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Child Welfare: Health Care Needs of Children in Foster Care and Related Federal Issues
This report addresses Health Care needs of children in Foster Care and related federal issues regarding Child Welfare.
Child Custody and Support: Frequently Asked Questions
This report answers questions frequently asked regarding the interplay between federal and state laws. It also points out several factors like who is obliged to pay child support?,may a child support order be modified? etc.
Child Nutrition and WIC Programs: A Brief Overview
This report provides a brief overview on child nutrition and Women, Infants, and Children (the WIC program).
Coverage of Vision Services under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
This report contains the coverage of vision services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
FY2008 Federal SCHIP Financing
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Bisphenol A (BPA) in Plastics and Possible Human Health Effects
This report discusses about Bisphenol A (BPA) in Plastics and Possible Human Health Effects.
What Happens to SCHIP After March 31, 2009?
A report about the effects of the end of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
CRS Issue Statement on Child Well-Being
The nation's future depends in large part on its children's ability to develop into contributing adult members of society. For that reason, and for what many would consider a society's moral responsibility to care for the young and vulnerable, Congress and the nation take an interest in promoting children's well-being. It can be argued that children are the nation's most valuable resource, constituting the next generation of workers, taxpayers, and parents. Their well-being and ability to develop into productive adults in an increasingly competitive global economy is influenced by a variety of factors, and public policies can affect these factors to varying degrees.
Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Provisions in Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962)
This report summarizes the major provisions affecting Medicaid and CHIP in H.R. 3962 (as passed), including modifications made by the manager's amendment. The report focuses on provisions in Division B, Title VII--Medicaid and CHIP, plus selected provisions in Title IX--Miscellaneous Provisions. It also describes selected sections of Titles I and II of Division D, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009, related to improving access to Medicaid and CHIP for American Indians and Alaskan Natives.
Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Data Brief
This report provides an overview of the data being used to inform federal obesity policy. It presents an overview of obesity statistics among children and adolescents, and includes a discussion of obesity measurement, trends in obesity rates, and differences that exist across gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic location.
Parental Leave: Legislation in the 100th Congress
The report discusses the argument for why America should set a standard long-term maternity leave and temporary medical disability leave. Then the opposition to this position discusses why maternity leave and medical disability leave should be decided by the employer, not the Federal government.
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