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January 31, 2006Rural life isn't just little house on the prairie
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Women in rural communities have their own specific obstacles to face. By focusing on women and the communities they lived in, the authors were able to see how the rural families are embedded in their...
National Association of Community Health Centers State of the Union Address Response
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The following is a statement from Dan Hawkins, vice president for federal, state and public affairs at NACHC, in response to the President's State of the Union Address. "At a time when Americans face an increasingly...
Housing Priority Not Evident in President's State of the Union Address, Says NAHRO
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The following is a statement from Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., executive director of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO): On a national level, we must support and encourage the growth and development of...
The TANF Participation Rate Structure under the Budget Reconciliation Bill
From Center for Law and Social Policy: The budget reconciliation bill awaiting a final vote by the House changes several key aspects of TANF participation rate rules, while leaving other parts of the law unchanged. If the pending TANF provisions...
Safe Children and Healthy Families Are a Shared Responsibility
Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect The 2006 Child Abuse Prevention Website! Read the welcome letter and find resources for communities to help parents understand and meet their children's needs and protect them from harm. You may order or print a...
ACP proposes solutions for America's health care system
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A policy paper providing proposals for resolving some of the major problems with the health care system in America was released today by The American College of Physicians (ACP) at its annual report on "The...
January 30, 2006
President's 'Consumer-Driven' Health Care Proposals Fail to Deal with Real-life Problems for Americans
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Newswire/ -- While President Bush should be congratulated for recognizing the deepening health-care crisis American families face, his expected call Tuesday night for more tax deductions and "consumer-driven" health care fails to address the real need...
Trial Opens in Challenge to Law Over Teenage Sex
From NYT > National: WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 30 --- A federal trial opened here Monday over whether a Kansas law prohibiting virtually all sexual activity by people under age 16 means health care professionals and educators must report such behavior...
Children, Media and Sex: A Big Book of Blank Pages
From NYT > Health: What message are children getting about sexual mores, and what effect will it have on their behavior? I'll start with the bottom line: "Although a great deal is known about the effects of mass media on...
2,500 Substance Abuse Prevention Leaders to Convene in Washington, D.C., for Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's National Leadership Forum XVI
From Ascribe Newsfeed: WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- More than 2,500 substance abuse prevention and treatment specialists from throughout the country will convene in Washington, D.C. for Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's (CADCA) National Leadership Forum XVI on February...
AARP Tax-Aide Helps Taxpayers Feb. 1 through April 17
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Newswire/ -- Free tax counseling and preparation for taxpayers with middle and low- income, with special attention to those aged 60 and older, will be offered again this year by AARP Tax-Aide from Feb. 1 through...
Study links early friendships with high-quality sibling relationships
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Children who experience a rewarding friendship before the birth of a sibling are likely to have a better relationship with that brother or sister that endures throughout their childhood, said Laurie Kramer in a University...
University of Florida Study Shows That Risk of Victimization Increases With Early Puberty
From Ascribe Newsfeed: GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Adolescents who experience puberty earlier than their peers are more likely to be physically victimized through fights or offending behaviors such as bullying. Sexual victimization was not investigated as part...
Growing target for identity thieves: kids
From Christian Science Monitor | Work/Money: Soon after, he learned that he had two names listed under his Social Security number and a sordid credit history. "I had no idea what to do," recalls Friesen, a University of Colorado sophomore,...
Student Context, Student Attitudes and Behavior, and Academic Achievement
Student Context, Student Attitudes and Behavior, and Academic Achievement: An Exploratory Analysis — Overview Through path analysis modeling techniques applied to data collected in MDRC's evaluation of the First Things First school reform initiative in a large urban school district,...
Food Stamp Caseload Dynamics - A Study in Four Big Cities
Food Stamp Caseload Dynamics: A Study in Four Big Cities — Overview The passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) in 1996 placed a federal time limit on the receipt of cash assistance and encouraged states...
First Annual 'State of Federal Education Funding' Address: Will President Bush's 2007 Budget Fail the Test?
From Ascribe Newsfeed: WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Education leaders and practitioners will discuss the effect of federal education funding cuts on schools and college students -- and the steps President Bush and Congress need to take to increase...
