Public names the top child health issues for presidential candidates to address
We asked adults across the country to choose one child health issue that should be the top child health priority for the presidential candidates to address.
June 2012
2012 election & children’s health: What should the candidates focus on?
To gain a better understanding of the public’s priorities when it comes to addressing children’s health on a national level, we asked adults to name their top children’s health priority for the presidential candidates to address.
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By popular demand? New York City proposes ban on large soft drinks to combat obesity
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to ban sodas and other sweetened drinks larger than 16 oz from restaurants and delis, sporting events and movie theaters addresses what the public has been saying for years in the National Poll on Children’s Health: childhood obesity is the leading concern of the public when it comes to kid’s health.
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Recreational water illnesses: how to keep from getting sick
Although pools and water parks take precautions to prevent RWIs, we found in the National Poll on Children’s Health that many people are missing the message on a key safety rule: showering before swimming.
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