Posts Tagged ‘children’s health’

Kidsdata Workshop: Using Data About Children in Your Work

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

kidsdataJoin the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s HealthDATA program and kidsdata.org to learn how you can find and use data on children’s health and well being. This free, one-day workshop will be offered in Sacramento on Monday, April 29, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

At the workshop, which will be appropriate for beginning … [ Read full post ]
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March 18 Workshop: How to find and use Kidsdata

Friday, February 15th, 2013

kidsdataLearn how to find and use data on children’s health and well-being at a March 18 FREE workshop in Los Angeles, CA hosted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s Health DATA Program and the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, which supports the children’s health data website kidsdata.org. At this workshop[ Read full post ]

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Oct 24 NIEHS webinar: Children’s health impacted by air pollution

Thursday, October 18th, 2012

Research indicates children are more vulnerable to the negative health effects of environmental toxins because their brains are still developing. For example, the nervous system develops throughout childhood and is not well equipped to repair any damage caused by environmental toxins and the resulting loss can be irreversible.

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Nearly 10% of LA schools sit next to a freeway

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Working, living or going to school next to traffic-clogged freeways increases the risk of asthma so why are Los Angeles schools still being built next to major thoroughfares?

During a recent UCLA Center for Health Policy Research conference on air pollution, participants learned that although a state law prohibits schools being built within 500 feet … [ Read full post ]

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Sept. 27 webinar: Using health data to improve children’s health

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

Education advocates are encouraged to participate in a free webinar on Sept. 27 hosted by The Advancement Project. The webinar will teach participants how to access children’s health data from HealthyCity.org’s website that can be used to engage funders, legislators and other stakeholders on important issue areas to include: physical fitness and school … [ Read full post ]

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September 30 workshop (Anaheim): How to find and use children’s health data

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Learn how to find and use data on children’s health and well-being at a Sept. 30 FREE workshop hosted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s Health DATA Program and the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, which supports the children’s health data website kidsdata.org. Lunch will be provided. 

At this workshop, … [ Read full post ]

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