Health Care Topic: Women & Children

New WIC Food Package Widely Accepted, But Challenges Remain

Topics: Childhood Obesity, Health Policy, Women & Children
Mar 13, 2012

The Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health care referrals and nutrition education for low-income, pregnant and postpartum women, infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional-risk. Based on recommendations from the Institute of Medicine, the foods available to participants in the WIC program underwent a significant overhaul in 2009 to better align nutrient intake among WIC participants with the latest dietary guidelines.

The Knowledge Gap of Practices in Child Care Settings: Progress on the Horizon

Topics: Childhood Obesity, Women & Children
Feb 23, 2012

With the passage of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, the United States Department of Agriculture will be revising the nutrition guidelines for the Child and Adult Care Food Program for the first time in decades. This represents an important time to align the program with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and to address the epidemic of childhood obesity that has developed over the past several decades. CACFP is a federal nutrition assistance program administered by the Food and Nutrition Service of the USDA.

Experts Divided Over Recommendation To Screen Children For Cholesterol

Topics: Costs & Economic Analysis, Health Policy, Women & Children
Feb 9, 2012

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News

Encouraging Risk in a Risk Adverse World

Topics: Childhood Obesity, Women & Children
Jan 23, 2012

 “It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance. It's the one who won't be taken, who cannot seem to give, and the soul afraid of dyin' that never learns to live.” -Amanda McBroom, The Rose

Boosting Creative Play Through Loose Parts

Topics: Women & Children
Nov 17, 2011

The use of open-ended play materials is as old as play itself... having seen the rich experiences that develop as children engage in play with open-ended materials it is hard not to advocate for their increased use.

Running, Chasing, Fleeing: Why We Need Rough and Tumble Play

Topics: Public Health, Women & Children
Oct 20, 2011

If we can look past our fears that rough and tumble play breeds aggression, we can focus on its merits.

What's Killing Our Creativity?

Topics: Women & Children
Sep 22, 2011

Creativity is not something that should be thought of as a privilege of youth. It is something that we each can tap into each day, regardless of age.

Public Health Strategies: Enlisting a New Generation

Topics: Obesity, Public Health, Women & Children
Aug 18, 2011

Service learning presents an amazing opportunity to include children and youth in efforts to deal with the public health crises that are obesity and the play deficit.

Health Law Bolsters Funding for In-School Clinics

Topics: Health Reform, Women & Children
Jul 25, 2011

Treating skinned knees and stomachaches is part of the drill at any school nurse’s office or school-based health center. But for many kids, health-care providers at these sites do much more than treat everyday aches and pains: They give checkups and vaccinations, make sure kids take their insulin shots and antidepressants on time, and teach them how to manage chronic conditions such as asthma.

Child’s Play: It’s a Social Justice Issue

Topics: Obesity, Women & Children
Jul 21, 2011

From my window I can hear the sounds of children at play. Their giggles and chants echo what childhood should be—a carefree time to explore, play, and challenge oneself. Only, despite the appearance this boisterous group provides, this is not the case for many children. In fact for many children play has become an issue of social justice.

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