New Child & Youth Data Resource
October 30, 2009 by deborah
Filed under Childhood Issues, Resources
Child Trend and Kids Count have released a guide to the data and information sources for child and youth. You can access this important resource by clicking Child_Trends-2009_01_05_FR_ChildIndicatorGuide
Pregnancy Data Now Available!
October 29, 2009 by deborah
Filed under Prenatal Issues
The National Center on Health Statistics has released a National Vital Statistics Report that analyzes pregnancy estimate data from 1990 through 2005. You can read the full report here: 2009 NCHS Pregnancy Estimates
H1N1 Virus and Children With Underlying Medical Conditions
October 28, 2009 by rosie
Filed under Childhood Issues
A newly released report from the American Academy of Pediatirics identifies children at the highest risk of having fatal outcomes from the H1N1 virus. Read the report of this special workgroup.
1 + 1 + 1 = 300:Effects of Toxic Exposures on Developing Brains
October 28, 2009 by deborah
Filed under Childhood Issues, Environmental Issues
Every wonder about the genetic vulnerabilities associated with environmental toxins? Join a teleconference to learn about the multiple effects that environmental toxins may have on the developing brains, bowels and immune systems of young children. Dr. Cindy Schneider from the Center for Autism Research and Education will be the featured speaker. She will discuss ways in which mercury, lead, viruses and/or pesticides could result in neurological, gastrointestinal and immune system damage in individuals who have inherited certain genes that affect their ability to clear these toxins and infections.
WHEN: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
TIME: 2:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern
MODERATOR: Laura Abulafia,
TOLL FREE: 1-800-868-1837
DIRECT DIAL: 1-404-920-6440
PASS CODE: 188 443#
Materials are available at the AAIDD’s Environmental Health Intiative site. For more information, conatact Laura Abulafia at laura@aaidd.org
New Lead Testing Levels Hit the News in New Jersey
October 28, 2009 by rosie
Filed under Environmental Issues
The announcement about new testing levels for children in New Jersey has hit the news. Below are two news releases.
New Rules Seek to Help Kids with Lead Poisoning
Star-Ledger, October 27, 2009 –By: Trish G. Graber STAR-LEDGER STAFF (Back to top)
Children poisoned by lead would get health services earlier and their homes would be inspected sooner under state standards proposed yesterday.
State health officials have proposed lowering the blood-level threshold that triggers follow-up care for children exposed to lead and an environmental investigation to determine its source.
“Even lead levels once thought to be acceptable are now known to be dangerous,” Health Commissioner Heather Howard said. “Lead poisoning can damage a child’s normal growth and development — especially in early years. Very high lead levels can cause seizures, severe brain damage, coma and even death.”
The changes, to be made via state regulations, would reduce the blood lead “level of concern” in children from 20 micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood to 15. It would reduce the threshold to as low as 10 when a child has two test results between 10 and 14, health officials said.
Currently, follow-up care is triggered when a blood level of 20 micrograms of lead per deciliter — or two results between 15 and 19 — is detected.
Howard said the stricter guidelines would allow for better and earlier intervention. Read more
Where Does New Jersey Rank on Health Care , Costs, Quality and Outcomes?
October 27, 2009 by rosie
Filed under Did You Know?, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Where does New Jersey rank in comparison to other States on health Care access, quality, costs and health outcomes? Read this special 2009 report today! You will be surprised.
Preventing Child Maltreatment-2009 Report
October 27, 2009 by rosie
Filed under Childhood Issues
Prevention Child Maltreatment is a powerful and insightful publication by The Future of Children . The Future of Children The Future of Children seeks to translate high-level research into information that is useful to policy makers, practitioners, and the media. It is a is a collaboration of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and
International Affairs at Princeton University and the Brookings Institution.
Read this challenging report on strategies to prevented the mistreatment of children.
