Associations between Participation in the National School Lunch Program, Food Insecurity, and Child Well-Being
This study finds that food insecurity affects children's behaviour but does not affect their cognitive development or health.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Institute for Research on Poverty • December 01, 2001

Development, Health and Environment: Factors Influencing Infant and Child Survival in South Africa
This paper examines factors which affect mortality and survival among non-white infants and children in post-apartheid South Africa.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Human Sciences Research Council Publishers • 2002

Early Child Development in Resource-Poor Settings: Balancing Children's Material and Mental Needs - A Personal Account
This paper discusses the importance of quality caregiving for children's growth, development and survival, particularly in resource-poor areas.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Zero to Three • November 2004

Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Hampton/Sussex, New Brunswick
Using data from the the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report seeks to explain children's outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Human Resources Development Canada • April 01, 2003

Environmental Health Hazards: How Children are Different From Adults
This article discusses the ways in which environmental health hazards can affect children's biological development.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Future of Children • Summer/Fall 1995

Health Care Services for Children and Adolescents
This article identifies health risks to children and adolescents, particularily those with disabilities or chronic illnesses, and those living in poverty.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Future of Children • Winter 1992

Teenage Childbearing
This paper looks at the increasing rates of teenage pregnancies in the US and explores the effect that this trend has on adolescent girls and their infants.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Future of Children • 1992

Complex Developmental Issues of Pre-Natal Drug Exposure
This article presents research findings suggesting that pre-natal exposure to drugs is not a primary contributor to developmental problems after birth.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Future of Children • Spring 1991

Drug-Exposed Infants: Understanding the Medical Risk
This document reviews the known effects of prenatal exposure to cigarettes, alcohol, heroin, narcotics, marijuana, and cocaine.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Future of Children • Spring 1991

Reducing Health Disparities Among Children
This article discusses the benefits and limitations of health insurance for children.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Future of Children • 2003

Care of Children With Special Health Care Needs
This study looks at the nature of children who need special health care, the programs available to serve them, and the difficulties and opportunities faced in providing them with high quality care.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Future of Children • Spring 2003

Gaps in Coverage for Children in Immigrant Families
This article analyzes the obstacles that immigrant children face in obtaining health insurance and discusses approaches that have been taken to overcome these challenges.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Future of Children • 2003

Historical Overview of Children's Health Care Coverage
This report discusses the creation of Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), two programs that were developed to provide health coverage to children in low-income families.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Future of Children • 2003

Low Birth Weight and School Readiness
This article considers the possibility that low birthweight may explain differences in school readiness between black and white children in the United States, since black women are more likely than white women to give birth to children with low birthweight.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Future of Children • Spring 2005

Health Disparities and Gaps in School Readiness
This article documents significant disparities in the health of black and white children in the United States and explores the possibility that these disparities may contribute to racial gaps in school readiness.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Future of Children • Spring 2005

The Direct Cost of Low Birth Weight
This article examines the increased spending on health care, education, and child care for children with low birth weight.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Future of Children • Spring 1995

Adoption works well: A synthesis of the literature
The study identifies the benefits of adoption – some of these benefits included better mental, emotional and physical health for children who are adopted, relative to their peers who are not.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Family Research Council • November 2010

Death and serious injury from assault of children aged under 5 years in Aotearoa New Zealand: A review of international literature and recent findings
This literature review explores how to reduce child abuse and neglect within New Zealand.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Manaakitia a Tatou Tamariki Children's Commissioner • June 2009

Fitness of Canadian Children and Youth: Results from the 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey
This study shows that there has been a decline in fitness and a rise in obesity among Canadian youth since 1981.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Statistics Canada • January 2010

One Out Of Three: Kids Without Health Insurance 1995-1996
This paper looks at the problem of uninsured children in the United States and concludes that this problem affects not only the poor but also those who have a moderate income.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Families USA Foundation • March 01, 1997

Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Niagara Falls, Ontario
Using data from the the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report seeks to explain children's outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Human Resources Development Canada • June 01, 2003

Promoting Positive Mental and Emotional Health in Teens: Some Lessons from Research
This paper explores the mental and emotional health problems that may be faced by adolescents, and assesses the effectiveness of various interventions.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Child Trends • September 01, 2002

A Century of Children's Health and Well-Being
This paper documents the tremendous improvements that have been made to children's health as a result of medical advances over the past century.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Child Trends • April 01, 2000

Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Early Brain Development
This paper discusses early brain development and the harmful effects that abuse and neglect can have on this process, both in the short and long term.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information • October 01, 2001

Injuries Caused by Child Abuse and Neglect
This information sheet discusses the frequency with which children experience serious harm as a result of different forms of abuse and neglect.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare • 2004

Does Household Food Security Affect Cognitive and Social Development of Kindergartners?
This paper demonstrates that food insecurity does not affect the academic performance of kindergarten students but does affect their emotional and social development and functioning.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Institute for Research on Poverty • November 01, 2003

Substance Abuse and Women on Welfare
This paper examines the incidence of substance abuse by women in welfare assistance programs, and finds that women receiving financial aid are nearly twice as likely to be addicted to alcohol and illegal drugs as those who are not receiving assistance.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • June 1994

Canada’s Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth 2008
This report evaluates the physical activity level and health of Canadian children and teens, and the level of services to promote healthy activity.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Active Healthy Kids Canada • 2008

America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2005
This report uses 25 indicators of child well-being to examine the economic well-being, health, behaviour, social environment and education of American children.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics • July 2005

The Role of Educators in the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse
This manual explains to education professionals what their role is in intervening in cases of child maltreatment.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • 2003

