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October 30, 2004Thousands from All Faiths Gather at Washington Nat'l. Cathedral to Make Children the Top Priority on Election Day
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Children's Defense Fund President Marian Wright Edelman this week rallied thousands of leaders and members of a remarkable range of faith networks to resist the lure of divisive single-issue politics and support broader social protections for...
Still Waiting to Hear how Poverty War will be Won
An article in the Houston Chronicle asks the question, where is the candidates' outrage over this disgrace? HoustonChronicle.com - Still waiting to hear how poverty war will be won...
October 29, 2004
Resident Participation in Seattle's Jobs-Plus Program
From MDRC: Seattle Jobs-Plus - part of an MDRC national research demonstration designed to promote employment among public housing residents - succeeded in engaging a majority of residents, many of whom were immigrants from diverse parts of the world, in...
IDSA recommends ways to strengthen HHS's pandemic influenza plan
From Eureka Newsfeed: The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has submitted detailed recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the agency's Draft Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan. "Although IDSA applauds HHS's efforts on a...
University of Illinois at Chicago Receives $8.1 Million for Public Health Research, Training
Three separate grants were funded: Prevention of Disease The Illinois Prevention Research Center at UIC received a five-year, $4.1 million grant from the CDC to help eliminate health disparities and create healthy communities through research, training and sharing knowledge. The...
Special Community Forum in Baltimore: 'The Impact of the 1960s on Race Relations: What Lies Ahead for Americans?'; Nov. 21
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October 28, 2004
Harnessing Technology for Evaluation
New From Harvard Family Research Project The new issue of our free evaluation periodical, "The Evaluation Exchange," explores the contribution of technology to evaluation practice. This issue features articles centering on four key areas in which evaluators are using...
City Fiscal Conditions in 2004
The Institute for the Study of Homelessness and Poverty in LA has passed along this new report from the National League of cities. Based upon a survey of finance directors from 288 US cities with populations greater than 10,000, this...
Request for Proposals: Adolescent Literacy Study
MDRC and American Institutes for Research (AIR) invite developers of promising supplemental reading programs for ninth-grade students to submit proposals to participate in a demonstration. This project is part of the Evaluation of the Impact of Supplemental Literacy Interventions in...
Female job seekers have fewer opportunities than in the past
From Economic Policy Institute: The recent decline in the female unemployment rate is largely the result of slow job growth in female-dominated industries. For the facts at a glance, see the Snapshot for October 27. Read more from this post....
Americans Getting Taller, Much Heavier (AP)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: AP - Better nutrition has helped Americans grow a little taller. But it's been too much of a good thing: The nation is also a whole lot fatter. Read more from this post....
Physical inactivity costs millions in health care expenses
From Eureka Newsfeed: Lack of physical activity is costly not just to people's health but to their wallets as well, a new study suggests. Read more from this post....
2004 Health Confidence Survey: Americans Cut Savings To Pay Rising Health Bills; Fear Future Cost, Access Problems
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Americans' satisfaction with the quality of medical care they personally have received remained stable this year, but there is growing dissatisfaction with the health care system as a whole and concerns are growing among Americans about...
'Your Vote Counts' is Message of ACORN Rallies Across Florida
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Eight simultaneous rallies will be held across the state of Florida on Thursday, Oct. 28, to let people know that "Your Vote Counts." The rallies will let people with low and moderate incomes know that their...
October 27, 2004
How Will the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Affect Food Stamp Program Operations?
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NCADP: Death Penalty Debate Comes to Howard University; Sixth Stop in Seven-State Tour Across the Country
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Howard University will be the sixth stop in a seven-state tour of historically black colleges and universities aimed at promoting student involvement in civil and human rights issues as well as voter registration and turnout. Read...
Study: Inadequate physical activity worsens as teenagers become adults
From Eureka Newsfeed: While promoting physical activity and encouraging people to limit the time they spend watching television are important throughout life, those efforts are critical before adolescence, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill investigation concludes. National...
Health Officials Set Up Web Site to Track Flu Vaccine Supplies
From NYT > Health: Federal health officials have created a Web site for state and local health officials to find out where, when and how many flu doses have been and will be sent to their regions. Read more from...
Community Groups Receive $1.3 Million to Advance School Readiness in Long Beach, Calif.; Multiple-Year Grants From Knight Foundation Focus on Supporting Families in Need in Central Long Beach
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Ipsos Poll Finds Long-term Concerns of Grandchildren Rival Social Security & Medicare Interests in Grandparent Vote
From U.S. Newswire Releases: With Election Day just one week away, the presidential campaigns may be surprised to find that pledges to protect Social Security and Medicare are not the only thing that grandparents want to hear as they head...
October 26, 2004
Community Development Under A Kerry Administration
Joe Kreisberg, president of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations, recounts an incident that happened two or three years ago that defied political logic. At that time Senator John Kerry had brought together a group of community folks in...
