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Gaines, Elizabeth; Faigley, Ian; Pittman, Karen – Forum for Youth Investment, 2008
Elements of Success 1: Structural Options outlines the range of current children's cabinet and council structures in place and offers tips and warnings for getting the most effective structure in place. This issue brief builds heavily on interviews conducted by the Forum and on the detailed documentation work done by Susan Robison for the National…
Descriptors: Children, State Agencies, State Government, Childhood Needs
Caspar, Emma, Ed.; Johnson, Deborah, Ed. – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2008
The purpose of "Focus" is to provide coverage of poverty-related research, events, and issues, and to acquaint a large audience with the work of the Institute for Research on Poverty by means of short essays on selected pieces of research. This issue features articles drawn from four of the conference papers presented at the September 2007 IRP…
Descriptors: Poverty, Research, Social Services, Program Effectiveness
Krishnamoorthy, Jenelle S.; Hart, Chantelle; Jelalian, Elissa – Society for Research in Child Development, 2006
Over the past 30 years, the rate of childhood obesity has more than doubled for preschool children aged 2 to 5 years and adolescents aged 12 to 19 years, and it has more than tripled for children 6 to 11 years of age (Institute of Medicine, 2005). At present, approximately 9 million children over 6 years are considered obese (Institute of…
Descriptors: Obesity, Children, Risk, Physical Health