News tagged with child poverty


Study examines link between poverty and childhood obesity

(Medical Xpress)—Children living in poorer neighborhoods are nearly 30 percent more likely to be obese than children in more affluent residences, according to a new study from Rice University.

Health created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Food insecurity predicts mental health problems in adolescents

A study published in the December 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that adolescents who experienced food insecurity in the past year have a higher prevalence of men ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For a health reform model, try Brazil

With the 2015 deadline to meet the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDG) approaching, scholars and government officials gathered at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) on Tuesday to search ...

Health created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals persistent deprivation for New Zealand children

A sizeable and "difficult to ignore" proportion of New Zealand children have experienced persistent low income and deprivation in recent years, according to a new University of Otago study using seven years ...

Health created Sep 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bill Gates says aid must be tied to results

Bill Gates on Wednesday urged the world to take a page from his corporate playbook and link aid to measurable results, saying a harder-nosed strategy could dramatically reduce disease and poverty.

Other created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

One million more children living in poverty since 2009, new census data released today shows

Between 2009 and 2010, one million more children in America joined the ranks of those living in poverty, bringing the total to an estimated 15.7 million poor children in 2010, an increase of 2.6 million since the recession ...

Health created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

More poor kids in more poor places, study finds

Persistent high poverty is most prevalent among children, with those living in rural America disproportionally impacted, according to researchers from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.

Health created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 11

No clear evidence of a decrease in child maltreatment across 6 countries despite decades of policies

A Review of child maltreatment trends and policies across six countries/states (England, USA, Sweden, New Zealand, Western Australia [Australia], and Manitoba [Canada]) shows that there is no clear evidence of a decrease ...

Health created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0