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Reports & Research

California County Scorecard of Children’s Well-Being, 2012

KIDS COUNT Data Book, 2012

California Report Card, 2011-12

 

The Impact of Industry Self-Regulation on the Nutritional Quality of Foods Advertised on Television to Children, 2009

Educationally/Insufficient? An Analysis of the Availability & Educational Quality of Children’s E/I Programming, 2008

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Quality teacher training that responds to current, evidence-based research is crucial to offering the best learning environment for students. Social and emotional learning incorporated into instructional strategies increases achievement and positive classroom behavior.

Staff turnover is a critical threat to sustaining supportive relationships. Program operators struggle to retain staff at every level, which often results in poor continuity with respect to program goals and relationships with children and collaborating agencies.

Asthma hospitalizations and deaths are largely preventable and can be avoided with proper prevention and management. Only 35% of children with asthma, however, have received an asthma management plan from their health care provider.

 

Over one-third (39%) of California’s zero-to-five population live in families where the most knowledgeable adult does not speak English well.

For every $1 spent on immunizations, as much as $29 can be saved in direct and indirect costs.

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Children Now statement in response to today's FTC follow-up report on food marketing to children

Dec 21, 2012

In response to today’s release of “A Review of Food Marketing to Children and Adolescents: Follow-Up Report” by the Federal Trade Commission, Eileen Espejo, director of media & health policy for Children Now, states:

“Today’s release of the Federal Trade Commission’s follow-up report on food marketing to children and adolescents underscores the need for all children’s media companies to participate meaningfully in solutions towards reducing children’s exposure to unhealthy food and beverage products. Media companies must limit their use of licensed characters to more nutritious products and determine nutritional standards that apply across their platforms. 

“Children Now supports the FTC’s idea of media companies adopting uniform, objective standards for their child-directed programs. We look forward to working with policymakers in Washington, D.C., stakeholders and media companies to help reduce children’s exposure to unhealthy food marketing.”

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