Yesterday, the Annie E Casey Foundation released its 21st annual Kids Count Data Book which measures the well-being of children throughout the country.
The Data Book ranks states on ten areas of well-being. They are
Child Death Rate (deaths per 100,000 children ages 1–14)
Infant Mortality Rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Percent Low–Birthweight Babies
Percent of Children in Poverty [...]
After a day at the office, I look forward to a relaxing evening at home. Recently, this has involved a lot of reading, since I’ve started frequenting the Richland County Public Library. But this is also due to the fact that if I turned on the TV, I’d feel like I was right back at [...]
Being active and eating a healthy array of foods are essential to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, many children across the country are not taught to take control of what they eat and how they work their bodies. They live sedentary lifestyles- blobs in front of TV and video games. Eating junk food and drinking [...]
