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Displaying records 21 through 40 (46 total).

Vericker T, Isaacs J, Hahn H, Toran K, Rennane S. 2012. How targeted are federal expenditures on children?: A Kid's Share analysis of expenditures by income in 2009. Washington, DC: Urban Institute and Brookings, 20 pp.

Annotation: This report provides an analysis of how the allocation of public resources for children varies by family income. Examining federal expenditures for nearly 100 federal programs in 2009, the report focuses on the distribution of spending among low-income children; the percentage of low-income children served within programs; the ten largest federal programs and tax provisions benefitting low-income children; the amount of federal dollars spent on low income children; and the state and local government contributions on spending to low income children. Key findings are presented in figures and tables.

Keywords: Children, Data analysis, Economic factors, Federal programs, Low income groups, Reports, Resource allocation

Conti G, Heckman JJ. 2012. The economics of child well-being. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 57 pp. (NBER working paper series no. 18466)

Annotation: This paper presents an integrated economic approach that interprets and organizes evidence indicating how the capabilities shaped during child development impact health and well being across the life course. The paper discusses the indicators used for measuring child well being in international studies; reviews earlier work on the economic approach to child well being; discusses the recent developmental approach; summarizes empirical findings; and presents evidence from interventions that promote child well being. The paper concludes with some open questions and suggestions for future research.

Keywords: Child development, Data, Economics, Factor analysis, Life course, Measures, Protective factors, Research, Risk factors

Grantmakers in Health. 2011. Supporting children's healthy development: Place DOES matter. Washington, DC: Grantmakers in Health, 3 pp. (Issue focus)

Annotation: This issue brief examines how communities where children live contribute to their healthy development. It describes how community-level factors such as education, employment, housing, neighborhood conditions,and access to quality care care -- the social determinants of health -- have a powerful influence on child health outcomes. The brief describes how success can be achieved using place-based approaches to child health outcomes and how investing in intensive place-based strategies is a promising way to tackle the factors that influence individual and community health outcomes. Examples of efforts taking place at the local level are included.

Keywords: Access to health care, Community programs, Education, Employment, Factor analysis, Life course, Local initiatives, Model programs, Neighborhoods, Research, Socioeconomic factors

Seith D, Isaakson E. 2011. Who are America's poor children? Examining health disparities among children in the United States. New York, NY: National Center for Children in Poverty, 15 pp.

Annotation: This report provides an overview of the health of America’s children by poverty status from 2007 to 2009, drawing on the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The report identifies a list of publicly available annual indicators within the following five broad areas of health: Environmental health, health insurance coverage, access to healthcare services, behavior, and health outcomes. It includes policy recommendations based on promising practices for reducing health disparities and a look at federal funding that targets at-risk populations. Tables compare health risks and behaviors among poor and non-poor children of various ages ranging from 1 to 17.

Keywords: Child health, Comparative analysis, Economic factors, Low income groups, Measures, National surveys, Reports, Social indicators

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs. 2011. Critical condition: How federal and state budget cuts are hurting the health of our nation's mothers and children. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 16 pp.

Annotation: This report shows how budget cuts, combined with the increase in the number of Americans living in poverty and those without health insurance is endangering the health of the nation’s mothers, infants and children, including those with special health care needs. It provides a snapshot of the impact federal and state budget cuts have had on maternal and child health (MCH) in a number of selected states and illustrates why Congress needs to maintain funding to state MCH programs. An overview of the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant is included in the report.

Keywords: Analysis, Budgets, Child health, Children with special health needs, Costs, Federal programs, MCH programs, Maternal health, Risk factors, State MCH programs, Title V programs

Wendt M, Todd JE. 2011. The effect of food and beverage prices on children's weights. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 23 pp.

