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March of Dimes is a United States nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies. [1] The organization was founded by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938, as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, to combat polio.
The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country. The child mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants and children under five years old per 100,000 live births.
This category includes specifically organizations providing services for children with existing health conditions, as opposed to general child and public welfare organizations that focus on preventing illness, or pediatric research.
Candida albicans infection; Candida parapsilosis infection; Cytomegalovirus infection; diphtheria; human coronavirus infection; respiratory distress syndrome; measles; meconium aspiration syndrome
Public health programs have significantly improved children's health over the past century through various initiatives and interventions. These programs have addressed key issues such as infant mortality, disease prevention, and access to local healthcare for mothers and their babies. By 1915 child health had become a priority.
Nearly 51 million students are enrolled in America’s public schools, but the system is far from equal. Segregationist policies, like school funding based on property values, are impeding the ...
Recognizing that insufficient sleep in adolescents is an important public health issue that significantly affects the health and safety, as well as academic success, the American Academy of Pediatrics strongly supports efforts of school districts to optimize sleep in students and urges high schools and middle schools to aim for start times no ...
The use of AI in schools ramped up last school year as both teachers and students got a better grasp of how the technology can be used to help create lesson plans or work as a personal tutor.