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December 1, 1998 | Program Result
The Independent Production Fund completed the preproduction phase of a multimedia training package for Healthy Steps for Young Children, a new approach to pediatric care that focuses on the first three years of life.
December 1, 2003 | Journal Article
Poor training in pediatric palliative care contributes to care that is often fragmented and may neglect the physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the child and family.
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.
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Concerns about the safety and efficacy of over-the-counter cold medications have led to a recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration public health advisory against their use in children 2 years of age. This study's goal was to examine caregiver understanding of the age indication of over-the-counter cold medication labels and identify factors, associated with caregiver understanding.
April 1, 2006 | Journal Article
A number of negative health consequences in children have been associated with overexposure to media. The goal of this research was to better understand parental approaches to influencing children's use of media (television, video and computer). An ...
April 1, 2006 | Journal Article
In 2000, a heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was licensed and recommended for all children aged 2 to 23 months. This study compares the rates of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in young infants before and after the addition of PC ...
September 1, 2006 | Journal Article
In this study, the authors test their hypothesis that excess fetal exposure to glucocorticoid programs increases relative adiposity and central adiposity. They examined associations of plasma levels of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) in the la ...
October 1, 2006 | Journal Article
When primary care physicians refer children to specialty physicians, it is important that the physicians communicate effectively with each other in order to provide patients with optimal care. Though pediatricians have identified lack of communicati ...
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 ...
December 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Latino children run the highest risk of being uninsured in the United States; 21 percent lack health insurance. The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was founded in 1997 to provide coverage to uninsured children. Past studies have es ...