Effects of Child Health on Sources of Public Support
This paper documents the financial hardship experienced by mothers who have children in poor health.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • August 2004

Background for Community-Level Work on Physical Health and Safety in Adolescence: Reviewing the Literature on Contributing Factors
This paper discusses the importance of promoting a safe and healthy lifestyle among young people, and discusses the importance of promoting such things as adequate nutrition, physical activity, sleep, and dental care.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Child Trends • December 01, 2001

Developmental Pathways Leading to Obesity in Childhood
This article looks at the rising prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents and the risk for diseases and conditions which accompany excess weight.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Statistics Canada • September 2009

The Effects of Poverty on Children
This article explores the physical, emotional, behavioural, educational, and health outcomes of children living in poverty, and explores how low income influences create adverse child outcomes.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Future of Children • Summer/Fall 1997

Alcohol use during pregnancy and awareness of fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
This paper discusses responses to a public opinion survey regarding alchohol concumption during pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Environics Research Group for the Public Health Agency of Canada • May 01, 2006

Sleep and the Body Mass Index and Overweight Status of Children and Adolescents
This study suggests that poor sleep habits, resulting in a reduction of sleep among children, lead to weight gain and an increased body mass index.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Society for Research in Child Development • January/February 2007

The Extent and Consequences of Child Maltreatment
This article looks at the definition of child abuse and neglect, the debate surrounding the definition, the scope of child maltreatment, risk factors for abuse, and its impact on children.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Future of Children • Spring 1998

Family Rules About Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke
This article highlights the dangers that secondhand smoke poses to children's health and examines family practices for restricting exposure to this toxin both in the home and the community.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• American Pyschological Association • 2005

Poverty and Brain Development in Early Childhood
This paper demonstrates that poor children are at greater risk for improper brain development due to factors such as malnutrition, parental substance abuse, maternal depression, and poor quality care.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The National Center for Children in Poverty • June 01, 1999

Substance Abuse and the American Woman
This study examines the patterns of female substance abuse and addiction, and discusses their consequences for the women and the child they may be carrying.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • June 01, 1996

The Effects of Children with Disabilities on Mothers' Exit from Welfare
This paper examines the effect of child disability on single mothers' ability to leave welfare and return to work.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • September 20-21, 2001

Mothers’ Labor Supply in Fragile Families: The Role of Child Health
This paper examines the extent to which unwed mothers' ability to work is affected by poor child health.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • December 01, 2003

Risk and Childhood
This report evaluates the social, emotional, physical and financial risks that face children today and examines how those risks are managed by adults and institutions.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Risk Commission, The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce • 2007

No Safe Haven: Children of Substance-Abusing Parents
This study demonstrates that children with substance abusing parents are at increased risk of abuse and neglect.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • January 01, 1999

The Consequences of Child Maltreatment: A Reference Guide for Health Practitioners
This document discusses the problem of child maltreatment and the factors influencing it, such as family characteristics, the economic and living conditions, and the level of community support available.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Health Canada • 1998

Physical Abuse
This paper looks at various factors relating to the physical abuse of children, including the definition of physical abuse, procedures for protection, the characteristics of victims and perpetrators, the consequences of physical abuse, and approaches to treatment.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• NSPCC Inform • January 01, 2002

Abuse of Children with Disabilities
This paper examines the abuse of children with disabilities and finds that they are at a much higher risk than other children.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Health Canada • August 2000

Lost Presence and Presents: How Parental Death Affects Children
This paper examines the effects of parental death on investments in children’s health and education.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Princeton University • October 01, 2003

Swallowing the Hurt: Exploring the Links Between Anorexia, Bulemia, and Violence Against Women and Girls
This paper examines the connection between eating disorders and violence against females, and finds that there is a strong link between experiences of violence and the onset of food disorders in women and girls.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Health Canada • October 01, 2001

Long-Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect
This fact sheet outlines some common physical, behavioural, psychological, and societal consequences of child abuse and neglect.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Child Welfare Information Gateway • 2008

Child Maltreatment and Disability
This paper investigates the relationship between child and parental physical and intellectual disability, and child maltreatment.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Australian Institute of Family Studies • Summer 1996

Overweight in Children and Adolescents in Relation to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Results from a National Sample
This study examines associations between ADD/ADHD and childhood obesity in children ages 5 to 17.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• American Academy of Pediatrics • July 2008

Investing in Children: Ideas for Action
This paper summarizes the NLSCY conference which focused on family structures, parenting and work, school, community influences, health, problem behavior, childhood experiences, and vulnerable children.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Human Resources Development Canada • October 01, 1998

Parent and child reports of children’s activity
In this study, the authors compared the responses of children and their parents regarding the children’s activity levels.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Statistics Canada • September 2008

Adverse Events from Cough and Cold Medications in Children
This study examines the prevalence of emergency room visits due to adverse reactions to cold and cough medications in children under the age 12.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• American Academy of Pediatrics • May 2008

Changes in the prevalence of asthma among Canadian children
This article examines the increasing rate of asthma in Canada, comparing data from 1994 through 2001 from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Statistics Canada • June 2008

Effects of neighbourhood income on reported body mass index: an eight year longitudinal study of Canadian children
This study uses data from the Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth to examine the influence of neighbourhood economic characteristics on the Body Mass Index of children.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• BioMed Central • January 14, 2008

Vulnerable Youth: Identifying Their Need for Alternative Educational Settings
This paper examines disconnected and at-risk youth and whether their needs could be better met in an alternative educational setting.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Urban Institute, Washington, DC • June 2003

