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Harris JL, Schwartz MB, Shehan C, Hyary M, Appel J, Haraghey K, Li X. 2015. Snack FACTS 2015: Evaluating snack food nutrition and marketing to youth. Hartford, CT: Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, 102 pp.

Annotation: This report presents an analysis of snack food marketing in the United States. Topics include the current status of the nutritional quality of snack foods marketed to children and adolescents on television, the internet, and in schools; the amount of snack food advertising in all media by brand, company, and category including comparisons from five years earlier, and young people's exposure to snack food advertising on television and the internet.

Contact: Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, University of Connecticut, One Constitution Plaza, Suite 600, Hartford, CT 06511, Telephone: (860) 380-1000 Fax: (860) 509-0009 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.uconnruddcenter.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescents, Advertising, Children, Internet, Measures, Nutrition, Schools, Snacks, Television, Trends

Waldman M, Nicholson S, Adilov N. 2012. Positive and negative mental health consequences of early childhood television watching. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 45 pp. (NBER working paper series no. 17786)

Annotation: This paper examines the relationship between early childhood television watching and two health outcomes – autism and mental retardation. Using cross-sectional data from 1972 until 1992 on county-level autism and mental retardation rates, combined with county-level children's cable-television subscription rates, the authors' aimed tp eliminate questions concerning reverse causation while investigating the effects of early childhood television viewing on the prevalence of mental retardation and autism. Tables compare children's television viewing by race, family structure, income, and other variables, while figures compare rates of autism and mental retardation according to race, county demographics, and cable subscription rates.

Contact: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398, Telephone: (617) 868-3900 Fax: (617) 868-2742 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nber.org Available from the website after free registration.

Keywords: Autism, Data analysis, Early childhood development, Mental retardation, Studies, Television

Georgetown University, Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth. 2010. Youth exposure to alcohol advertising on television, 2001 to 2009. Washington, DC: Georgetown University, Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, 20 pp.

Annotation: This report presents an overview of alcohol product advertising on television from 2001 to 2009 and discusses the alcohol industry's 30% threshold (i.e., an agreement to limit alcohol advertising to programs in which underage viewers make up a maximum of 30%), as well as adolescent exposure to alcohol product advertising on television.

Contact: Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, Georgetown University, 3300 Whitehaven Street, N.W., Suite 5000, Box 571444, Washington, DC 20057-1485, Telephone: (202) 687-1019 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://camy.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent attitudes, Adolescent behavior, Adolescents, Advertising, Alcohol consumption attitudes, Alcohol consumption behavior, Television

Brown B, Marin P. 2009. Adolescents and electronic media: Growing up plugged in. Washington, DC: Child Trends, 11 pp.

Annotation: This paper summarizes research relating electronic media use to adolescent physical health and safety, social development, and educational outcomes. It portrays trends in electronic media use among adolescents, describes inequalities in access to electronic media, and discusses implications for policy, future research, and data collection.

Contact: Child Trends , 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200 W, Bethesda, MD 20814, Telephone: (240) 223-9200 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.childtrends.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescents, Films, Internet, Mass media, Media violence, Television, Theater

Gantz W, Schwartz N, Angelini JR, Rideout V. 2007. Food for thought: Television food advertising to children in the United States. Washington, DC: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 55 pp.

Annotation: This report paints a picture of the current landscape of food advertising on television to children, to help inform the efforts of policymakers and the food and media industries, and to provide a benchmark for measuring change in the years ahead. Chapter topics include an overview of non-programming content on television, food advertising on television, and the amount of food advertising seen by children. Information is provided on the study methodology, statistical data are included in tables, and references conclude the report.

Contact: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington, DC Office/Public Affairs Center, 1330 G Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 347-5270 Fax: (202) 347-5274 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.kff.org/about/bjcc/bjcc_floor.cfm Available from the website.

