This fact sheet highlights maternal mortality rates in PA, racial/ethnic disparities among pregnancy-related deaths, along with Medicaid births broken down by each County.
By Subject: Child Welfare | Early Childhood Education | Home Visiting | K-12 Education | Maternal and Child Health | Prenatal-to-Age-Three
Fact Sheet: Health Insurance Matters for Healthy Brain Development in PA Babies and Toddlers – August 2021
This fact sheet highlights an overview on why health insurance matters for healthy brain development in PA babies and toddlers. In the first few years of life, young children need regular access to health care for their healthy development at a time when their brains are growing most rapidly.
Fact Sheet: Toxic Lead: PA Lawmakers Must Act To Protect Children – July 2021
Lead can seriously harm a child’s health and cause well-documented adverse effects such as damage to the brain and nervous system, slowed growth, development and learning and behavior, hearing and speech problems – which can cause lower IQ, decreased ability to pay attention and under-performance in school often requiring special education services. This fact sheet […]
Fact Sheet: Preventing Childhood Lead Exposure in Pennsylvania – May 2021
This fact sheet highlights an overview of implementing lead remediation practices, and how by investing in children’s health now can prevent Pennsylvania’s children from being exposed to lead and ensure that they are less likely to be involved in the justice system later in life.
Fact Sheet: Stopping WIC’s Downward Spiral – June 2021
This fact sheet is a high-level overview of the Women, Children, and Infants (WIC) Nutrition Program which also includes feedback from WIC families on areas for improvement to the program.
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🚨New Report Alert! 🚨 Working with our friends @prek4pa and @StartStrongPA, we're back with our latest ECE report! This report shows more investments in the early care & education workforce are needed to give PA children the foundation they need.
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🚨New Report Alert! 🚨 Working with our friends @prek4pa and @StartStrongPA, we're back with our latest ECE report! This report shows more investments in the early care & education workforce are needed to give PA children the foundation they need.
🔗: https://ow.ly/m8Ms50TvAGS