Link between Sleep
Disorder, Behavior Issues in Kids
New
study offers a closer look at the association between childhood sleep-disordered
breathing, including snoring and sleep apnea, and behavioral problems like
hyperactivity and anxiety.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/study-sheds-lig.php
Leading Experts Investigate Shaken Baby Syndrome
Shaken
Baby Syndrome is the leading cause of death from childhood maltreatment. Unlike
many types of child abuse, the action that causes SBS is known, occurs quickly,
and is, theoretically, largely preventable.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/leading-experts.php
Treating Post-Traumatic Stress First Helps
Children Overcome Grief
Post
traumatic stress disorder is commonly thought to effect victims of major trauma
and those who witness violence, but a new University of Georgia study finds
that it also can affect children who have lost a parent unexpectedly to diseases
such as cancer.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/study-treating.php
Impairments in Language Development
Can be Detected in Infants as Young as 3 Months
Uncover
how the brains of infants distinguish differences in sounds and it may become
possible to correct language problems even before children start to speak,
sparing them the difficulties that come from struggling with language.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/impairments-in.php
Rise in Autism is Related to Changes
in Diagnosis
Research
funded by the Wellcome Trust suggests that many children diagnosed with severe
language disorders in the 1980s and 1990s would today be diagnosed as having
autism. The research supports the theory that the rise in the number of cases
of autism may be related to changes in how it is diagnosed.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/study-supports.php
Traffic Exhaust Can Cause Asthma, Allergies
and Impaired Respiratory Function in Children
Children
exposed to high levels of air pollution during their first year of life run
a greater risk of developing asthma, pollen allergies, and impaired respiratory
function. However, genetic factors are also at play. These are the results
of a new study conducted under the BAMSE project.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/traffic-exhaust.php
**Civic Engagement
Progressive
Leadership and Advocacy Network
The National Women's Law Center
Progressive Leadership and Advocacy Network
(PLAN) program connects and supports a diverse group of emerging advocacy
leaders working to effect positive change for low-income women and their families.
Applications for the 2008 fellowships are due May 15.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/progressive-lea.php
**Community Building
Your Neighborhood Can Affect Your Health
Research
carried out at the Peninsula Medical School, South West England, has found
strong links between neighborhood deprivation and the physical and intellectual
health of older people.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/your-neighborho.php
Social Integration Affects Mental Health
of Immigrant Men and Women in Unexpected Ways
Social
integration affects the mental health of non-Western male immigrants in a
positive way. For women however, social integration gives an increased risk
for mental problems according to a new study from the Norwegian Institute
of Public Health (NIPH).
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/social-integrat.php
HUD Wins Excellence in Government Award
The
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is the recipient of the prestigious
2008 Excellence.Gov Award from the American Council for Technology (ACT) for
the Department's innovative Enterprise Income Verification System (EIV).
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/hud-wins-presti.php
**Economic Security
Low-Income Workers and Families Hardest Hit
by Economic Decline Need Help Now
American
workers and families are being squeezed between a declining labor market and
increasing costs for food, fuel, and other basic needs. This paper from the
Center
for Law and Social Policy describes the economy's impact on vulnerable
adults and youth, and lays out recommendations for action that can make a
real difference in the lives of low-income workers and their families.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/lowincome-worke-1.php
Pulling
Apart 2008
The
gap between the richest and poorest families, as well as between the richest
and middle-income families, grew significantly in most states over the past
two decades. A new study from the Economic Policy Institute
of
the latest Census Bureau data shows that the nation's long-standing trend
of growing inequality has only accelerated in the last several years.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/pulling-apart-2.php
Tax Credits and Public Benefits: Complementary
Approaches to Supporting Low-Income Families
Tax
credits and public benefits are complementary approaches to supporting low-income
families; policy makers do not need to choose between them. By understanding
the advantages and disadvantages of both mechanisms, advocates and policy
makers can better choose the right tool for the job at hand, rather than adopting
a one-size fits all approach.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/tax-credits-and.php
U.S. Secretary of Labor Comments on Veterans'
Unemployment Report
The
U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau for Labor Statistics (BLS) released their
biennial report "The Employment Situation of Veterans: 2007." "Today's
BLS report shows that veterans' overall unemployment rate is lower than the
rest of the workforce -- 3.8 percent for 2007 compared to 4.4 percent for
non-veterans."
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/us-secretary-of-4.php
**Education
Two
Community Colleges Win National “Excellence Award”
The Community College
of Baltimore County in Maryland and South Texas College in McAllen, Texas,
today received the 2008 MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Award.
