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A collection of brief research summaries from 2006 that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.
Healthy and Safe Children 2006 Archives
Adolescent Asian Immigrants Improve Good Health Habits While Latinos' Nutrition Grows Worse
— Dec. 2006
News release at RAND Corporation website
Decrease in Illicit Drug Use Among Nation's Teens, But Prescription Drug Abuse Remains High
— Dec. 2006
Effect of Early Childhood Adversity on Child Health
— Dec. 2006
Longitudinal and Secular Trends in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior During Adolescence
— Dec. 2006
Recent Trends in Teenage Pregnancy in the United States
— Dec. 2006
Treating Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Children and Adolescents
— Dec. 2006
Research brief at Mathematica Policy Research website
Use of Cessation Methods Among Smokers Aged 16-24 Years
— Dec. 2006
Who Are America's Poor Children?
— Dec. 2006
Children's Mental Health: Facts for Policymakers
— Nov. 2006
Heat or Eat: The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Nutritional and Health Risks Among Children Less Than 3 Years of Age
— Nov. 2006
Public Parks and Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls
— Nov. 2006
School Bus-Related Injuries Among Children and Teenagers
— Nov. 2006
Social Status, Stress, and Adolescent Smoking
— Nov. 2006
Too Soon to Tell: Deciphering Recent Trends in Youth Violence
— Nov. 2006
Delaying Second Births Among Adolescent Mothers
— Oct. 2006
Examining Characteristics and Associated Distress Related to Internet Harassment: Findings From the Second Youth Internet Safety Survey
— Oct. 2006
Family Characteristics Have More Influence on Child Development than Does Experience in Child Care
— Oct. 2006
Preschoolers with ADHD Improve with Low Doses of Medication
— Oct. 2006
Prescription Drug Costs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
— Oct. 2006
STD-Prevention Counseling Practices and Human Papillomavirus Opinions Among Clinicians with Adolescent Patients
— Oct. 2006
Age of Alcohol-Dependence Onset: Associations With Severity of Dependence and Seeking Treatment
— Sep. 2006
Child Maltreatment in the United States: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Adolescent Health Consequences
— Sep. 2006
Children with Special Health Care Needs in Commercial Plans
— Sep. 2006
The Impact of Realized Access to Care on Health-Related Quality of Life for Children in the California State Children’s Health Insurance Program
— Sep. 2006
Maternal Depression and Violence Exposure: Double Jeopardy for Child School Functioning
— Sep. 2006
No Shelter from the Storm: America's Uninsured Children
— Sep. 2006
Overweight in Early Childhood Increases Chances for Obesity at Age 12
— Sep. 2006
Prevention Programs for Young Rural Teens Can Reduce Methamphetamine Abuse Years Later
— Sep. 2006
Self-Perceived Health-Related Quality of Life of Former Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants at Young Adulthood
— Sep. 2006
Teen Contraceptive Use
— Sep. 2006
Why Are Latinos the Most Uninsured Racial/Ethnic Group of U.S. Children?
— Sep. 2006
Youth Exposure to Alcohol Advertising on Radio
— Sep. 2006
Are Household Firearms Stored Less Safely in Homes With Adolescents?
