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Children of farm workers are three times as likely as all other children and almost twice as likely as other poor children to be uninsured, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Children of farm workers face a variety of health challenges, according to background information in the article.

A social development intervention administered in elementary School appears to have positive effects on mental health, sexual health and educational and economic achievement assessed 15 years after the intervention ended, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Unemployment, poverty and disorganized neighborhoods are common problems plaguing U.S.

The University of Minnesota Law School's Institute on Race and Poverty has released a report that reveals very troubling data concerning the success rates of charter schools in the Twin Cities metro area.

Following the government's public consultation on the future of tobacco control which closed on 8 September, it was expected that a number of new measures to protect children from tobacco would be included in the Queen's speech on Wednesday, 3rd December.

International maternity charity MIDIRS is delighted to announce a major new collaboration with the UK's leading charity for parents, the NCT, that aims to deliver increased access to evidence-based information for maternity health care professionals and parents. The announcement follows a period of discussion between the two charities as to how the resources of both organisations could be made available to MIDIRS subscribers and NCT specialist workers and students.

In response to the published findings from the Ofsted report on Haringey, Shaun Kelly, Head of Safeguarding at Action for Children, says: "Sadly, as the recent tragic case has highlighted, there are lessons still to be learnt on how to protect children from harm.

Many computing luminaries, such as Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, have an early experience in common--an engaging experience in middle School or high school that sparked an excitement for learning everything they could about computers. Today, many young people are surrounded by computing at home and in School, and some of them will likely find a similar passion that will lead them to push tomorrow's frontiers in computer science.

The NSPCC and Microsoft today announce a Christmas initiative to give the NSPCC's Child's Voice Appeal an extra fundraising push to increase the number of calls that can be answered by ChildLine and the NSPCC Helpline. From today until the New Year, 15% of Microsoft Windows Vista or Office 2007 sales purchased through the Microsoft Store (http://www.microsoft.

Health experts say that ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is the most common behavioral disorder that starts during childhood. However, it does not only affect children - people of all ages can suffer from ADHD. Psychiatrists say ADHD is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder. An individual with ADHD finds it much more difficult to focus on something without being distracted.

Rare injuries accounted for 3.5 percent of high School athletes' injuries 2005 through 2007, according to the first study to examine rare injuries and conditions of US high school athletes. Rare injuries include eye injuries, dental injuries, neck and cervical injuries and dehydration and heat illness, which may result in high morbidity, costly surgeries and treatments or life-altering consequences.