January 22, 2013
News Clips
- Many Young Americans Plan to Own a Gun, Survey Finds
Many young Americans say they plan to own a gun later in their lives, a new study reveals. This finding suggests a possible reversal of a trend that pointed to decreasing gun ownership, the researchers said.
HealthFinder
January 18, 2013 - ‘How important are parents?’ in substance abuse prevention
“Essentially, parents need to know that they’re really important in discouraging alcohol and marijuana use,”
Technician Online
January 18, 2013 - Early signals warn of prolonged sports concussion symptoms
Researchers have found clear, identifiable factors that signal whether an athlete will experience concussive symptoms beyond one week.
University of Washington
January 17, 2013 - Childhood Obesity Rates Drop in New York City, Los Angeles: Study
Both New York City and Los Angeles are beginning to see real declines in childhood obesity rates, with policies initiated earlier in New York giving that city an edge, a new study shows.
MedlinePlus
January 17, 2013 - Why You Should Care About International Men’s Day
The fact that I’d never heard of International Men’s Day says something, I believe, about the state of the world we live in. Even as of November 19, 2012 (that’s just two months ago), there are people who consider the very idea of a day for men to be a very bad joke. Don’t believe me? Check out some of these Tweets.
Attention Must be Paid
January 17, 2013 - Childhood Obesity Linked To Wide Range Of Health Problems
A large new study has found that obesity can also put children at risk for 20 other surprising health problems, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, allergies and ear infections.
Huffington Post
January 17, 2013 - White Young Males More Likely to Drink and Drive
White young adults are more likely to report driving under influence than Blacks, Asians or Hispanics, says a new study.
Medical Daily
January 17, 2013 - Children, Teens, Young Adults Focus Of Mental Health Provisions In Obama’s Gun Plan
The president’s plan centered largely on training teachers and others who work with children, teens and young adults to recognize mental illness as it’s developing.
Kaiser Health News
January 17, 2013 - ER Visits Linked to Energy Drinks Double: Report
As the popularity of energy drinks has soared, so has the number of Americans seeking treatment in hospital emergency rooms after consuming these highly caffeinated beverages, federal health officials report.
MedlinePlus
January 16, 2013 - When Role Models Fall: Talking to Boys About Heroes Gone Bad
But what happens when a child’s heroes break the law, hurt others, make terrible choices or otherwise disappoint?
Huffington Post
January 16, 2013 - The most popular video games are also the most violent
“Once more, public opinion has been infected with the idea that video games have some predominant and necessary relationship to gun violence, rather than being a diverse and robust mass medium that is used for many different purposes, from leisure to exercise to business to education.”
Gamesbeat
January 16, 2013 - My View: Mental health services make schools safer
CNN
January 16, 2013 - Does Social Media Encourage Violent Teen Behavior?
The recent rape allegations in Steubenville, Ohio raised concerns among parents about whether social media is encouraging bad and sometimes violent teen behavior. Host Michel Martin explores new media and teens’ decisions about risk with a panel of parents.
NPR
January 15, 2013 - Fifth-grade boys hold bake sale for family of friend who died
Alan Zapata loved soccer. He was so good that his coaches thought the 11-year-old player might go pro someday.But that someday will never come. Zapata had a cardiac arrest during a soccer game on Jan. 2. He was flown to Primary Children’s Medical Center, where he remained on life support until Jan. 8, when he was pronounced dead.
The Herald
January 15, 2013 - Interactive Map: Injury Prevention in the United States
Find state-by-state injury death rates and learn how states score on 10 key indicators of steps they can take to prevent injuries.
RWJF
January 15, 2013 - Study documents that some children lose autism diagnosis
Small group with confirmed autism now on par with mainstream peers-NIH-funded study
Some children who are accurately diagnosed in early childhood with autism lose the symptoms and the diagnosis as they grow older, a study supported by the National Institutes of Health has confirmed.
NIH News
January 15, 2013 - Boys to Men
Children are full of surprises and, these days, there’s no guarantee that a young boy will idolize a football star. He might prefer to get dressed up on Halloween as a Disney princess, instead.
Huffington Post
January 14, 2013 - Health-care law requires additional dental benefits for children
Tooth decay is the most common chronic health problem in children. By the time they enter kindergarten, more than a quarter of kids have decay in their baby teeth. The problem worsens with age, and nearly 68 percent of people age 16 to 19 have decay in their permanent teeth, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Starting in 2014, the Affordable Care Act requires that individual and small-group health plans sold both on the state-based health insurance exchanges and outside them on the private market cover pediatric dental services.
Washington Post
January 14, 2013 - Fast Food Linked to Asthma, Eczema in Kids
But a new international study shows that kids who eat fast food three or more times per week are at risk for more than just a little extra weight: Those chicken nuggets and cheeseburgers have now been linked to higher rates of asthma and eczema in kids.
Shine
January 14, 2013 - Screen Time Near Bedtime Means Less Sleep for Kids
Children and teens who spend time watching television, playing video games or using the computer right before bedtime are likely to take longer to fall asleep than those who watch less or none, according to new research.
MedlinePlus
January 14, 2013 - Snowboarding Tops List of Winter-Sports Injuries
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Daryl O’Connor of Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park, Ill., said some of the most celebrated seasonal sports, such as skiing and sledding, give rise to a raft of visits to the emergency room.
MedlinePlus
January 13, 2013 - Reclaiming Our Children’s Futures
Despite the fact that the vast majority of offenders commit nonviolent property crimes, we still detain too many of these youth in the guise of managing misbehavior by consequences.
Juvenile Justice
January 9, 2013 - Status of Physical Education in the USA
The 2012 Shape of the Nation Report: Status of Physical Education in the USA provides a current picture of physical education in the American education system. The 2012 survey finds areas of both improvement and decline since the 2010 Shape of the Nation Report.
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
January 2013