California has only 1 pediatric medical toxicologist for its 8.7 million children & 1 child abuse specialist for every 258,000 kids, Claudia Boyd-Barrett writes for California Health Report. Such shortages put children at risk, especially those needing specialty care.
Who are the 1.4 million children in California who have special health care needs?
In the 2nd installment in our series, KidsData News is examining what the data tell us about these children, who represent 16% of all Californians under age 18.
❤️ Preeclampsia and gestational diabetes can affect the heart health of both mother and child, suggests a new study led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
The study, which included 3,317 mother-child pairs, examined the childrens' BMI, blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose at ages 10 to 14 using data from the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) study.
“This presents an opportunity for us to intervene early in childhood and recommend healthy changes for the family to help improve their child’s health later in life,” said lead researcher Kartik Venkatesh. https://bit.ly/43CRRHo
Can children and youth with special healthcare needs (CYSHCN) access pediatric specialty care in California?
A new survey from Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, UCSF Dept. of Family & Community Medicine, & Children's Specialty Care Coalition asked 660 caregivers of CYSCHN across the state about their experiences.
Increasing positive early childhood experiences corresponds with greater likelihood of being "healthy and ready to learn" in school, even in the face of adversities. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37532124/
Kids with special health care needs who are in single-parent families, get most of their healthcare in clinics, or have anxiety, autism, or depression are among those less likely to receive family-centered health care, according to new research. https://bit.ly/3SlpAjl
New analysis finds that adolescents with moderate nutrition knowledge were less likely to have high body mass index (BMI) compared to those with low knowledge. However, there was no association between parental dietary knowledge and adolescents' BMI. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37872636/
Children aged 0-4 years are less likely to be injured in an motor vehicle crash if they are restrained in a rear-as opposed to forward-facing car seat.
Do you know someone in the maternal and child health (MCH) community who has gone above and beyond to positively impact those around them?
AMCHP is accepting nominations for the 2024 AMCHP Annual Awards! The awards will be presented at the AMCHP Annual Conference, April 13-16, 2024, in Oakland, CA.
Leaders, innovators, professionals, youth, and legislators are nominated and selected based on their commitment and contributions to advancing MCH.
Hey mastodoners, I need your help! Our video about the One Chance To Be A Child report is up for an award but we need people to like it on youtube over the next few weeks. Please, watch it, like it and share it! My amazingly talented colleague, Dr. Sarah Moore, created the video and did the voiceover. #ChildHealth#ChildRights#NovaScotiahttps://youtu.be/xEpL_5vQnaI?si=uoRj7NLQCTXVqhpr
A new UCSF Pediatrics study of ≈17,000 California students found that Black students were 10x more likely to be removed from class/suspended than their white classmates, and Latinx students were 3x more likely.
Last week California's governor signed into law a first-in-the-nation state excise tax on sales of firearms and ammunition, aimed at raising funds to prevent gun violence in California schools and elsewhere.
We can think of least 17,031 reasons why policy changes matter. Learn more in our blog by Program Director @DataGeekB
Fiji joins Pacific fight against measles and rubella (www.fijitimes.com)
Fiji is joining a regional immunisation action plan to eliminate measles and rubella in the Pacific....