The Sad State of American Kids’ Food Environments – TIME Healthland
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The Sad State of American Kids’ Food Environments – TIME Healthland
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Help is available for Staten Island kids with asthma | SILive.com
silive.com — “The shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing associated with asthma can be scary for people of any age, but especially for children who may not understand how to cope with the chronic lung disease. The American Lung Association (ALA) in New York offers several educational tools to teach children about the disease that affects close to 500,000 kids throughout the state. “We know the asthma rates in New York City, especially some parts, are three times” View full resource at silive.com
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Lung Association: NY Health Organization
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Tell Congress: Air Standards Must Protect Health - State of the Air 2012 - American Lung Association
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American Lung Assoc. Health Organization
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Detroit Schools' No. 1 Mission: Getting Kids To Class : NPR
npr.org — “Dismal attendance rates have put Detroit Public Schools at risk of losing vital state funding, so the city has launched an assault on truancy. Attendance agent George Eason says, "If we see that the parent is willfully ... not sending the child to school, then we will take every means necessary to enforce the law."” View full resource at npr.org
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Erin N. Marcus Physician, Doctor, and Internist
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Save the Children Partners with American Girl to Promote Childhood Literacy in the United States - Save the Children
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Save the Children Health Organization
Big thx to #AmericanGirl & their 2012 Girl of the Year, McKenna, for helping us make kids across the US better readers http://t.co/ZgfpcdpK
The Year in Tobacco Control - American Lung Association
lungusa.org — “The American Lung Association's tenth annual State of Tobacco Control report chronicles a frustrating mix of progress and backsliding as it monitors progress on key tobacco control policies at the federal and state levels.” View full resource at lungusa.org
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Most states did poor jobs at protecting kids from tobacco & curbing related disease last yr, says @LungAssociation: http://t.co/AqWa7bf7
Mercola.com's Death by Medicine - YouTube
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Children With Special Health Care Needs
medicalnewstoday.com — “The first federally funded report to compare children with special health care needs to children without reveals 14 percent to 19 percent of children in the United States have a special health car” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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MNT Health Insurance Health News
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Make eye safety a priority when shopping for kids' gifts | SILive.com
silive.com — “Holiday shopping season has officially begun and while parents may not have eye safety on their radar when it comes to toys, it’s an important consideration, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). The organization cites Consumer Product Safety Commission statistics, stating that there were more than 250,000 toy-related injuries treated in U.S. emergency rooms in 2010, with...” View full resource at silive.com
Most Recently Shared on December 7, 2011 at 4:30 am By:
Dr. Dean Dornic Surgeon, Ophthalmologist, Physician, and Doctor
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Four Drugs Cause Most Hospitalizations in Older Adults - NYTimes.com
well.blogs.nytimes.com — “Just four drugs -- blood thinners and diabetes medications -- cause most emergency hospital visits for drug reactions among people over 65 in the United States, a new study shows.” View full resource at well.blogs.nytimes.com
Most Recently Shared on November 28, 2011 at 4:39 pm By:
Dr Kelly Sennholz Physician, Doctor, Internist, and Emergency Physician
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How To Create A Family Exercise Room | Health Resource
healthresource4u.com — “With 1 out of 3 children in the United States considered overweight there is growing concern about the health of our children. Similar findings are being published in Australia so this is not just an American concern. The sad thing” View full resource at healthresource4u.com
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DrChrisPickard CAM, Chiropractor, and Doctor
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More time outdoors may reduce kids' risk for nearsightedness
eurekalert.org — “A new analysis of recent eye health studies shows that more time spent outdoors is related to reduced rates of nearsightedness, also known as myopia, in children and adolescents. Myopia is much more common today in the United States and many other countries than it was in the 1970s. Today at the 115th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Dr. Anthony Khawaja of the University of Cambridge, will present a summary analysis of the evidence.” View full resource at eurekalert.org
Most Recently Shared on October 26, 2011 at 12:32 pm By:
More time outdoors may reduce kids' risk for nearsightedness: http://t.co/R6Q4ILdk via @AddThis
Share Our Strength - No Kid Hungry :: Texas Joins the No Kid Hungry Campaign
strength.org — “Texas is ranked fifth in the nation, but not for BBQ, rodeos or scenic views. Sadly, Texas is ranked fifth in the nation for child food insecurity, which meals more than 1.8 million children in the state are at risk of hunger” View full resource at strength.org
Most Recently Shared on October 12, 2011 at 7:00 pm By:
Share Our Strength Health Organization
New #NoKidHungry blog post, "Texas Joins the No Kid Hungry Campaign," recaps today's event: http://t.co/YCcyxdnH
American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown says State Preemption Laws Weaken Efforts to Curb Smoking Rates / American Heart Association
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Most Recently Shared on August 25, 2011 at 5:44 pm By:
AHA Advocacy News Health Organization
@AmHeartAdvocacy urges lawmakers to eliminate #preemption laws & fed regulators to restrict #tobacco access to kids http://t.co/yCs2uCL
Map the Meal Gap | Food Insecurity in your county
feedingamerica.org — “Visit Feeding America, the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Feeding America's helps provide food to over 37 millions Americans each year.” View full resource at feedingamerica.org
Most Recently Shared on August 25, 2011 at 12:40 am By:
rocco dispirito Healthy Eating Advisor
Guys this is so sad let's help @FeedingAmerica create awareness. Kids go hungry in every single county in US. http://t.co/jW2mZuC #howmany?
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med -- Abstract: Trends in the Nutritional Content of Television Food Advertisements Seen by Children in the United States: Analyses by Age, Food Categories, and Companies, August 1, 2011, Powell et al. 0 (2011): archpediatrics.2011.1
archpedi.ama-assn.org — “Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a monthly professional medical journal published by the American Medical Association, publishes original, peer-reviewed clinical and basic research articles” View full resource at archpedi.ama-assn.org
Most Recently Shared on August 23, 2011 at 5:31 pm By:
James S. Marks Doctor, Pediatrician, and Physician
Has self regulation helped reduce kids exposure to TV ads for less healthful foods? http://t.co/PoD7iDF
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