The News Review:
- Erosion seen in child health
- Child’s death spurs rush for flu vaccinations
- Health officials: Levittown child 10 died of flu
- Report cites successes failures in child health
- China investigating kidney ailments in babies
- Health department works to keep county healthy
Erosion seen in child health
Faybserver.com NC -
” But there is good news on the horizon he said. Thanks to the recently passed federal economic stimulus package and increases in funding for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program more children are expected to be insured on state insurance plans he said. From the stimulus package the state will receive $2. 5 billion for a variety of health care initiatives one of which could include funding for Kid’s Care a state program which expands insurance coverage to families who made too much money to be eligible in state insurance program. Kid’s Care was recently passed by the state legislature pending federal funding Vitaglione said. The State Children’s Health Insurance Program or SCHIP will receive about $38 million which will allow more families access to the state’s Health Choice insurance plan he said. ther bright spotsThe report outlined other improvements in children’s health and well-being as well.
Child’s death spurs rush for flu vaccinations
Boston Globe United States -
The West Roxbury office of Harvard Vanguard Medical received 30 calls yesterday and 15 calls came in to the Children’s Hospital Primary Care Center a high number for this late in February Dr. Meanwhile a large pediatric group practice contacted the Boston Public Health Commission looking for vaccine for its patients while elsewhere parents tacked on flu shot requests if they were in the exam room already. In every case medical staff members attributed the uptick to news of the first death of a child from flu this winter. Hunter Pope a seventh grader at Boston Latin Academy died over the weekend of influenza complications. Yesterday public health officials said that the boy had not received the flu vaccine. fficials were still trying to determine which strain of flu killed the boy.
Health officials: Levittown child 10 died of flu
Newsday NY -
com February 18 2009 The weekend death of a Levittown elementary school student was likely caused by the flu and is the first childhood death attributed to influenza on. Cynthia Brown spokeswoman for the Nassau County Health Department said the 10-year-old died over the weekend and that preliminary tests revealed the presence of an A-strain of the flu. The child who was not identified had been a student at Northside Elementary School. The school district’s Web site reported the death amid concerns that the child had meningitis. Tests have now ruled out both viral and bacterial forms of the disease. “We just got the [test] information this morning” Brown said yesterday.
Report cites successes failures in child health
WNCT NC -
(AP) – While North Carolina has demonstrated that investments in children’s services produce results a review of how children are faring in the state suggests there are still disparities. The 2009 North Carolina Children’s Index was released Thursday by Action for Children North Carolina. The report credited the state for having nearly 1 million children who receive preventive care and other treatment through enrollment in public health insurance. IT also noted that more than three of every four children in North Carolina have a primary care provider who is accessible and gives continuity of care. Failures pointed out in the report include disparities for the state’s children of color. The report said youth of color are four times more likely to be in the juvenile justice system than white youth. Post a Comment(Requires.
China investigating kidney ailments in babies
The Associated Press -
While the Health Ministry has not directly linked the new cases to dairy products parents are blaming formula made by Dumex Baby Food Co. a subsidiary of France’s Groupe Danone SA. Dumex insists that its products are safe and health officials said tests showed they are free of melamine an industrial chemical. The China Daily newspaper said Thursday that the Health Ministry has asked all local health bureaus to begin epidemiological research on kidney problems in children including checking their eating habits and living environment.
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Health department works to keep county healthy
White County News-Telegraph GA -
White County NewsThis is the first of two parts; next week the White County News will report about the local environmental health staff's responsibilities. The White County Health Department's primary goal is to keep the county's residents healthy. The county's health department is one of 159 county health departments in Georgia. The White County Health Department is located in District 2 Public Health which includes the local health departments of Banks Dawson Forsyth Franklin Habersham Hall Hart Lumpkin Rabun Stephens Towns and Union counties.