New Opportunity for Low-Income Women's Advocates
Since 1972, the National Women’s Law Center has been working to expand the possibilities for women and girls at work and school, and in nearly every aspect of their lives. Under the direction of Helen Blank, Director of Leadership and...
As Number of Full-Day Kindergartens Increases, Reading and Math Lessons Supplant Playtime
The first in an occasional series of articles from the Washington Post about the grades that provide the building blocks of a child's education, starting with kindergarten. Jumping Into the Rigors of Learning (washingtonpost.com)...
Talking About Medicare: Your Guide to Understanding the Program
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: This new, online consumer guide helps people on Medicare and their family members and caregivers to make informed decisions about their health care. Read more from this post....
The 'sad story' of the current employment picture: 4.2 million jobs below normal
From Economic Policy Institute: The two surveys of employment conditions, the payroll survey and the household survey, both show that job creation is falling short in the current recovery. For more information about how this recession and recovery period compares...
Spread of HIV could slow if repeat testing is supported
From Eureka Newsfeed: Findings of a recent study published in Public Health Nursing suggest that if the main barriers preventing high-risk populations from having routine testing for HIV are addressed, the spread of AIDS could be slowed in the US....
Health Officials Put Safer-Sex Message Online
From NYT > Health: In the last few years, public and private agencies in many cities have begun online health promotion strategies to reach gay men. Read more from this post....
Study at Joslin shows ease of introducing technology to kids with diabetes
From Eureka Newsfeed: Pilot study finds wireless guessing game motivates children with type 1 diabetes to improve blood glucose monitoring. This study demonstrates the ease of introducing new technology to pediatric patients. Roche Diagnostics Corp., Hood Foundation, Katherine Adler Astrove...
Celebrating 10 Years and 30 Young People; Coalition Celebrates 10th Anniversary by Honoring 30 Outstanding Young People
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Youth Vote Coalition celebrates 10 years of engaging young people in the electoral process by honoring 30 people under the age of 30 who are doing just that this election. Read more from this post....
October 25, 2004
Voter Mobilization and Turnout
On the Friday before the election, the Governance Studies program at Brookings and the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs will hold a panel discussion on voter turnout...
The Changing Urban Geography of Poverty and Service Provision
Greater proximity to social service providers is thought to increase the likelihood that eligible individuals in need will receive assistance. This paper analyzes the shifting geography of concentrated poverty and its impact on access to social services. Access to Social...
Growing danger: Drugged driving (USATODAY.com)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: USATODAY.com - Police departments and public health specialists estimate that close to a million people drive under the influence of drugs each year - and rarely are prosecuted for it. But a growing number of...
A Steadfast Servant of D.C. Area's Needy (washingtonpost.com)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: washingtonpost.com - Cardinal James Aloysius Hickey, 84, a champion of orthodoxy in church dogma and passionate provider of services to the poor during his 20 years as head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington,...
Canada's Vaccine Plan May Be Model for U.S.
From washingtonpost.com - Nation: When it comes to getting flu shots for its citizens, the United States may someday soon look like a giant version of Canada, its national-health-plan neighbor to the north. Read more from this post....
October 24, 2004
Hawaii Offers a Look at Mandatory Healthcare (Los Angeles Times)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: Los Angeles Times - KIHEI, Hawaii — As Californians weigh whether to require employers to provide health insurance, Hawaii, the only state with such a mandate, provides a glimpse of what could be ahead. Read...
Momentum Builds for U.S. Role in Paying Highest Health Costs
From The New York Times > Health: Politicians are pushing an idea to fight high health costs by shielding employers from the most expensive medical cases. Read more from this post....
Measuring family well-being
From Economic Policy Institute: How have middle-income families fared since 2000? The EPI Briefing Paper Less Cash in Their Pockets: Trends in Income, Wages, Taxes, and Health Spending of Middle-Income Families, 2000-03 finds that most middle-income families lost ground between...
States still in jobs hole, and recent trends provide no salve
From Economic Policy Institute: Despite a couple of months of improvement, the labor market in most states just isn't very good. Whether the yardstick is unemployment levels or jobs growth, it's clear that most states simply aren't seeing the sort...
October 23, 2004
New Report Shows Nearly Half of Americans in Medicare at Risk of Losing Coverage; Millions of Seniors, People With Disabilities Will Experience Temporary or Long-Term Reductions in Care Under New Medicare Law
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Super-sizing Asian Americans
From Eureka Newsfeed: Low-income Asian and Pacific Islander children in California are becoming overweight at an alarming rate -- and will soon catch up to low-income white, black and Latino children in the proportion who are overweight or obese, according...
