Opinion: Health Has A Bigger Role To Play In Kindergarten Readiness
Preparing a child for school success and the start of kindergarten is one of the most important goals of early childhood care and education.
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Study: Many Oregon Children Face Serious Medical, Social Problems
Many Oregon children face a combination of serious illness plus family or other social problems, such as parental incarceration, domestic violence, mental illness or drug and alcohol abuse, says a new study that will be presented to the Oregon Health Policy Board on Tuesday.
In 20 Years, Percentage Of Children With ADHD Nearly Doubles
The number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has reached more than 10 percent, a significant increase during the past 20 years, according to a recent
Report: States fail to provide cost-saving dental procedure to children
Dental sealants have been proven to protect children’s teeth from tooth decay.
Yet many states are lagging in efforts to get the quick and cost-effective treatments to poor kids who are often at the highest risk for cavities, according to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts.
Keny-Guyer Hoping Fourth Time a Charm for Toxic-Free Kids Act
The proposed Oregon law would copy a Washington law on disclosure but then strengthen it to phase out hazardous chemicals in children’s products and replace them with safer alternatives. SB 478 maintains bipartisan support in the House and the increased Democratic majority should allow the bill to over-rule Sen. Betsy Johnson, a friend of the chemistry council who opposes the bill.
Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer rolled out her Toxic-Free Kids Act for the fourth time in her four years as a legislator from Southeast Portland on Monday, and this time around, the increased Democratic majority may be what it takes to put one of her flagship issues into law.
Oregon Experiences Largest Decline in Uninsured Children
State officials attribute the success to the Healthy Kids program whose numbers grew from 19.4 percent in 2008 to 33.6 percent in 2012.
Since October, Cover Oregon has been toiling through technological hiccups to make sure more Oregonians have affordable and quality health insurance. Behind the scenes, even before the Affordable Care Act became law, efforts to have more children covered by health insurance have been quietly successful, especially in Oregon.
According to a new report, "For Kids' Sake: State-Level Trends in Children's Health Insurance - A State-by-State Analysis," the percentage of uninsured children in the U.S. dropped from 9.7 percent in 2008 to 7.5 percent in 2012. The report, conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health's State Health Access Data Assistance Center and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, also documents recent coverage trends at the state level using data from 2008 through 2012, the most recent year available.
Oregon Intends to Forbid Smoking When Kids are in the Car
Gov. John Kitzhaber will sign Senate Bill 444, which expands the state’s smoke-free zones to include private automobiles that carry children. Police will only be able to cite motorists who allegedly violate another traffic law.
Playworks Emphasizes Safer, Healthier Schoolyard Play
In-school coaches, training help reduce the discipline problems associated with recess – which pediatricians say is critical to healthy development, but can also be the crucible of conflicts between kids
April 17, 2013 -- Just a few years ago, Susan McElroy wouldn't schedule anything at Grout Elementary, where she serves as principal, for the period immediately following recess.
Pharmacists Want to Give Shots to Young Children
Senate Bill 167 would give the state health director the right to allow pharmacists to immunize children in a disease outbreak, but Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson was concerned about letting pharmacists inject babies
February 12, 2013 -- If a disease outbreak swept over Oregon like this winter’s flu pandemic or the whooping cough epidemic declared in Washington last April, children under 11 could not get shots at pharmacies under current law without a prescription.
Battle Intensifies Over Prescribing Rights
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Oregon is poised to become the third state in the nation allowing psychologists to prescribe drugs
May 21, 2009 -- Despite intense lobbying pressure from organized medicine – including the Oregon Pediatric Society, the Oregon Psychiatric Association and the Oregon Medical Association – legislators may be close to declaring victory.
