Agencies looking for dog that bit child

Agencies looking for dog that bit child
Amador County Animal Control and Public Health Department are seeking information about a dog that bit a child in Pioneer at about 2 p.m. on March 7.

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Mental health, child abuse, substance abuse programs on chopping block

Also among the proposed cuts are 30 full-time positions in mental health institutional staff, 118 in civil commitment programs and 43 positions in regional …

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Yin Paradies – Understanding the impact of racism on Indigenous child health

This project is highly synergistic with vichealth’s priorities in the areas of health inequalities and ethnic and race based discrimination. It will involve analysis of data from four existing surveys/research studies concerned with Indigenous children and young people to explore the relationship between exposure to self reported discrimination and health. The Chief Investigator is internationally [...]

Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health Advisory Board meets Thursday

Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health Advisory Board meets Thursday
LAKEPORT – The Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health Advisory Board (MCAH) will hold its monthly meeting at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 11, at a new location – the Lake Family Resource Center Community Meeting Room at 890 Bevins St. in Lakeport.

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Child star, troubled by drug addiction, dies in LA

BY ROBERT JABLON AP LOS ANGELES — Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38. …

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REPUBLICAN Child Abuse and Neglect

But as a doctor he knows that it is immoral to deprive innocent children of health care. So, for that issue alone, he has shunned the Republican party. …

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Zimmerer Appointed to Serve on Neb. Child Death Review Team

Zimmerer Appointed to Serve on Neb. Child Death Review Team
NORFOLK, Neb. — Mark Zimmerer, coordinator of the Northeast Nebraska Child Advocacy Center, has been appointed to the Child Death Review Team (CDRT) for the State of Nebraska. His appointment by the Director of Health and Human Services was based on his reputation among his peers [...]

Paul Simon Joins Democrats and Child Health Advocates

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid joined musical legend Paul Simon and child health advocates at a press conference on Wednesday to underscore the importance of health insurance reform for children. “It would benefit the country in the long run economically to have a healthy group of young people, and in the short run, I think [...]

What can you do to help when your child has a cold?

Antibiotics do not kill viruses, so they have no effect on the common cold. The best we can do is to treat the symptoms and keep people a little more …

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Child health test 'may cause worry'

… includes measuring a child's height and weight, asking questions about allergies and toilet habits, and checking their eyesight, hearing and oral health …

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