University of Illinois at Chicago Partnership With Chicago Public Schools Receives National Award
From Ascribe Newsfeed: The University of Illinois at Chicago will receive the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education's Best Practice Award for Effective Partnerships for its Partnership READ initiative. The award recognizes partnerships among schools, colleges and departments of...
New York Times Article Provides Incomplete Picture of Academic Achievement in Public Charter Schools, Says National Alliance
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The New York Times article about student achievement in public, private, and charter schools told only part of the story about student performance in charter schools. The study uses data from the 2003 National Assessment of...
Study on hypertension indicates racial disparity among Hispanics
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Hispanics in America who self-identify as Black are suffering higher rates of hypertension than their Hispanic counterparts who identify as White, according to research conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. The study...
U.S. Department of Education's Teacher-To-Teacher Initiative Supports Record Number of Educators
From Education Newsfeed: The U.S. Department of Education supported a record number of educators last year through its successful Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative, a comprehensive program that offers professional development, research-based classroom strategies and other support for teachers. "Teachers are responding enthusiastically,...
TV Show Tuesday to Offer Tips for Parents on College Access, Affordability
From Education Newsfeed: With a college education virtually essential to job security in today's global economy, the U.S. Department of Education's monthly TV show, "Education News Parents Can Use," will devote its hour-long program to providing tips for parents to...
January 29, 2006
Budget to Hurt Poor People on Medicaid, Report Says
From NYT > Health: WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 --- Millions of low-income people would have to pay more for health care under a bill worked out by Congress, and some of them would forgo care or drop out of Medicaid because...
Student Context, Student Attitudes and Behavior, and Academic Achievement
From MDRC: Through path analysis modeling techniques applied to data collected in MDRC's evaluation of the First Things First school reform initiative in a large urban school district, the paper explores the influence of two psychological variables --- student engagement...
Medicaid Policy Changes in the Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: The Foundation's Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured has collected resources related to the Medicaid policy changes in the budget reconciliation conference agreement to be voted on in February. About the Commission on Medicaid...
Forum on the Medicare Drug Benefit's Early Progress
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: The Kaiser Family Foundation held a forum on Thursday, Jan. 26, on early progress under the new Medicare drug benefit. The forum included a range of perspectives, including that of health plans, advocates, pharmacists, states and the...
Colleges Start Student Intervention Early
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Colleges are confronting incoming students with warnings about the dangers of excessive drinking earlier than ever. Read more from this post....
Economic Policy Institute News Flash: State of the Economy
From Ascribe Newsfeed: Next week's State of the Union address will be delivered to an audience that has grown extremely wary about the economy. A Gallup poll this month found that over half of Americans rate the economy as "poor"...
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Still Misunderstood: Colgate Professor Available to Discuss EITC, Other Tax Issues
From Ascribe Newsfeed: HAMILTON, N.Y., Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- In spite of recent IRS reports that a significant portion of tax fraud cases may involve the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the program should not be scrapped anytime soon,...
Children's Defense Fund Opens Third Tax Filing Site in Joint Campaign Mission to Aid Low-Income Taxpayers
From U.S. Newswire Releases: -- Children's Defense Fund Opens Third Tax Filing Site in Joint Campaign Mission to Aid Low-Income Taxpayers Read more from this post....
Income inequality on the rise
From Economic Policy Institute: In most states, the gap between the highest-income families and poor and middle-income families grew significantly between the early 1980s and the early 2000s, according to the new study, Pulling Apart, by the Economic Policy Institute...
Thousands Expected at 16 Chicago Sites; Free Tax Preparation for Low-Income Families in Chicago Opens Today
From U.S. Newswire Releases: WHAT: Free, confidential tax preparation services for low and moderate income families will open at 16 sites in Chicago this Saturday and continue through April 15. Read more from this post....
Why people are so dissatisfied with today's economy
From Economic Policy Institute: In recent weeks, incumbent politicians have bragged about growth in GDP, jobs, and pay and touted declines in unemployment. Yet most Americans rate the economy as only "fair" or "poor," and they believe it's only getting...
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Asks Media for Correction
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Recent news reports have stated that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) was among the organizations contacted by Georgia resident Tracie Dean. This was not true. NCMEC was not among the organizations Ms....
Medicare Drug Benefit Enrollment Update and New State-Specific Data
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: A new enrollment update breaks down and explains the statistics related to enrollment under the new Medicare drug benefit and the separate low-income subsidy program that provides additional assistance. A separate update on dual eligibles...
