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Effects
of Recent Fiscal Policies on Children
An article from the Urban
Institute examines the effects of recent fiscal policies on children and the
direct and indirect effects of one set of policies--the tax cuts and the
Medicare spending increases that have been proposed and enacted since January
2001--on the long-term economic prospects of today's and tomorrow's youth.
http://www.urban.org/Template.cfm?Section=Home&NavMenuID=3&Template=/TaggedContent/ViewPublication.cfm&PublicationID=8902
Frequency
of Violent Behavior among Youths Similar in Different Countries
According
to an article in The Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine,
adolescents from five different countries had similar frequencies of
violence-related behaviors, including fighting and weapon carrying. According to information in the article,
aggressive and violent behavior is a significant public health problem
worldwide. The authors write: "In the United States, physical assault is
the sixth leading cause of nonfatal injury in 15- to 19-year-olds and the
seventh leading cause in 10- to 14-year-olds.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-06/jaaj-fov060304.php
Suicide
among Elderly Persons Associated with Illness
According to an article in
the June 14 issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, many common illnesses
are independently associated with an increased risk of suicide in elderly
people. According to information in the
article, suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the United States and is especially common among the elderly.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-06/jaaj-sae061004.php
**Civil Society
Hispanic
and Asian Americans Increasing Faster Than Overall Population Says Census
Bureau
According
to new estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau the nation's Hispanic and
Asian populations continued to grow at much faster rates than the population as
a whole. The population of Hispanics reached 39.9 million on July 1, 2003, accounting for about one-half of the 9.4
million residents added to the nation's population since Census 2000. Its
growth rate of 13.0 percent over the 39-month period was almost four times that
of the total population (3.3 percent).
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/race/001839.html
**Community Development
The Myth of Spiraling
Voucher Costs
A short paper from the Center
on Budget and Policy Priorities debunks the myth that federal spending on
Section 8 housing vouchers is growing out of control.
http://www.cbpp.org/6-11-04hous.htm
Homeownership
Often Begins with a Banking Relationship and Credit History
Focus group research
conducted for the Homeownership Alliance sheds light on Latinos’ banking
experiences and explores their attitudes toward establishing a bank account and
becoming a homeowner. The path to
homeownership in the United States often begins with the establishment of a banking
relationship and the development of a credit history. However, many Latinos in
the United
States
do not immediately establish these relationships due to a number of barriers
and limitations.
http://www.homeownershipalliance.com/press/releases/2004/061604.php
The Report – PDF: http://www.homeownershipalliance.com/documents/BarriersToBanking.pdf
HUD Creates National Fair Housing Training
Academy to Strengthen Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws
Fair housing officials from
the Department of Housing and Urban Development unveiled plans to strengthen
enforcement of the nation's fair housing laws by requiring discrimination
investigators to satisfactorily complete 200 hours of advanced training in
theory and techniques. The courses will cover such topics as case management,
civil rights laws and legal updates, compliance testing and monitoring, and
investigation and conciliation. The new
requirements will apply to all 500 full-time investigators in Federal Housing
Assistance Programs (FHAPS). FHAPS are
state and local fair housing agencies that HUD funds to investigate alleged
violations of the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
http://www.hud.gov/news/release.cfm?content=pr04-055.cfm
Concentrated Poverty
Virtually Disappeared From Many U.S. Suburbs During 1990s
According to new data
released by the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, the
suburban areas of the nation's 100 largest cities saw, on average, an 86 percent
decline in concentrated poverty between 1990 and 2000. Cities saw an average decline of 39 percent
in concentrated poverty during the same time period. These data are part of a new report,
"Quality of Life in the Nation's 100 Largest Cities and Suburbs: New and Continuing Challenges for
Improving Health and Well-Being," that examines how well the 100 largest
cities and their suburbs fared on key quality of life indicators between 1990
and 2000.
http://www.downstate.edu/urbansoc_healthdata/Urban%20Center%20Website/web%20design2/Reportnew.htm
**Education
Title I Funds: Who's
Gaining, Who's Losing & Why
A report from the Center on
Education Policy finds that over half of the nation's school districts will
receive fewer Title I dollars this coming school year than they did last year,
even though the No Child Left Behind Act is demanding
more of all school districts. Title I is
the federal program designed to meet the educational needs of low-achieving
children in high-poverty areas. Title I
is the largest program by far under NCLB and the source of some the Act’s most
demanding requirements.
http://www.ctredpol.org/pubs/Title1_Funds_15June2004/TitleI_15June2004_Paper.htm
Projections of 2003-04
High School Graduates: Supplemental Analyses based on findings from Who Graduates? Who Doesn't?
A report from the Urban
Institute uses findings on graduation rates to project the number of students
we expect to graduate from public high schools at the end of the current school
year (2003-04). Projected numbers of graduates and non-graduates are presented
for the nation as a whole, the fifty states, and District of Columbia. In addition to projections for all students, results
are also broken down by race-ethnicity, gender, and district characteristics
(poverty level, minority enrollment, and locale).
http://www.urban.org/Template.cfm?Section=Home&NavMenuID=3&Template=/TaggedContent/ViewPublication.cfm&PublicationID=8889
Women,
Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering 2004
According to a new report
from the National Science Foundation, Asian/Pacific Islanders living in the United States earn more science or engineering bachelor's degrees
than whites earn, relative to their college-age peers. Meanwhile, data on
blacks, Hispanics, and American Indian/Alaska Natives show steady, although
small, increases in the number of S&E bachelor's degrees earned during the
same period.
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/wmpd/start.htm
**Health
One
Out of Three Non-Elderly Americans Were Uninsured During 2002-2003
A study from Families USA
examines how many people under age 65 were without health insurance for all or
part of 2002 and 2003. The report includes
national- and state-level data, including data broken down according to work
status, income level, race and Hispanic origin, age, and region of the country.
The findings are based exclusively on data projections drawn from Census Bureau
information.
PDF: http://www.familiesusa.org/site/DocServer/82million_uninsured_report.pdf?docID=3641
State Fact Sheets: http://www.familiesusa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=States_States1
Latest
Report Shows Prevalence of Overweight among Children and Obesity among Adults
not Decreasing
According to a study in The
Journal of the American Medical Association, the high levels of overweight
among children and obesity among adults remain a major public health concern.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-06/jaaj-lrs061004.php
Lean
Teens more Likely to Compensate for Overeating Fast Food than Overweight Peers
According to a study in The
Journal of the American Medical Association, Adolescents are more likely to
overeat when served fast food, but lean adolescents tend to compensate for the
over-consumption by eating less at other meals, which is not something their
overweight counterparts are likely to do.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-06/jaaj-ltm061004.php
Study
Shows How Body Dissatisfaction Can Lead to Eating Disorders
According to a new study from
Ohio State University, just being unhappy with their bodies is not enough
to lead most women into eating disorders – it takes additional factors. Women are more likely to have eating
disorders when their body dissatisfaction is accompanied by other issues – most
importantly, a tendency to obsessively examine their bodies and think about how
they appear to others.
http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/bodsatis.htm
**Substance Abuse
Why Men
with High Levels of Anger and Low Anger Control Should not Drink Alcohol
A study from researchers at
the University of Kentucky finds that a person's inability to control the outward expression of
their anger plays a key role in alcohol-related aggression. Trait anger is a tendency to experience
frequent and intense episodes of anger. Individuals with high levels of trait
anger, along with low levels of anger control, are likely to commit
alcohol-related aggression. Researchers suggest these individuals refrain from
alcohol consumption.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-06/ace-wmw060704.php
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