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A study published in Pediatrics finds that maternal depressive symptoms during infancy may affect physical growth in early childhood. The researchers call for prevention, early detection, and treatment of maternal depressive symptoms during the first year postpartum to help prevent...

Whooping Cough (pertussis) cases are increasing across the country and North Carolina. A Forsyth County infant, just two-months old, recently died from Whooping Cough. Newborns and infants have not completed the series of vaccinations that would protect them, making...

Researchers from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported recently on the most significant findings from a twenty-five year study on families and children. The Family Child Study was initiated in North Carolina with the primary goal...

Annual statistics compilation notes increases in poverty, drop in secure parental employment The infant mortality rate, the preterm birth rate, and the adolescent birth rate all continued to decline, average mathematics scores increased for 4th and 8th grade...

Research shows that early experiences, from age 0 to 5, have a strong influence on a child's developing brain, providing a time of great opportunity and vulnerability.The NCIOM Task Force on the Mental Health, Social, and Emotional Needs of...

Shape NC, a partnership between The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation and  The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC) to address  early childhood obesity, is featured in a Clinton Global Initiative video. With a focus on the child care setting, Shape NC is increasing knowledge of nutrition and the importance of physical activity practices among young children, their families and teachers, with the goal of increasing the number of young children in child care at a healthy weight. Measures of success will include improved nutrition and physical activity practices in child care settings, healthier play environments and a state-level policy blueprint to impact the health of young children.

The North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force (CFTF)is introducing a new process for individuals and organizations to propose issues for the Task Force's attention. "The goal is to assure that as many people as possible can provide input to strategies...

A Fresh Look at Child Well-Being Revamped KIDS COUNT Data Book Shows Improving Health, Declining Economic Security for Children in North Carolina (RALEIGH, NC)- If the new analysis released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation is any indication, previous investments in...

(FORT BRAGG, N.C.)-- A new report by Action for Children North Carolina finds that between 2001 and 2010 there were 251 homicides by parent/caregiver (HPC) of children from birth through ten years of age in North Carolina. That represents...

Working Paper #11: Building the Brain’s “Air Traffic Control” System: How Early Experiences Shape the Development of Executive Function Being able to focus, hold, and work with information in mind, filter distractions, and switch gears is like having an air...