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Displaying records 21 through 40 (103 total).

Van Hook J, Landale NS, Hillemeier MH. 2013. Is the United States bad for children's health? Risk and resilience among young children of immigrants. Washington, DC: Migration Policy Institute, 28 pp.

Annotation: This report summarizes current knowledge about the health of children of immigrants in the United States. The report provides an overview about children of immigrants of all national origins and then focuses on the largest group of children living in the United States today—the children of Mexican immigrants. Topics include the importance of childhood health and health disparities, health among children of immigrants:, and children of Mexican immigrants. For children of Mexican immigrants, the report focuses on asthma, obesity, and explaining poor health outcomes among this population.

Keywords: Minority groups, Asthma, Obesity, Child health, Ethnic factors, Families, Immigrants, Mexican Americans, Mexicans, Racial factors

Akinbami LJ, Moorman JE, Bailey C, Zahran HS, King M, Johnson CA, Liu X. 2012. Trends in asthma prevalence, health care use, and mortality in the United States, 2001-2010. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 7 pp. (NCHS data brief, no. 94)

Annotation: This report presents recent data on trends in asthma prevalence, health care encounters, and mortality. Topic include differences in prevalence by age, sex, income, race, ethnicity, and demographics; rates of asthma health care encounters in primary settings, emergency departments, and hospitals; death rates; and death rate differences by sex, race, and age.

Keywords: Age factors, Asthma, Death, Emergency room data, Ethnic factors, Health care, Hospitalization, Income factors, Mortality, Primary care, Racial factors, Sex factors, Trends

Asthma Disparities Working Group. 2012. President's Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children: Coordinated federal action plan to reduce racial and ethnic asthma disparities. Washington, DC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Children's Health Protection, 19 pp.

Annotation: This document lays out a framework for using federal resources to address known preventive factors related to effective asthma management in underserved populations. It describes four overarching strategies and priority actions. Topics include reducing barriers to the implementation of guidelines-based asthma management; enhancing capacity to deliver integrated, comprehensive asthma care to children in communities with racial and ethnic asthma disparities; improving capacity to identify children most impacted by asthma disparities; and accelerating efforts to identify and test interventions that may prevent the onset of asthma among children from ethnic and racial minority groups. The appendices provide information on how the action plan supports the Healthy People 2020 objectives and highlights of priority coordinated federal action.

Keywords: Asthma, Children, Community action, Disease prevention, Environmental health, Federal initiatives, Program coordination, Strategic plans, Underserved communities

American Lung Association. 2012. Prepare to go back to school with asthma. Washington, DC: American Lung Association,

Annotation: This website, which is geared toward parents of children with asthma, provides a checklist to help parents ensure that their child with asthma has a plan in place for going back to school in the fall. Steps in the checklist include (1) learn about asthma, (2) talk to the school nurse, (3) schedule an asthma checkup, (4) develop an asthma action plan, and (5) get a flu shot. For each step, links to related resources are provided.

Keywords: Asthma, Consumer education materials, Health education, Parent education, Prevention, Resource materials, School age children, Treatment

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2012. Children's environmental health: National environmental public health tracking. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

Annotation: This website, which is geared toward parents, presents information on children's environmental health. Links to tracking information on a variety of topics, including asthma, cancer, lead, and developmental disabilities, are included; these can help parents understand how to protect their child from environmental exposures. Information on prevention, related links, and children's environmental health indicators are also presented.

Keywords: Asthma, Cancer, Child health, Developmental disabilities, Endocrine diseases, Environmental influences, Consumer education materials, Lead, Obesity, Pregnancy, Resource materials, Young children

Hendryx M, Gurka M, Ahern M, Putman H. 2012. Childhood asthma in rural-urban areas. Morgantown, WV: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center, 8 pp (brief); 17 pp (final report).

