Mom's Behavior Key to
Dad's Involvement in Child Care
Mothers play an important
role in determining how much fathers get involved in taking care of their
infants, according to new research.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/moms-behavior-k.php
Children who live with
relatives may have fewer behavioral problems than those in foster care
Children who leave their
homes because of maltreatment appear to have fewer behavioral problems three
years later if they are placed with relatives than if they are placed in foster
care.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/children-who-li.php
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/kinship-care-mo.php
Teenagers attending college
less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior
Adolescents attending college
six months after they completed high school are significantly less likely
to engage in risky sexual behavior than those who do not go to college, according
to the first study to directly compare the two groups.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/teenagers-atten.php
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Healthy Marriage and
the Legacy of Child Maltreatment: A Child Welfare Perspective
This brief explores how
childhood experiences, specifically child maltreatment and involvement with
the child welfare system, impact the potential for a healthy, lasting marriage.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/healthy-marriag.php
Nearly 1 in 5 teenagers
admit eating problems, but anxiety is a bigger problem than appearance
Eighteen percent of teenagers
who took part in a survey of 15-17 year-olds admitted eating problems. Students
who reported suffering from anxiety earlier in adolescence were 20 times more
likely to report problems.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/nearly-1-in-5-t.php
Non-whites receive harsher
sentences for inflicted traumatic brain injury of children
Non-white defendants are
nearly twice as likely to receive harsher prison sentences as white defendants
in North Carolina criminal cases stemming from inflicted
traumatic brain injury of young children.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/nonwhites-recei.php
Study finds link between
amphetamine abuse and heart attacks in young adults
Young adults who abuse amphetamines
may be at greater risk of suffering a heart attack, UT Southwestern Medical
Center researchers have found.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/study-finds-lin.php
**Civic Engagement - Philanthropy
Empowering Young Women
around the Globe
More than 65 young women
from countries around the world will be asked to explore, examine and challenge
their potential to contribute to a global society when they gather at Mount Holyoke and Smith colleges June 10-13, for
the 2008 Women's Education Worldwide (WEW) Student Leadership Conference.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/empowering-youn.php
**Community Development
10 Nonprofit Policy Proposals
To Strengthen U.S. Communities
The latest Nonprofit Sector and
Philanthropy Program publication, is a compilation
of proposals of leading thinkers in the field who are working to address social
problems and improve the lives of those in need through nonprofit-government
policies.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/10-nonprofit-po.php
HUD CONTINUES TO HELP
FAMILIES STAY IN THEIR HOMES DURING NATIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP MONTH
For the duration of National
Homeownership Month, HUD will focus on how Americans can utilize the Federal
Housing Administration (FHA) as a resource to keep their homes during this
time of uncertainty in the housing market
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/bush-administra-2.php
PREPARED REMARKS FROM
NEW HUD SECRETARY
It is
a profound privilege to serve our country as Secretary for Housing and Urban
Development, and to be a voice for the people helped by this agency.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/prepared-remark.php
HUD APPROVES DEMOLITION
OF DUNBAR VILLAGE ONE YEAR AFTER VICIOUS ATTACK
The U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development today gave the West Palm Beach Housing Authority (WPBHA)
approval to demolish 13 buildings at the notorious Dunbar Village public housing complex in West Palm Beach.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/hud-approves-de.php
**Economic Security
Helping Community College Students Cope with Financial Emergencies
For low-income students,
education can be easily derailed by a temporary financial emergency, like
the loss of a job or a car repair. This final report offers lessons from two
programs created by Lumina Foundation for Education that provide emergency
grants or loans to help students at risk of dropping out.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/helping-communi.php
Congressional Action
Needed to Ensure Low-Income Adults Receive Critical Employment and Training
Services under the Workforce Investment Act
Since the enactment of WIA,
the share of low-income adults receiving intensive and training services has
steadily declined. This paper provides an analysis of the structural issues
within the law that are contributing to these declines and offers recommendations
on how Congress can reverse these trends by reinvesting in workforce development
and transforming WIA through reauthorization.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/congressional-a-2.php
**Education
Knowing looks: Using
gaze aversion to tell when children are learning
Psychologists now know that
people who are carrying out a complex task tend to look away from anyone else
who is nearby. They refer to it as "gaze aversion
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/knowing-looks-u.php
$24 Million in Readiness
and Emergency Management for Schools Grants Awarded to 34 States
U.S. Department of Education
announced the award of $24 million in grants to 92 school districts in 34
states to help them enhance and fortify their readiness and emergency management
plans.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/24-million-in-r.php
Study findings show infection
control intervention helps keep kids in school
A study from researchers
at Children's Hospital Boston published in Pediatrics found that a simple
infection control intervention in elementary schools -- disinfecting frequently-touched
surfaces and using alcohol-based hand sanitizers -- helped reduce illness-related
student absenteeism.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/study-findings.php
**Federal Budget
Labor Department Spends
100 Times More to Regulate Unions
President Bush wants to
spend approximately $2,500 per union to make sure they comply with the law.