Annotation: This report explores the effect of food prices on children’s Body Mass Index (BMI) based on variation in food prices across time and geographic areas. Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99, and the Quarterly Food-at-Home Price Database, the report presents findings indicating that lower prices for dark green vegetables and lowfat milk are associated with reduced BMI among children, while higher prices for soda, juices, starchy vegetables, and sweet snacks are associated with lower BMIs. The report concludes that the effect of subsidizing healthy food may be just as large as raising prices of less healthy foods. The appendices provide additional information on the Food-at-Home Price database and the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), used to determine the maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Body weight, Child health, Comparative analysis, Costs, Data, Economic factors, Food, Food consumption, Obesity, Research, Studies

Manlove J, Welti K, McCoy-Roth M, Berger A, Malm K. 2011. Teen parents in foster care: Risk factors and outcomes for teens and their children. Washington, DC: Child Trends, 9 pp. (Research brief)

Annotation: This report reviews the existing research literature on adolescents in foster care to assess the extent to which adolescents in foster care are at risk of adolescent pregnancy and parenting. The report highlights the various risk factors and identifies the challenges faced in efforts to reduce rates of adolescent pregnancy and childbearing and to prevent negative outcomes among adolescent parents in foster care and their children.

Keywords: Adolescent mothers, Adolescent pregnancy, Data analysis, Foster children, Research reviews, Risk factors

Turney K. 2010. Labored love: Examining the link between maternal depression and parenting bahaviors. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University, Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, 36 pp. (Fragile Families working paper: 2010-02-FF)

Annotation: This working paper explores the link between maternal depression and parenting behavior using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (a joint effort by research centers at Columbia and Princeton Universities to collect data on a cohort of nearly 5, 000 at-risk children born between 1998 and 2,000). The paper compares the results of studies that have used different correlation models, pointing out why the findings might vary. Expanding on earlier research, the paper discusses the correlation between maternal depression and behaviors such as child neglect and parenting stress, focusing on marital status and other variables that might influence the affects of maternal depression on the well-being of children.

Keywords: At risk children, Behavior, Child health, Data analysis, Depression, Longitudinal studies, MCH research, Maternal health, Outcome evaluation, Parenting, Risk factors

Haines MR. 2010. Inequality and infant and childhood mortality in the United States in the twentieth century. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 28 pp. (NBER working paper series no. 16133)

Annotation: This paper examines trends in the United States during the 20th century using infant and childhood mortality as a social indicator of inequality. Using results from multiple surveys, microdata from the 1900 and 1910 Integrated Public Use Microsamples (IPUMS), published data from the Birth Registration Area in the 1920s, and the Linked Birth & Infant Death Files from the National Center for Health Statistics for 1991, the authors explore the relationship between infant and child mortality and variables such as family income, race, ethnicity, residence, occupation of the father or mother, and education of the parents. Tables include indexes indicating rates of child mortality in the United States in 1900 and 1910 according to the occupation of the father; mortality rates according to social class between the years 1895 and 1966; infant mortality rates by race of mother and education of father in 1991; and infant mortality in eight American cities in 1911-1915 according to variables such as the income of the father, the ethnicity of the mother, and whether or not the infant was breastfed.

Keywords: Child mortality, Data analysis, Educational factors, Ethnic factors, History, Infant mortality, Racial factors, Research, Social factors, Sociocultural factors, Socioeconomic factors, Statistics, Trends

Olson MA, LeMay WR. 2010. 2010–Burden of oral disease in Wisconsin. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Oral Health Program, 69 pp.

Annotation: This report summarizes information on the oral disease burden of people in Wisconsin. It highlights groups and regions in the state that are at highest risk for oral health problems and discusses strategies to prevent these problems and to provide access to oral health care. Comparisons are made with national data and to Healthy People 2010 goals.

Keywords: Access to health care, Adolescents, Children, Comparative analysis, Disease prevention, Health objectives, Health status, Oral health, Population surveillance, Pregnant women, Risk factors, Statistical data, Wisconsin

California Endowment. 2010. Healthy communities matter: The importance of place to the health of boys of color. Los Angeles, CA: California Endowment, 27 pp.

