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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. – 1986
A subcommittee report introduces the subject of these joint hearings--the problem of infant mortality in the United States; addresses the need for the legislation; summarizes the proposed legislation; and lists endorsing organizations. The hearings examine both the scope of the problem and S. 1209, legislation to create a national commission to…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Federal Legislation, Hearings, High Risk Persons
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1984
This hearing was held in response to a request from the Congressional Black Caucus, which asked the subcommittees to find out if the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was doing everything possible to reduce infant mortality, especially the high death rate experienced by Blacks. The hearing opened with statements by both subcommittee…
Descriptors: Blacks, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Kids Count in Michigan, Lansing. – 1994
This Michigan Kids Count data book for 1994 describes the condition of children in each of Michigan's 83 counties. The first part of the report presents discussions of economic security, housing, child care, education, and health care, addressing the state and national experience for families and children, critical issues, and policies and…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Children, Counties
Kids Count in Michigan, Lansing. – 1996
This Michigan Kids Count data book for 1996 describes the condition of children in each of Michigan's 83 counties. The first section of the report explores the status of the children in five areas of child well-being: (1) Economic Security; (2) Child Health; (3) Child Safety; (4) Teen Transition; and (5) Education. The discussion presents an…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Children
Kids Count in Michigan, Lansing. – 1995
This Michigan Kids Count data book for 1995 describes the condition of children in each of Michigan's 83 counties. The first part of the report explores the status of the children in five areas of child well-being: (1) Economic Security; (2) Child Health; (3) Child Safety; (4) Teens at Risk; and (5) Education. The discussion presents an overview…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Children
Zehnder-Merrell, Jane – 2002
This KIDS COUNT data book for 2002 examines statewide and county level trends in the well-being of Michigan's children. The statistical portrait is based on the following: (1) demographics; (2) juvenile arrests; (3) teen births; (4) children of two working parents; (5) child care costs; (6) child care capacity; (7) children in subsidized child…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Asthma, At Risk Persons
