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Report Sounds Alarm on Child Accidents
by DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Around the globe, accidents kill 830,000 children — the equivalent of all the children in Chicago — every year, according to a report issued Tuesday by the World Health Organization and Unicef. The report, the first to collect all known…
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What's at Stake -- No, Who's at Stake in the Great Supreme Court Case?
By Jennifer Ng’andu, Deputy Director, Health Policy, National Council of La Raza It’s probably the hottest seat in Washington, D.C. — and you can’t buy tickets to it. Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable…
Author: National Council of La Raza
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Obama Seeks to Join Global Rights of Child Pact
The Obama administration is reviving efforts to have the United States sign onto a global children’s rights treaty ratified by every U.N. member except the U.S. and Somalia, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, said Monday. Administration officials are actively discussing “when…
Author: The Associated Press
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The Impact of Medicaid and SCHIP on Low-Income Children's Health
Full Report This brief was prepared by Caryn Marks, Cathy Hoffman and Julia Paradise of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. THE IMPACT OF MEDICAID AND SCHIP ON LOW-INCOME CHILDREN’S HEALTH Today, one-quarter of children in the U.S.…
Author: Kaiser Commission for Medicaid and the Uninsured
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Parents Give Up Youths Under Law Meant for Babies
by ERIK ECKHOLM OMAHA – The abandonments began on Sept. 1, when a mother left her 14-year-old son in a police station here. By Sept. 23, two more boys and one girl, ages 11 to 14, had been abandoned in hospitals in Omaha and Lincoln.…
Author: The New York Times
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More foster carers needed, says HSE
by Conor Kane HUNDREDS of children could be given the chance to lead a normal family life if more people made themselves available as foster carers, according to the Health Service Executive. While 92% of the 5,300 children presently in the state’s care are with…
Author: Irish Examiner
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Is Government Keeping Its Promises to Children?
The most vulnerable children in our society have been left behind, and the incoming government must make children’s rights an urgent priority. That’s according to the Children’s Rights Alliance, which launched its Report Card 2016 today. The Report Card is the eighth in the series,…
Author: Children's Rights Alliance
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Billionaire funds care study for city kids
Original Source By Kevin Doyle DUBLIN is to be used for a childcare study that could set the standard for facilities around the world. As part of €15m investment in child facilities and studies, it is hoped that West Tallaght can set the benchmark for…
Author: Evening Herald (Ireland)
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Opposition to Health Law Is Steeped in Tradition
By David Leonhardt. “We are against forcing all citizens, regardless of need, into a compulsory government program,” said one prominent critic of the new health care law. It is socialized medicine, he argued. If it stands, he said, “one of these days, you and I…
Author: The New York Times
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Raising Children Who Care in Times That Need It
By ALINA TUGEND Original Source A FEW years ago, a friend of my son’s asked that, instead of getting him presents for his 11th birthday, guests donate to a certain charity. I asked my son if he would like to do something similar for his…
Author: The New York Times