Mr. President, Can You Hear Us?
Posted by Roberta Heine on Jan 22, 2013 at 5:35 PM2013 Children’s/Youth Inaugural Address
Yesterday, President Obama gave his second inaugural address, setting the tone and the agenda for the coming term: the economy, education, immigration and safety. Since children and youth under the age of 25 make up one-third…
Falling Short on Dental Care for Children
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Jan 8, 2013 at 5:20 PMIn the past 50 years, dental care has improved significantly transforming oral health in America. Rarely do we see individuals with rows of missing teeth that once were commonplace. However, millions of children are still afflicted with oral health problems,…
Protecting our Children
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Dec 18, 2012 at 12:26 PMLast Friday, we learned of the killing of more than two dozen people at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. Most devastating about this horrific tragedy was that many of the victims were very young children who had their whole…
Help get Nickelodeon to stop marketing junk food to kids
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Dec 6, 2012 at 5:12 PMShould we market junk food to children? Pundits have debated this question for decades, but the question is more urgent now because of the obesity epidemic. More than one-third of American adults are obese.
Child advocates agree that marketing…
Right-sizing school lunch
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Oct 30, 2012 at 12:21 PMNew federal nutrition standards are creating healthier school lunches around the country by requiring schools to feed students with a greater variety of food and more fruits and vegetables. It’s the first time we’ve raised standards on school meals in…
Today is child health day! How child policy makes a difference
Posted by Matthew Wright on Oct 1, 2012 at 1:31 PMOn this Child Health Day, there is much to celebrate – more children today have access to health coverage and a quality health care provider, compared to just a year ago. But more work remains to ensure all children, especially…
Voices applauds U.S. House passage of the National Pediatric Research Network Act
Posted by Matthew Wright on Sep 21, 2012 at 10:00 AMWho says bipartisan legislation can’t pass through Congress in an election year? The U.S. House did just that on Wednesday, approving an important piece of legislation to provide additional investments in pediatric research.
With broad, bipartisan support, the House voted…
Cutting the fat: Tackling America’s obesity problem so children can become healthy adults
Posted by Matthew Wright on Sep 19, 2012 at 1:02 PMEven more children are at-risk of becoming obese adults by the year 2030. That’s what a new report from Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation concluded. And unless both the federal and state governments take…
We can do more for children with mental health disorders
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Sep 18, 2012 at 1:40 PMThat’s the conclusion of our Virginia member organization in a News Leader column today. As many as 100,000 children and adolescents in Virginia have mental health disorders, but while the state has improved its services, “as few as 20…
More children and families have health insurance
Posted by Matthew Wright on Sep 12, 2012 at 1:46 PMToday, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data that showed more Americans – including children and their families – now have health insurance. In 2011, the number of people with health insurance increased to 260.2 million, compared to 256.6…