Committee for Hispanic Children and Families Hosts 2nd Annual Conference for Latino Childcare Providers; Photo Available
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The 2nd Annual Conference for Latino Childcare Providers, titled Cuidando Nuestros Ninos (Taking care of our Children), was held on Saturday, October 16, 2004, at Covenant House of NY located at 346 W. 17th St. and...
October 22, 2004
Approximately Half of Americans in Medicare Are at Risk of Losing Coverage When the New Law Is Implemented
This careful analysis of the new Medicare law and proposed regulations for the law shows that the new program will be more than a disappointment--half of America's Medicare beneficiaries are at risk of being worse off then they are today....
HIV/AIDS Public Education Campaign Wins Emmy
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: “Be Safe/Fight For Your Rights: Protect Yourself,” a partnership of the Kaiser Family Foundation and MTV to inform young people about sexual health issues such as HIV/AIDS, was awarded the 2003 National Public Service Emmy...
Naturalized Citizens To Play Decisive Role in Election
The Center for Community Change has worked with 53 grassroots organizations in 24 states to register over 135,000 first-time voters and mobilize over 250,000 voters in low-income, minority and immigrant communities as part of a non-partisan voter drive. Center for...
Safety in the Safety Net: TANF Reauthorization Provisions Relevant to Domestic Violence
From Center for Law and Social Policy: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. A number of studies confirm the high level of domestic violence among the low-income women served by the TANF program. According to the research, about 20 percent...
Harvard School of Public Health Raises Alarm on Persistent Smoking Threat; Awards Highest Honor to State Attorneys General and Advocate Who Fought Tobacco
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Wisconsin, Mexican State to Develop Health, Education Exchanges; Goal Is Pilot Project for Other Exchanges
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U.S. Labor Secretary Chao Announces Stronger Retirement, Health Benefit Security for American Workers; 121 percent Increase in Monetary Results Shows 'Commitment to Protect Hard-Earned Benefits'
From U.S. Newswire Releases: U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Employee Benefits Security Administration achieved a record-breaking 121 percent increase in enforcement results that protected $3.1 billion in retirement, health and other benefits for American ......
More Nasal Mist Flu Vaccine Coming (AP)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: AP - A Maryland manufacturer will provide an additional 1 million doses of its FluMist vaccine, making a total of 3 million doses of the nasal spray available, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G....
October 21, 2004
Speaker says charity fails to solve hunger
This article from the Providence Journal posits that despite best intentions, pantries and soup kitchens can't replace government involvement. projo.com | Providence, R.I. | Local News...
OIG Studies on Possible Recoupment of SCHIP Costs Through the Child Support Program
From Center for Law and Social Policy: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently conducted studies in several states on the potential for recouping State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) costs from...
Bush Administration Tax Policy: Effects on Long-Term Growth
From The Urban Institute: Tax policy can raise growth in the long run increasing the level and improving the allocation of labor and capital inputs. The net effect of the recent tax cuts on growth is theoretically uncertain and is...
U.S. Officials Urge Elderly to Get Pneumonia Vaccine
From The New York Times > Health: With flu vaccines in short supply, federal health officials are advising the nation's elderly to get vaccinated against pneumonia, the most common serious complication of the flu. Read more from this post....
Community Technology Foundation of California Announces ZeroDivide Fellows
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October 20, 2004
Environmental risks greater for Latinos
Latinos in Arizona are at greater risk from environmental threats than the general population, a national study being released today concludes. The increased risk is due to a combination of where Latinos live, where they work and how they...
HP Is Newest Partner to Join University of Virginia in Unique Educational Collaboration to Improve Student Learning; Tablet PCs Enable Next-Generation Learning Environment for Faculty, Students at UVa
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U.S. Squeezes Out a Few Million More Flu Vaccines (Reuters)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: Reuters - U.S. health officials, stung by political attacks after losing 40 percent of the flu shot supply, got a small break on Tuesday as one vaccine supplier announced it had squeezed out an extra...
Social Security to Rise 2.7 Pct. in 2005 (AP)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: AP - More than 47 million Americans will get a 2.7 percent increase in their Social Security checks starting in January, meaning an additional $25 per month for the typical retiree. But almost half of...
Social Security Payment Will Increase, as Will Medicare Bite
From The New York Times > Washington: Social Security benefits will increase 2.7 percent next year, but higher Medicare premiums will take nearly half of the increase for a typical beneficiary. Read more from this post....
Towns Hand Out Tax Breaks, Then Cry Foul as Jobs Leave
From The New York Times > National: Most communities that lose business in spite of offering companies tax breaks walk away, but one town is fighting back. Read more from this post....
Obesity Gets Part of Blame for Care Costs
From washingtonpost.com - Nation: More than a quarter of growth in health care spending over the past 15 years is due to obesity, and experts say prevention is key to control soaring costs. Read more from this post....
