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The advocacy group New Mexico Voices for Children released the 2021 Kids Count Data Book on Wednesday and said that, according to the data, New Mexico saw 20,000 additional children enrolled in Medicaid in 2021. Emily Wildau, the New Mexico Kids Count Data Book coordinator, said that data was one of the biggest surprises for […]
The pandemic has had an adverse effect on the number of children receiving required and recommended immunizations.
The pandemic has had an adverse effect on the number of children receiving required and recommended immunizations.
Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette Makhi Muff, 12, with the Euell A. Wilson Community Center, plays a game of dodge ball in a gym off Wabash Avenue Thursday. Part of the Wilson Center's mission is to promote an active, healthy lifestyle among the children it serves. Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette Activities offered by the Euell A. Wilson Community Center offer children numerous ways to cultivate healthy lifestyle habits. Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette Children with the Euell A Wilson Community Center let out some energy with a game of dodgeball in a gym located off of Wabash Avenue on Thur...
Indiana ranks 29th in the nation for child well-being, according to the 2021 Kids Count National Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how families have fared between the Great Recession and the COVID-19 crisis. While the report identifies many positive gains, more progress must be made to ensure all children thrive. This yearâs National Data Book shows nearly a decade of progress could be erased by the COVID-19 pandemic unless policymakers act boldly to sustain the beginnings of a recovery from the coronavirus crisis. ...