The UK Commitment: Ending Child Poverty by 2020
From Center for Law and Social Policy: by Elisa Minoff. In 1999, the United Kingdom (UK) announced its pledge to cut child poverty by one-quarter by 2004 and eliminate it by 2020. This paper examines the history of this ambitious...
January 26, 2006
On The Corner: Day Labor in the United States
This report is a portrait of day laborers in the United States. Information includes: the number of day laborers in the US, characteristics of day laborers (country/region of origin, education, gender, marital status, length of residence in the US, types...
Benefits of Keeping Youth In Foster Care During Transition to Adulthood
Chapin Hall Presented here are the first two waves of findings from the Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth, a longitudinal study of youth aging out of foster care and transitioning to adulthood in Iowa, Wisconsin...
Can Positive Youth Development Improve Juvenile Justice?
The Urban Institute | Can Positive Youth Development Improve Juvenile Justice? Youth crime has declined for much of the past decade, but analysts don't expect the good news to last forever. This panel discussed intervention programs built around concepts of...
January 25, 2006
Support for Ohio Proposed Education Agenda, Emphasis on High School Preparation and Program Quality
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio (AICUO) today voiced its support for Gov. Bob Taft's agenda of helping all Ohio students enter college, the military, and the workforce better prepared and ready to...
Congressional Cuts to Foster Care Funding would Jeopardize Children Living with Grandparents and Other Relatives
From Center for Law and Social Policy: The budget bill contains child welfare provisions that would discourage states from placing abused and neglected children with grandparents and other relatives, impede state efforts to reunify children with their parents, and make...
January 24, 2006
Public schools equal or better in math than private or charter schools
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Contrary to common wisdom, public schools score higher in math than private ones, when differences in student backgrounds are taken into account. That was the conclusion of researchers Sarah and Christopher Lubienski in a study...
End-of-life wishes vary among racial and ethnic groups, and between genders, study finds
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A new study finds sometimes divergent views in how the racial and ethnic groups view health care, spirituality, family, and dying. Authors say the study is a reminder that is important for health care providers...
Daughters of alcoholics
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: During the last decade, most of the research on genetic and environmental variables relevant to children of alcoholics has focused on the sons of alcoholics. In contrast, symposium participants at the annual meeting of the...
Addressing alcohol problems in the regular health care setting, outside of specialized treatment
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Most people with alcohol disorders do not enter specialized treatment; they are seen in regular health-care or social services, which is generally reflected by their poor treatment outcomes. Given this reality, participants in a roundtable...
Unhappy marriages detrimental to self-esteem and health
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Long-term, low-quality marriages have significant effects on overall well-being, according to a recent study by Penn State researchers. Read more from this post....
States to Be Reimbursed for Drugs
From washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - US government, national security, science and national news and headlines.: Federal officials said yesterday that they will reimburse states that bought medicine for senior citizens and disabled people who could not get help through the...
Youth Drinking Rises in Hurricane Disaster Areas
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Left without movie theaters, restaurants, and other forms of entertainment, youths from hurricane-ravaged areas of the Gulf Coast say that drinking has become more common. Read more from this post....
Minn. Smokers Want Refund of Tobacco Fees
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: A trio of smokers in Minnesota is suing for a refund of the state's 75-cent-per-pack "health impact fee" on cigarettes, which was charged for months before being declared illegal by a county judge. Read...
NIAAA Grants for Alcohol Abuse Epigenetic Effects Research
From Substance Abuse Funding News: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism will make four to eight grants for research into alcohol metabolism and epigenetic effects on tissue injury. Read more from this post....
Income Inequality Grew Across U.S. Over the Past Two Decades
From Ascribe Newsfeed: WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Economic Policy Institute and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities will hold a conference call briefing on Thursday, Jan. 26 at noon EST to discuss a major new CBPP/EPI...
Conference Call Briefing: Income Inequality in Massachusetts Grew Over the Past Two Decades
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) and the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MBPC) will hold a media conference call briefing on Thursday, January 26 at 2 p.m. (ET) to discuss two major new...
States' Costs to Be Repaid in Drug Plan
From NYT > National: At least two dozen states have taken emergency action to help low-income people who could not get their medications under the new federal Medicare program. Read more from this post....