Education Conference: Transforming Our Schools for Effective Teaching and Learning at Stanford University, Nov. 4, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Physically fit children appear to do better in classroom, researchers say
From Eureka Newsfeed: The health benefits of exercise across the lifespan are well documented. Scientists have demonstrated that exercise may improve cognitive functioning in older adults. But what about children? Are physically fit kids better suited to compete not only...
Multicultural teenagers' self-esteem high: Study
From Eureka Newsfeed: While Canada's multicultural youth are exposed to a barrage of media stereotypes and pressures, their self-esteem remains high, says a University of Toronto researcher. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship Read more from...
October 19, 2004
When Violence Hits Home: How Economics and Neighborhood Play a Role
Does intimate partner violence occur more in disadvantaged neighborhoods? For women, having financial problems in their intimate relationships and living in an economically distressed neighborhood combine to create greater risk of injury and violence. This NIJ Research in Brief (NCJ...
Find out how the Nonprofit Integrity Act will impact you!
Find out what the new Nonprofit Integrity Act means to your nonprofit, and get tips on complying with this new law that goes into effect on January 1st. That's just one of the topics to be covered at Passion and...
The Importance of Child Support Enforcement
From Center for Law and Social Policy: The Importance of Child Support Enforcement: What Recent Social Science Research Tells Us by Paula Roberts. This updated series of fact sheets details the myriad ways child support payments are critical to the...
Century Council Kicks-off National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week; Alcohol Education Programs in Full Swing on Campuses Across the Country
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The Century Council, a national not-for-profit organization funded by distilled spirits producers, kicked off National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week (Oct. 18-22) by launching Alcohol 101 Plus(tm), their award winning program designed to fight alcohol abuse ......
The Concord Coalition and the Kent Place School to Lead Exercise on Entitlement Reform and the Federal Budget
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The Concord Coalition and the Kent Place School will host The Concord Coalition's interactive federal budget exercise, Principles & Priorities on Wednesday, October 20, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Kent Place School in Summit,...
Seniors Urged to Relax Over Flu Vaccine (AP)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: AP - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Monday that enough flu vaccine will be available for most people who need it and told seniors to stop standing in long lines to...
Social Security Gets Cost of Living Boost (AP)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: AP - The cost of living adjustment intended to help more than 47 million Social Security recipients keep up with inflation is expected to be a tad larger in 2005 than it was this year,...
Bush, Kerry Use Draft to Target Youth Vote (AP)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: AP - John Kerry says re-electing President Bush would create "the great potential of a draft." Not so, responds the incumbent: "The best way to avoid the draft is to vote for me." Read more...
October 18, 2004
Economic Effects of Making the 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts Permanent
From The Urban Institute: All of the provisions of the landmark tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 are scheduled to expire by the end of 2010. This paper analyzes the economic effects of making the tax cuts permanent. We...
Two West Coast Students Set Up Unique Web Page to Get Out the Vote at Williams College in Massachusetts
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Panel finds that scare tactics for violence prevention are harmful
From Eureka Newsfeed: Programs that rely on "scare tactics" to prevent children and adolescents from engaging in violent behavior are not only ineffective, but may actually make the problem worse, according to an independent state-of-the-science panel convened this week by...
Knowledge may be hazardous to web consumers' health
From Eureka Newsfeed: People who use their computers to find information about their chronic disease often wind up in worse condition than if they had listened to their doctor, according to a University College London (UCL) review of studies on...
Flu shot seekers get dose of reality (USATODAY.com)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: USATODAY.com - Health officials announced a plan to allocate the nation's limited supply of 22.4 million doses of Aventis Pasteur vaccine that has not yet been distributed to nursing homes, hospitals, medical groups and public...
With Few Suppliers of Flu Shots, Shortage Was Long in Making
From The New York Times > Health: Health experts had warned that the nation's system for vaccine supply and distribution was growing increasingly fragile. Read more from this post....
October 17, 2004
A.M.A. Says Government Should Negotiate on Drugs
From The New York Times > Health: The American Medical Association says the government should negotiate directly with drug manufacturers to secure lower prices on prescription medicines for the nation's elderly. Read more from this post....
California Teacher Named 2004 Middle School Social Studies Teacher of The Year
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October 16, 2004
New Joslin Web Site Educates Growing Latino Population Affected by Diabetes; Effort Designed to Reach More Latinos in U.S. and Abroad Who Have or Are at Risk for Diabetes
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HUD Accused of Improprieties in Awarding Federal Grants
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FHLBank San Francisco Celebrates Affordable Housing Grants in LA County Totaling $60 Million
From U.S. Newswire Releases: FHLBank San Francisco Celebrates Affordable Housing Grants in LA County Totaling $60 Million Read more from this post....
