mchlibrary.info Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University www.mi-aimh.org Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health www.ounceofprevention.org High - powered service / advocacy organization for young children www.parentsasteachers.org www.talaris.org Talaris institute does education for parents and professionals about young children

With an older child who is already living in the United States, you can get a sense of the child's general health by spending time with him or her before the adoption or by serving as a foster parent first.

Infant sleep patterns vary, but child health professionals give parents a general idea of what to expect at different ages.

Contributors: Members of the writing committee for this paper were Peter Brocklehurst (professor of perinatal epidemiology, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU), University of Oxford; professor of women's health, Institute for Women's Health, University College London (UCL)-RRB-; Pollyanna Hardy (senior trials statistician, NPEU); Jennifer Hollowell (epidemiologist, NPEU); Louise Linsell (senior medical statistician, NPEU); Alison Macfarlane (professor of perinatal health, City University London); Christine McCourt (professor of maternal and child health, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwihealth, Institute for Women's Health, University College London (UCL)-RRB-; Pollyanna Hardy (senior trials statistician, NPEU); Jennifer Hollowell (epidemiologist, NPEU); Louise Linsell (senior medical statistician, NPEU); Alison Macfarlane (professor of perinatal health, City University London); Christine McCourt (professor of maternal and child health, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and MidwiHealth, University College London (UCL)-RRB-; Pollyanna Hardy (senior trials statistician, NPEU); Jennifer Hollowell (epidemiologist, NPEU); Louise Linsell (senior medical statistician, NPEU); Alison Macfarlane (professor of perinatal health, City University London); Christine McCourt (professor of maternal and child health, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwihealth, City University London); Christine McCourt (professor of maternal and child health, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifchild health, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwihealth, City University London); Neil Marlow (professor of neonatal medicine, UCL); Alison Miller (programme director and midwifery lead, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and MidwifChild Health (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and MidwiHealth (CEMACH)-RRB-; Mary Newburn (head of research and information, National Childbirth Trust (NCT)-RRB-; Stavros Petrou (health economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwihealth economist, NPEU; professor of health economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwihealth economics, University of Warwick); David Puddicombe (researcher, NPEU); Maggie Redshaw (senior research fellow, social scientist, NPEU); Rachel Rowe (researcher, NPEU); Jane Sandall (professor of social science and women's health, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwihealth, King's College London); Louise Silverton (deputy general secretary, Royal College of Midwives (RCM)-RRB-; and Mary Stewart (research midwife, NPEU; senior lecturer, King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery).

«Breastfeeding is the best source of infant nutrition, and it provides immunologic protection and health benefits both to breastfeeding mothers and to the children they nurse,» said Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, the U.S. surgeon general, in a statement on July 30, 2010.

Both have a dual right and responsibility to make important decisions regarding issues of health, education, general welfare and religion affecting the child (ren).

Keep in mind that something may be good in general (for example, I truly believe that time spent outside in nature has all kinds of health and well being benefits for children and grownups alike) and at the same time just not be right for you and your family.

The Surgeon General has chosen to focus on breastfeeding because of its importance in promoting women's and children's health, and its potential for significant health care cost savings through preventive action.