January 23, 2006
Recovery Community Services Program Survives Scare
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Supporters of the federal Recovery Community Services Program received a scare this week when reports indicated that the program was going to be eliminated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Read...
January 22, 2006
Black, White Youths Metabolize Nicotine Differently
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Black adolescents take in far more nicotine with each cigarette they smoke than white youths, and also take longer to get the drug out of their system, according to researchers from the National Institute...
Medicare Woes Take High Toll on Mentally Ill
From NYT > Health: Some patients have relapsed after mix-ups in the first weeks of the new drug benefit kept them from getting their medications. Read more from this post....
Grants to Improve Access to Treatment
From Substance Abuse Funding News: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will award $2.2 million to states for cooperative agreements aimed at improving access to and retention in outpatient treatment. Read more from this post....
Reaching All Children? Understanding Early Care and Education Participation Among Immigrant Families
From Center for Law and Social Policy: Research shows that high-quality, early education programs can particularly benefit low-income children and those most at risk of school failure by supporting their healthy development across a range of measures. Because young children...
New TANF Requirements Could Result in New Large Costs and Risk of Federal Penalties for California
From Center for Law and Social Policy: by Mark Greenberg. In February 2006, the House of Representatives will vote on a federal budget bill that revises work requirements for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, and creates significant...
Federal Budget Bill May Reduce Federal Child Welfare Funds to California by Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
From Center for Law and Social Policy: by Casey Trupin. Shortly after it returns on January 31, 2006, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a budget package already approved by the Senate. This package, called the Deficit Reduction...
Day-Laborer Study Finds Community Ties
From washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - US government, national security, science and national news and headlines.: LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22 -- The immigrant day laborers who wait for work on street corners across the United States have families and attend church...
Summary of TANF Work Participation Provisions in the Budget Reconciliation Bill
From Center for Law and Social Policy: by Mark Greenberg and Sharon Parrott (CBPP). The budget reconciliation bill expected to be up for a vote in the House of Representatives on February 1st includes a set of provisions related to...
January 19, 2006
Covering Kids and Families Program
Grantmaking Portfolios - Index of Reports and Memos The Covering Kids and Families Program, an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, works to reduce the number of uninsured children and adults who are eligible for public health care coverage...
Regional Differences in Kindergartners' Early Education Experiences
Early Childhood Education: Regional Differences in Kindergartners' Early Education Experiences. Public funding for prekindergarten classes is growing, with most states currently supporting some type of prekindergarten initiative. This article describes kindergartners' participation in preschool and kindergarten programs, as well as...
Preserving and Enhancing Housing Mobility in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
PRRAC - Current Projects The report includes new research summaries on housing mobility by Margery Austin Turner, Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Stefanie DeLuca, and Xavier de Souza Briggs, and guidelines for improved housing voucher policy and program management to promote choice and...
January 18, 2006
Children's Defense Fund Finds Tax Refund Loans Cost Low-Income DC Workers $2.6M
From U.S. Newswire Releases: As a fitting follow-up to Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration, the Children's Defense Fund is initiating a campaign to alleviate an income tax-filing issue that has plagued millions of low-income American workers each year, including...
January 17, 2006
New Orleans Agrees to Give Notice on Home Demolitions
From NYT > National: NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 17 - A federal judge approved a settlement on Tuesday in a lawsuit over the first demolitions of New Orleans homes ruined by Hurricane Katrina, after city officials agreed to give homeowners advance...
Does household income affect access to medical care in developed countries?
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: In this study, members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) health equity research group examined access to general practitioners and medical specialists in 21 OECD countries. After taking into account the age,...
AA: Attend Early and Often
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: This study supports the notion that long-term participation in AA, particularly when begun soon after seeking help, is an important adjunct to professional treatment for alcohol use disorders. Read more from this post....
Professor: Maine Senators Wield Swing-Vote Power Against No Child Left Behind Act
From Ascribe Newsfeed: "It is no surprise that Republican Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are seeking support for their recent legislation to amend the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). As key swing votes on a range of hotly...
Rolls Growing For Drug Plan as Problems Continue
From NYT > Washington: WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 - The Bush administration said Tuesday that more than 2.6 million people had voluntarily signed up for Medicare's prescription drug benefit in the last 30 days, pushing the total voluntary enrollment to 3.6...
