MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'child care'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:12:10 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013136&cid=t_162367_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FlvM01BF-uZ4%2F By Tad DeHavenIt’s been a tough week for the Department of Health and Human Services. As I discussed earlier, the Government Accountability Office reported on fraud problems with the Child Care and Development Fund program. Another new report from the GAO finds fraud problems with HHS’s Head Start program. GAO investigators attempted to register children from fictitious families in Head Start programs in six states and the District of Columbia. The GAO created 13 fictitious families that earned too much income or possessed other characteristics that would disqualify the children from participating in Head Start. The result is embarrassing: In 8 out of 13 eligibility tests, our families were told they were eligible for the program and instructed to attend class. In all 8 of these cases,... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013136 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:42:26 +0100 4013136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3577509&cid=t_162367_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F0fUDUBWsUes%2F Now that we are preparing our 2010 market report we are analyzing in depth a number of important recent developments. A major one, whose implications haven’t yet been properly digested, was the publication in the UK of a fantastic series of policy, scientific and technology reports by the Foresight Project on Mental Capital and Wellbeing. If you want to have a stimulating and substantial read, you can download the Executive Summary (and most other reports) for free. I was thinking about their main recommendation (the need to focus more attention, as a society and as individuals, on building mental capital and wellbeing trajectories along the lifecourse), as I came across these apparently completely separate news. Doesn’t the lifelong mental capital framework add new light on t... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3577509 Wed, 19 May 2010 04:56:22 +0100 3577509 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3549306&cid=t_162367_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fenvironmental-cancer-a-report-from-the-presidents-panel%2F2010.05.10 While most of the news sources are reporting that cancers from the environment are ‘grossly underestimated’ in response to the recently released 240-page report from the President’s Cancer Panel, I want to focus on the steps individuals can take to lessen their personal exposure to environmental carcinogens. Collectively, these small actions can drastically reduce the number and levels of environmental contaminants. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Suture for a Living* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3549306 Mon, 10 May 2010 16:27:53 +0100 3549306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3243740&cid=t_162367_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F05%2Fgiving-children-a-healthy-start%2F Title: Giving children a healthy start Skinny: Assesses the local implementation of national policy from 1999 to 2009 on the health of children from birth to five years of age in England.    It considers local service planning and delivery, including priority setting, and how local bodies can improve service delivery and access for vulnerable groups such as black and minority ethnic (BME) communities, lone and teenage parents.  The impact of government funding on health outcomes for the under-fives; how effectively local bodies manage their resources; and the extent to which they are providing good value for money are also considered. Publisher: Audit Commission Size of Publication: 60p Published: 03/02/2010 Filed under: Children, Grey Literature, NHS, Quality, Strategic Planning, Young... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3243740 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:15:01 +0100 3243740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3003822&cid=t_162367_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F17%2F2009-army-suicides-highest-ever%2F While most of us will be spending Thanksgiving with our loved ones next week, there are already 140 Army families who will not be spending this year celebrating their time together. Instead, those families will be mourning the loss of one of their own, due to suicide. With 140 suicides already on the books amongst Army families, 2009 is going to the be a record-breaking year for the Army, but not in a way they would like anyone to notice. 2009 will mark the year that the Army has suffered the highest suicide rate ever. So what does the Army do? Does it recognize the significance of this number with a solemn, sincere statement? No, instead it turns on the full denial PR machine: “We are almost certainly going to end the year higher than last year,” General Peter Chiarelli, the ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3003822 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:35:44 +0100 3003822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2785869&cid=t_162367_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F11%2Fhow-to-save-50-billion-reducing-spending-for-sustainable-public-finances%2F Title: How to save £50 billion: Reducing spending for sustainable public finances The Skinny: A joint report from the think tank The Taxpayers Alliance and Institute of Directors detailing why public spending needs to be reduced, the consequences that are risked if it is not.  The report details £50 billion of specific suggestions for annual expenditure savings in the public sector. From a health perspective direct and indirect key savings suggested are: Abolish Sure Start £1,456 million Abolish Contact Point, the children’s database £44 million Abolish the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) £1,181 million Halve public sector spending on consultants £1,100 million Reduce non-frontline staff in health and schools by 10 per cent £921 million One year pay freeze across the publi... