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As families get ready to pack up and head out for the holidays, those traveling by car with young children should make sure they are practicing proper car seat safety before hitting the road.
In response to several tragic events, there has been significant national discussion about the need to increase timely access to mental health care and addiction/recovery services – especially for teenage boys.
When kids get sick with a cough or a cold, the first instinct as parents may be to give them over-the-counter medications to relieve their symptoms. But some of these medications may have dangerous side effects for kids.
Sales of narcotic pain medicines in the U.S. have tripled in the past 20 years. As sales have increased, so have rates of pain medicine abuse and overdoses across all age groups–including children and teens.
As e-cigarettes and vaping have grown in popularity, many have wondered how they might impact children’s health.
92% of parents and 91% of teens think e-cigarettes should have health warnings like traditional cigarettes. 84% of parents and 81% of teens think allowing teens to use e-cigarettes will encourage them to use other tobacco products. 64% of parents and 71% of teens support banning candy- and fruit-flavored e-cigarettes.
Since they were introduced in the U.S. in 2006, electronic cigarettes (also called “e-cigarettes” or “vapes”) have been growing in popularity.
Internet safety has continued to rise on our annual NPCH list of the top 10 children’s health concerns in the eyes of adults across the U.S.
Since 2008, childhood obesity has topped the list of the annual NPCH survey of top children’s health concerns. In this year’s NPCH Top 10 Report, 60% of adults said childhood obesity is a big problem.