Smart Start & The North Carolina Partnership for Children » Advancing Child Health http://www.smartstart.org Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:26:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Child Abuse and Neglect Cost the United States $124 Billion http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/child-abuse-and-neglect-cost-the-united-states-124-billion http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/child-abuse-and-neglect-cost-the-united-states-124-billion#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:22:44 +0000 Tracy http://www.smartstart.org/?p=5794

Rivals cost of other high profile public health problems

ATLANTA, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The total lifetime

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]]> http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/child-abuse-and-neglect-cost-the-united-states-124-billion/feed 0 Webcast: The Toxic Stress of Early Childhood Adversity: Rethinking Health and Education Policy http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/webcast-the-toxic-stress-of-early-childhood-adversity-rethinking-health-and-education-policy http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/webcast-the-toxic-stress-of-early-childhood-adversity-rethinking-health-and-education-policy#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:32:29 +0000 Tracy http://www.smartstart.org/?p=5790

Don’t miss this opportunity!  Dr. Jack Shonkoff, Director, Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, will participate in

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]]> http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/webcast-the-toxic-stress-of-early-childhood-adversity-rethinking-health-and-education-policy/feed 0 Updated Resource Listing on Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/updated-resource-listing-on-early-intervention-program-for-infants-and-toddlers-with-disabilities http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/updated-resource-listing-on-early-intervention-program-for-infants-and-toddlers-with-disabilities#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:18:57 +0000 Tracy http://www.smartstart.org/?p=5486

The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) has updated its compilation of resources on the Early Intervention

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]]> http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/updated-resource-listing-on-early-intervention-program-for-infants-and-toddlers-with-disabilities/feed 0 Report Finds Hunger Cost NC More Than $5.4 Billion in 2010 http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/report-finds-hunger-cost-nc-more-than-5-4-billion-in-2010 http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/report-finds-hunger-cost-nc-more-than-5-4-billion-in-2010#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:25:35 +0000 Tracy http://www.smartstart.org/?p=5239

Hunger cost North Carolina more than $5.4 billion in lost productivity and reduced outcomes last year, according to a

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]]> http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/report-finds-hunger-cost-nc-more-than-5-4-billion-in-2010/feed 0 Smart Start Expanding Fight Against NC Childhood Obesity http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/smart-start-expanding-fight-against-nc-childhood-obesity http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/smart-start-expanding-fight-against-nc-childhood-obesity#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:16:51 +0000 Tracy http://www.smartstart.org/?p=5134

Nipping the problem of childhood obesity in the bud, by targeting children aged from birth to five years: That’s

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]]> http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/smart-start-expanding-fight-against-nc-childhood-obesity/feed 0 North Carolina Ranked 38th in Child Well-Being http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/north-carolina-ranked-38th-in-child-well-being http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/north-carolina-ranked-38th-in-child-well-being#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:00:12 +0000 Tracy http://hugh.ncsmartstart.org/?p=4635

North Carolina ranks 38th in key indicators of child health and well-being, according to data released by the

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]]> http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/north-carolina-ranked-38th-in-child-well-being/feed 0 Combating Obesity in Babies http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/combating-obesity-in-babies http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/combating-obesity-in-babies#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:16:22 +0000 Vivian http://hugh.ncsmartstart.org/?p=4072

Chubby cheeks for babies may not be so cute after all. A report released Thursday afternoon by the

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]]> http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/combating-obesity-in-babies/feed 0 New from ZERO TO THREE: Fact Sheet on Infants and Toddlers in Poverty http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/new-from-zero-to-three-fact-sheet-on-infants-and-toddlers-in-poverty http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/new-from-zero-to-three-fact-sheet-on-infants-and-toddlers-in-poverty#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:36:15 +0000 Tracy http://hugh.ncsmartstart.org/?p=3320

One of the most consistent associations in the science of early childhood development is between economic hardship and compromised

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]]> http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/new-from-zero-to-three-fact-sheet-on-infants-and-toddlers-in-poverty/feed 0 First Lady Unveils Let’s Move! Child Care to Ensure Healthy Start for Youngest Children http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/first-lady-unveils-lets-move-child-care-to-ensure-healthy-start-for-youngest-children http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/first-lady-unveils-lets-move-child-care-to-ensure-healthy-start-for-youngest-children#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:29:04 +0000 Tracy http://hugh.ncsmartstart.org/?p=3180

Smart Start and The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation have been tackling the issue of childhood

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]]> http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/first-lady-unveils-lets-move-child-care-to-ensure-healthy-start-for-youngest-children/feed 0 “Brain Hero” Video Worth Watching http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/brain-hero-video-worth-watching http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/brain-hero-video-worth-watching#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:49:13 +0000 Tracy http://hugh.ncsmartstart.org/?p=3160

“Brain Hero” is a new video by the Center for the Developing Child that shows how actions by

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]]> http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/brain-hero-video-worth-watching/feed 2 Young Child Risk Calculator http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/young-child-risk-calculator http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/young-child-risk-calculator#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:14:44 +0000 Smart Start http://hugh.ncsmartstart.org/?p=2974

The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) released a new online tool, The Young Child

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]]> http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/young-child-risk-calculator/feed 0 Nearly 1 in 5 North Carolinians have difficulty affording food http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/nearly-1-in-5-north-carolinians-have-difficulty-affording-food http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/nearly-1-in-5-north-carolinians-have-difficulty-affording-food#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:29:32 +0000 Smart Start http://hugh.ncsmartstart.org/?p=2866

An estimated 1.6 million North Carolinians–nearly 1 in 5–struggled with limited or uncertain access to food at some point

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]]> http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/nearly-1-in-5-north-carolinians-have-difficulty-affording-food/feed 0 Forsyth Physician Speaks in Support of Smart Start http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/forsyth-physician-speaks-in-support-of-smart-start http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/forsyth-physician-speaks-in-support-of-smart-start#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:33:20 +0000 Smart Start http://hugh.ncsmartstart.org/?p=2797

Today’s Winston-Salem journal features letters from two early childhood advocates speaking out in support of Smart Start.

Dr. Michael

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]]> http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/research-reports-on-child-health-3/feed 0 Smart Start Provides Critical Support to Preemies http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/smart-start-provides-critical-support-to-preemies http://www.smartstart.org/advancing-child-health/smart-start-provides-critical-support-to-preemies#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:31:58 +0000 Smart Start http://hugh.ncsmartstart.org/?p=2784

Cindy Redd, M.Ed from the Hospital-Home Intervention Program at Wakemed shared the following:

Wake County SmartStart was one of

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