— Aug. 2006
Exposure to Degrading Versus Nondegrading Music Lyrics and Sexual Behavior Among Youth
— Aug. 2006
Foster Care Youth
— Aug. 2006
Parental Report of Health Conditions and Health Care Use Among Children With and Without Autism
— Aug. 2006
A Randomized Controlled Trial Testing an HIV Prevention Intervention for Latino Youth
— Aug. 2006
SCHIP Enrollees with Special Health Care Needs and Access to Care
— Aug. 2006
Trends in HIV-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students
— Aug. 2006
Adolescent Boys' Use of Health Services
— July 2006
Bullying Victimization Uniquely Contributes to Adjustment Problems in Young Children
— July 2006
Cigarette Use Among High School Students
— July 2006
Depressive Symptoms as a Longitudinal Predictor of Sexual Risk Behaviors Among U.S. Middle and High School Students
— July 2006
Early Drinking Linked to Higher Lifetime Alcoholism Risk
— July 2006
Graduated Driver Licensing Programs and Fatal Crashes of 16-Year-Old Drivers: A National Evaluation
— July 2006
Impact of Postpartum Hospital-Stay Legislation on Newborn Length of Stay, Readmission, and Mortality in California
— July 2006
It's Child's Play: Advergaming and the Online Marketing of Food to Children
— July 2006
Starting Off Right: Promoting Child Development from Birth in State Early Care and Education Initiatives
— July 2006
State Child Care Regulations Regarding Infant Sleep Environment Since the Healthy Child Care America-Back to Sleep Campaign
— July 2006
Trends in Overweight from 1980 through 2001 among Preschool-Aged Children Enrolled in a Health Maintenance Organization
— July 2006
2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book
— June 2006
Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Statistics and Interventions
— June 2006
Effectiveness of Child Safety Seats vs Seat Belts in Reducing Risk for Death in Children in Passenger Vehicle Crashes
— June 2006
Emotional, Developmental, and Behavioral Health of American Children and Their Families
— June 2006
The Family Environment and Adolescent Well-being: Exposure to Positive and Negative Family Influences
— June 2006
Fewer High School Students Engage in Health Risk Behaviors, Racial and Ethnic Differences Persist
— June 2006
Impact of Extremely Low Birth Weight on the Families of School-Aged Children
— June 2006
Mental Health Care Services for Children With Special Health Care Needs and Their Family Members
— June 2006
Nonfatal Injuries and Restraint Use Among Child Passengers
— June 2006
Nonfatal Injuries from Off-Road Motorcycle Riding Among Children and Teens
— June 2006
Obesity Among U.S. Urban Preschool Children
— June 2006
Youth Overweight Increases Risk of Bone Fractures, Muscle and Joint Pain
— June 2006
Youth Under Age 18 in the Adult Criminal Justice System
— June 2006
Antismoking Advertisements for Youths: An Independent Evaluation of Health, Counter-Industry, and Industry Approaches
— May 2006
Associations of Maternal Age- and Parity-Related Factors with Trends in Low-Birthweight Rates
— May 2006
Calories In, Calories Out: Food & Exercise in Public Elementary Schools
— May 2006
Does Parental Unemployment Affect Adolescents' Health?
— May 2006
Fertility, Contraception, and Fatherhood: Data on Men and Women from the National Survey of Family Growth
— May 2006
The Media Family: Electronic Media in the Lives of Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Their Parents
— May 2006
Mental Health in the United States: Parental Report of Diagnosed Autism in Children Aged 4-17 Years
— May 2006
Physical Dating Violence Among High School Students
— May 2006
Psychosocial and Behavioral Correlates of Dieting Among Overweight and Non-Overweight Adolescents
— May 2006
The Relative Effectiveness of 10 Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Programs in the U.S.
— May 2006
Content and Ratings of Mature-Rated Video Games
— Apr. 2006
Cumulative Social Disadvantage and Child Health
— Apr. 2006
Effects of Media Violence on Health-Related Outcomes Among Young Men
— Apr. 2006
Enrolling Vulnerable, Uninsured But Eligible Children in Public Health Insurance: Association With Health Status and Primary Care Access
— Apr. 2006
Preventive Care for Children in the United States: Quality and Barriers
— Apr. 2006
Reaching Out to Kith and Kin Caregivers in Early Head Start
— Apr. 2006
Satisfaction With Care and Ease of Using Health Care Services Among Parents of Children With Special Health Care Needs
— Apr. 2006
Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Violent Media on Aggression in Children and Adults
— Apr. 2006
Television Exposure and Overweight Risk in Preschoolers
— Apr. 2006
Television Viewing and Risk of Sexual Initiation by Young Adolescents
— Apr. 2006
Uptake of Varicella Vaccination Among Young Children in the United States: A Success Story in Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities
— Apr. 2006
Who Receives a Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in the United States Elementary School Population?
