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Economic Disparities

No Shelter from the Storm: America's Uninsured Children

Publisher: 
Families USA

This report examines the lives of uninsured children and presents data and discussion on the following topics: (1) who uninsured children are; (2) the effects of being uninsured on children's use o

The New Poor: Regional Trends in Child Poverty

Publisher: 
National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University

This report examines regional differences in the family characteristics of children who have seen the greatest rise in poverty since the year 2000.

Schooling, Statistics, and Poverty: Can We Measure School Improvement?

Publisher: 
Policy Evaluation and Research Center, Education Testing Services

This report examines two competing approaches to measuring school quality and improvement as mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act, and discusses their limitations on making high-stakes decision

Rural Children at a Glance

Publisher: 
U. S. Department of Agriculture

This report provides information on the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of rural children and families.

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Research Program Web Site

Publisher: 
Maternal and Child Health Research Program

The MCH Research Program supports applied research relating to maternal and child health services that has the potential to improve health services and delivery of care for MCH populations.

Health and Well-Being of Young Children of Immigrants

Publisher: 
The Urban Institute

This report on the health and well-being of children under six in immigrant families covers immigration trends and impacts, family structure and work, risk factors for poor school performance, hard

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning

Publisher: 
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

This national center is focused on strengthening the capacity of child care and Head Start programs to improve the social and emotional outcomes of young children.

Broken Promises: Evaluating the Native American Health Care System

Publisher: 
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

This report includes information from a public briefing held in October 2003 by the Commission on Civil Rights examining the extent and causes of disparities in the health status and outcomes of Na

State Policy Agenda to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Publisher: 
Commonwealth Fund

The report focuses on states' role in advancing the disparities-elimination policy agenda by providing a menu of policy interventions that have been implemented at the state level to address dispar