Professor Neena Modi President, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Alison Thewlis MP Chair, all - party parliamentary group on infant feeding and health inequalities Sue Ashmore Programme director, Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative Justine Roberts Founder, Mumsnet Caroline Lee - Davey Chief executive, Bliss Cathy Warwick Chief executive, Royal College of Midwives Professor Helen Stokes - Lampard Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners Janet Davies Chief executive and general secretary, Royal College of Nursing Professor Lesley Regan President, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Dr Cheryll Adams Executive director, Institute of Health Visiting Jess Figueras Chair of trustee board, NCT Dr Asha Kasliwal President, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Clare Meynell and Helen Gray Joint coordinators, World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) UK Working Group Emma Pickett Chair, Association of Breastfeeding Mothers Shereen Fisher Chief executive, The Breastfeeding Network Zoe Faulkner Chair, Lactation Consultants of Great Britain Eden Anderson Chair, La Leche LeaHealth Alison Thewlis MP Chair, all - party parliamentary group on infant feeding and health inequalities Sue Ashmore Programme director, Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative Justine Roberts Founder, Mumsnet Caroline Lee - Davey Chief executive, Bliss Cathy Warwick Chief executive, Royal College of Midwives Professor Helen Stokes - Lampard Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners Janet Davies Chief executive and general secretary, Royal College of Nursing Professor Lesley Regan President, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Dr Cheryll Adams Executive director, Institute of Health Visiting Jess Figueras Chair of trustee board, NCT Dr Asha Kasliwal President, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Clare Meynell and Helen Gray Joint coordinators, World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) UK Working Group Emma Pickett Chair, Association of Breastfeeding Mothers Shereen Fisher Chief executive, The Breastfeeding Network Zoe Faulkner Chair, Lactation Consultants of Great Britain Eden Anderson Chair, La Leche Leahealth inequalities Sue Ashmore Programme director, Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative Justine Roberts Founder, Mumsnet Caroline Lee - Davey Chief executive, Bliss Cathy Warwick Chief executive, Royal College of Midwives Professor Helen Stokes - Lampard Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners Janet Davies Chief executive and general secretary, Royal College of Nursing Professor Lesley Regan President, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Dr Cheryll Adams Executive director, Institute of Health Visiting Jess Figueras Chair of trustee board, NCT Dr Asha Kasliwal President, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Clare Meynell and Helen Gray Joint coordinators, World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) UK Working Group Emma Pickett Chair, Association of Breastfeeding Mothers Shereen Fisher Chief executive, The Breastfeeding Network Zoe Faulkner Chair, Lactation Consultants of Great Britain Eden Anderson Chair, La Leche LeGeneral Practitioners Janet Davies Chief executive and general secretary, Royal College of Nursing Professor Lesley Regan President, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Dr Cheryll Adams Executive director, Institute of Health Visiting Jess Figueras Chair of trustee board, NCT Dr Asha Kasliwal President, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Clare Meynell and Helen Gray Joint coordinators, World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) UK Working Group Emma Pickett Chair, Association of Breastfeeding Mothers Shereen Fisher Chief executive, The Breastfeeding Network Zoe Faulkner Chair, Lactation Consultants of Great Britain Eden Anderson Chair, La Leche Legeneral secretary, Royal College of Nursing Professor Lesley Regan President, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Dr Cheryll Adams Executive director, Institute of Health Visiting Jess Figueras Chair of trustee board, NCT Dr Asha Kasliwal President, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Clare Meynell and Helen Gray Joint coordinators, World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) UK Working Group Emma Pickett Chair, Association of Breastfeeding Mothers Shereen Fisher Chief executive, The Breastfeeding Network Zoe Faulkner Chair, Lactation Consultants of Great Britain Eden Anderson Chair, La Leche LeaHealth Visiting Jess Figueras Chair of trustee board, NCT Dr Asha Kasliwal President, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Clare Meynell and Helen Gray Joint coordinators, World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) UK Working Group Emma Pickett Chair, Association of Breastfeeding Mothers Shereen Fisher Chief executive, The Breastfeeding Network Zoe Faulkner Chair, Lactation Consultants of Great Britain Eden Anderson Chair, La Leche League GB

If none of these questions are a concern, the warning is mostly likely a general warning against AP / GD rather than a valid warning about your child's health, development, or safety.

Home visiting programs vary in goals and content of services, but in general, they combine parenting and health care education, child abuse prevention, and early intervention and education.

While home visiting programs vary in goals and content of services, in general, they combine parenting and health care education, child abuse prevention, and early intervention and education services for young children and their families.

SOURCES: Carrie K. Shapiro - Mendoza, Ph.D., epidemiologist, division of reproductive health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta; Thomas G. DeWitt, M.D., director, division of general and community pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Cheryl Cipriani, M.D., associate professor, pediatrics, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, and director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Scott & White, Temple, Texas; February 2009 Pedihealth, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta; Thomas G. DeWitt, M.D., director, division of general and community pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Cheryl Cipriani, M.D., associate professor, pediatrics, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, and director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Scott & White, Temple, Texas; February 2009 PediHealth Science Center College of Medicine, and director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Scott & White, Temple, Texas; February 2009 Pediatrics

Charlotte Wright, professor of community child health at the University of Glasgow and one of the members campaigning for the change in the policy, told The BMJ that she had no objection to the college surveying its members given that the numbers who voted at the annual general meeting were so small — 66 delegates supported the motion and 53 were against it.

[28] UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, General comment No. 15 (2013) on the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health (art. 24) * April Child, General comment No. 15 (2013) on the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health (art. 24) * April child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health (art. 24) * April 2013.

A new study to appear in the Journal of Econometrics and reported by Science Daily has found that participation in the National School Lunch Program («NSLP») reduces food insecurity among impoverished children by 3.8 percent and reduces poor general health by 29 percent.