Keywords: Advertising, Children, Food habits, Media campaigns, Television

Steingraber S. 2007. The falling age of puberty in U.S. girls: What we know, what we need to know. San Francisco, CA: Breast Cancer Fund, 72 pp.

Annotation: This report examines five topics related to early puberty in U.S. females. Part 1 looks at the harmful impacts of early puberty, including a potential link to breast cancer. Part 2 explores time trends in puberty both in the United States and abroad. Part 3 examines the regulation of puberty. Part 4 looks at the insights offered by evolutionary biology. Party 5 explores the various possible causes for the declining age of puberty in U.S. girls. Part 6 proposes recommendations for research and action based on current evidence.

Contact: Breast Cancer Fund, 1388 Sutter Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94109, Telephone: (866) 760-TBCF Secondary Telephone: (415) 346-8223 Web Site: http://www.BreastCancerFund.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent females, Breast cancer, Breastfeeding, Female children, Obesity, Precocious puberty, Prematurity, Research, Television, Trends

Waldman M, Nicholson S, Adilov N. 2006. Does television cause autism?. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 47 pp., plus appendices. (NBER working paper series no. 12632)

Annotation: This paper empirically investigates the hypothesis that early childhood television viewing serves as a trigger for autism among a set of children vulnerable to developing the condition because of their underlying genetics. The paper introduces the issue; provides a brief primer on autism; and discusses four reasons to suspect television as a trigger for autism, early childhood television watching and precipitation, autism and precipitation, and autism and cable television; and provides an interpretation, implications, and a conclusion. References are included. Statistical information is presented in tables and figures grouped together at the end of the report.

Contact: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398, Telephone: (617) 868-3900 Fax: (617) 868-2742 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nber.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Autism, Genetics, Research, Television

We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition). 2005. Families finding the balance: A parent handbook. [Bethesda, MD]: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 26 pp.

Annotation: This parent handbook is based on the We Can program, a public education outreach program designed to help children and adolescents ages 8-13 stay at a healthy weight through improving food choices, increasing physical activity, and reducing screen time. The handbook is divided into six chapters: (1) why should we care about our weight?, (2) what can my family and I do to encourage a healthy weight?, (3) energy balance: the heart of the matter, (4) Energy IN: focusing on food choices and portion size, (5) energy OUT: physical activity and screen time, and (6) resources.

Contact: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, P.O. Box 3006, Rockville, MD 20847, Telephone: (800) 370-2943 Secondary Telephone: (888) 320-6942 Fax: (866) 760-5947 Web Site: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/Pages/index.aspx Available from the website. Document Number: NIH Pub. No. 05-5273 (English); NIH Pub. No. 05-5274 (Spanish) .

Keywords: Adolescent health, Child health, Consumer education materials, Education, Families, Federal programs, Food consumption, Nutrition, Obesity, Outreach, Television

Lerner C, Ciervo LA. 2004. Getting ready for school begins at birth: How to help your child learn in the early years. Washington, DC: Zero to Three, 12 pp.

Annotation: This pamphlet helps parents of young children use everyday interactions to teach their children the basic skills they need to cooperate, get along with others, and be enthusiastic learners. The brochure provide tips for helping children develop skills in four key areas: language and literacy, thinking, self-control, and self-confidence. Tips are divided by age ranges (0-12 months, 12-24 months, and 24-36 months). Information about television viewing and imparting values and beliefs is also included.

Contact: ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, 1255 23rd Street, N.W., Suite 350, Washington, DC 20037, Telephone: (202) 638-1144 Fax: (202) 638-0851 Web Site: http://www.zerotothree.org $30.00 for packet of 20; also available from the website. Document Number: ISBN 0-943657-87-3.

Keywords: Child development, Infant development, Language, Learning, Learning activities, Literacy, Moral values, Parent child relations, Parents, School readiness, Self control, Self esteem, Social interaction, Television, Young children

Rideout VJ, Vandewater EA, Wartella EA. 2003. Zero to six: Electronic media in the lives of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Menlo Park, CA: Kaiser Family Foundation, 35 pp.

