scholarly journals Call to action: Prioritizing sleep health among US children and youth residing in alternative care settings

Sleep Health ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonika B. Hash ◽  
Candice A. Alfano ◽  
Judith Owens ◽  
Kerry Littlewood ◽  
Angelique Day ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Youth ◽  
Sleep Health ◽  
Alternative Care ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Us Children

Violence Prevention: A Call to Action

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 577-578
Author(s):  
Howard Spivak
Keyword(s):  
Urban Communities ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The Media ◽  
Us Children

The Landscape Of Children's Health Issues Is Changing. While This Is Obvious To Most Pediatricians, Few Would Have Predicted, Even A Decade Ago, The Prominence Of Violence And Violent Injuries In The Present Landscape Facing Children And Youth. What Was Once Seen And Addressed As A Problem Confined To Certain Populations, Particularly Poor And Minority Youth, Is Now Increasingly Visible Throughout The Nation, Crossing All Socioeconomic Boundaries, Affecting Rural, Suburban, And Urban Communities. In Just A Few Years, If Current Trends Continue, Guns Will Kill More Us Children And Youth Than Automobiles.1 Pediatricians And Other Health Professionals Concerned About Children Must Face This Issue Head-On And Must Participate In Efforts To Turn The Tide On Violence And Its Effects On Children. The Key Is To Better Understand The Underlying Risks And Contributing Factors Surrounding This Growing Epidemic And To Clearly Define Our Role, As Individual Pediatricians And At The Professional Organizational Level, In Working To Reduce Those Risks. The Papers Contained In This Supplement Present A Broad Overview Of Some Of The Key Factors Related To Violence As Well As An Overview Of What Is Known About The Responses To These Factors. Four Of The Papers Specifically Focus On How Violent Behavior Is Learned By And Reinforced In Children At Home,2,3 In The Community,4 And Through The Media.5 One Paper Takes A Look At The Role Of Firearms, Particular Hand-Guns, In This Epidemic.6 The Last Three Papers Describe And Review Strategies For Reduction Of Violence In The Community,7 In The Media,8 And Through Advocacy At The State And National Levels.9

scholarly journals Hospital Length of Stay, Charges, and Costs Associated With a Diagnosis of Obesity in US Children and Youth, 2006–2016

Medical Care ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (8) ◽  
pp. 722-726
Author(s):  
Lyudmyla Kompaniyets ◽  
Elizabeth A. Lundeen ◽  
Brook Belay ◽  
Alyson B. Goodman ◽  
Florence Tangka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Hospital Length ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Hospital Length Of Stay ◽  
Us Children

scholarly journals Electronic Cigarettes and Youth in the United States: A Call to Action (at the Local, National and Global Levels)

Children ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian P. Jenssen ◽  
Rachel Boykan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Control Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Tobacco Product ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Surgeon General ◽  
Transnational Tobacco Companies ◽  
Advertising Restrictions ◽  
Us Children

E-cigarettes have emerged and soared in popularity in the past ten years, making them the most common tobacco product used among youth in the United States (US). In this review, we discuss what the Surgeon General has called a public health “epidemic”—the precipitous increase in youth use of e-cigarettes and the health consequences of this behavior. Further, we review tobacco control policy efforts (e.g., Tobacco 21, banning flavors, advertising restrictions, and clean indoor air laws)—efforts proven to be critical in reducing cigarette smoking and smoking-related disease and death among US children and adults—including their potential and challenges regarding managing and mitigating the emergence of e-cigarettes. Finally, we close with a discussion of the efforts of transnational tobacco companies to rebrand themselves using e-cigarettes and other new products.