Annotation: This report highlights how the neighborhoods where Latino and African-American boys and young men grow up directly influence their health outcomes. It examines racial and ethnic disparities -- and the magnitude of these disparities -- between boys and young men of color and white boys and young men across four broad areas: health, safety, socioeconomic, and ready-to-learn. The report analysis and findings point to the need for comprehensive policy solutions implemented at the community level in order to reduce such disparities. Examples of promising programs in communities across the country are provided.

Keywords: Adolescent males, Blacks, Community programs, Culturally competent services, Ethnic factors, Factor analysis, Hispanic Americans, Life course, Male children, Minority health, Model programs, Neighborhoods, Policy development, Racial factors, Socioeconomic factors, Underserved communities, Young men

Brooks J, Gluck N, Lee M, Lizardo R, Marsh D, Serang F, Jeter J. 2010. The promise of a healthy California: Overcoming the barriers for men and boys of color. Los Angeles, CA: California Endowment, 41 pp.

Annotation: This report uses previously documented trends illustrating racial disparities and their impact within communities to assess the context of systemic failures within the state of California and to explore solutions that address the importance of place in the quality of an individual's life. The report details the insights and lessons gleaned from research done by Harvard University’s Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice; highlights successful practices; explores the elements that contribute to effective advocacy and public support; and makes recommendations for policy change and intervention. It argues for community-led approaches that will enhance the lives of African American and Latino boys and men, recognizing that social, physical, economic, and environmental factors are all connected.

Keywords: Barriers, Blacks, Communities, Community action, Data trends, Factor analysis, Hispanic Americans, Male children, Neighborhoods, Policy development, Racial factors

Singh GK. 2010. Maternal mortality in the United States, 1935-2007: Substantial racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities persist. Rockville, MD: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 10 pp. (75 Title V anniversary celebration)

Annotation: This report analyzes trends in U.S. maternal mortality for the years from 1935 through 2007. The report analyzes the data according to race/ethnicity, socioeconomic position (family poverty level), and state and region of residence by using both historical and the latest national vital statistics data. The report points out the racial, socioeconomic and regional disparities that remain despite the massive drop in maternal mortality over the long ter,. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Data, Geographic factors, Health status disparities, History, Maternal mortality, Racial factors, Reports, Socioeconomic factors, Statistical analysis, Statistics, Trends

Solar O, Irwin A. 2010. A conceptual framework for action on the social determinants of health. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 75 pp. (Social determinants of health discussion paper 2)

Annotation: This paper describes a review of different frameworks for understanding the social determinants of health and how it was summarized and synthesized into a single conceptual framework for action. The paper also identifies elements of policy directions for action implied by the proposed conceptual framework and analysis of policy approaches.

Keywords: Alienation, Community action, Discrimination, Equal opportunities, Health status, Life course, Models, Policy analysis, Policy development, Political systems, Public policy, Social values, Sociocultural factors, Socioeconomic factors, Theories

National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. 2009. Science says: Socio-economic and family characteristics of teen childbearing . Washington, DC: National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, 3 pp. (Putting what works to work; no. 41)

Annotation: This fact sheet presents new findings on the socioeconomic and family characteristics of adolescents who give birth to or father a child and examines commonly held beliefs about this population among American adults. The findings are based on 2009 public opinion polling data and an analysis conducted by Child Trends using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), a nationally representative longitudinal survey of students. Included are statistics on the family structure and the family income of adolescents who had reported ever giving birth.

Keywords: Adolescent mothers, Adolescent parents, Adolescent pregnancy, Data analysis, Longitudinal studies, Sampling studies, Socioeconomic factors

Lillie-Blanton M, Paradise J, Thomas M, Jacobs, P, DiJulio B. 2009. Racial/ethnic disparities in access to care among children: How does Medicaid do in closing the gaps?. Menlo Park, CA: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 15 pp. (Race, ethnicity and health care)

