Child Health
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Child Health
Let's Resolve to Make Ohio a Safe and Healthy State Where All Children Count in 2020
2019 proved to be a big year with significant progress made for Ohio's children. Despite critical investments and policy wins, much is still needed to keep pace with the growing demands to keep children healthy, safe, and thriving into adulthood.
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Child Health
Leading Children’s Health and Medical Groups Respond to South Carolina Waiver
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Child Health
Legislation Should Address Vaccine Hesitancy and Rise in Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Vaccines are essential to protecting children, families, and communities, and herd immunity is especially critical for vulnerable children with medical conditions as well as infants too young to be immunized. To maintain and increase vaccine coverage that will ensure necessary herd immunity, parents must have confidence in the safety and efficacy of vaccines, exemptions must be restricted, and existing exemptions must be monitored.
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Child Health
Addressing Our Nation’s Alarming Maternal Mortality Rates
Each year, an estimated 700 women in the United States die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth. Since the CDC began tracking maternal mortality rates in 1987, the United States has seen a sharp increase in pregnancy-related deaths, most of which are entirely preventable.
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Child Health
Ongoing Attacks on SNAP
Today, the Trump administration published a final rule that will weaken SNAP by imposing time limits and work requirements. By USDA’s own estimates, this change will result in nearly 700,000 people losing benefits. Earlier this year, CDF urged the Administration to withdraw this rule as well as other recent proposals to take food from hungry families.
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