January 15, 2006
AARP Statement on Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Implementation
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Our own endorsed plan is working to resolve problems and improve customer experience. AARP is also working to inform members and the public to bring any and all enrollment documentation, government-issued Medicare card and photo identification...
President Tells Insurers to Aid Ailing Medicare Drug Plan
From NYT > Health: With many states warning of a public health emergency, the Bush administration is setting rules on supplies and prices of drugs. Read more from this post....
Post-Katrina wave of Mexican migrant workers reflects changing immigration trends from 1990
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: The large influx of Mexican and other Latin American migrant workers seeking construction jobs in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama during Hurricane Katrina's aftermath was mainly a continuation of a new pattern of immigration to the...
Study: Most Bad Habits Begin Early
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: From alcohol abuse to smoking, overeating to lack of exercise, most behaviors that lead to preventable deaths are well-established by adolescence or early adulthood. But that rate skyrocketed to 46 percent in early adulthood....
Early drinking in teens linked to alcohol use in movies
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Seeing movies that feature characters drinking alcohol can predispose young adolescents to experiment with alcohol at an early age, concludes a study led by Dartmouth Medical School researchers. It is the first research study to...
Full-day vs. half-day kindergarten
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: In an important new longitudinal study forthcoming in the Feb. 2006 issue of the American Journal of Education, researchers draw on a nationally representative sample of more than 8,000 kindergarteners and 500 U.S. public schools...
January 14, 2006
State Legislator Group Denounces Maryland's 'Fair Share Health Care Fund Act'; First-in-the-Nation Law Threatens MD Jobs and Access to Health Care
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) today denounced the Maryland General Assembly's veto override of Senate Bill 790, otherwise known as the "Fair Share Health Care Fund Act." "This is a misguided approach to solve the...
January 13, 2006
First Things First School Reform Initiative Increases Student Achievement in Kansas City
MDRC - Fast Fact: First Things First School Reform Initiative Increases Student Achievement in Kansas City Recent political and public focus has centered on low-performing high schools, where many students fail to graduate and where those who do are often...
January 12, 2006
Houston Ties Teachers' Pay to Test Scores
From NYT > National: The nation's largest merit pay program calls for rewarding teachers based on how well their students perform on standardized tests. Over the objections of the teachers' union, the Board of Education here on Thursday unanimously approved...
3 More States to Intervene in Drug Plan
From NYT > National: California, Illinois and Pennsylvania joined at least 11 other states to help low-income Medicare beneficiaries struggling under Medicare's new drug program. Read more from this post....
East Meets West, Adding Pounds and Peril
East Meets West, Adding Pounds and Peril - New York Times Asians, especially those from Far Eastern nations like China, Korea and Japan, are acutely susceptible to Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease and the subject...
The Implications of a Loss in Public Health Coverage
The Implications of a Loss in Public Health Coverage - Kaiser Family Foundation A new Health Affairs article and a policy brief examine the implications of cuts to public coverage programs like Medicaid and SCHIP. The Health Affairs article finds...
The Marriage and Fatherhood Provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
From Center for Law and Social Policy: Among the provisions of this subtitle is a program of grants for the promotion of healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood (Section 7103). Of this money, up to $2 million per year may be...
Florida Voucher Ruling Not a Threat to Other States
From Ascribe Newsfeed: Florida has a liberal Supreme Court, with five of its seven members appointed by Democratic governors, said Lawrence Kenny, a UF economics professor who recently analyzed the results of studies on vouchers. Much has been made of...
Young dream-seekers strapped by debt
From Christian Science Monitor | Work/Money: School loans, soaring house prices, low wages, and too-easy credit are keeping 20- and 30-somethings from making financial headway. Read more from this post....
January 11, 2006
Obesity in middle age raises heart disease, diabetes risk in older age
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Obesity in middle age - even without established cardiovascular disease risk factors such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels - greatly increases risk of hospitalization for and death from heart disease and diabetes...
Severe periodontal disease is more frequent among socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Socioeconomic disadvantage at the individual and neighborhood level is associated with severe periodontitis among African-Americans and Whites, according to research conducted at the Mailman School of Public Health. Read more from this post....
