A Poll About Children and Weight
February 25, 2013 | Survey/Poll
This poll provides new insights into the epidemic of childhood obesity and the challenges families face between school and sleep.
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Individual Mandate
January 13, 2010 | Issue Brief
This policy brief looks at the role of an individual mandate in health reform and how it mght function, including who would be exempted and how it would be enforced.
Reauthorizing SCHIP
January 8, 2009 | Issue Brief
This document provides a brief overview of some of the policy and programmatic issues that were addressed in legislation to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program during the summer and fall of 2007.
2007 Conference Explores Ways of Creating a Healthier Media Environment for Children and Their Families
April 1, 2008 | Program Result
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.
Researchers Analyze Major Adolescent Health Study and Find that School and Family Ties Protect Teens from Risky Behaviors
December 1, 2006 | Program Result
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.
Contributions to Community Center in Rural Eastern Arkansas Increase Significantly
September 1, 2006 | Program Result
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.
Clean Water and Safe Kids in New Jersey
February 1, 2005 | Program Result
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:
Toolkit for Providers and Others to Help Kids Cope with the Aftermath of September 11 Terrorist Attacks
May 1, 2003 | Program Result
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.
Southern States and Universities Confer on Ways to Collaborate to Improve Child Health
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
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.
In Health Care, Looking at Strategies to Leave No Child Behind
March 1, 2002 | Program Result
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.