Child Neglect: A Guide for Intervention
This manual reviews existing knowledge and research about the nature and causes of child neglect in the United States ...
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• US Department of Health and Human Services • 2006

The Reality of Children’s Risk in Canada
This paper deals with the environmental threats affecting children's health.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Fraser Institute • December 2003

Kids’ Sports
This article examines factors influencing children’s participation in organized sports.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Statistics Canada • June 3, 2008

Encouraging Teens to Adopt a Safe, Healthy Lifestyle: A Foundation for Improving Future Adult Behaviours
This paper describes efforts to promote a healthy lifestyle among adolescents by addressing issues such as smoking, exercise, nutrition and sleep.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Child Trends • June 2002

Paternal age and adverse birth outcomes: teenager or 40 +, who is at risk?
This study concludes that infants fathered by teenagers are at an increased risk for preterm birth, low birth weight, small-for-gestational-age, neonatal paternal mortality and post-neonatal mortality.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Oxford University Press, European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology • February 6, 2008

Evaluation of the services provided under the Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act: Summary Report
This report evaluates the effectiveness of Alberta’s Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act that allows parents to force children under 18 into a five day detoxification program.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission • 2007

States Ranked on the Basis of the Condition of Children in Low-income Families
This survey based on the American Community Survey and National Survey of Children’s Health, compares how low-income children fair from state to state.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation • November 2007

Healthy Youth, An Investment in Our Nation’s Future 2007
This report describes the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s perspective on school-based health education.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion • April 2007

Assessing the Diet, Exercise, Body Image, and Weight of Adolescents: A Guide for Out-of-School Time Program Practitioners
In this brief the authors provide an assessment tool for determining healthy lifestyles for adolescents and provide readers with brief overview of related weight and body image issues.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Child Trends • March 2007

Infant Macrosomia Among First Nations in British Columbia – Prevalence, Trends and Characteristics
This report examines macrosomia (large birth weight) among the First Nations community in British Columbia.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• British Columbia Ministry of Health, Vital Statistics Agency • July 2007

Food Insecurity and Overweight among Infants and Toddlers: New Insights into a Troubling Linkage
Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, this brief discusses links between food insecurity among young families, meaning an unstable source of nutritious food, and obesity in young children.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Child Trends • July 2007

The National HIV Prevalence and Risk Survey of South African Children
This report presents the results of a survey investigating South African children's experience of HIV/AIDS.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Human Sciences Research Council • 2004

The Postponement of Motherhood and its Child Health Consequences: Birth Weight and Weight Gain During the First Year of Life
This report examines the impact of maternal age on birth weight and weight gain during the first year of life.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Vienna Institute of Demography • 2006

The Well-Being of California's Children
Using the National Survey of America’s Families, this paper explores the physical, emotional, financial, and educational welfare and well-being of Californian Children.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Public Policy Institute of California • 2003

Patient and Hospital Characteristics Associated with Length of Stay and Hospital Charges for Pediatric Sports-Related Injury Hospitalizations in the United States, 2000-2003
This study examines the impact of sports-related injuries among children as it pertains to hospitalization.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• American Academy of Pediatrics • April 2007

Healthy Weights for Healthy Kids
This committee report examines the severity of child obesity in Canada, investigating causes of rising obesity rates.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Standing Committee on Health, House of Commons • March 2007

Digital Childhood: Electronic Media and Technology Use Among Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers
This paper examines the prevalence of media use among children 0 – 6 years old in comparison with the American Academy of Pediatircs media-use guidelines.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• American Academy of Pediatrics • May 2007

Duration of Poverty and Child Health in the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development: Longitudinal Analysis of a Birth Cohort
This study examines the relationship between duration of poverty and the health of preschoolers in Quebec.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• American Academy of Pediatrics • May 2007

Inhalant Abuse
This report examines the problem of inhalant abuse in native American children and advocates for increased awareness and prevention while advising pediatricians on how to manage this problem.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• American Academy of Pediatrics • May 2007

Sleep Duration and Overweight in Adolescents: Self-reported Sleep Hours Versus Time Diaries
Previous studies have shown links between sleep duration and child obesity.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• American Academy of Pediatrics • May 2007

2006 Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management and Prevention of Obesity in Adults and Children
This report makes clinical recommendations on how obesity can be prevented in children and adults in Canada.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Canadian Medical Association • April 10, 2007

Why Marriage Matters: 21 Conclusions From the Social Sciences
This paper discusses the economic, educational, psychological, health-related, and developmental benefits of marriage and the negative consequences of divorce.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Centre of the American Experiment • 2002

Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Gender Differences in Childhood Mental Health Problems: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study
This preliminary study examines the effects of low level alcohol consumption during pregnancy on the mental health of children between 4 and 8 years of age.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• American Academy of Pediatrics • February 2007

Measured Obesity: Overweight Canadian children and adolescents
This study charts the considerable increase in the percentage of Canadian children and adolescents who are overweight or obese.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Statistics Canada • July 6, 2006

A Glimpse of Child Hunger in Canada
Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) to address the rising poverty rate for Canadian children, the authors examine child poverty and hunger, as well as the relationship between child poverty and the poverty of lone-mothers.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Human Resources Development Canada • October 01, 1998

Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Child Development
This paper examines the effects that prenatal exposure to alcohol has on the developing fetus, focusing on the effects of fetal alcohol syndrome.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism • 2002

Effects of Participation in the WIC Food Assistance Program on Children’s Health and Development: Evidence from NLSY Children
This study looked at the well-being of children whose mothers participated in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Institute for Research on Poverty • April 01, 2000

Sterilisation and Other Medical Procedures on Children A report to the Attorney-General
This paper make recommendations intended to prevent eugenic sterilization of minors, particularly disabled minors.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Attorney General of Australia • November 01, 1994

Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment: Understanding Co-occurrence and Intergenerational Connections
This study of low-income women looked at the relationships between partner violence and child abuse.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Institute for Research on Poverty • March 01, 2004

The Lasting Impact of Childhood Health and Circumstance
This study found that poor childhood health has a negative effect on the education, employment, and health outcomes of these children as adults.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Center for Health and Wellbeing • April 27, 2004

How Does Literacy Affect the Health of Canadians?
This paper focuses on the literacy skills of Canadians and how a lack of literacy can produce negative health outcomes.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Health Canada • 1998

Social Indicators of Child and Family Well-Being: A Profile of Six State Systems
This study looks at programs in six states that use social indicators, such as health and education, to evaluate the welfare of children and families.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Institute for Research on Poverty • September 01, 1997

A Follow-up Study of Child Hunger in Canada
This is an analysis of child hunger data from the 1996 National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, and looks at the statistics of and factors associated with child hunger ...
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Human Resources and Skills Development of Canada • 2001

AbstractThe Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study: Questions, Design, and a Few Preliminary Results
This paper looks at the characteristics of unwed parents, their attitudes towards parenting, marriage and relationships, as well as their economic, employment and educational status.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Institute for Research on Poverty • May 01, 2000

The Invisible Boy: Revisioning the Victimization of Male Children and Teens
This paper takes a comprehensive look at the abuse, assault, and victimization of boys.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Health Canada • 1996

Health Effects of Family Violence
This paper examines the impact of family violence on mental and physical health and well-being.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Health Canada • 2003

Pediatric, Adolescent, and Maternal AIDS Branch, Report to the NACHHD Council
This paper discusses AIDS and its impact on maternal and child health outcomes in the US.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development • January 01, 2003

Fact Sheet: Domestic Violence and its Impact on Children
This article investigates the link between domestic violence and a host of negative physical, emotional, psychological, and behavioural outcomes in children.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Children's Defense Fund • June 01, 2000

Child Well-Being and the Intergenerational Effects of Undocumented Immigrant Status
This paper discusses the health deficits experienced by children whose parents are illegal immigrants.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Institute for Research on Poverty • June 01, 2000

Early Years Study: Reversing the Real Brain Drain
This report discusses brain development and its effect on learning, behaviour, and health.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Government of Ontario • April 01, 1999

A Reconceptualization of the Effects of Undernutrition on Children’s Biological, Psychosocial, and Behavioral Development
This report provides four articles on the effects of undernutrition on various aspects of children's development in various countries around the world.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Society for Research in Child Development • 1996

Breastfeeding
This paper offers a brief look at the health and developmental benefits of breastfeeding and provides recommendations for mothers and health care and community workers.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Health Canada • c 2005

Caregivers of Young Children: Preventing and Responding to Child Maltreatment
This paper explores the causes and effects of child abuse and neglect as well as the responsibilities of caregivers, both in responding to incidents of maltreatment, and in caring for abused children.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • 1992

Smoking and Reproductive Life: The Impact of Smoking on Sexual, Reproductive and Child Health
This report examines the effects of smoking on sexual, reproductive and child health, including issues of fertility, breastfeeding, and physical illness.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• British Medical Association • February 2004

Australian Social Trends 2002: Health - Mortality and Morbidity: Infant Mortality
This document looks at Australian statistics on the trends in infant deaths and compares these statistics with international infant mortality rates.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • May 09, 2002

21 Million Children's Health: Our Shared Responsibility
This report discusses the problem of inadequate health care insurance for low-income children in single parent families, analyses the existing system, and recommends integrating health care coverage with the child support system.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor • June 2000

One out of Every Five: Teenage Motherhood and Subsequent Childbearing
This paper looks at the factors that influence subsequent childbearing among teenagers and examines the impact that this has on both the mother and the children.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Center for Law and Social Policy • August 01, 1998

Health and Disabilities Services in Early Head Start: Are Families Getting Needed Health Care Services?
This paper investigates the health of children and families in the Early Head Start program, focusing on specific health concerns such as birthweight, infections, and parental mental health and its impact on child well-being.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Department of Health and Human Services • January 2004

The Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Interventions for the Care of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe: A Literature Review of Evidence-Based Interventions for Home-Based Child-Centred Development
This report describes and evaluates interventions designed to support AIDS-affected children in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Human Sciences Research Council • 2004

The State of Children in Gauteng: A Report for the Office of the Premier, Gauteng Provincial Government
This comprehensive report provides statistical data on various indicators of the well-being of children in the South African province of Gauteng.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Child, Youth and Family Development Research Programme of the HSRC • October 2003

Infant Feeding Practices in KwaZulu-Natal: An Exploratory Study of Current Infant Feeding Practices of Mothers with 0-6 Month Old Infants Attending PMTCT and non-PMTCT Clinics in Central Durban
This study examines infant feeding practices and some of the factors that affect these practices among women who participate in programs to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in KwaZulu-Natal.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Durban Institute of Technology, Stellenbosch University, University of KwaZulu-Natal • December 2003

Children and Divorce: A Snapshot
This document looks at the short-term, intermediate, and long-term effects that divorce has on various aspects of the lives of the children involved and discusses factors that can mediate these effects.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Center for Law and Social Policy • October 01, 1998

Healthy Baby, Healthy Marriage? The Effect of Children’s Health on Divorce
This paper demonstrates that American children with low birthweight are more likely to experience parental divorce than children with a normal birthweight.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Center for Health and Wellbeing • November 11, 2003