ACORN Blasts Four-Month Deadline and Building Moratorium for New Orleans Neighborhoods
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Representatives of Louisiana ACORN and the ACORN Katrina Survivors Association today strongly condemned the four-month deadline for residents of low and moderate income communities to prove the "viability" of their New Orleans neighborhoods included ... Read...
School Helps Parents Track Parties Via Internet
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: School officials in Arlington, Mass., are hoping an e-mail contact list will help parents keep track of student parties and head off underage drinking and other problems. Read more from this post....
Chinese pre-schoolers show better self control than North Americans, says Queen's psychologist
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Chinese children are better able to control impulsive behaviour than their North American counterparts, a new Queen's University study shows.But the development of a related ability - being able to connect what other people do...
Health seriously declines, disparities increase as youths become adults
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina Population Center indicates that may be the case, with leading health indicators showing serious declines as adolescents become adults. A survey involving...
Most behaviors preceding major causes of preventable death have begun by young adulthood
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: By the time they reach early adulthood, a large proportion of American youth have begun the poor practices contributing to three leading causes of preventable death in the United States: smoking, overweight and obesity, and...
January 09, 2006
Role models influence ethical behavior
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: As the United States continues to grapple with ethical scandals in government and business, researchers examined the ethical behavior of college students - particularly students' behavior in negotiations. In these situations, they found that students...
Arundel School Basks in President's Praises
From washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - US government, national security, science and national news and headlines.: A few insiders had known since winter break that the White House might send someone out to visit North Glen Elementary School, a racially mixed,...
10 Quick Tips for Boosting Your Health in 2006
From Ascribe Newsfeed: From the February issue of Consumer Reports, here are 10 tips for staying well in 2006 and beyond: Break out of the exercise rut: Varying your exercise routine can help slow the aging process. Switching among different...
Record Share Of Economy Is Spent on Health Care
From washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - US government, national security, science and national news and headlines.: Rising health care costs, already threatening many basic industries, now consume 16 percent of the nation's economic output -- the highest proportion ever, the government...
TechSoup NetSquared Invites Conference Planning Input; May 2006 Event to Build Momentum for 'Web 2.0' Use in Nonprofit Sector
From Ascribe Newsfeed: TechSoup NetSquared, the project to increase nonprofit effectiveness through Web-based social tools, is asking the tech and nonprofit communities to get involved in the planning process for its conference on May 8 and 9, 2006 in San...
Growth of National Health Spending Slows Along With Drug Sales
From NYT > National: The growth of national health spending slowed in 2004, mainly because insurers reined in spending on prescription drugs, the Bush administration said. Read more from this post....
Study Says Drugs Help Alcoholics Stay Sober
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Up to half of alcoholics in a nine-year study remained abstinent when their treatment included the anti-alcohol medications disulfiram (Antabuse) and calcium carbimide (Temposil). Read more from this post....
Mexicans settling in upstate New York are marginalized
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A study by Cornell sociologists Max Pfeffer and Pilar Parra finds that Mexican farmworkers are settling in upstate New York in record numbers, but most are marginalized and not mainstreaming into community life. A growing...
Bad Drinking Habits Among Young Adults
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Both college students and college-age youths not in school have similarly dangerous drinking habits. Read more from this post....
New Report: 'Stalling the Dream' after Katrina; Racial Disparities in Car Ownership Endanger People of Color
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Newswire/ -- When Hurricane Katrina stranded primarily car-less African Americans, was that a fluke? Or do racial disparities in vehicle ownership leave low- income people of color at risk of both natural disasters and chronic poverty?...
Study: Many Violent Offenders Drank Before Crimes
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: More than half of the violent offenders studied by researchers in Sweden had consumed alcohol within 24 hours of committing the crimes that landed them in prison. Read more from this post....
Stressed-out moms think their children are more difficult
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Mothers who experience stress from parenting are more likely to perceive their babies as temperamentally difficult, according to a new study by researchers at Bradley Hospital, Brown Medical School and Women and Infants' Hospital. Read...
Abstinence is healthy goal for teenagers but research critiques abstinence-only educational policies
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: While few Americans remain abstinent until marriage and most initiate sexual intercourse as adolescents, abstinence from sexual intercourse is an important behavioral strategy for preventing human immunodeficiency virus, other sexually transmitted infections, and unintended pregnancy...
