Findings from the Philadelphia Urban ACE Survey
September 18, 2013 | Report
This report provides findings on the adverse childhood experiences of Philadelphia residents.
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September 18, 2013 | Report
This report provides findings on the adverse childhood experiences of Philadelphia residents.
September 17, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Child safety seats reduce the risk of death in passenger cars by 71 percent for infants and by 54 percent for kids ages 1 to 4, according to the CDC. For children ages 4 to 8, booster seats cut the risk of serious injury by 45 percent.
June 20, 2013 | New Public Health Post
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America is reconvening to discuss the link between the needs of children in early childhood and improving community health.
June 10, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
The stress and limitations that often accompany childhood poverty can influence children’s life trajectories, change their dispositions, blunt their brain development, and even alter their genes.
September 5, 2012 | Video
Child First is an innovative home-visit program in Connecticut, is designed to stabilize families, connect them with social services, and help develop and support nurturing, responsive caregivers.
September 3, 2012 | Story
Claire E. Walton details how a New Jersey Health Initiative (NJHI) Community Agency Capacity Enhancement (CACE) grant is helping the state's oldest nonprofit dedicated to the welfare of children develop and deliver effective programs.
July 12, 2012 | Story
Walter Zelman, director of the public health department at California State University, Los Angeles, tapped into Commission to Build a Healthier America research to inform students as they assessed local health concerns.
June 28, 2012 | Story
Ruth Watson Lubic recalls the Foundation's early history in the field of nurse-midwifery, and an old trail-blazing friend.
November 28, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, reports on some key public health concerns for children and teens in the current issue, published online today. Vaccinating Children Against Chickenpox Also Helps Protect Babies Not Yet ...
November 15, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Advocates say the immediate response should be a call to 911. “That’s an emergency, a child is being assaulted,” says Mitru Ciarlante, director of the Youth Initiative at the National Center for Victims of Crime. Trained operators will then contact ...