— Apr. 2006
African-American and Hispanic Adolescents’ Intentions to Delay First Intercourse: Parental Communication as a Buffer for Sexually Active Peers
— Mar. 2006
CDC Releases Tool to Aid Infant Death Scene Investigation
— Mar. 2006
Depression Among Moms: Prevalence, Predictors, and Acting Out Among Third Grade Children
— Mar. 2006
Dimensions of the Local Health Care Environment and Use of Care by Uninsured Children in Rural and Urban Areas
— Mar. 2006
Early Intervention in Low Birth Weight Premature Infants: Results at 18 Years of Age for the Infant Health and Development Program
— Mar. 2006
From the Beginning: Early Head Start Children, Families, Staff, and Programs in 2004
— Mar. 2006
Juvenile Offenders and Victims 2006 National Report
— Mar. 2006
Maternal Depressive Symptoms at 2 to 4 Months Post Partum and Early Parenting Practices
— Mar. 2006
Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Breastfeeding in the United States, 2004
— Mar. 2006
Remissions in Maternal Depression and Child Psychopathology
— Mar. 2006
A Study of Placement Stability in Illinois
— Mar. 2006
Teens' Attitudes Towards Pregnancy and Childbearing
— Mar. 2006
Teens' Sexual Experience, 1995-2002
— Mar. 2006
Availability of Pediatric Services and Equipment in Emergency Departments in the United States
— Feb. 2006
Close-Knit Neighborhoods May Help Prevent Children From Becoming Overweight
— Feb. 2006
Common Reflux Treatment Linked to Life Threatening Bowel Infection in Premature Infants
— Feb. 2006
Developmental Status and Service Use Among Children in the Child Welfare System
— Feb. 2006
Girls and Drugs
— Feb. 2006
Health Care for Adolescents and Young Adults Leaving Foster Care: Policy Options for Improving Access
— Feb. 2006
Inequality in the Built Environment Underlies Key Health Disparities in Physical Activity and Obesity
— Feb. 2006
Largest Study to Date on Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Describes Disease Characteristics and Short-Term Outcomes
— Feb. 2006
Rising Out-of-Pocket Spending for Medical Care: A Growing Strain on Family Budgets
— Feb. 2006
Transition of Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants From Adolescence to Young Adulthood
— Feb. 2006
Children Four and Younger More Likely to be Hospitalized after Unintentionally Swallowing Medicines than all Other Unintentional Injuries
— Jan. 2006
Costs of Newborn Care in California: A Population-Based Study
— Jan. 2006
Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study
— Jan. 2006
Forging the Link Between Alcohol Advertising and Underage Drinking
— Jan. 2006
Longitudinal Trends in Race/Ethnic Disparities in Leading Health Indicators From Adolescence to Young Adulthood
— Jan. 2006
Mass-Casualty Events at Schools: A National Preparedness Survey
— Jan. 2006
New Child Trends Indicator: Depressive Symptoms Among Young Adults
— Jan. 2006
Progress Made in Estimating Frequency of Birth Defects: New Numbers Provide Improved National Estimates for 18 Birth Defects
— Jan. 2006
Targeting the Most Aggressive Children May Be Cost-Effective Prevention of Later Conduct Disorders
— Nov. 2006
Characteristics of Recent Adolescent Inhalant Initiates
— 2006
Childhood Obesity: Costs, Treatment Patterns, Disparities in Care, and Prevalent Medical Conditions
— 2006
Children with Disabilities in Public Schools
— 2006
Curbing Teen Dating Violence: Evidence from a School Prevention Program
— 2006
Mortality: Adolescents and Young Adults
— 2006
Substance Use and Employment Among Youths Aged 15 to 17
— 2006
Suicide: Adolescents and Young Adults
— 2006
Triple Jeopardy for Vulnerable Children: Greater Health Needs, Less Access, Poorer Primary Care
— 2006
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