Teaching 'Responsible Drinking' at Home
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Despite years of zero-tolerance messages from government and prevention groups, many parents choose to allow their children to drink at home while stressing themes of moderation and responsibility. Read more from this post....
Risky sex in Miami, racial influence on children's care in latest Journal of Urban Health
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: The newest issue of the Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of The New York Academy of Medicine includes a host of compelling research findings regarding risky sexual behavior in the vacation hotspot of Miami, racial...
Funding to Evaluate and Prevent Violence and Alcohol Abuse Among College Students
From Substance Abuse Funding News: The U.S. Department of Education is offering 14 grants totaling $1.75 million through its Grant Competition to Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Students. Read more from this post....
Job Corps Increases Participants' Earnings, Yet Impacts Decline After Two Years for All But the Oldest Students
jobcorpsadmin.pdf (application/pdf Object) Job Corps, the nation's largest, most comprehensive education and job training program for disadvantaged youth between the ages of 16 and 24, has a substantial positive effect on a wide range of outcomes, including education, literacy, crime,...
January 08, 2006
2004 Food Stamp Program Access Index State-by-State
FRAC - Food Stamp Participation Rates 2003 USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has calculated the state-by-state "Program Access Index (PAI)" for calendar year 2004. The PAI measures the extent to which low-income people are participating in the Food Stamp...
Learning Communities and Student Success in Postsecondary Education
Learning Communities and Student Success in Postsecondary Education: A Background Paper - Abstract Learning Communities at colleges and universities bring together small groups of students who take linked courses together. Interest in learning communities is growing, as is early evidence...
January 05, 2006
HUD ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $710 MILLION TO HELP VERY LOW-INCOME ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
HUD News Release 06-003 It will soon be easier for thousands of senior citizens and people with disabilities to find affordable housing, thanks to more than $710 million in housing assistance announced today by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso...
Popular but Debated in Rural America,Manufactured Homes are Examined
Housing Assistance Council: Information and Publications - Press Room Mobile homes, manufactured homes, trailers - by whatever name, these units are an important part of rural America's housing landscape, although not everyone agrees on their suitability as affordable housing for...
Coordinating Care for Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries
coordinatingcare.pdf (application/pdf Object) One of Medicare's biggest long-term fiscal challenges is controlling the cost of care for beneficiaries with chronic illnesses, such as heart disease and diabetes. A new issue brief from Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., based on a May...
Parents' impressions of neighborhood safety linked to children's weight
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Children who live in neighborhoods that their parents believe are unsafe are more likely to be overweight than those in neighborhoods perceived as safe, according to a study in the January issue of Archives of...
Alcohol-deterrent drugs help patients achieve high rates of long-term abstinence
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Studies from the January issue of the Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research include: A nine-year study looks at the impact of 'alcohol deterrents' (ADs) disulfiram and calcium carbimide; Researchers have found an abstinence rate of...
Raising alcohol prices can lead to more drinking instead of less
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Findings in the January issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research include: Many policy makers and researchers believe that increasing the prices of alcohol beverages will help to reduce alcohol sales and related problems; New...
January 04, 2006
Hospice Community Mourns With Nation as Local Providers Offer Support
From Ascribe Newsfeed: People across the country are mourning the death of twelve miners in Upshur County, West Virginia. Circumstances surrounding this tragic accident at Sago Mine were rendered even more dramatic as midnight news of survivors was found to...
A Big Government Fix-It Plan for New Orleans
From NYT > National: The housing recovery plan would make the federal government the biggest landowner in New Orleans - for a while, at least. Read more from this post....
Alcohol advertising may contribute to increased drinking among young people
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Young people who view more alcohol advertisements tend to drink more alcohol, according to a new study in the January issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA Archives journals. Read...
Teens unaware of sexually transmitted diseases until they catch one, Carnegie Mellon study finds
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Most sexually active teenage girls know relatively little about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) until it is too late, according to a paper by Carnegie Mellon University researchers that will be published in the January edition...
Guidelines needed to help care for children during emergencies
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: According to researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and World Health Organization, evidence-based guidelines for the care of children in emergency situations should be developed and distributed to international relief organizations....
Black baby girls more likely to live when born very premature
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: University of Florida researchers pinpointed a link between gender and race and the survival rates of babies born at extremely low weights, according to findings released today in the journal Pediatrics. It's the first scientific...
