The News Review:
- Child care plea after baby death
- The Big Job Engines: Education and Health
- UNICEF: China faces regional gaps in maternal and child health
- Social service cuts remain sticking point with May ballot measures
- Native American death rates soar as most people are living longer
Child care plea after baby death
BBC News
Just Learning in Cambourne was fined £67000 plus £78000 costs on Tuesday after admitting breaching health and safety laws. Georgia Hollick died in April 2006 when she was 10-months-old. Jason and Sharon Hollick said of Georgia: “She was a delightful daughter and sister. They said: “We would like to thank the South Cambridgeshire District Council Environmental Health team for their time and determination in this investigation. ‘Perfect daughter’”We hope that the child care industry learn from these failings to ensure our children are given a better and safer environment whilst being cared for.
The Big Job Engines: Education and Health
BusinessWeek
Which of these do you choose? My guess is that most people would pick either "c" or "d. " These days fixing up your house or getting a new set of wheels feels like a luxury. But even in tough times health and education are still necessities to most people. What’s more the public seems to support increased government spending in these areas. In an early February.
UNICEF: China faces regional gaps in maternal and child health
Xinhua
7 times higher in the western than eastern regions 2. 4 times higher in rural than urban areas and even 5 times higher in the poorest rural counties than in large cities. “While China has made great progress in maternal and child health in recent years further gains can be made in reducing maternal and newborn mortality in China” said Dr. Yin Yin Nwe UNICEF Representative to China. Maternal and child death rates in China are at an intermediate level by global standards still far higher than the rates in developed countries and also higher than some countries less economically developed than China such as Vietnam. According to the report around 7000 women die in childbirth each year in China down 59 percent from 1990 levels but still representing 1. 3 percent of the world’s maternal deaths.
Social service cuts remain sticking point with May ballot measures
San Jose Mercury News
It feels like they’re putting a gun to all of our heads and forcing us to support them. ” For Stone and other Democratic faithful both in local government and at the helm of social service programs deciding where to stand on the state measures is a delicate issue. “I don’t want to see the budget deal fall through. nor do I want to see other programs cut but are we going to sacrifice kids’ health?” said Leslie Conner director of the county’s Healthy Kids insurance program which stands to lose funding. Few groups have come out against the measures outright… nor do I want to see other programs cut but are we going to sacrifice kids’ health?” said Leslie Conner director of the county’s Healthy Kids insurance program which stands to lose funding. Few groups have come out against the measures outright. Many are waffling while others are planning a “neutral” stance. Some Democratic lawmakers who supported last month’s budget deal which introduced the May propositions are also rethinking their views. “Many people are very conflicted over what to do with this” Advertisement yld_mgr.
Native American death rates soar as most people are living longer
Seattle Post Intelligencer
“ur people can’t afford to pay for their funeral services. From isolated reservations across the state to urban pockets around Seattle Native Americans are dying at higher rates than a decade ago at a time when most people in Washington are living longer healthier lives. A recent state Department of Health report showed that the march against cancer heart disease and infant mortality has largely bypassed Native Americans. In 2006 the latest year studied Native American men were dying at the highest rate of all people with little change since the early ’90s. Their life expectancy was 71 the lowest age of all men and six years lower than that of white men. The news was just as grim for Native American women. Their death rate had surged by 20 percent in a 15-year period while the overall death rate had decreased by 17 percent.
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