Child Health

The November issue of the Resource Update covers special topics related to news, research, resources and funding in the prevention field.

They have insurance, a health-care provider, and an appointment -- but many parents still regularly miss their children's immunization visits.

A new study from Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital claims that there are several factors contributing to these slipups -- for example, parents are nearly four times as likely to miss an appointment that they've rescheduled, and nearly three times as likely to miss an appointment if they have difficulty communicating with their child's health-care provider.

With temperatures soaring into the upper 80’s and 90’s across the state, the Council for Children & Families (CCF) would like to offer a few simple parent tips to help keep kids safe and cool during this unusually warm weather.

A list of current classes and events for parents, teens and kids from Seattle Children's.

Events and classes include car seat checks, infant CPR, babysitting classes, children with special needs, meal support training for parents, and more.

The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health provides national leadership to the maternal and child health community in three key areas--program development, education, and state-of-the-art knowledge--to improve the health and well-being of the nation's children and families.

This mission of the Children's Defense Fund is to Leave No Child Behind and to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

Since 1993, their work has focused on securing health coverage for uninsured children and working to extend the benefits of technology to all children and their families.

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