Annotation: This study discusses the use of media (i.e., watching television and videotapes, using computers, and playing video games) by children from birth through age 6. The study addresses several questions, including the following: (1) Which media do very young children use, and how much time do they spend using them? (2) Is their a relationship between the media environment in the home and how children spend their time? and (3) What are parents' attitudes about the educational value of television, computers, or books? The study includes an introduction, key findings, and conclusions. Statistical information is presented in tables and figures throughout the study. The study also includes survey topline results and a description of the methodology used.

Contact: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, Telephone: (650) 854-9400 Secondary Telephone: (202) 347-5270 Fax: (650) 854-4800 Web Site: http://www.kff.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Children, Computers, Education, Infants, Mass media, Parents, Research, Television, Videotapes

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and National Black Child Development Institute. 2003. An activity book for African American families: Helping children cope with crisis. Rockville, MD: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Washington, DC: National Black Child Development Institute, 90 pp.

Annotation: The activities in this book are designed to help black parents talk with their children about emotions, thoughts, and feelings that may be difficult to discuss so that families can begin dealing with feelings in positive, constructive ways. The book is divided into the following sections: (1) inspire hope in your child, (2) be still and listen to your child, (3) support, comfort, and love your child, (4) give your child information that is age-appropriate, (5) help your child feel safe, (6) making a plan with your child for emergencies, (7) help your child feel good about himself, (8) pay attention to what your child watches on TV, (9) share your faith with your child, and (10) just for parents. Each section provides an explanation of the goals of the activities within the section, an affirmation drawn from African and African American proverbs, and several activities. The book contains color photographs and illustrations.

Contact: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, P.O. Box 3006, Rockville, MD 20847, Telephone: (800) 370-2943 Secondary Telephone: (888) 320-6942 Fax: (866) 760-5947 Web Site: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/Pages/index.aspx Available from the website. Document Number: NIH Pub. No. 03-5362B.

Keywords: Blacks, Child safety, Children, Communication, Coping, Cultural sensitivity, Emergencies, Emotional development, Emotions, Family life education, Materials for children, Parent child relations, Parent education, Parenting, Religion, Self esteem, Television

Strasburger VC, Comstock GA, eds. 1993. Adolescents and the media. Philadelphia, PA: Hanley and Belfus, 657 pp. (Adolescent medicine: State of the art reviews; v. 4, no. 3)

Annotation: This review presents articles focusing on television and other media as the most modifiable influence on children and adolescents in the 1990's. Articles discuss media violence, mass media and sexuality, media messages about alcohol to adolescent audiences, sex roles and stereotyping on television, pornography, rock music and music videos, video games, television and school performance, and alcohol and cigarette advertising. Each articles ends with a reference list. Articles are illustrated with photographs, editorial cartoons, and graphs.

Contact: Hanley and Belfus, 210 South 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, Telephone: (215) 546-4995 Contact Phone: (800) 962-1892 Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 1-56053-101-0.

Keywords: Adolescent behavior, Adolescent development, Adolescent sexuality, Adolescents, Children, Mass media, Media violence, Television, Tobacco

Gerbner G. [1992]. Violence in cable-originated television programs: A report to the National Cable Television Association. [Philadelphia,] PA: University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School for Communication, 15 pp.

Annotation: This paper is a comparative study of violence on television between network and cable programming. Tables include an overall breakdown of violence ratios between cable and network television (which are in turn broken down between children's and non-children's programming) and a violence ratio between cable and network television dramatic programs broken down each by genre. A small bibliography is included in the paper as well as a summary sample of the cable programs viewed for the study.

