April 1, 2008
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Common Sense Media and the Aspen Institute convened leaders in public health and education, policy-makers and media executives to explore ways of creating a healthier media environment for children and their families.
December 1, 2006
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Investigators at the University of Minnesota analyzed data and disseminated findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, the largest research study ever undertaken on adolescents in the United States.
September 1, 2006
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The Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development Center, founded in 1978, provides youth and family services, housing and economic development to residents of the Marvell School District in eastern Arkansas.
February 1, 2005
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Starting in September 2002, Clean Water Fund expanded its children's, teachers' and parents' health protection programs to address three public health needs in school and home settings:
May 1, 2003
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In 2002, the American Academy of Pediatrics' Task Force on Terrorism, Elk Grove Village, Ill., assembled a Children, Terrorism & Disasters Toolkit to help pediatricians, parents, community leaders and others assist children dealing with traumatic events.
January 1, 2003
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In 2001, the National Commission on Partnerships for Children's Health held a conference of Southeastern state officials and higher education representatives on ways to form regional child-health collaborations.
March 1, 2002
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In 1996, the Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University held the National Conference on Children and Society to assess the prospects for achieving universal health coverage for children in the United States.
January 1, 2002
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The Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Research Institute in Portland, Ore., studied the feasibility of improving coordination of care for working-age adults with two or more chronic medical conditions.
January 1, 2002
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The goal of the conference was to foster health services research that addresses the special concerns of children and their families. The conference was prompted by a dearth of health services research focusing on the health care of children.
November 1, 2000
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The New Jersey Collegiate Consortium for Health in Education developed a manual on safe sexual health practices for college students, covering topics such as the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
