Child Health
America's future depends on the health of our children. TFAH's reports focus on a number of major childhood health problems. These include infant mortality, childhood obesity, protecting children during health emergencies, and ensuring children receive needed vaccines.
TFAH has partnered with a number of organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, to bring a range of children's health issues to national attention.
TFAH Reports
October 2008
Blueprint for a Healthier America
Modernizing the Federal Public Health System to Focus on Prevention and Preparedness
June 2008
Healthy Women, Healthy Babies
March 2008
Ten Top Priorities for Prevention
October 2007
Pandemic Influenza: Warning, Children At-Risk
July 2005
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
The Search for Causes and Cures
Latest News
November 12, 2008
Kearse spreads healthy message
October 27, 2008
Oregon PE teachers enter brave new world
October 25, 2008
Our losing war against flab
October 14, 2008
A role model, found in fiction
October 6, 2008
Wyoming boasts low childhood obesity rates
Policy Information
Press Releases
October 21, 2008
Trust for America's Health Releases Blueprint for Modernizing Public Health for the Presidential Transition and Next Congress
October 16, 2008
Advisory: Trust for America's Health Releases Transition Document: Blueprint for a Healthier America
Includes Detailed Plan to Modernize America's Public Health System
June 12, 2008
Trust for America's Health Releases Report on Connection between Women's Health and Stalled Infant Mortality Rates
Deteriorating Health among Women is Leading Factor, Low-Income and Minority Babies Most At-Risk
June 12, 2008
Race Disparity Persists in Infant Mortality Rates, Mirroring Sharp Decline in Women's Health, According to New Report from Trust for America's Health
Low-Income and African-American Babies Most At-Risk, Deteriorating Health among Women is Leading Factor for Lack of Progress
Resources
Selected items from TFAH's Resource Library:
Allies Against Asthma
Allies Against Asthma is a national initiative to improve asthma control for children and adolescents. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with direction provided by the Center for Managing Chronic Disease, University of Michigan, Allies supports seven community-based coalitions and their efforts to improve the way asthma is managed in their communities and provides resources to support other asthma groups throughout the United States.
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids is dedicated to increasing awareness of childhood smoking. Their website includes information, statistics, research and advocacy efforts aimed at increasing the number of non-smokers.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--Lead Poison Prevention Program
CDC's Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is dedicated to eliminating elevated blood lead levels by 2010.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--Vaccine Safety and Adverse Events
The CDC vaccine safety website discusses the importance of vaccinations while also listing concerns and potential side effects from vaccinations. There is also detailed information about the safety of vaccinations and the process of how vaccines are licensed, monitored, and how risks are communicated to the public.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--Vaccines and Immunizations
The website focuses on the importance of obtaining maximum immunization coverage for all populations, establishing effective partnerships, conducting reliable scientific research, implementing immunization systems, and ensuring vaccine safety.
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