Children Archives

12.10.2018 Child's hands holding a backpack strap as they walk down a road

Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Are Highly Vulnerable

Understanding the unique needs of unaccompanied immigrant children who have been placed in foster care is a crucial part of the US response to a deepening humanitarian crisis.

Guest Author Thomas M. Crea

10.01.2018 An apple core in front of a mirror showing a full apple

Body Image and Bullying

Yi-Ching Lin and colleagues found that self-perceived weight and frustration with body image were more related to bullying than actual weight, particularly among female students.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

09.21.2018 The letters A, B, C and a globe in a box

The Immigrant Paradox and School Success

Long-spell poverty is associated with lower academic performance, but research by Han et al. also found that children of immigrants were doing as well as, if not better than, children with native-born parents in certain areas like math.

Guest Author Wen-Jui Han

09.19.2018 Wall of a house with mold

Household Safety and Delinquency in Children

Household health/safety hazards like rodents, exposed electrical wiring, and mold may be an important, yet often overlooked risk factor for early involvement in delinquency.

Guest Author Dylan B. Jackson

09.13.2018 a graph of a student population

Out of School, Out of Luck

School suspension is linked to lower grades, increased expulsions, and increased risk of incarceration. Disciplinary actions are often distributed unequally, based on gender, race, and personal ability.

Fellow Erin Polka

08.31.2018 Doctor examining a boy's eyes

Reimagining Pediatric Care

The Center for the Urban Child and Healthy Family is building a vision for child health equity, based on the premise that all children should be healthy and achieve their full potential.

Guest Authors Carey Howard, Robert J. Vinci, Melissa Gillooly, Megan H. Bair-Merritt

08.28.2018 cartoon a cartoon of a pig chef holding a yellow gem

Health Equity
Nutrition

Video Games and Good Eating

Emerging evidence suggests that special types of video games, called games for health, can change health behavior. Squire’s Quest! II aims to help fourth and fifth graders eat more fruit and vegetables.

Guest Author Debbe Thompson

07.20.2018 Graph showing infant mortality rate in African Americans in US by Medicaid Expansion

Infant Mortality and Medicaid Expansion

Average death rates among all infants decreased in states that expanded Medicaid coverage, and increased in states that did not.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

07.10.2018 Boy in his father's arms holding a small American flag

Don’t Forget about the Kids: Children and Migration

The integration of immigrant children into the United States health system has important implications for the health and well-being of all Americans.

Guest Authors Erin Hamilton, Daniel Ervin, David López-Carr

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