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Direct linkNihiser, Allison J.; Lee, Sarah M.; Wechsler, Howell; McKenna, Mary; Odom, Erica; Reinold, Chris; Thompson, Diane; Grummer-Strawn, Larry – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: School-based body mass index (BMI) measurement has attracted much attention across the nation from researchers, school officials, legislators, and the media as a potential approach to address obesity among youth. Methods: An expert panel, convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2005, reviewed and provided…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Measurement, Obesity, Children
Child Trends, 2010
This paper presents a profile of Mississippi's Quality Step System prepared as part of the Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment Study. The profile consists of several sections and their corresponding descriptions including: (1) Program Information; (2) Rating Details; (3) Quality Indicators for Center-Based Programs; (4) Application…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Profiles, Child Care, Quality Control
Download full textWasik, Barbara Hanna; Lam, Wendy K. K.; Kane, Heather – 1994
This report summarizes and analyzes information on nine 1993 community integrated service system (CISS) projects to promote physical, psychological, and social well-being for all pregnant women and children, adolescents, and their families; provide individualized attention to their special health care needs; and link health care and services with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Child Health, Children
Mississippi Kids Count, Jackson. – 1995
This data book for 1995 describes the condition of children in each of Mississippi's 82 counties. The conditions of neighborhoods in Mississippi's counties are examined as indicators of poverty. It is suggested that one of every six Mississippi children are growing in severely distressed neighborhoods. Additionally this data book provides county…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Birth Weight, Census Figures, Child Health
Mississippi Kids Count, Jackson. – 1994
This data book for 1994 describes the condition of children in each of Mississippi's 82 counties. The statistical profiles focus on 12 key indicators of child well-being: (1) low birth-weight; (2) infant mortality; (3) poverty; (4) participation in WIC, the special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children; (5) school food…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Health
PDF pending restorationMississippi Kids Count, Jackson. – 1996
This data book for 1996 describes the condition of children in each of Mississippi's 82 counties, based on key indicators of child well-being. The first part of the report profiles child hunger in Mississippi, and discusses nutrition programs available to Mississippi's children, such as: the special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Health