Drug-Exposed Kids Thrive in Adoptive Homes
This paper explores the effects of prenatal exposure to drugs and looks at how these children fare in adoptive families.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Adoptive Families Association of British Columbia • 1999

Health and Medical Care Costs to Society of Teen Pregnancy: Children from Birth to Age 14
This study examines the health status of children born to teenage mothers and finds that their health tends to be poorer than that of children of older mothers.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Institute for Research on Poverty • October 01, 1995

Creating Solutions: Women Preventing FAS, Understanding Women's Substance Misuse
This paper presents findings from a participatory action research group which examined how women recover from substance misuse and thus prevent fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Creating Solutions Participatory Action Research • 2001

The Progress Of Canada's Children and Youth
This report covers a broad range of childhood indicators in Canada.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Canadian Council on Social Development • April 2006

Child Issues
The "Features" section of this paper contains a compilation of articles relating to the well-being and best interests of children.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Fraser Institute • June 01, 2001

The Health of Canada's Children: A Pocket Guide
This document presents an overview of facts and statistics about the main issues affecting the health and wellbeing of children and youth in Canada.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Canadian Institute of Child Health • 2001

Child Health
This update from the Health Systems Trust presents articles on various topics relating to child welfare in South Africa, including smoking, malnutrition, surgery, HIV, gun violence, child labour, and child abandonment.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Health Systems Trust • May 2000

Preventing HIV Transmission to Children: Quality of Counselling of Mothers in South Africa
This article assesses the quality of counselling received by mothers who participate in a program to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV and AIDS in South Africa.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Taylor and Francis Group • 2005

Parental Income and Children’s Smoking Behaviour: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey
This paper examines whether and in what ways parental income affects the likelihood that children will begin to smoke at a young age.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Institute for Fiscal Studies • May 2005

Australia's Babies: Their Health and Wellbeing
This bulletin provides data on birthweight, gestational age, birth defects, and infant mortality among children born in Australia from 1997 to 2001.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Australian Institute of Health • December 2004

Australia's Young People: Their Health and Wellbeing 2003
This report provides comprehensive information relating to the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of Australian youth.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare • 2003

Children with Disabilities in Australia
This report provides information about the characteristics, needs, and circumstances of disabled children in Australia.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare • 2004

A Picture of Australia's Children
This report provides detailed statistical information relating to the health, welfare, and development of Australian children from birth to age 14.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare • May 2005

Children in Bulgaria: Growing Impoverishment and Unequal Opportunities
This paper examines the effects of Bulgaria's economic transition on children's economic well-being, health, and education.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre • January 2001

Australian Children: Their Health and Wellbeing 2002
This report provides statistical information pertaining to national indicators of children's health and well-being in Australia.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare • 2002

A Head Start for Children: An Early Years Framework
This report provides a policy framework designed to promote positive early child development in Australia, as measured by outcomes in health, welfare, education, income distribution, and access to services.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• NSW Commission for Children and Young People, Commission for Children and Young People (Qld) • March 2004

Health Care Coverage Among Child Support-Eligible Children
This report examines the characteristics of children living with their mothers who are eligible for child support, and analyses the extent to which they have access to health care insurance.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation • December 2002

State Practices in Medical Child Support Cross-Program Coordination
This report examines state efforts to integrate child support enforcement programs, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and Medicaid to ensure optimal health care coverage for children in low-income families.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation • June 2003

Risk and Reality: The Implications of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Other Drugs
This report reviews existing research on the short- and long-term effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol and/or drugs.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Education • 1994

Children’s Elevated Risk of Asthma in Unmarried Families: Underlying Structural and Behavioral Mechanisms
This paper examines the correlation between parental marital status and asthma diagnoses among children.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • 2005

Taking Stock of Risk Factors for Child/Youth Externalizing Behaviour Problems
This book explores a number of risk factors and process which contribute to child and adolescent behavioural problems, including peer influences, social and family environments, schools and communities.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• National Institute of Mental Health • November 2001

Children in Poverty: Trends, Consequences, and Policy Options
This paper looks at the indicators of, and trends in, child poverty in the US.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Child Trends • November 01, 2002

Trends in the Well-Being of America’s Children and Youth 2003
This report provides statistical information on over 80 indicators of child and youth well-being in the United States.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • July 19, 2004

New South Wales Child Health Survey 2001
This paper examines the health of Australian children, and the social and family factors that affect it.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• New South Wales Department of Health • September 01, 2002

Childhood Obesity
This literature review examines the prevalence and consequences of childhood obesity in New Zealand and recommends preventative strategies that could be implemented at the individual, family, community, or national level.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Children's Issue Centre, University of Otago • November 30, 2003

Childhood Obesity
This issue brief discusses the problem of childhood obesity in the United States, assesses the health risks faced by overweight children, and emphasizes the importance of physical activity and nutrition in combatting this problem.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Child Welfare League of America • March 2004

Exploring the Influence of the National School Lunch Program on Children
This paper examines the impact of the National School Lunch Program on children's social, academic, and physical development.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Institute for Research on Poverty • January 01, 2004

Child Health Statistics
This report presents statistical information pertaining to children's health and well being in England.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• National Statistics • 2000

Caring Prescriptions: Comprehensive Health Care Strategies for Young Children in Poverty
This report discusses the need for improved health care strategies for children living in poverty.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• National Center for Children in Poverty • January 1993

Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Fact Sheet for Physicians
This fact sheet provides information on the latest research into the types, scope, symptoms, risk factors, and treatment of child and adolescent depression.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• National Institute of Mental Health • September 01, 2000