Annotation: This report provides an assessment of Medicaid's relative impact on racial and ethnic disparities in access to health care among children. The analysis compares health care access for white, African American, and Hispanic children who were privately insured, uninsured, or enrolled in Medicaid or in CHIP (the Children's Health Insurance Program). Key findings compare racial and ethnic disparities in access between public and private insurance programs, and the appendixes highlight the factors most significantly associated with access. Data for the more than 15,000 children analyzed in the report comes from the 2003 and 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, a nationally representative household survey conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Child health, Children, Children's health insurance program, Comparative analysis, Data analysis, Factors analysis, Health care disparities, Health insurance, Medicaid, Minority groups, Oral health, Racial factors, Statistics

Nord M, Bickel G. [2002]. Measuring children's food security in U.S. households, 1995-1999. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, , 35 pp. (Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Report; no. 25)

Annotation: This report assesses the reliability of the children's food security scale and compares it with the household-level food security scale to determine the prevalence of hunger among children in U.S. households. Prevalence data are then presented for subgroups defined by household structure, race and ethnicity, income, and rural/urban residence. References are provided. The appendices detail the U.S. Food Security Survey Module and the implementation of the Children's Food Security Scale.

Keywords: Children, Economic factors, Ethnic factors, Food supply, Geographic factors, Hunger, Racial factors, Research methodology, Statistical analysis

Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Care Services, Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance. 2001. Coverage matters: Insurance and health care. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 169 pp.

Annotation: This report establishes both a conceptual framework and baseline data about the magnitude and extent of the lack of health insurance in America. This report provides an overview of health insurance in America, describes the dynamic and often unstable nature of insurance coverage, profiles populations that frequently lack coverage, and identifies factors that make it more or less likely that a person will be uninsured at some point in life. Finally, the report outlines the research agenda that the Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance will pursue. Topics include why health insurance matters; how it affects access to health services; the dynamics of health insurance coverage; how people gain and lose coverage; insurance trends; how social, economic, demographic, and geographic factors affect coverage; and an analytic plan for future committee reports. Appendices include an outline of the conceptual framework for evaluating the consequences of uninsurance and framework for the rest of the report series; measuring insurance coverage and insurance rates; data tables; multivariate analysis; a glossary; and biographical sketches of committee members. The book concludes with references used to compile the report. Graphs, charts, and tables provide statistical data throughout the report.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Data analysis, Geographic factors, Health insurance, Socioeconomic factors, Trends, Uninsured persons

Athey J, Kavanagh L, Bagley K. 2001. The MCH training program: An evaluation. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 120 pp., exec. summ. (19 pp.).

Annotation: This report describes the evaluation of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Training Program, conducted in two phases. Phase one focused on describing the program's history and development and identifying themes common to the 13 priorities. Phase two, the subject of this report, broadly assesses the program's accomplishments, identifies problems, and provides recommendations focused on program operations and management. The first section of the report briefly defines the 13 long-term interdisciplinary priorities. Chapter topics include the methodology, statistical snapshots, leadership training, supporting faculty, contributing to advances in the field, promoting collaboration, the economics of MCH training, and recommendations. Appendices provide listings of the evaluation project advisors, site-visited projects and their directors, and additional information on interviews with former trainees. The report also includes extensive tables, figures, notes, and a bibliography. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Cost effectiveness, Economic factors, Interdisciplinary approach, Leadership training, MCH training programs, Needs assessment, Professional training, Program evaluation, Resource allocation, SPRANS, Statistical analysis, Universities

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Center for Vital Statistics and Health Policy. 1999. Idaho's health: A summary of health factors, status, systems, and services. Boise, ID: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Center for Vital Statistics and Health Policy, 294 pp.

Annotation: This statistical summary presents data from a variety of sources. In most cases, the data was collected county-by-county and across time for trend analysis. This publication is divided into five major sections, which are: (1) an overview of Idaho; (2) economic indicators; (3) environmental factors; (4) health status indicators and risks; and (5) health care systems, services, providers, and selected payors. Some sections contain narrative explaining tables and charts. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Economic factors, Environmental factors, Health care systems, Health services, Health services, Health statistics, Health status, Idaho, Risk factors, Statistical analysis, Vital statistics

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