chronic illness in children

• Rheumatic Diseases Remain a Significant Cause of Chronic Illness in Children; With Juvenile Arthritis one of the Most Prevalent Types - Juvenile Arthritis - A Niche in the Market.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c33128) has announced the addition of Juvenile Arthritis - A Niche ...

• Business Wire
• February 22, 2006

• In re C.E., (Ohio 2009)

Trial court correctly terminated mother's parental rights when evidence showed she could not reasonable care for the children due to chronic mental illness. Trial court erred in terminating father's parental rights when concerns of children's services were based on nothing more than speculation and father had completed the case plan, progressed to unsupervised overnight visits, and appeared able to effectively parent the children.

• Ohio Supreme Court

• To Your Health: Get the Facts On Asthma

Approximately 5 million children are affected by asthma. It's considered the most common chronic illness in children, and the incidence of the illness appears to be increasing as much as 50 percent in just a single decade. Scientists believe the increasing frequency of childhood asthma is due to many factors. The generally improved sanitary conditions of our surroundings result in less exposure to germs that prime the immune system-for example, the increased presence of antibacterial items, such as hand sanitizers and surface cleaners.

• Maryland Gazette
• February 15, 2007

• Youngest Hurricane Victims Facing a Second Crisis - Little or No Health Care; Chronic Illness, Mental Health Problems Go Unchecked in FEMA's Temporary Housing in Louisiana, With Children Among the Most Vulnerable.

NEW YORK -- Already displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, thousands of families in FEMA-subsidized temporary housing in Louisiana are facing a sec...

• Business Wire
• April 18, 2006

• Asthma and Allergy Medication Self-Administration by Children in School: Liability Issues for the Nurse

Until recently, most school children have not been permitted to carry medications on their own for asthma and allergy emergencies. The purpose of this article is to discuss the overall legislation in the United States regarding the carrying and self-administration of asthma and allergy medications by school children, and the history behind the development of such laws. Federal and state statutes setting parameters for medication administration in the school setting and protecting the rights of children with asthma to carry emergency asthma and allergy medications are reviewed. Several court cases related to incidents surrounding the carrying of emergency asthma medications by school children are discussed. The law has given the school nurse an important role concerning student self-admi...

... of children with disabilities and/ or chronic health conditions in the school setting. State law... well-being of these children with chronic illness. The law defines nurses' role and responsibility i...

• Journal of Nursing Law
• Vol. 14 Nbr. 1, April 2011

• Secretarial Review and Publication of Annual Reports to Congress:

... to patients with prevalent, high-cost chronic diseases; provide the greatest potential for impro... of performance of care delivered to children. (Task 7.8). Outcome Measures Project. NQF's outco... coping with severe or end-of life-illnesses. These programs also help coordinate care of multi...

• FR, September 07, 2011
• Notices
• Health and Human Services Department

• Mothers raising children with sickle cell disease at the intersection of race, gender, and illness stigma.

..., organ damage, acute chest syndrome, chronic tissue damage, leg ulcers, severe fatigue (Atkin &...

• Health and Social Work
• Vol. 33 Nbr. 3, August 2008

• Jim Vetter

HAMILTON, MT - Jim Vetter, 73, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2007 quietly after suffering from long term chronic illness in Hamilton. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Sherry (Johner) Vetter and children Catherine, Vincent, Robert and Dusty. Also surviving are his four siblings Mary, John, Robert and Elizabeth. He is also survived by the mother of his children, Angie Allen. He will be missed by his grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

• Yakima Herald-Republic
• September 10, 2007

• Depression in Children and Adolescents

Depressive disorders, which include major depressive disorder (unipolar depression), dysthymic disorder (chronic, mild depression), and bipolar disorder (manic-depression), can have far reaching effects on the functioning and adjustment of young people. Among both children and adolescents, depressive disorders confer an increased risk for illness and interpersonal and psychosocial difficulties that persist long after the depressive episode is resolved; in adolescents there is also an increased risk for substance abuse and suicidal behavior. Unfortunately, these disorders often go unrecognized by families and physicians alike. Signs of depressive disorders in young people often are viewed as normal mood swings typical of a particular developmental stage. In addition, health care professi...

• Westside Gazette
• August 11, 2009

• Confronting Methamphetamine Abuse: Part Iv: The Incarcerated Parent and Methamphetamine Abuse

Children, who live in fami lies with stable parental relationships, where the family has residential stability and gainful employment opportunities, are less likely to become statistics in the juvenile or criminal justice system.c Most parents in this study demonstrate behavioral patterns characteristic of fragile parental and family relationships, residential instability, employment histories that place them in or near poverty status, mental illness, extensions of generational criminogenics, and/or chronic episodes of recidivism. Throughout the interviews and focus groups conducted during this study, participants consistently stated that the lack of housing, difficulty in obtaining medication, and inadequate mental illness assistance availability contribute to their problems of stayin...

• Sheriff
• Vol. 60 Nbr. 1, January 2008