Edelman to Deliver Major Address Sunday; Fall Election Critical, Most Dangerous Time for Nation's Children
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Children's Defense Fund President Marian Wright Edelman will deliver a major address at The Cathedral Church of the Incarnation in Baltimore on Sunday regarding the fall elections and the movement to truly Leave No Child Behind(r)....
Study for U.S. Rated Coverage of Schools Law
From The New York Times > Washington: The Education Department paid $700,000 to a public relations and marketing firm, to rate newspaper coverage of the No Child Left Behind law in 2003. Read more from this post....
October 15, 2004
Save CRA! Act Now
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is proposing to significantly weaken the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The result will be much fewer affordable housing and economic development loans and investments. What You Can Do Is Please take a few minutes...
Initiative to Make Consumers Aware of Potential Limits To Their Health Care Services
The National Women’s Law Center has unveiled a public effort to inform citizens about potential limitations to their health care services because of the moral or religious beliefs of their health care providers. NWLC’s “ASK!” initiative includes a health care...
Supporting New Teachers: Evaluation of a Teacher Induction Model
Mathematica Policy Research is to evaluate impact of teacher induction programs. Well-established teacher induction programs are invited to apply to serve as model program for study funded by the U.S. Department of Education. For more information visit: Teacher Induction Evaluation...
Legislative Update - Congress passes Clean 6-month TANF Extension
On September 30, 2004, Congress approved a bill to extend the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program an eighth time. The bill provided a clean extension of the TANF program for six months. To read more about the...
Center for Community Change: Issues
From The Urban Institute: This paper evaluates recent tax policies in light of the fiscal status of the federal government, and is the third paper in a series that summarizes and evaluates tax policy in the Bush Administration. We show...
September Job Growth Is Only One-Third of Average Job Growth For An Economic Recovery Period
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Funding Instability Threatens to Erode Business Community's Confidence In The Housing Voucher Program
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Official Treasury Report Shows Fourth Year Of Deficit Growth, Despite Economic Recovery
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Students embrace vitality of USA TODAY's top 20 teachers (USATODAY.com)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: USATODAY.com - If education is a tough sell in an age of X-Boxes and satellite TV, members of the All-USA Teacher Team have mastered the art of the deal. Read more from this post....
Living Well: Health Tips From Indiana University
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AP: Memo Says New Medicare Cards Confusing (AP)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: AP - A day before the first presidential debate, the government's health policy watchdog raised concerns that early mailings to seniors about the new Medicare prescription discount cards championed by President Bush were confusing or...
October 14, 2004
Trends in the Murder of Juveniles
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of "Trends in the Murder of Juveniles: 1980-2000." This 8-page Bulletin was written by Paul Harms, Ph.D., Research Associate, and Howard N. Snyder, Ph.D., Director of Systems Research,...
"Trends in the Murder of Juveniles: 1980--1998" (NCJ 194609) is available online at:
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=11831
A Deep Divide on Domestic Front (washingtonpost.com)From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: washingtonpost.com - TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 13 -- President Bush and John F. Kerry battled sharply over domestic issues Wednesday night in the final debate of the 2004 campaign. The Democratic nominee charged that the president...
Bush, Kerry Duel Over Health Care Plans (AP)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: AP - Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday night that President Bush bears responsibility for a misguided war in Iraq, lost jobs at home and mounting millions without health care. Bush tagged his Democratic rival as...
Major overhaul needed in end-of life care for patients with dementia
From Eureka Newsfeed: Three University of Chicago geriatricians call for wide-reaching efforts to improve end-of-life care for patients with dementia. They describe a program that improves symptom management, increases hospice referral, and facilitates death at home. They suggest relaxing the...
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rhea Perlman, Athletes, Lawmakers Join Parents, Children, Educators for Largest Afterschool Rally Ever
From U.S. Newswire Releases: "Afterschool is key to kids' success" was the rallying cry from Fairbanks to Fort Lauderdale as supporters of afterschool from all walks of life joined the fifth annual Lights On Afterschool today. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger...
October 13, 2004
Large Families Face Higher Rent Burdens And Fewer Housing Opportunities Under New HUD Rent Rules
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Job growth in September indicates weak economy
From Economic Policy Institute: Job growth was a weak 96,000 in September, some 50,000 short of the number of jobs needed simply to absorb the increase in working-age population and too small to actually lower unemployment, let alone meet the...
How are Families from America's Worst Public Housing Faring?
From The Urban Institute: [First Tuesday's Transcript] This First Tuesday forum looked at a major Urban Institute study tracking the living conditions and well-being of families before and after they leave HOPE VI public housing. The panel of experts discussed...
Social and Economic Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: A new issue brief examines disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes between women of different incomes, educational levels and racial/ethnic groups. Read more from this post....