Maternal Employment and Overweight Children
This paper documents the rise in both maternal employment and childhood obesity in recent decades, and investigates the possible relationship between the two.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • January 2002

Income and Child Well-Being: A New Perspective on the Poverty Debate
This paper examines the relationship between poverty and child development and looks at how family income impacts child health, behaviour, social interactions, academic performance, and involvement in recreational activities.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Canadian Council on Social Development • 1999

Children Cared for by Relatives: What Do We Know About Their Well-Being?
This paper presents evidence that children who live with relatives have significantly worse outcomes in terms of emotional and behavioural development, school achievement and involvement, health, and adult interaction than those who live with their parents.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Urban Institute • May 01, 2002

Eating disorders in adolescents: Principles of diagnosis and treatment
This article focuses on diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, and discusses the role the family can have in contributing to the development of, and/or the recovery from, an eating disorder.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Canadian Paediatric Society • 1998 (Reaffirmed February 2004)

Low Birth Weight, Social Factors and Developmental Outcomes Among Children in the United States
This paper examines the relative impact of poor birth outcomes and social risk factors on children's development.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Population Research Center • January 01, 2002

Household Composition, Race/Ethnicity and Maternal Reports of Child Health in the United States
This paper demonstrates that children living in nuclear families or with their mother and her partner have better health outcomes than children living in extended families or with a single parent.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Population Research Center • 2002

Bi-Racial/Ethnic Infants and Infant Mortality in the United States
This paper looks at rates of infant mortality in relation to both maternal and paternal race, and demonstrates that mixed-race infants have higher rates of mortality than single-race infants.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Population Research Center • 2004

Fertility in South Africa: Current Issues and Prospects for the Future
This paper studies fertility levels and trends, infant and child mortality rates, and living arrangements in South Africa.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Population Studies Center • February 2003

Maternal Education and Place of Residence In the Timing of the Initiation of Breastfeeding in Vietnam
In this study of Vietnamese families, the author demonstrates that mothers with higher levels of education are more likely to breastfeed their children within six hours after birth than those with lower levels of education.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Population Research Center • 2003

The Changing Health Status of Canada’s Children
This article examines changes in Canada's infant and child mortality rate in the twentieth century.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Isuma • Autumn 2000

Family Income and Child Well Being
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey on Youth, this paper examines the occurences of child poverty in Canada and focuses on two questions 1) What if producing healthy children was the main objective of anti-poverty efforts? and 2) What should governments-and other partners- be doing to foster healthy child development?
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• ISUMA • Autumn 2000

Helping Young Children Affected by Domestic Violence: The Role of Pediatric Health Settings
This paper reviews the research on domestic violence screening, and discusses practice and policy challenges faced by pediatric health workers in dealing with domestic violence.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The University of Iowa • January 2004

Children's Reading and Mathematics Achievement in Kindergarten and First Grade
This paper explores the effect that literacy level, health, and approaches to learning have on the mathematics and reading abilities of children who are entering kindergarten.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• National Center for Education Statistics • March 2002

Alcohol, Tobacco and Substance Abuse and Washington Children, January 1999
This fact sheet discusses children’s and adolescents' exposure to, and use of, illegal substances.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Human Services Policy Center • January 1999

Lone Parenthood and Family Disruption: The Outcomes for Children
This booklet reviews past research pertaining to the impact of family structure on child outcomes looking specifically at stepfamilies, single-parent homes, widowhood, and remarriage.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Family Policy Studies Center • January 1994

Qualities of Caring: Good Practices in Infant and Toddler Group Care
This paper investigates several children's daycare group centers in poor countries where resources and finances are lacking.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• International Center on Care and Education of Children, The World Bank Group • January 1999

Children 2004: Vision, Action, Results
This fact sheet examines recent American statistics on the family, including those pertaining to child abuse, youth crime, child poverty, parental substance abuse, health, childcare, domestic violence, and foster care.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Child Welfare League of America • 2004

Is the Child Health/Family Income Gradient Universal? Evidence from England
In response to an American study which documented a positive correlation between family income and child health that increased with age, this study investigates this gradient in a British context.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Institute for the Study of Labor • October 2004

The Health Behaviors of American Parents: Implications for Children
This paper demonstrates that many American parents have poor health behaviours that include smoking, drinking, being overweight and sedentary, and not receiving adequate health care.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Child Trends • 1999

Children in Foster Care: How are They Faring
This paper explores the well-being of children in foster care and looks specifically at their health, developmental, and educational and behavioural outcomes.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Child Trends • December 2003

Unwed Parents: Myths, Realities and Policymaking
This paper explores the characteristics of unwed parents, the quality of their relationship, their ability to provide for their children, and the health outcomes of their children.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • July 2002

A Matter of Urgency: Including Children with Special Needs in Child Care in Canada
This report discusses the benefits that special needs children can gain from inclusion in child care, the nature and extent of current inclusion in Canada, and how the government can encourage inclusion.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• SpeciaLink National Centre for Child Care Inclusion • 2000

The Impact of the One-Child Policy on Child Well-Being and Gender Differential
This paper examines the effects of China's one-child policy on child well-being.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Center for Research on Families • April 2003

Mothers’ Labor Supply in Fragile Families: The Role of Child Health
This paper examines the effects of poor child health on the employment of unwed mothers after welfare reform in the United States.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• National Poverty Center • May 2004

New Fathers' Labor Supply: Does Child Health Matter?
This paper presents the results of a study which finds that having a child with poor health reduces the probability that a father will be employed and reduces the number of hours worked if employed.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• National Poverty Center • May 2004

