A roundup of recent newspaper stories about children's health...
Monday, Dec. 18:
Editorial:
Governor Needs to Keep Promise of Health Care for Kids
This San Jose Mercury News editorial notes that Gov. Schwarzenegger
has yet to make good on a promise made in his last term to provide health
insurance to all California children. Pointing out that healthy children
do better in school, the editorial says that health care is as important
as education and calls upon the governor to outline his plan for health
care for children during his State of the State speech next month. (SJ
Mercury, 12/10/06)
New
CA Bill Aims to Vaccinate Girls Against HPV
Legislation that would require sixth-grade girls in California
to be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, which has been linked
to cervical cancer, is drawing criticism from some lawmakers. The bill
was introduced by Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, D-Mountain View, and opponents
say a decision about whether to get the vaccine should be left to parents,
not the government. (Press-Enterprise, 12/13/06, by Hines and DeArmond)
Letter
to Editor: All Californians Pay for Uninsured Children
This letter to the editor from Santa Clara Family Health Plan
CEO Leona Butler underlines the necessity of providing health care for
all of California's uninsured children. Butler notes that, in the long
run, the cost of not providing health care is greater for all Californians.
(SJ Mercury, 12/14/06, by Butler)
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