Head Start since the War on Poverty: Taking on New Challenges to Address Persistent School Readiness Gaps

This article explores Head Start’s overall effectiveness in improving school readiness outcomes and its potential to reduce gaps in these outcomes in light of changing program goals, resource and funding capacity, and the demographic changes in the low-income child population it serves. Although not an explicit goal of the Head Start program, we assess whether and how the program can address reducing school readiness gaps between children of different racial and ethnic backgrounds and income groups. Because of changing policy priorities and targeting vulnerable groups of children with diverse needs, meeting Head Start goals within funding constraints can be challenging. Yet, as we will show in this paper, the program has successfully adapted to its changing environment, and despite the evolving nature of its goals and populations served, it has managed to demonstrate a favorable impact on children. Future research on tailored programming, program implementation and impacts on specific groups of children is needed to help Head Start further improve its ability to address persistent school readiness gaps

Data-for-Equity Research Brief: Child Care Affordability for Working Parents

Recent studies have highlighted that child care is unaffordable for many U.S. families. This research brief goes deeper to understand child care affordability for parents with full-time, year-round jobs. These parents have a clear need for child care given their full-time work status. This brief estimates whether, within the group of full-time, year-round working parents who have children age 13 and under, particular income and racial/ethnic subgroups are more likely to face unaffordable center-based child care costs

The Family and Medical Leave Act Policy Equity Assessment

In this Policy Equity Assessment, we assess the capacity of the FMLA to address racial/ethnic equity and whether the FMLA impacts economic and health outcomes and reduces disparities for U.S. workers. Significantly, some of the populations who are least likely to have access to FMLA leave are also more vulnerable to certain health conditions, which means that they may be the most in need of, but the least likely to access, worker benefits that can help address health issues. We particularly emphasize the impact of the FMLA for working parents, given research showing that when a parent is present to provide care, children recover faster from illnesses and injuries, have shorter hospital stays and are more likely to receive preventive care

Understanding the Socio-Economic, Health Systems & Policy Threats to Latino Health: Gaining New Perspectives for the Future

The emergence of the Latino population as the largest and diverse minority group in the U.S. presents challenges and opportunities for health practitioners, leaders and policy makers. Some evidence suggests that Latinos, and immigrants in particular, exhibit better health outcomes than would be expected given their average socio-economic status. Yet, overshadowing this positive health outlook are socio-economic, health system and policy barriers which disproportionately impact Latino health and well-being. This paper briefly discusses the Latino health paradox. It identifies the socio-economic, health systems barriers and public policies that threaten any potential health advantage. Finally, it suggests policy and prevention strategies for promoting the health of the largest emerging minority group in the U.S. Latinos

Children Left Behind: How Metropolitan Areas Are Failing America's Children

Presents findings from the Diversity Data project, an online resource measuring social indicators of quality of life in U.S. metropolitan areas. Focuses on racial and ethnic disparities with a particular emphasis on children and their well-being

"The Business Case for Racial Equity" Quantifies the Cost of Racism in the U.S.

Altarum Institute and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) released a report detailing the economic impact of racism, and the benefits of advancing racial equity as the demography of our nation continues to evolve

The Business Case for Racial Equity, 2013

Striving for racial equity -- a world where race is no longer a factor in the distribution of opportunity -- is a matter of social justice. But moving toward racial equity can generate significant economic returns as well. When people face barriers to achieving their full potential, the loss of talent, creativity, energy, and productivity is a burden not only for those disadvantaged, but for communities, businesses, governments, and the economy as a whole. Initial research on the magnitude of this burden in the United States (U.S.), as highlighted in this brief, reveals impacts in the trillions of dollars in lost earnings, avoidable public expenditures, and lost economic output

Neighborhood-Level Interventions to Improve Childhood Opportunity and Lift Children Out of Poverty

Abstract Population health is associated with the socioeconomic characteristics of neighborhoods. There is considerable scientific and policy interest in community-level interventions to alleviate child poverty. Intergenerational poverty is associated with inequitable access to opportunities. Improving opportunity structures within neighborhoods may contribute to improved child health and development. Neighborhood-level efforts to alleviate poverty for all children require alignment of cross-sector efforts, community engagement, and multifactorial approaches that consider the role of people as well as place. We highlight several accessible tools and strategies that health practitioners can engage to improve regional and local systems that influence child opportunity. The Child Opportunity Index is a population-level surveillance tool to describe community-level resources and inequities in US metropolitan areas. The case studies reviewed outline strategies for creating higher opportunity neighborhoods for pediatricians interested in working across sectors to address the impact of neighborhood opportunity on child health and well-being