Can a Child Sue for Prenatal Injuries? Dobson (Litigation Guardian of) v. Dobson, Supreme Court of Canada File No.: 26152
This page summarizes and comments on the Dobson v. Dobson case in which a mother was sued for injuries sustained by the child while he was in utero. • Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Centre for Cultural Renewal • July 09, 1999 (date of decision)

The Changing Association between Prenatal Participation in WIC and Birth Outcomes in New York City
This paper examines the effect of prenatal participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) on birth outcomes in New York from 1988 to 2001.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Institute for Research on Poverty • May 2005

Drug Use, Smoking and Drinking
This chapter from the book, The Health of Children and Young People, discusses the prevalence of youth alcohol, cigarette, and drug consumption according to age and gender demographics.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Office of National Statistics • March 2004

Welfare Work Requirements and Child Well-Being: Evidence From the Effects on Breastfeeding
This paper argues that welfare reforms in the United States may be harming children because welfare-reliant mothers, who are now required to work, may face challenges to breastfeeding their infants.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• National Poverty Center • May 2003

Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
This 2004 report examines the AIDS epidemic on a global scale.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• UNAIDS • June 2004

Quality of Child Health Care and Under-Five Mortality in Zambia: A Case Study of Two Districts in Luapula Province
This article examines the causes of infant and child mortality in Zambia, assesses the quality of health care in this country, and identifies some traditional cultural beliefs concerning the causes of child death.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • May 20, 2005

The Living Conditions of US-Born Children of Mexican Immigrants in Unmarried Families
This paper documents the various forms of socio-economic disadvantage experienced by many unmarried Mexican-American mothers in the United States and assesses the well-being of their children.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • May 2005

Health Status and Health Care among Mexican American Children Born to Unmarried Women
This paper assesses the well being of children born to unmarried Mexican-American women.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Population Research Center • 2005

Perinatal Mortality in the Netherlands: Backgrounds of a Worsening International Ranking
This paper discusses the incidence and causes of perinatal mortality in the Netherlands.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • 15 December 2004

Births: Preliminary Data for 2003
This report provides data on births in the United States for 2003, with results categorized according to maternal age and ethnicity.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System • November 23, 2004

America's Kindergarteners
This report examines differences in kindergarten students' cognitive abilities, knowledge, experiences, social skills, physical health and approaches to learning.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• National Center for Education Statistics • February 01, 2000

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Adolescents in Developed Countries
This article provides information about the incidence of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis among young people in a number of developed countries.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • February 01, 2000

Improving the Odds for the Healthy Development of Young Children in Foster Care
This paper discusses the particular risks faced by young children in foster care, suggests ways in which to improve their situation, and emphasizes the importance of finding a permanent home for them.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The National Center for Children in Poverty • January 01, 2002

Children Cared for by Relatives: What Services Do They Need?
This paper explores the option of kinship care and looks at its impact on child welfare.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Urban Institute • June 01, 2002

Building Better Outcomes for Canada's Children
This paper asks the question "What does a healthy child look like?" To answer this question, it explores a variety of positive social, physical, emotional, and educational outcomes for children from birth to early adulthood.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Canadian Policy Research Networks • April 01, 1999

Successful Strategies for Children's Health
This paper reivews fourteen different programs that provided prevention or early intervention for major children's health problems.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Action Alliance for Children • July 01, 1998

Questions and Answers: Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders
This document contains answers to common questions relating to the treatment of children with mental disorders.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• National Institute of Mental Health • 2000

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2003
This paper updates past research on key indicators of poverty including health, education, income, housing, and employment, and discusses their effects on the well-being of children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • 2003

Prevalence of Selected Maternal Behaviors and Experiences, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 1999
This paper discusses the prevalence of maternal and infant health issues, such as physical abuse during pregnancy, breastfeeding, maternal smoking, various infant sleep positions, and prenatal care.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Center for Disease Control • April 26, 2002

Maternal Age and Birth Outcomes: Data from New Jersey
This study finds that maternal age is a factor in lowbirthweight infancts only for the very youngest (under 15) and oldest (over 40) mothers.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • December 01, 1997

Reproductive Health and Intimate Partner Violence
This article demonstrates that domestic violence can result in harm to mothers and children during pregnancy, and can increase a woman's likelihood of acquiring a sexually transmitted disease.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • December 01, 1999

Dobson v. Dobson
This court decision questions whether a child, or the child's guardian, may sue the mother for pre-natal negligence resulting in physical and or mental impairment.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Canadian Legal Information Institute • June 30, 2000

Maternal Education and Fetal and Infant Mortality in Quebec
This article examines the relationship between maternal education and infant mortality in Quebec, and finds that the higher the education attained by mothers, the less likely they are to experience fetal or infant deaths.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Statistics Canada • October 01, 1998

Food Insecurity in Canada, 1998- 1999
This study examines Canada’s food-insecure population in order to identify the food acquisition difficulties of these households, how many children are experiencing food insecurity, and to develop policy that will prevent and support these households.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Human Resources Development Canada • May 01, 2001

Marriage and Economic Liberty
This paper examines the benefits of marriage, the harmful social costs of absentee parents, and the link between infant mortality and single-parenthood.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty • December 01, 1995

Best Practices: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects and the Effects of Other Substance Use During Pregnancy
This paper discusses fetal alcohol syndrome, its prevalence in Canada, its effects, and the characteristics of mothers at risk for, or with, FAS infants.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Health Canada • December 01, 2000

The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity
This paper outlines several factors causing obesity that are directly linked to media consumption, such as a decrease in exercise, increased food intake, lowered metabolic rates, and the commercial promotion of unhealthy eating habits and lifestyles.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation • February 01, 2004

