Lead-tainted applesauce linked to 64 child illnesses. FDA inspects Ecuadorian plant & supplier facing sanctions. Source of lead is contaminated cinnamon.
More: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/fda-inspects-maker-of-lead-tainted-applesauce-pouches-in-ecuador
The 'American Dream' is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve due to high costs — especially for millennials. Inflation & rising interest rates make it difficult to afford necessities, while student debt & healthcare costs are straining finances.
The Cost of the American Dream for Today's Parents: $3.4 Million - Business Insider
How health insurance coverage impacts access to children's mental health care - KVIA
More: https://www.counselingschools.com/blog/insurance-and-childrens-mental-health-care
Hawaii reduced teacher vacancies by 1/3 — and other states have adopted their approach. But will it be enough?
More: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/12/hawaii-disability-education-teacher-shortage/
Schools are stepping up efforts to combat chronic absenteeism, which has affected millions of students. Administrators are tackling the problem in a variety of ways, including focusing on parental engagement in attendance.
More: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4341035-schools-chronic-absenteeism/
Schools are stepping up efforts to combat chronic absenteeism, a major factor in plummeting test scores and other problems educators have faced with students since the pandemic. Chronic absenteeism — commonly defined as missing more than 10 percent of school days — has affected millions of students and caught the attention of the White House,…
❓ In the US, Guns kill more children than any other type of injury or illness
❓The US has the highest child firearm mortality rate among peer countries
❓The House has proposed eliminating funding to research gun violence
...Does any of this make sense?
… https://firstfocus.org/blog/why-we-need-to-research-the-impact-of-gun-violence-on-kids
Time and again, society betters itself through research. Children’s car seats were once just burlap sacks that hung from the passenger seat’s headrest. Research gave us seatbelts and car seats. Doctors once featured prominently in cigarette ads. Thanks to research, we now know the dangers of smoking, saving countless lives every year. We are
The Medical University of South Carolina initially said it wouldn’t be affected by a law banning use of state funds for treatment “furthering the gender transition” of children under 16. Months later, it cut off that care to all trans minors.
More: https://www.propublica.org/article/musc-medical-university-south-carolina-trans-healthcare-emails
The Medical University of South Carolina initially said it wouldn’t be affected by a law banning use of state funds for treatment “furthering the gender transition” of children under 16. Months later, it cut off that care to all trans minors.
We are disappointed to hear that the Biden administration is expected to announce that it will further delay a long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes today.
More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/12/05/menthol-ban-delayed-biden-administration/
‘It should never have happened’: death of boy, 16, at sawmill highlights rise of child labour in US | The Guardian
Michael Schuls died after getting trapped in dangerous machinery at a mill in Wisconsin. But across the US conservative groups are pushing to loosen laws that protect children in the workplace