Medical Care Use and Expenditure Among Children and Youth in the United States: Analysis of a National Probability Sample

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 495-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Butler ◽  
William D. Winter ◽  
Judith D. Singer ◽  
Martha Wenger
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Care Use ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Regular Care ◽  
Us Children

Good access to health care for all US children and youth remains an important social policy goal. Recent patterns of access as reflected in the presence of regular care sources, health care use, health insurance coverage, and expenditures for medical care are described and analyzed using the subsample of all children 0 to 18 years of age from the 1980 National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey. Data from the survey indicate that in 1980, 92% of US children and youth had a regular care source and the same percentage were covered for the full year or part of the year by some form of public or private health insurance. However, use rates and patterns of expenditure continued to differ dramatically according to family background factors, particularly race, ethnicity, poverty status, and location of residence. These differences are analyzed and comparative data are presented for groups of children from various sociodemographic groups. Minority-group and near-poor children were found to be at highest risk for limited utilization of services and inadequate insurance coverage.

scholarly journals Social vulnerability and COVID-19: A call to action for paediatric clinicians

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Prodanuk ◽  
Stephanie Wagner ◽  
Julia Orkin ◽  
Damien Noone
Keyword(s):  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Vulnerable Children ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Community Agencies ◽  
Direct Support ◽  
Isolation Facilities

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has had dramatic effects on the lives of children globally. However, socially vulnerable children have been particularly impacted. Certain populations have increased vulnerabilities, including children and youth experiencing homelessness. Increased infection risk due to congregant living and challenges with physical distancing are contributing factors. An urgent need exists for a wholistic approach to care with unique cross-sectoral partnerships across disciplines. A recognition of the unintended consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic on this population is urgently required by all those supporting children. Families should receive direct support in clinical settings to identify their social needs. Partnership with community agencies and advocacy for appropriate isolation facilities for patients experiencing homelessness are critical.

scholarly journals «Det er så koselig her at jeg tar av meg skoene»: Om betydningen av sted i en flerkulturell barne- og ungdomsfestival

2020 ◽  
pp. 93-110
Author(s):  
Elin Sæther ◽  
Joke Dewilde ◽  
Ole Kolbjørn Kjørven ◽  
Thor-André Skrefsrud
Keyword(s):  
Meaning Making ◽  
Space And Place ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Cultural Identities ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Spatial Justice ◽  
Multicultural Events

In this article, we explore how children and youth participating in a multicultural festival in Norway construct space and place. Such events respond to the call to action for reducing prejudice and stereotypes, and they aim to promote inclusion, participation and community. Nonetheless, researchers have criticized such events for instead promoting categorical understandings of cultural identities; as such, some researchers regard multicultural festivals as counterproductive to the aim of promoting inclusion. However, previous research has directed scarce attention to the participants’ perspective, in particular viewpoints of children and youth. Inspired by perspectives on spatial justice (Soja, 1996, 2010), we interpret young people’s experiences and meaning making while attending a multicultural festival. We collected data through an app, which allowed us to conduct structured interviews with children and youths on site. The findings bring out the significance of space and place when interpreting young people’s participation and meaning making at such events. We conclude the article by reflecting on the potential of perspectives on space and place to nuance an often one-sided criticism of multicultural events.

SOS Children’s Village Lekenik – A positive Example of Alternative Care for Children and Youth

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Marina Duranovic
Keyword(s):  
Family Type ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Foster Families ◽  
Alternative Care ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Biological Family ◽  
Care Family ◽  
Workplace Challenges ◽  
The Republic

The Convention on the Rights of the Child, among numerous other documents, states that the best way for a child to grow up is in their biological family. Sadly, however, sometimes, in situations where parents are unable to provide the necessary care for their children, other adults take over, in this case, alternative care. Forms of alternative care include placing the child with relatives, in childcare homes, family-type children’s homes or foster families. The SOS Children’s Village Lekenik is one example of two active SOS villages in the Republic of Croatia. This paper focuses on the role of the SOS mom. The paper gives a brief overview of the selection and education of SOS moms, how an SOS family functions, and the workplace challenges and successes involved. As key elements in working with children in alternative care, emphasis is placed on love, patience and understanding of every child’s individual needs. Keywords: Alternative care, family, SOS mom, SOS village.

Clinical characteristics and genotypes in the ADVANCE baseline dataset, a comprehensive cohort of us children and youth with Pompe disease

2016 ◽  
Vol 117 (2) ◽  
pp. S68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priya S. Kishnani ◽  
John W. Day ◽  
Michael Gambello ◽  
James B. Gibson ◽  
Richard Hillman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pompe Disease ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Us Children
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