The award winners were chosen based on their ability to demonstrate determined
leadership, innovative programming, and attention to outcome, resulting in
clear improvements in meeting the varied learning needs of low-income, first-generation,
immigrant, and working students.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/two-community-c.php
Public-Private Efforts to Restore
Arts Education in Six Urban Areas
RAND
Corporation announced the release a new RAND Corporation report: "Revitalizing
Arts Education Through Community-Wide Coordination," commissioned by
The Wallace Foundation. Arts education has been found to enhance children's
ability to "learn how to learn" and to develop skills of persistence
and teamwork and improve the overall school experience, sustaining children's
interest and enthusiasm for learning.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/study-reports-o.php
Interim Report on School Choice and
Supplemental Education Services
The
U.S. Department of Education released an interim report on the state and local
implementation of No Child Left Behind's public school choice and supplemental
educational services options during the 2003-04 and 2004-05 school years.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/department-rele.php
Chabot Space & Science Center Awarded
Grant from Noyce Foundation
Chabot
Space & Science Center announces it has been awarded a two-year $449,925
grant from the Noyce Foundation. The grant will support a partnership between
Chabot's successful Techbridge program, which encourages girls in science,
technology and engineering careers, and the Girl Scouts.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/chabot-space-sc-1.php
14-year-old CEO Makes Chemistry a Game with
'Elementeo'
Age
seems to be no obstacle when it comes to starting a business. That's the case
with 14-year-old Anshul Samar, CEO of Alchemist Empire, Inc., who invented
a trading card game, "Elementeo," that aims to teach chemistry to
students in a fun, unusual way.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/14yearold-ceo-m.php
Picture This: Explaining
Science through Drawings
If
a picture is worth a thousand words, creating one can have as much value to
the illustrator as to the intended audience. This is the case with "Picturing
to Learn," a project in which college students create pencil drawings
to explain scientific concepts to a typical high school student. This helps
clarify the underlying science.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/picture-this-ex.php
Amherst College Extends
Need-Blind Admission to Non-U.S. Students
Amherst
College's board of trustees has voted to extend the school's need-blind admission
policy to international students. The change, which will take effect during
the 2008-09 admissions cycle, makes the school one of just eight colleges
and universities in the United States to offer such a consideration to applicants
from other countries.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/amherst-college.php
**Health
Humor Plays an Important Role in Healthcare
Even when Patients are Terminally Ill
Canadian
researchers spent nearly 300 hours observing and carrying out interviews with
staff, patients and families in an intensive care unit and a palliative care
unit for people with terminal illnesses. They concluded that "combined
with scientific skill and compassion, humor offers a humanizing dimension
in healthcare that is too valuable to be overlooked."
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/humor-plays-an.php
Public
Programs Are Using Incentives to Promote Healthy Behavior
According
to The
Commonwealth Fund ,
among states, there is growing interest in offering incentives to those enrolled
in public health plans to promote healthy behaviors. 
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/public-programs.php
Health 'Shocks' Diminish Wealth More Later
in Life
Building
on a 2003 study that found that healthy seniors are more likely to retain
their savings, Ohio State University researchers have now discovered that
the later in life a serious illness occurs, the more damage it does to a person's
finances.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/study-health-sh.php
HHS Awards $1.1 Billion for HIV/AIDS Care,
Medications
HHS
Secretary Mike Leavitt has announced grants of more than $1.1 billion to provide
primary care, medications and services for low-income and underinsured people
living with HIV/AIDS.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/hhs-awards-11-b.php
**Nonprofit Management
The Nonprofit Strategy Revolution
The
Nonprofit Strategy Revolution was written to help nonprofits reliably and
efficiently produce powerful strategies—patterns of behavior that will enhance
their organization’s success. The ultimate goal is to help nonprofits increase
their capacity to be more strategic in thought and action on a day-to-day
basis.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/the-nonprofit-s.php
**Nutrition and Healthy
Living
New Studies Add Insights to Infant Feeding
and Obesity Issue
A
symposium at the American Society for Nutrition's annual meeting at Experimental
Biology was held in which noted scientists discussed new infant feeding studies
that may offer new insights into possible associations between infant feeding
and health outcomes such as obesity.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/new-studies-add.php
Association between Low Birth Weight,
Excessive Weight Gain and Heart Problems in Later Life
Researchers
who have followed 5,840 people from before birth to the age of 31 have found
evidence suggesting that small size at birth and excessive weight gain during
adolescence and young adulthood may lead to low grade inflammation, which,
in turn, is associated with an increased risk of developing heart disease.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/association-bet.php
Where College Students Live Can Impact their
Weight, Eating and Exercise Habits
A
new study of female freshman dorm residents adds a new perspective to the
15 pounds that female college freshman are alleged to gain during the first
year of higher education, finding that those who avail themselves of school
housing consume significantly higher numbers of calories and more sugar and
-- unlike their off-campus counterparts -- engage in higher levels of calorie-curbing
physical activity.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/where-college-s.php
**Substance Abuse
Methamphetamine Use in Pregnancy Changes
Learning Ability of the Offspring
Using
a guinea pig model that can assess neural changes in offspring born to mothers
given methamphetamine during an otherwise normal pregnancy, researchers provide
new evidence for the cognitive damage of these drugs
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/methamphetamine.php
Personality Disorders Cause Emotional Reactions
in Staff
A
study published today in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry suggests that
the way in which professional care workers respond emotionally to substance
abuse patients with personality disorders depends on the type of disorder.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/04/personality-dis.php
