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New Website Promotes Healthful Eating
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, according to the U.S. Surgeon General. The Get Healthy San Mateo County Task Force has launched
a new website that offers resources, data and information
about childhood obesity. See how local kids are shaping up, and find advice on keeping families fit. |
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Bay Area Autism Diagnoses on the Rise
The number of Bay Area public school students diagnosed
with autism has been rising in every county and nearly
every school district in the Bay Area for which data
are available, according to a new fact sheet from
the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health.
The complete fact sheet, Autism Diagnoses on the Rise, can be found online at www.kidsdata.org/autismbrief. |
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Collecting Data from Preteens
This report, comissioned by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's
Health and prepared by Education Training Research (ETR) Associates,
provides a summary of research on eight common methods used to collect
data from children ages 9 to 13, including surveys (computer-based,
PDAs, paper and pencil), diaries, interviews (phone, in person, focus
groups), and observational methods. |
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Dental decay is the most prevalent disease among California children.
This year, a law goes into effect requiring that kids have a dental
screening before the end of their first year of school. As this new
mandate brings attention to an often hidden health issue, kidsdata.org
takes a comprehensive look at dental health conditions for children
in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The report describes local
and state programs and initiatives, and offers a list of regional
resources. |
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What Issues
Concern Bay Area Parents?
For the second year in a row, Bay Area parents have put
their children's emotional health at the top of their worry list,
highlighting a less-recognized yet crucial aspect of children's well-being.
In a wide-ranging survey, parents across economic, geographic, and
racial/ethnic lines indicated that on a day-to-day basis stress, depression,
weight, and the fallout from family conflict outrank other concerns
about their children's health. |
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Bay Area Survey:
Children's Health Top Concern
The well being of children and education and the schools outrank
11 other issues as chief concerns for local residents, regardless
of their parental status, gender, income level or political affiliation.
More than seven in 10 Bay Area respondents (71 percent) report being
"extremely concerned" about the well being of children,
according to a survey commissioned by the Lucile Packard Foundation
for Children's Health. |
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Today the Bay Area, Soon the Whole State. Kidsdata Expands!
Beginning in Fall 2009, kidsdata.org
will offer data for all counties, cities, and school districts in
California. Approximately 200 indicators will be available statewide.
For more information, and to sign up to be notified when the statewide
site launches, visit www.kidsdata.org/statewide |
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