Unemployment Insurance Does Not Explain Why TANF Caseloads Are Falling As Poverty and Need Are Rising
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Bard College's Masters Program in Teaching Awarded $1 Million Grant From The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation to Partner With New York City Public Schools
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1,200 Schools in State Could Face Federal Penalties (Los Angeles Times)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: Los Angeles Times - More than 1,200 California public schools — despite steadily improved test scores over the last two years — face the threat of federal sanctions under the No Child Left Behind law,...
Doctors miss chances to provide diet, exercise counseling to patients at risk of heart disease
From Eureka Newsfeed: Physicians are missing opportunities to counsel patients already at risk of developing heart disease about the health benefits of improved diet and exercise, according to research from the Stanford University School of Medicine. Read more from this...
Statement from AAHSA, AHCA and The Alliance on Establishment of the National Commission on Quality Long-term Care
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Following is a statement from The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, The American Health Care Association and The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care, on establishment of the National Commission on Quality...
The Youth Vote and Youth Media: Swing Vote 2004?
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October 12, 2004
America's Charities Helps Bring Future Voters to Debate Site; Kids Voting Arizona Tours Debate Site with America's Charities
From U.S. Newswire Releases: On Tuesday, October 12, 1 pm, America's Charities, a sponsor of the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) 2004 Presidential Debates, will bring 15 students from local high schools, representing Kids Voting Arizona, to the debate site...
Study: Many Students Don't Apply for Aid (AP)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: AP - A new study says hundreds of thousands of college students who may be eligible for federal financial aid don't get it for a simple reason — they don't apply. Read more from this...
Healthier Food for School Kids: PCRM Announces Golden CarrotAward Winners During National School Lunch Week, Oct. 11-15; 'Golden Carrot Awards' for Innovative Foodservice Peofessionals in Berkeley, East Hampton (NY), Fairfax (Va.), and Los Angeles
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) announced today that foodservice directors in Berkeley (CA), East Hampton (NY), Fairfax (VA), and Los Angeles are the winners of the first-ever "Golden Carrot Awards" for innovation in school...
Mayors, Local and County Officials Urge Presidential Candidates to be Specific About Jobs, Economy, Healthcare, Housing, Education
From U.S. Newswire Releases: On the heels of the latest Presidential debate in St. Louis, leaders from three national organizations -- The National League of Cities (NLC), The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), and the National Association of Counties...
October 11, 2004
Military Families Nationwide and Overseas Help Organize Lights On Afterschool
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Every branch of the armed services will be represented at the fifth annual Lights On Afterschool, held Oct. 14 this year. An unprecedented 59 military installations across the United States and in the United Kingdom, Germany,...
High Schools Try a Scaled-Down Approach (AP)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: AP - Thinking small may be the next big thing at American high schools. From Oregon to New York, school districts are scaling down to combat problems that are very big indeed: high dropout rates,...
Partisan Arguing and Fine Print Seen as Hindering Medicare Law
From The New York Times > Health: The Bush administration's efforts to carry out the first phase of its Medicare law, providing drug discount cards to the elderly, have been plagued with difficulties. Read more from this post....
Mayors, Local & County Officials Urge Presidential Candidates to be Specific about Jobs, Economy, Healthcare, Housing and Education
From U.S. Newswire Releases: On the heels of the latest Presidential debate in St. Louis, leaders from three national organizations -- The National League of Cities (NLC), The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), and the National Association of Counties...
Texas Children's Hospital specialists say proactive approach best defense against flu season
From Eureka Newsfeed: As Texas Children's Hospital braces for the upcoming flu season, parents are urged to schedule immunizations for at-risk youngsters and seek early treatment when symptoms are present. Read more from this post....
The State of Working America 2004/2005
From Economic Policy Institute: On Labor Day 2004, the Economic Policy Institute released its advance edition of The State of Working America 2004/2005. Prepared biennially since 1988, EPI's flagship publication sums up the problems and challenges facing American workers, presenting...
"Safety net" fails single mothers during downturns
From Economic Policy Institute: For low-income single mothers, the safety net appears to be evolving toward a system that boosts incomes in good times but fails to prevent losses in bad times. For an analysis of how the safety net...
October 10, 2004
Marital satisfaction affected by both spouse's mental health
From Eureka Newsfeed: New research examines why a person's mental health is important for maintaining a satisfying marriage and how either partner can influence the other's marital happiness. These findings are reported on in the October issue of the Journal...
Partisanship and the Fine Print Seen as Hindering Medicare Law
From The New York Times > Washington: The Bush administration's efforts to carry out the first phase of its Medicare law, providing drug discount cards to the elderly, have been plagued with difficulties. Read more from this post....
Article in Stanford Social Innovation Review Says Socially Conscious Employees Can Effect Corporate Change
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Edelman Kicks-Off Major Voter Mobilization Effort; Faith Community Responds to the Most Dangerous Time for Children
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Children's Defense Fund President Marian Wright Edelman today announced plans to lead a major mobilization around the fall elections targeting citizens committed to their faith and the movement to Leave No Child Behind(r), following a rousing...
