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December 1, 2003 | Program Result
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hosted a meeting of child health experts to develop an agenda for a national conference on the implementation of guidelines for providing health care services to children with special health care needs.
April 29, 2009 | Story
Readers and reviewers praise the book for its precise writing, easy-to-navigate format and clear, instructive illustrations.
August 11, 2009 | Story
Using the toolkit, hospitals can improve the overall quality of pediatric emergency care across the country by meeting national guidelines for care issued by ACEP and the AAP.
August 26, 2008 | Program Result
The National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality worked to create a learning network aimed at accelerating clinical improvements in the prevention and treatment of obesity in children.
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Childhood obesity rose to the forefront of a crowded legislative agenda when multiple factors created a policy window of opportunity.
February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study presents a five-year evaluation of Arkansas Legislative Act 1220, legislation that: required schools to measure student body-mass index and report BMI to parents, restricted access to vending machines, and created state and local health advisory committees.
January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This assessment of an early comprehensive piece of legislation to fight childhood obesity shows the weight status of Arkansas children may be stabilized and positive policy changes should support ongoing improvement. But implementing the act's intent faces ongoing challenges, according to this study from the 2008 Active Living Research Conference.
April 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Parents of children with asthma need to learn a great deal about the disorder in order to manage it successfully. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has recommended that all members of a pediatric health care team become involved in the e ...
October 6, 2009 | Program Result
A research team from the University of Michigan School of Public Health expanded the Physician Asthma Care Education (PACE) project, which it had developed in the 1990s.
January 1, 2009 | Evaluation
Year five evaluation report regarding the progress in Arkansas to reduce childhood obesity.