Keywords: Media violence, Statistics, Television

Television and Teens Conference. 1990. Television and teens: Health implications. Journal of Adolescent Health Care 11(1):1-106,

Annotation: This issue of the "Journal of Adolescent Health Care" contains background papers and study group reports from a 1988 conference on the effects of television on adolescents. Topics covered include alcohol use, violence, gender roles, sexuality, and nutrition. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Elsevier, Health Sciences Division, 1600 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1800, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2822, Telephone: (215) 239-3900 Fax: (215) 239-3990 Web Site: http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com Available in libraries.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Alcohol, Nutrition, Sex role, Sexuality, Substance abuse, Television

Strasburger VC, Greydanus DE, eds. 1990. The at-risk adolescent. Philadelphia, PA: Hanley and Belfus, 198 pp. (Adolescent medicine: State of the art reviews; v. 1, no. 1)

Annotation: This review presents articles on at-risk adolescents and on risk behavior among adolescents. Articles discuss adolescent health, assessment and management of health risk behaviors, family violence, the gang phenomenon, adolescent depression and suicide, preventing adolescent pregnancy, substance abuse, television and adolescents, and injuries, the leading cause of morbidity and morality in adolescents. Articles are illustrated with graphs and tables; each article ends with a list of references.

Contact: Hanley and Belfus, 210 South 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, Telephone: (215) 546-4995 Contact Phone: (800) 962-1892 Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 1-56053-026-X.

Keywords: Adolescent development, Adolescent morbidity, Adolescent mortality, Adolescent sexuality, Family violence, Gangs, High risk adolescents, Injuries, Risk taking, Substance abuse, Suicide, Television

Children's Express. 1990. The media and children's issues: Children's Express Symposium III. New York, NY: Children's Express, 30 pp.

Annotation: This document summarizes the activities of the Children's Express Symposium III held June 11-12, 1990. It includes success stories of newspapers that have made a difference in expressing children's issues, overviews of problems facing children today, and possible solutions.

Keywords: Adolescents, Child advocacy, Children, Mass media, Television

Gerbner G, Signorielli N. 1990. Violence profile 1967 through 1988-89: Enduring patterns. [Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School for Communication?], 21 pp.

Annotation: This paper presents the findings of a report on the nature of violence on television and its effects on viewers, specifically on how viewers view society as a result. It includes several tables and figures (including the annual Violence Index, or frequency and rate of violent representations in network television drama) and a small bibliography.

Keywords: Media violence, Social behavior, Statistics, Television

Children's Express. 1987. The media and children's issues: Children's Express Symposium II. New York, NY: Children's Express, 44 pp.

Annotation: This document summarizes the activities of the Children's Express Symposium II held May 1-2, 1987. The focus of the conference was children's issues and the media and was attended by media representatives and child advocates. Some issues discussed were children's status in the Constitution and legal system, state intervention with families, homeless children, adoption, and those in foster care, parenting issues, and education.

Keywords: Adolescents, Child advocacy, Children, Mass media, Television

Louis Harris and Associates. 1986. American teens speak: Sex, myths, TV, and birth control. New York, NY: Louis Harris and Associates, 131 pp.

Annotation: This document discusses problems of teenage sex and pregnancy; underlying reasons for the problem; what adolescents know and don't know about conception and contraception; how adolescents learn about sex, conception, and birth control; outside help for the family from school and television; what society can do; and further understanding teenagers and birth control. Appendix A provides a profile of the American adolescent and of three high risk groups.

Keywords: Adolescent pregnancy, Adolescent sexuality, Contraception, High risk adolescents, School counseling, Television

Children's Express. 1985 (ca.). The media and children's issues: A Children's Express symposium final report. New York, NY: Children's Express, 48 pp.

Annotation: This document summarizes the activities of the Children's Express media summit held November 25-26, 1985. The focus of the summit was how American news media cover children's issues. The summit was attended by media representatives and child advocates. Some issues discussed were youth culture, child care, health, hunger, the justice system, runaways, and missing children.

Keywords: Adolescents, Child advocacy, Children, Mass media, Television

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