October 09, 2004
Rethinking School Lunch: The Center for Ecoliteracy Launches Initiative to Kick Off National School Lunch Week, Oct. 10-16
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October 08, 2004
Why do African-American women have more pregnancy problems?
From Eureka Newsfeed: Black women are three times more likely than white women to die during pregnancy, and twice as many black babies as white babies die in infancy. Yet researchers know little about why pregnancy and infant health differ...
Updated Commonwealth Fund Report on Presidential Candidates' Health Care Proposals
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The Commonwealth Fund today released an update of its analysis, Health Care Reform Returns to the National Agenda: The 2004 Presidential Candidates' Proposals. The report, by the Fund's Sara Collins and Karen Davis and Jeanne Lambrew...
Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao to Host Second Opportunity Conference for Minority Communities
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Conference Supports Economic Advancement of Asian Pacific American and Hispanic American Communities Read more from this post....
September Job Growth Weaker Than Expected (Reuters)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: Reuters - U.S. payrolls grew by just 96,000 workers in September, the government said on Friday in a surprisingly weak report that will sharpen criticism of President Bush in a looming debate and may hasten...
Children's Hospital Boston Wins $2.5 Million in Health Surveillance Grants; First-Time CDC Program Sponsors Public Health Research
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Weak September Job Growth Spotlights Failed Economic Policies Says the Children's Defense Fund
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The U.S. economy generated fewer than 100,000 jobs last month, a tepid growth rate that fell far short of the 150,000 anticipated by Wall Street economists. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 1.6...
October 07, 2004
NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Immigration
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: This National Public Radio/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government survey examines the public's views on immigration in America. Read more from this post....
Health Woes Beset Residents from HOPE VI Public Housing
From The Urban Institute: Residents of distressed public housing suffer from alarmingly high rates of many chronic health problems, new Urban Institute research shows. The prevalence of health maladies in households in the federal HOPE VI program -- headed mostly...
How Are HOPE VI Families Faring? Health
From The Urban Institute: One goal of the HOPE VI program is to address the social and economic needs of the original residents, and this brief urges serious consideration of their health problems. Original residents from public housing developments being...
Side-by-Side Comparison of Marriage and Fatherhood Provisions in H.R. 4 Passed by Senate Finance Committee and House
From Center for Law and Social Policy: This chart summarizes the marriage and fatherhood provisions in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) reauthorization bill passed by the House and the one passed by the Senate Finance Committee. (Publication No....
HHS Again Touts Decline In Welfare Caseloads Despite Recent Increase In Poverty
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How Are HOPE VI Families Faring? Children
From The Urban Institute: The HOPE VI program can profoundly affect the lives of children, who are the most vulnerable residents of distressed public housing and particularly likely to suffer from the stress of relocation. This brief examines the impact...
How Are HOPE VI Families Faring? Income and Employment
From The Urban Institute: This brief examines income and employment findings for working-age adults two years after the start of relocation at the five HOPE VI Panel Study sites. At follow-up in 2003, though the share of employed respondents reporting...
Comments Regarding Head Start Program Information Report
From Center for Law and Social Policy: These comments, submitted to the Administration for Children and Families Office of Information Services of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, urge the government to clarify or expand portions of the...
Health Insurance Crisis Underscores Lack of Funding for Education; Tobacco Tax Increase Offered as a Logical Solution
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Educators, health advocates, public officials and students converged on the Capitol today to call on state legislators and Governor Fletcher to raise Kentucky's 3-cent per pack cigarette tax. A significant increase would improve the health status...
House Passes GOP Bill to Shut Down Excess Taxpayer Subsidies for Loan Providers, Use Money to Help Teachers & Poor Schools
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation proposed by Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) that would shut down excess taxpayer subsidies to student loan providers, and use the money to help...
Breathing problems during sleep may affect mental development in infants and young children
From Eureka Newsfeed: Two new studies report on impaired mental development in children who have problems breathing during sleep. One study found that at one year of age, infants with sleep breathing problems scored lower on mental development tests. Another...
New Research Shows Dramatic Improvement Using at Home Brain Fitness Program for Those with Learning Disabilities
From U.S. Newswire Releases: A simple, daily exercise program has profound impact on reading ability and widespread use will have dramatic impact on the estimated one in six school age children with learning and attention disorders, according to a new...
October 06, 2004
The Opportunities for Service Integration Under Current Law
From Center for Law and Social Policy: This article, which appeared in the Summer 2004 issue of Focus-published by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Institute for Research on Poverty-identifies barriers to social services integration. The National Governors Association, Hudson Institute, and...
