Posts Tagged ‘low-income families’
Fee hike makes kids’ insurance a challenge
USC (US) — Analysis shows that a public program’s higher premiums cost 20 percent of enrolled children their health insurance coverage. Continue…
Friday, February 10, 2012 17:27 - 0 Comments
Top Stories - Dec 20, 2011 11:15 - 0 Comments
Economic fallout: The college loan crunch
PENN STATE (US) — The rising cost of a college education and limited access to financial aid may create a less productive workforce and steeper wealth inequity, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 11, 2011 15:57 - 1 Comment
Free school lunches linked to lower obesity
IOWA STATE (US) — Free and reduced-price meals provided through the federally funded National School Lunch Program improve the health of more than 31 million children living in low-income households. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 4, 2011 9:45 - 0 Comments
Activism pushes poor youth to vote
MICHIGAN STATE (US)— Low-income youth are more apt to vote if they are involved in political activism, according to a new study that also notes the influence of friends and family. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 7, 2011 11:10 - 3 Comments
Foreclosure crisis: Lessons learned
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — As the nation works to restore the housing market, a new book tells what really caused the foreclosure crisis and how to rebuild a safe and sustainable U.S. housing finance system. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 9, 2011 14:08 - 2 Comments
Poor can’t break cycle of inferior health
MCGILL (CAN) — Canadians with less education and lower income begin life less healthy and remain that way over the course of their lives. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 27, 2011 11:01 - 0 Comments
Savings improve odds kids go to college
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Young people with a savings account in their own name are six times more likely to attend college than those without an account. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 28, 2010 12:43 - 0 Comments
GM crop grows jobs for women in India
U. WARWICK (UK)—The use of a particular genetically modified (GM) crop in India produced massive benefits in the earnings and employment opportunities for rural Indian women, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 30, 2010 9:49 - 0 Comments
Poor babies often given cow’s milk too soon
PENN STATE (US)—Some low-income mothers are more likely to put their infants at risk of health complications by giving them cow’s milk too soon, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 20, 2009 17:48 - 0 Comments
Hey neighbor, where’s the (edible) beef?
USC (US)—Residents in low-income areas of Los Angeles found at least one expired poultry, beef, or dairy product in about a third of store visits over a one-year period, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 17, 2009 4:00 - 3 Comments
Poverty linked to early sexual activity in kids
“Those people who say that kids don’t have sex at that young of age should think again,” says study coauthor Brenda Lohman. “Definitely the age is the most shocking thing about this study.”