Annotation: This policy brief summarizes a study to assess rates of lifetime and current asthma for children across rural and urban regions within the United States. The brief describes the background and purpose of the study, which examines how asthma may be related to rural areas adjacent or non-adjacent to larger population centers, to variation in measures of air quality, to varying levels of agricultural and animal production, and to other characteristics such as obesity, race/ethnicity, or health insurance. It includes a summary of the study results; a discussion of policy implications; and tables that indicate the rates of asthma according to rural or urban designation and the statistical chances of developing asthma based on different variables. The study was funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources, Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Rural Health Policy.

Keywords: Asthma, Policy development, Regional factors, Rural environment, Rural health, Studies, Urban health

Bollinger ME. 2012. Expansion of the University of Maryland Hospital for Children Breathmobile(R) to Underserved Hispanic Children with Asthma: Performance report. Baltimore, MD: University of Maryland Medical System Foundation, 7 pp.

Annotation: This report describes a project from 2007-2012 to provide preventive clinical care and asthma educational programs to healthcare providers and the community in general to increase asthma awareness and preventive care. Report contents include a summary description of the five-year program, the goals and objectives, methodology, evaluation, results and outcomes (intended and unintended), a list of publications produced during the project, dissemination and utilization of results, as well as future plans and sustainability. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Asthma, Final reports, Health education, Maryland, Patient education, Preventive health services, Screening, State programs

American Lung Association. 2012. Back-to-school with asthma checklist. Washington, DC: American Lung Association, 2 pp.

Annotation: This back-to-school checklist provides step-by-step guidelines for parents who have a child with asthma. It explains how parents can learn more about asthma, talk to the school nurse, schedule an asthma checkup, develop an asthma action plan, and get a flu shot (since respiratory infections are a common asthma trigger).

Keywords: Asthma, Child health, School health

Healthy Schools Network. 2012. Molds at school. Albany, NY: Healthy Schools Network, 6 pp.

Annotation: This brief provides information about molds and the potential impact of molds on children's health. Topics include types of mold; symptoms of exposure to mold in children; allergies, asthma, and mold; monitoring, prevention, and cleanup tips; and tips on remediation for school officials, parents, and school personnel.

Keywords: Allergies, Asthma, Environmental exposure, Environmental health, Environmental pollution, Hazards, Respiratory diseases, Risk factors, School age children, Schools, Testing, Toxic disorders

Woods ER. [2011]. Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children: Community Asthma Initiative. (Boston, MA): Children's Hospital Boston, 38 pp.

Annotation: This report describes a Healthy Tomorrows Program in Boston, Massachusetts, to reduce the impact and burden of asthma on the lives of children and their families. Program elements include case management to ensure families have access to services they need; home visiting to asses environmental barriers and provide one-on-one education; and community education to increase the capacity of school personnel, health care, child care, and other providers of services to support families in asthma management. Report contents include a summary of project accomplishments, a description of barriers to progress and strategies to overcome them, progress on specific goals and objectives, project staffing, technical assistance needs, linkages established, future plans, and more. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Asthma, Child health, Children, Families, Family support, Final reports, Healthy Tomorrows, Local MCH programs, Massachusetts

Field M. 2011. A bibliography: Measuring the impact of school-based health centers on student health and academic achievement. [Denver, CO]: Colorado Association for School-Based Health Care, 22 pp.

Annotation: This bibliography provides a compilation of articles devoted to describing the impact of health care provided in a school setting. Topics include student health and academic performance, active management of asthma and obesity, providing behavioral and reproductive services, and dental care and vaccinations in school settings. Additional topics include finance and student health and economic benefits.

Keywords: Adolescents, Asthma, Obesity, Behavior, Bibliographies, Immunizations, Oral health, Oral health care, Reproductive health, School age children, School based clinics, School health services, Vaccines, Weight management

Connecticut Association of School Based Health Centers. 2011. Brief reports: Protecting the health of Connecticut's young people. North Haven, CT: Connecticut Association of School Based Health Centers,

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 2011. Addressing new challenges in children's environmental health. Research Triangle Park, NC: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet provides information about research programs conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to address children's health issues. Programs summarized are divided into the following categories: disease prevention; studies on the growing brain, studies on air pollution and respiratory disease, studies on reproduction, and studies on breast cancer.

