Journal Article
Examines whether higher-quality measures in managed care plans are associated with lower disenrollment from the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in New York State.
Research Brief
Discusses the potential of community-based participatory research (CBPR) to reduce the burden of chronic health problems on poor and minority neighborhoods and describes three successful CBPR programs.
Journal Article
Childhood overweight has increased rapidly over the last two decades. Energy-dense foods are cheaper per calorie, which could be a partial explanation for why the highest rates of obesity are observed among groups of limited economic means.
News Release
California's pioneering paid family leave program has largely failed to reach one of its major target groups. Few parents of children with serious chronic illnesses have used the program, despite having paid into the program through payroll withholdings, and the vast majority of these parents aren't even aware that the program exists.
Journal Article
The empirical results of this paper imply that such household parental investments compensate for low endowments, as proxied by low birth weight.
Journal Article
Hispanic youth are likely to attend schools surrounded by convenience stores, restaurants, or off-licenses. Middle schools have fewer surrounding businesses than high schools, and larger schools have fewer surrounding businesses than smaller schools.
News Release
Amid cutbacks in school arts education funding, public and private organizations in six urban regions have collaborated to expand access to arts learning for children in and outside of public school.
Journal Article
High levels of unmet need persist for children with special health care needs in the face of substantial resources that have been committed to improving their care, including the integration of behavioral health into Medicaid managed care.
Multimedia
In a policy luncheon hosted by the Promising Practices Network and the RAND Corporation, Dr. Elizabeth McGlynn presented research findings and recommendations related to the quality of pediatric health care in the United States. Video of the event is available online.
Journal Article
Most movement from private to public insurance in New York was not crowd-out from the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Under current program structure in New York, crowd-out concerns should not dampen enthusiasm for SCHIP.
Journal Article
This case study examines the Government's decision in 2005 to establish new nutritional standards for school meals.
Journal Article
Finds a shortfall in provision of critical services for children with very low birth weight (<1500 g) at high risk for vision and hearing problems and enrolled in Medicaid. Findings support the importance of enrollment in Early Intervention Program.
Journal Article
A literature review from three major databases reveals that obesity rates for Latino male children and adolescents are higher than for other major gender-ethnic groups. Obese Latino male youth are also prone to obesity-related morbidities.
Journal Article
To determine the prevalence of iodine deficiency, its causes and its association with intelligence quotient (IQ) in Mexican schoolchildren.
Journal Article
Rising health care costs increased financial burden on families of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) in 2001-2004. Public insurance coverage provided better financial protection than private insurance for families of CSHCN.
Journal Article
This chapter briefly highlights the context for treating child traumatic stress in school settings, reviews the literature supporting treatment approaches in schools, offers a description of techniques used, and identifies empirical support for the reviewed school-based treatment or intervention programs for child traumatic stress.
Journal Article
Describes and assesses the potential impact of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Qualitys childrens health activities and related publications.
Journal Article
This book chapter explores approaches to examining connections between media content and behavior, using a RAND study of media effects on adolescent teen sexual behavior as an example.
Journal Article
Thirty-two percent of all farm-worker parents reported that their children were uninsured. Programs that extend insurance coverage for children should consider the unique social barriers that characterize this vulnerable population of U.S. children.
Report
Gathers information on the provision of neonatal services in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, United States, Canada, Sweden and Australia. It was produced to support the National Audit Office's Value for Money study of neonatal services in England.
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