Leading Medical Association Rejects Abstinence-Only Policies; Programs at Odds with Medical Ethics and Basic Human Rights
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The Society of Adolescent Medicine, in one of the most exhaustive reviews to date of government-funded abstinence-only programs, has rejected current administration policy that promotes abstinence as the only sexual health prevention strategy for young people...
January 03, 2006
Youth Use of Prescription Drugs Rises
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Abuse of prescription drugs is rising among American youths even as use of other drugs seems to be leveling off or declining. Read more from this post....
New Research Underscores Need to Reduce Youth Exposure to Alcohol Ads
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: First-ever national longitudinal survey of the influence of alcohol advertising on youth shows that seeing alcohol ads increases the likelihood of young people drinking and underscores the importance of reducing youth exposure to alcohol...
Statement from AAHSA President and CEO, on the Implementation of the Medicare Drug Benefit
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The following is a statement from Larry Minnix, President and CEO of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA), on the implementation of the Medicare Drug Benefit: "To the best of our...
HHS Solicits Input on Priorities for Research Under AHRQ Effective Health Care Program
From U.S. Newswire Releases: WHAT: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will hold an open forum to solicit recommendations for health conditions to be reviewed under Section 1013 of the Medicare Modernization Act. Under Section 1013, alternative treatments...
Students Return to Big Changes in New Orleans
From NYT > National: Hundreds of children returned to schools that survived Hurricane Katrina for a much-anticipated first day of class. Read more from this post....
January 02, 2006
Ambivalence about migration may contribute to poor mental health in Latino men
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Men migrating to the United States from Mexico and Central America often face competing desires: wanting to remain with their families while realizing that migration offers the promise of a better future. These feelings of...
Bullying in middle school may lead to increased substance abuse in high school
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Over the past decade, parents, educators and policy makers have become increasingly concerned about verbal and physical harassment in schools and the subsequent effects of peer victimization on teens. A recent study by Julie C....
Medicare Drug Benefit Could Do Harm to Poor, Elderly, Disabled
From Ascribe Newsfeed: A perspective article by Stephen Soumerai, professor in the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention (of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care), suggests that the new Medicare Drug Benefit may be harmful to the health...
Positive Outcome of Medicare Drug Benefit: a Resource for Surveying Medication Use
From Ascribe Newsfeed: An editorial by Richard Platt, professor and chair of the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention (of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care), says that an unintended effect of the Medicare Drug Benefit could be...
The Fallacy of Using Cash and Counseling to Support Proposals to Convert Medicaid to Vouchers or Health Savings Accounts
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Several states, including South Carolina and Florida, have proposed radically changing Medicaid from a program that reimburses health care providers for the services they provide into a program that gives beneficiaries a fixed...
Learning Communities and Student Success in Postsecondary Education
From MDRC: Learning communities bring together small groups of college students who take two or more linked courses together --- typically as a cohort. During the last few decades, many colleges and universities have started or expanded learning communities as...
Income level may predict response to depression treatment
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Low-income people with depression are less likely to respond to treatment and more likely to be suicidal than those who have higher incomes, according to a study in the January issue of Archives of General...
Free Teleseminars to Offer Expert Mission-Based Advocacy Tactics; Nonprofits Invited by Alliance for Children and Families to Take Part
From Ascribe Newsfeed: MILWAUKEE, Dec. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Beginning Jan. 10, 2006, the Alliance for Children and Families is offering staff and board members of all nonprofits access to a series of six teleseminars focused on engaging boards, volunteers,...
Congressional Leaders Drop Extra Low-Income Energy Assistance: Move Is Unnecessary and Means Poor Will Receive No Extra Help Against High Home Heating Costs This Winter
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Forced to drop a controversial provision authorizing oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) from the defense appropriations bill, Senate leaders also stripped from the bill a provision adding $2 billion...
Two Tax Cuts Primarily Benefiting Millionaires Will Start Taking Effect January 1; Congress Declines to Rethink These Tax Cuts As It Proposes to Cut Aid to Low-Income Families
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Sometime early next year, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the budget reconciliation legislation that the Senate passed on December 21 and the House passed in a slightly different version...
Positive outcome of Medicare drug benefit
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: An editorial by Richard Platt, professor and chair of the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention (of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care), says that an unintended effect of the Medicare Drug Benefit...