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2785869 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:51:06 +0100 2785869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1917867&cid=t_162367_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F29%2Fare-we-there-yet-improving-governance-and-resource-management-in-childrens-trusts%2F Are we there yet?: Improving governance and resource management in children’s trusts (Executive Summary and Self-assessment tool) examines the progress local councils and their partners are making in developing children’s trusts. The report concludes that the ‘children’s trusts’ created by the government after the death of Victoria Climbie have been confused and confusing. Five years after the green paper Every Child Matters and eight years after the child’s death, ‘there is little evidence of better outcomes for children and young people’ resulting from the requirement that local areas in England set up arrangements to coordinate children’s services. A third of directors of children’s services say that their partner organisations... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1917867 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:06:59 +0100 1917867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1440212&cid=t_162367_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D85 For some, this is the worst idea you’ve ever heard! You may be asking yourself “Why in the world would I EVER do that?” Frankly, because it could be a win-win situation. Granted, if absence from your family makes the heart grow fonder by all means, let love rule. But, if you have an open and amorous relationship with your parents, even when you see them regularly, moving in might be a good thing. Let me tell you why. Having a parent move in or vice versa can be best if you are a long-distance caregiver or if one or both of you are struggling to manage the cost of living alone. For caregivers who live long-distance from their aging loved one the cost of travel can be prohibitive. With fuel, food, and care costs rising significantly, having multiple generations in a home has significa... CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1440212 Tue, 13 May 2008 16:06:24 +0100 1440212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1223636&cid=t_162367_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F02%2F12%2Frealising-britains-potential-future-strategic-challenges-for-britain%2F Realising Britain’s Potential: Future Strategic Challenges for Britain (Executive Summary) from the Cabinet Office identifies four major challenges to be faced by Britian: The importance of early years learning and childcare in helping those from poorer homes and in improving later performance. Continued investment in physical infrastructure (roads and rail). Demands on public services and housing, especially in the South East, from a rising population, including continuing net migration into Britain. Increasing life expectancy, with a rise of a half within a decade of those aged over 85, and a two-fifths increase by 2022 in the demand for informal care from family, friends and community members. The report suggests a mix of the public and private sector providers will be req... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1223636 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:34:29 +0100 1223636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1128795&cid=t_162367_93_f&fid=36200&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.jammedph.com%2Fweb-safety-tips-for-teens%2F Internet users, especially the teens, nowadays are vulnerable to malicious acts in the web such as online frauds and scams, pornographic sites and others. Here are some of seven web safety tips from Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan for teens for a friendly internet environment: 1. Never post personal information online. 2. Don’t put strangers on your buddy list. 3. Don’t post potentially embarrassing images of yourself online. 4. Remember that anyone can read blogs. 5. Communicate only with friends and family. 6. Tell your parents if you receive anything that makes you feel uncomfortable. 7. Think before you post any information about yourself—a message long touted by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Photo source Tags:Blogging, Child Care, Educa... Jammed: Full into Capacity blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1128795 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:04:50 +0100 1128795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1122178&cid=t_162367_99_f&fid=35344&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzackarysholemberger.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Ffloating-residents.html I was talking to one of my interns the other day - she had a child in medical school, and is thinking about having another one - and she pointed out that our residency program (like many others, I imagine) has no maternity leave. Meaning: sure, you can have a child during residency, and no one will fire you for that (nothing short of killing patients will get you fired from a residency program, so desirous are hospitals of working diploma'd bodies) -- but you will have to cobble together your own leave, and it won't be any more leave than what is granted to any resident under our current schedule: namely, four weeks of vacation (two times two weeks) and several months of elective (still working, but pretty much nine-to-five).On second thought, since employers are required to guarantee more... Zackary Sholem Berger blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1122178 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:53:00 +0100 1122178