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September 19, 2013 | Report
Overcoming barriers to access will require innovative use of a well-trained, non-traditional workforce using strategies that re-engage populations with a history of poor access.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
As the nation's largest federally-funded early childhood education program, Head Start has enormous potential to reach a population of children at high risk for obesity.
December 1, 2006 | Journal Article
This study uses data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to examine three questions: 1) does poor health in childhood affect the amount of education completed, future occupation, labor earnings, or wealth accumulation? 2) Is childhood health a m ...
January 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Racial/ethnic disparities in health care have received much national attention recently, but few studies have focused on disparities among children. We studied disparities in early childhood health and health care. This study analyzed data for 2,608 ...
March 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Health disparities are rooted in social factors, such as residential segregation and unequal geography of opportunity.
December 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Children of U.S. farm workers are three times more likely to be uninsured than other U.S. children. Data from a national study of farm workers suggest this disparity can be addressed through insurance reform and outreach programs.
February 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Children's problems with overweight and obesity begin as early as age 3 and Hispanic children and those with obese mothers are especially at risk.
September 1, 2007 | Journal Article
The current article explored risk factors for iron deficiency for toddlers in the United States with a focus on Hispanic toddlers. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV (NHANES IV), conducted between 1999 and 2002, yielde ...
October 22, 2010 | Program Results Report
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants developed a pilot project to provide aid to children who are released from immigrant detention in North Carolina - which has one of the fastest-growing immigrant populations in the country.
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Understanding the interaction of the home and neighborhood environments may be crucial for the implementation of successful obesity-control interventions. This article analyzes a study of household instability, neighborhood poverty levels and obesity risk in new mothers and their children.