Keywords: Air pollution, Asthma, Autism, Breast cancer, Child health, Cognitive development, Environmental influences, Mental health, Prevention, Programs, Reproductive health, Research

Lyon M, Markus AR, Rosenbaum S. [2010]. The Affordable Care Act, medical homes, and childhood asthma: A key opportunity for progress. New York, NY: RCHN Community Health Foundation, 12 pp.

Annotation: This policy brief reviews the key provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that advance the concept of the medical home in public and private health insurance and recommends ways the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services can use the medical home model to advance the management and treatment of childhood asthma. The brief focuses on how the medical home model facilitates comprehensive care by fostering partnerships between patients, primary care doctors, and other health providers and highlights the potential role of community health centers (CHCs) -- one of the providers PPACA designates as a health home -- in treating children with asthma. The report demonstrates how medical home performance can be measured using evidence based on the treatment and management of childhood asthma.

Keywords: Asthma, Child health, Federal legislation, Health care reform, Medical home, Model programs

Mindnich J, Kennedy B, Schutjer-Mance K. 2010. California report card 2011: Setting the agenda for children. Oakland, CA: Children Now, 108 pp.

Annotation: This report highlights the health and education status of children in California by assigning letter grades to key individual determinants. Indicators of child health, education, and cross-systems issues are presented. Topics include health insurance, oral health, mental health, infant health, adolescent health, early care and education, K-12 education, after-school programs, obesity, child safety, and integrated services. Policy progress, recommendations, and data are included.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Adolescents, Aftercare, Asthma, California, Child safety, Children, Early childhood education, Education, Elementary education, Health insurance, Health status, Infant, Infant health, Integrated services, Mental health, Obesity, Oral health, Public policy, State surveys, Statistics

Markus AR, Lyon M, Rosenbaum S. 2010. Changing pO2licy: The elements for improving childhood asthma outcomes. Washington, DC: George Washing University School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Health Policy, 59 pp.

Annotation: This report presents key facts about childhood asthma in the United States, including information about the extent of the problem, children at highest risk, what works, and what it will take to make what works accessible to all children. The report focuses on public policy reforms that could result in positive changes for childhood asthma by making better use of policies already in place and on the importance of conducting careful research.

Keywords: Access to health care, Asthma, Child health, Health care reform, High risk children, Low income groups, Medicaid, Programs, Public policy, Research, State Children's Health Insurance Program

Markus AR, Lyon M, Rosenbaum S. 2010. Changing policy: The elements for improving childhood asthma outcomes. Washington, DC: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Health Policy, 50 pp.

Children's Health Fund. [2009]. Family asthma guide: The goal is control. New York, NY: Children's Health Fund, annual.

Children's Defense Fund Healthy Child Campaign. 2009. Disparities in children's health and health coverage. Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund, 2 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet discusses disparities in health and health insurance coverage for infants, children, and adolescents in minority groups compared with their counterparts. Information is presented in the following areas: prenatal care, low birthweight, and infant mortality; oral health; asthma; lead poisoning; and childhood obesity.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Asthma, Child health, Health insurance, Infant health, Infant mortality, Lead poisoning, Low birthweight, Minority groups, Obesity, Oral health, Prenatal care, Uninsured persons

Leigh WA, Wheatley AL. 2009. Trends in child health 1997-2006: Assessing black-white disparities. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, 24 pp.

Annotation: This brief provides information about how child health indicators vary between black children and white children. Indicators discussed include low birthweight, health status, oral health care, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, learning disability, lifetime astha diagnosis; and activity limitation.

Keywords: Asthma, Attention deficit disorder, Blacks, Child health, Children, Children with special health care needs, Learning disabilities, Low birthweight, Oral Health, Oral health, Racial factors, Whites
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