By contrast, his budget proposes only $26.08 per employer to make sure they
comply with labor standards law, including overtime rules, child labor laws,
and the Family and Medical Leave Act, among others.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/bush-budget-spe.php
**Health
Visiting the South's
'Stroke Buckle' Increases Risk of Stroke Death
It might not only be the
state of your health but also the state you visit that increases the chances
of dying from a stroke, a new University of Florida study finds.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/visiting-the-so.php
Programs succeed in reducing
risky sex among HIV-positive minority men
Research has shown that
HIV-positive African-American and Hispanic men who were sexually abused as
children are particularly vulnerable to engaging in high-risk sex and experiencing
depressive symptoms. Yet few HIV intervention programs exist to help them.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/programs-succee.php
Racial disparities in
the outcomes of patients with chronic kidney disease abound
The articles indicate that
immediate and substantial efforts on a number of fronts are needed to provide
better health care for affected Americans. Such concerted efforts can provide
patients with the personalized, effective, and predictable care they deserve.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/racial-disparit-2.php
On the Road to Universal
Coverage: Impacts of Reform in Massachusetts at One Year
A Commonwealth Fund-supported
study published as a Health Affairs Web Exclusive finds dramatic improvements
in insurance coverage in Massachusetts.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/on-the-road-to.php
Medicare Part D: Simplifying
the Program and Improving the Value of Information for Beneficiaries
This issue brief considers
options for simplifying Part D in several areas: standardizing the benefit
descriptions and procedures used by plans and the Medicare program.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/medicare-part-d-4.php
**Nutrition and Healthy
Living
More girls than boys
benefit from breastfeeding, Hopkins Children's research shows
Challenging the long-standing
belief that breast-feeding equally protects all babies against disease, research
suggests that when it comes to respiratory infections, the protective effects
of breast milk are higher in girls than in boys.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/more-girls-than-1.php
Eating and weight gain
not necessarily linked, study shows
A new study at UCSF shows
that increased eating does not necessarily lead to increased fat.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/eating-and-weig.php
Children's consumption
of sugar-sweetened beverages
A led by researchers at
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that sugar-sweetened
beverages (SSBs) are an increasingly large part
of children and teens' diets.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/childrens-consu.php
Drinking juice not associated
with being overweight in children
Children who drink 100-percent
juice are no more likely to be overweight and may have a better overall nutrient
intake than children who do not drink juice.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/drinking-juice.php
Study examines risk factors
for development of eating disorders
Risk factors for binge eating
and purging may vary between boys and girls and by age group in girls, according
to a report in the June issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/study-examines-3.php
UNC to study link between
sustainable farming and health
Would people and their communities
be healthier if they still got food from local farms?
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/unc-to-study-li.php
**Seniors
Drinking Concord grape
juice may improve memory in older adults
This study represents the
first placebo-controlled human study to investigate whether regular consumption
of a polyphenol-rich food or beverage could have
beneficial effects against age-related cognitive decline.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/drinking-polyph.php
Aggression between nursing-home
residents more common than widely believed, studies find
When people hear about elder
abuse in nursing homes, they usually think of staff members victimizing residents.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/aggression-betw.php
**Substance Abuse
Initiating drinking at
younger age heightens women's risk for alcohol dependence
Women born after 1944 began
drinking alcohol at younger ages than their elders, and that appears to have
put them at greater risk for alcoholism, according to researchers at Washington
University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/initiating-drin.php
Report confirms increased
risk of smoking, substance abuse in bipolar adolescents
The article, which describes
the largest such investigation to date and the first to include a control
group, also indicates that bipolar-associated risk is independent of the risk
conferred by other disorders affecting study participants
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/06/report-confirms.php