New Congressional Budget Office Report Shows Fourth Year Of Deficit Growth, Despite Economic Recovery
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Fact Sheet on Elections and Youth Civic Engagement
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: This fact sheet, "Media, Youth, and Civic Engagement," reviews how the media is used to get out the vote, ways television and movies depict politics and government, and how the Internet is used to engage...
Looking to the Future: A Commentary on Children of Immigrant Families
From Center for Law and Social Policy: This article, printed in Fall 2004 issue of The Future of Children, a publication of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, responds to the question: "How should policymakers, advocates, stakeholders, and practitioners respond...
Litigation Success on the Issue of Recoupment of Child Support Overpayments
From Center for Law and Social Policy: This memo discusses the ramifications of the recent court decision in Gamble v. Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The court found that the Eleventh Amendment barred monetary relief against the state...
U.S. flu vaccine sliced in half (USATODAY.com)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: USATODAY.com - Nearly half the USA's expected supply of flu vaccine won't be delivered because British health authorities suspended Chiron Corp.'s license to make it, company officials said Tuesday. Read more from this post....
Study Shows Health Benefit for Immigrants
From The New York Times > Health: A new report suggests that immigrant children are better protected from higher rates of obesity, asthma, and adolescent risk-taking than native-born and Americanized children. Read more from this post....
U.S. Will Miss Half Its Supply of Flu Vaccine
From The New York Times > Health: Officials said that most healthy adults should delay or skip flu shots so that people most at risk can get scarce supplies. Read more from this post....
Cokie and Kudos for Eight Amazing Organizations; Washington Area Women's Foundation Hosts its Annual Leadership Awards
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Award-winning journalist and author Cokie Roberts and eight community-based organizations - who work on issues as diverse as combating sex trafficking to assisting low-income victims of domestic abuse - will take center stage at tomorrow's Washington...
Student Test Scores Faltering, Falling in Major States, New Government Data Reveal
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Children's reading scores have stalled or declined in the nation's largest states since Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, according to new data released by governors and state school chiefs. Read more...
October 04, 2004
Long thought inflexible, personality disorders show evidence of change
From Eureka Newsfeed: Personality disorder symptoms are supposed to be stable, enduring, and persistent across the lifespan, however researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, and Harvard report evidence that such disabling psychiatric conditions are flexible and appreciable...
Repeated Retesting of Women With Chlamydia Proves Cost-Effective Strategy for Preserving Reproductive Health; Called the 'Silent' Sexually Transmitted Disease, Chlamydia Affects 3 Million Americans Per Year
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Two New Reports Show Progress on Health Coverage is Threatened as States Continue to Face Growing Pressures to Control Costs
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: Two new KCMU 50-state surveys show states continue to face budget pressures that could limit public coverage. One survey shows all states plan more Medicaid cost-containment actions in FY2005 and the second shows that after...
October 01, 2004
The USA TODAY Lifetime Social Security and Medicare Benefits Calculator: Assumptions and Methods
From The Urban Institute: This brief note describes the assumptions and methods behind the USA TODAY's Social Security and Medicare Lifetime Benefits Calculator, which uses tabulations produced by C. Eugene Steuerle and Adam Carasso of the Urban Institute. Read more...
Fact Sheets Explore Role of Medicaid and Medicare for People Living with HIV/AIDS
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: Two new fact sheets provide an overview of the role of the Medicaid and Medicare programs for people living with HIV/AIDS including federal funding estimates, eligibility criteria and services, profile of beneficiaries, and future outlook....
Administration Plan For Expiring SCHIP Funds Would Weaken Program
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Official Facts Contradict Administration Statements: Decline In 2004 Deficit Estimate Is Not Due To Faster Economic Growth
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Interview with CMS Administrator Dr. Mark McClellan
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mark McClellan participated in "Kaiser Conversations on Health," a live webcast series. Dr. McClellan was interviewed by Jackie Judd, a Foundation Vice President, on Wednesday, Sept. 29....
State Policy Regarding Pass-Through and Disregard of Current Month's Child Support Collected for Families Receiving TANF-funded Cash Assistance
From Center for Law and Social Policy: This chart lists all 50 states' and the District of Columbia's child support pass-through and income disregard policies as of August 31, 2004. (Publication No. 04-06). Read more from this post....
Assessing the Administration's Claims that Extending $1.1 Billion in Expiring SCHIP Funds is Not Necessary to Sustain Existing Children's Enrollment
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20-year Bates College Study of Optional SATs Finds No Difference in Student Performance
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Campus Compact Higher Education Leaders to Launch Civic Learning Campaign
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Election Reform Advisory Committee Members Call for Immediate Release of Critical Funding for Nonpartisan Voter Education Activities
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New Approach to Childhood Obesity Urged
From The New York Times > Health: A report on the causes and solutions for childhood obesity in the United States calls for a broad societal strategy, including healthier meals in schools and restaurants. Read more from this post....