Conocimiento de la disposicion final de medicamentos desechados en estudiantes del area ciencias de la salud de la Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga de Ica – 2019/ Conhecimento da disposição final de medicamentos disponíveis em estudantes da área de ciências da saúde da Universidade Nacional de San Luis Gonzaga de Ica - 2019

El presente trabajo de investigación tuvo como objetivo determinar la relación que hay entre la disposición final de los medicamentos desechados y el nivel de conocimiento en el tema en los estudiantes del Área de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga de Ica – 2019. El estudio fue descriptivo, correlacional y transversal, se aplicó un cuestionario de preguntas a una muestra de 221 estudiantes, matriculadas en el X semestre año académico 2018-II de las facultades de Ciencias Biológicas, Enfermería, Farmacia y Bioquímica, Medicina Humana, Odontología, Obstetricia, Psicología y Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia que corresponden al Área de las Ciencias de la Salud de la UNICA.En los resultados se observó que el sexo femenino tuvo mayor participación con el 59.7%. El 74.2% de los estudiantes manifestaron no tener conocimiento sobre la forma correcta de desechar lo medicamentos no utilizados o vencidos, solo el 25.8% indico si conocer la forma correcta. El botiquín en el hogar es el lugar correcto para guardar medicamentos, el 44.8% de los estudiantes guardan los medicamentos en el botiquín, el 55.2% lo guardan incorrectamente en otros lugares. Los medicamentos más frecuentes en el hogar son los analgésicos para el dolor y los antibióticos para infecciones, el 40.27% de los estudiantes tienen medicamentos sobrantes en el hogar por mejorar antes de terminar el tratamiento, el 20.36% por que cambiaron el tratamiento, el 14.48% olvidaron terminar el tratamiento. El 72.4% manifestaron no haber recibido información sobre la contaminación que produce al medio ambiento los medicamentos, el 27.6% si recibieron información. En relación a las prácticas más comunes para desechar medicamentos el 66.97% lo botan junto con la basura, el 14.48% lo arrojan al lavatorio e inodoro, el 71.9% de los estudiantes asegura que los medicamentos son residuos peligrosos, el 28.1% indican que no son residuos peligrosos, el 80.1% manifiesta estar de acuerdo en recibir información sobre los medicamentos y su forma correcta de eliminación. Se recomienda a través de la Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica la implementación de un programa piloto para la recolección de los medicamentos no utilizados o vencidos procedentes de los hogares de los estudiantes, para su clasificación y disposición final, asegurando de esta manera la adecuada eliminación de los residuos de medicamentos y contribuir con el cuidado del medio ambiente

“Estudio de Estabilidad de una pomada antiinflamatoria de uso tópico obtenida a partir del Extracto Etanólico de la Muehlenbeckia volcánica (Benth) Endl. (mullaca)”/ “Estudo de estabilidade de uma pomada antiinflamatória para uso tópico obtido do Extrato Etanólico da Muehlenbeckia volcánica (Benth) Endl. (mullaca)"

El presente estudio se realizó para determinar la estabilidad de una pomada con actividad antiinflamatoria de uso tópico a partir del extracto etanólico de Muehlenbeckia volcánica (Benth) Endl. . Se hizo una selección cuidadosa de las partes aéreas de Muehlenbeckia volcánica (Benth.) Endl. La droga fue secada bajo sombra en condiciones especiales evitando la humedad, el polvo y el sol directo. Luego fue  estabilizada  en la estufa a 35°C. El material seco fue  fragmentado en un molino manual obteniéndose un tamaño de  partículas de 5 mm para asegurar que el proceso de extracción cumpla  con los requisitos de calidad. A partir del material vegetal (50g) seco y fragmentado se procedió a realizar el proceso de  la extracción por el método de la percolación. Las pruebas de estabilidad se realizaron con los protocolos de Estabilidad <1047> USP 41. El extracto fluido de las partes aéreas de la especie Muehlenbeckia volcánica (Benth), presentaron triterpenos y o esteroides, taninos, flavonoides, saponinas y catequinas. La pomada o/w, fue formulada con  una concentración del 10% de extracto fluido. Las características organolépticas de la pomada obtenida fueron, aspecto homogéneo, con brillo sin grumos, olor inodoro, la respuesta táctil  fue fluida y muy agradable, no hubo presencia de exudado y la extensibilidad de la pomada obtenida a partir del extracto fluido se incrementó levemente con el aumento de la temperatura. Se concluye que la pomada formulada a una concentración de 10% a partir del extracto fluido de la especie Muehlenbeckia volcánica (Benth) Endl, presentó  características organolépticas, controles fisicoquímicos  y estabilidad acelerada dentro de los valores permitidos