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Lee, Helen; McCullough, Colleen – MDRC, 2016
Asthma is the leading chronic health condition among children in the United States and a major cause of childhood disability. It also disproportionately affects low-income and racial and ethnic minorities. Although a wide range of interventions have been implemented to improve asthma-related outcomes among socioeconomically disadvantaged and…
Descriptors: Diseases, Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment, Child Health
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Gunter, Katherine B.; Rice, Kelly R.; Trost, Stewart G. – Journal of Extension, 2012
Baseline findings from the Healthy Home Child Care Project include data from Family Child Care Providers (FCCPs) in Oregon (n=53) who completed assessments of nutrition and physical activity policies and practices and BMI data for children in the care of FCCPs (n=205). Results show that a significant percentage of FCCPs failed to meet child care…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Nutrition Instruction, Physical Activity Level, Child Care