Effects of Changes in the Price of Cigarettes on the Rate of Adolescent Smoking
This study discusses various efforts to reduce the prevalence of smoking among adolescents.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Canadian Paediatric Society • 1998

The Well-Being of Children Involved With the Child Welfare System: A National Overview
This paper looks at the child welfare system and evaluates its impact on children's health, behaviour, school involvement, academic achievement, and emotional well-being.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Urban Institute • January 01, 2002

Children and Youth with Special Needs: Summary Report of Findings
Using a variety of past research and studies, this paper assesses the experiences of special needs children, and the social and economic challenges they face.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Canadian Council on Social Development • November 01, 2001

Drug use, Smoking and Drinking Among Young People in England in 2003
This paper presents the results of a nationwide survey of young people in England on their substance use habits, including drinking, smoking, and consumption of illegal drugs.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Department of Health • March 31, 2004

Study Finds Significant Mental Deficits in Toddlers Exposed to Cocaine Before Birth
This paper studies the outcomes of pre-natal exposure to cocaine in infants and toddlers.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• National Institute on Drug Abuse • January 01, 2003

Effects of Child Health on Parents’ Relationship Status
This study suggests that unmarried parents' commitment to their relationship is likely to decline if they have a child with poor health, particularly in families with a lower socio-economic status.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • December 01, 2003

Unsupervised Time: Family and Child Factors Associated with Self-Care
This report provides information about the extent to which children in the United States are left to care for themselves during after-school hours, and suggests some particular family and child characteristics that are assoicated with an increased likelihood that children and adolescents will be left at home unsupervised.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Urban Institute • November 01, 2003

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2000
This paper examines key indicators of poverty including health, education, income, housing, and employment, and discusses the effect these indicators have on the well-being of children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • December 01, 2000

The Multiple Dimensions of Child Abuse and Neglect: New Insights Into an Old Problem
This paper explores trends in child abuse and neglect and addresses the impact of abuse on children's physical and mental health, social and cognitive development, behaviour, and educational attainment.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Child Trends • May 01, 2002

Expensive Children in Poor Families: The Intersection of Childhood Disabilities and Welfare
This paper examines the public and private costs of welfare programs and of childcare for children with disabilities.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Public Policy Institute of California • 2000

Inhalant Abuse: Index of position statements from the Indian and Inuit Health Committee
This article provides information on the following aspects of inhalant abuse: epidemiology, types of chemicals and products used, causes of use, immediate effects, mortality, and detection and prevention of use.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Indian and Inuit Health Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society • 1998

Social Focus in Brief: Children
This paper addresses many issues pertaining to children including housing, income, crime, mortality rates, education, substance abuse, family structure, and media consumption.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• National Statistics • July 01, 2002

Investing in Adolescent Health: A Social Imperative for California's Future
This paper discusses the importance of ensuring good adolescent health, makes recommendations for providing health services to teens, and suggests specific strategies to address seven different areas of adolescent health.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• National Adolescent Health Information Center • 2000

The Health Risks of Abortion
This article discusses the health risks of abortion for pregnant women and the potential long-term side effects that can result in serious health complications for both the women who have had abortions and any children they have in the future.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Family Research Council • July 10, 2002

Pregnancy Wantedness and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: Differences by Race and Medicaid Status
In this study the authors hypothesized that mothers of low birth weight infants would report higher levels of unintended or unwanted pregnancy.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • April 01, 1997

Multiple Threats: The Co-Occurrence of Teen Health Risk Behaviors
This paper explores the degree to which teens engage in multiple health risk behaviors such as alcohol consumption, tobacco and marijuana use, and unprotected sexual activity.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Urban Institute • January 21, 2000

Social Inequalities
This chapter, from the book The Health of Children and Young People discusses variations in children's socio-economic status.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Office of National Statistics • March 01, 2004

Maternal Education and Risk Factors for Small-for-Gestational-Age Births
This paper studies the effect of maternal education and educational attainment on the health outcomes of infants, specifically in regards to birthweight.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Statistics Canada • October 01, 1998

Playgrounds & Peanut Butter: Serious Childhood Risks?
This article discusses policies for child safety which some would consider unnecessary and poorly thought out.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Fraser Institute • October 01, 2000

Winnipeg Child and Family Services (Northwest Area) v. G. (D.F.), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 925
This Supreme Court decision deals with the state's jurisdiction to confine a pregnant woman in order to safeguard the health of the unborn child.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Canadian Legal Information Institute • October 31, 1997

Smoking During Pregnancy and Newborn Neurobehavior
This article explores the effects of maternal smoking on the neurobehaviour and cognitive development of infants.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• American Academy of Pediatrics • June 01, 2003

The Health Status of California's Latino Youth
This report examines various adolescent health issues as they relate to Latino youth in California.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The California Adolescent Health Collaborative • July 01, 2004

Physical Housing Conditions and the Well-Being of Children
This study of housing in Canada finds that 15% of the population has inadequate housing.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• Canadian Council on Social Development • March 01, 2001

Mortality Statistics: Childhood, Infant and Perinatal - Review of the Registrar General on Deaths in England and Wales, 2002
This report presents statistical information and numerous charts pertaining to live births, still births, and deaths among infants and children in the United Kingdom, with data categorized according to cause of death, sex, and age.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• National Statistics • 2004

Addressing the Needs of Youth With Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System: The Current State of Knowledge
This paper discusses the history, laws, and practices relating to the juvenile justice system, the factors associated with disability and delinquency, and the effectiveness of prevention, intervention, and treatment programs.
• Category: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
• The Urban Institute Justice Policy Center • November 01, 2003