Chronic Conditions Not Necessarily Chronic for Children, Study Shows
July 8, 2010 | Story
RWJF-supported study finds that the number of children with chronic conditions is on the rise, but children often outgrow chronic conditions as they age.
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The Increase of Childhood Chronic Conditions in the United States
June 27, 2007 | Commentary
In this article, the authors examine possible causes for growth, the widening disparities in health among different populations and the potential implications for public health expenditures for children and youth with chronic health conditions.
Allies Against Asthma: A Program to Combine Clinical and Public Health Approaches to Chronic Illness
National Program
To support community-based coalitions aimed at improving efforts to control pediatric asthma.
Health and Economic Burden of the Projected Obesity Trends in the USA and the UK
August 27, 2011 | Journal Article
Recommended The Future Challenge of Obesity Reversing the Tide of Obesity Where Next for Obesity? Using nationally representative surveys to trend adult obesity prevalence in the United States and the United Kingdom over the next 20 years, these re ...
The Future Challenge of Obesity
August 27, 2011 | Journal Article
The chief scientific adviser to the United Kingdom Government, Foresight Programme, describes how the Lancet series addresses the complexity of obesity, a wide-ranging threat to public health.
Dynamics of Obesity and Chronic Health Conditions Among Children and Youth
February 16, 2010 | Journal Article
A study of the course of obesity, asthma and other chronic childhood ailments over time reveals the dynamic nature of these conditions and underscores the need for continuous, comprehensive health care services for all children.
Allies Against Asthma: Five Themes
October 1, 2008 | Story
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation national program Allies Against Asthma (Allies) uses a community coalition approach for controlling asthma in children living in low-income, minority neighborhoods.
Chronically Ill and Disabled Children Need Better Support Systems
January 1, 2002 | Program Result
From 1995 to 1996, staff at Group Health Foundation examined existing services for care of children with chronic illnesses.
Health Consequences of Obesity in Youth
March 1, 1998 | Journal Article
Childhood Predictors of Adult Disease
Two National Groups Support Parents Raising Children with Disabilities, Chronic Health Conditions
January 1, 2006 | Program Result
Statewide directors of Parent to Parent programs, representing the national Parent to Parent movement, investigated the possibility of creating a formal partnership between the Parent to Parent movement and the Grassroots Consortium on Disabilities.