Division of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Leeds, General Infirmary of Leeds, Leeds, UK

Develop the capacity of health and childcare workers, nutritionists, government officials, social workers, citizen groups and the community in general to understand breastfeeding and sound infant and young child nutrition needs.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1989, (ratified by Canada, signed by the US but not ratified) correspondingly recognizes the importance of breastfeeding as an essential component of children's rights to optimal health and development.

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

Moderated by Ali Dorazio (MS, RD), nutrition scientist at the General Mills Bell Institute of Health & Nutrition, we heard presentations from Karen Hallford (MS, RD, CSP) and Byron Sackett; Karen is Nutrition Education Coordinator at Gwinnett Public Schools, Suwanee, GA and Byron Sackett is the Child Nutrition Director at Lincoln County Schools in Lincolnton, NC.

Nebraska: The court makes a custody determination based on the best interests of the child, which include the relationship of the child to each parent; (b) the desires and wishes of the child; the general health, welfare, and social behavior of the child; credible evidence of any abuse in the household.

According to the US Surgeon General, our country is in a state of emergency as far as children's mental health is concerned.

Such interventions have the potential to substantially enhance child development, as well as the general health of women and children.

Lately, I have been slightly worried about all of the negative articles you can find online about health and behavioral issues and general problems with not waiting long enough between children.

Therefore, the target audience includes national and local public health policy - makers, implementers and managers of maternal and child health programmes, health care facility managers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), professional societies involved in the planning and management of maternal and child health services, health care professionals (including nurses, midwives, general medical practitioners and obstetricians) and academic staff involved in training health care professionals.

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Although home visiting programs vary in goals and content of services, in general, they combine parenting and health care education, child abuse prevention, and early intervention and education services for young children and their families.

In my new role as the UN Secretary - General's Special Envoy for Financing the Health MDGs, I have been charged with formulating a business plan to ensure that resources are secured to meet the malaria goal of near zero deaths, as well as the other maternal, child, AIDS and TB goals by the end of 2015, the internationally agreed deadline.

Earlier this year we were delighted to see Canada's health secretary Jane Philpott rise to address the UN General Assembly in New York, and mention a mother who is part of Anyone's Child.

NEW YORK — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, joined by Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York State Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner James Rubin, today announced the arrest and indictment of landlord Daniel Melamed by the Tenant Harassment Prevention Task Force («Task Force»), on charges that Melamed endangered the health and safety of rent regulated tenants, including a six year old child, during demolition and construction that began in February 2014 at his 14 - unit building at 1578 Union Street in Brooklyn.

Child Health and Safety Team Member agencies include the OCFS Buffalo Regional Office, Southern Tier Health Care System, the New York State Police, Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office, the Allegany County and Cattaraugus County Departments of Social Services, Departments of Health, County Attorney's Offices, District Attorney's Offices and Coroner's Offices, Olean General Hospital, Jones Memorial Hospital, Cuba Memorial Hospital, Olean Police Department, Salamanca Police Department, Wellsville Police Department, Dr. Pamela Salzmann, Allegany / Western Steuben Rural Health Network and the NYS Sudden Infant and Child Death Resource Center.

The results of the survey, which will be published today on the Health Affairs Blog, by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, show a strong divergence from the opinions of many politicians and commentators, as well as the general public.

The study, conducted by Victor Bigira and colleagues at San Francisco General Hospital and the Makerere University College of Health Sciences in Kampala, Uganda, finds that treating young children with dihydroartemisinin - piperaquine (DP) decreased their risk of contracting malaria.

A search of the CRISP database of NIH - funded research projects on three key words — mutant, androgen, and receptor — yields 24 projects funded since 1999 by nine different NIH institutes: the National Cancer Institute (eight projects), the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS, three projects), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (three projects), the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (two projects), and the National Center for Research Resources (two projects).

The papers published provide the evidence that has helped inform the development of a new Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents» Health, which will be launched at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 26 September 2015.

«No woman, child or adolescent should face a greater risk of preventable death just because of where they live,» says Dr Flavia Bustreo, Assistant Director - General of the World Health Organization.

«Our study does not imply that economic development is not important in a general sense but cautions policymakers about relying solely on the trickle - down effects of economic growth on child nutrition,» said Sebastian Vollmer, assistant professor of development economics at the University of Göttingen, adjunct assistant professor of global health at HSPH, and lead author of the study.

Some say that's a misleading and potentially dangerous conclusion, given two factors: the relatively low incidence of ASD in the general population and the fact that maternal depression — which can lead to poor sleep and eating patterns — can lead to greater health risks for unborn children.

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«From recent studies of the general population, we know that approximately 50 percent of children lose ideal cardiovascular health by adolescence because they are overweight or obese.