worse outcomes irrespective of living conditions. Yet even with controls, the elderly who live with children do worse. This … is in sharp contrast to younger adults who live with children, likely their own, whose life evaluation is no different in … the presence of the child once background conditions are controlled for. Parents, like elders, have enhanced negative …

strategies for using EQROs to enhance the quality of preventive and developmental services for young children. Although only a …

, and rates of immunization for children born between 1988 and 2005. We find deterioration in nearly all of these dimensions … seen the largest erosion in treatment for pregnant women and children. Using semi-parametric techniques, we can date the …

given to developing initiatives geared towards children and very young adolescents (VYAs), aimed at addressing attitudes and … development of Soul Buddyz, as well as other relevant studies concerning children and youth. The overarching aim of this paper was …

' Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment, retention, and disenrollment experiences. Findings were generally … positive across states; however, many children become uninsured after leaving CHIP, especially when Medicaid ineligible. …

Some children cycled in and out of Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, experiencing gaps in public …

receive mental health services. Primary care providers are often the source of mental health care for children and may play a … problem if recommended by the provider. African American parents were significantly less willing than Caucasians and Hispanics … therapist. These findings suggest that African American parents are generally as willing as Caucasian parents to have their …

measure of body fatness. In this study of 313 African American and Caucasian children, the authors find that a child's fatness …