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* The poor diets of children in families on low incomes can have lifelong consequences for their health, according to a report by the Child Poverty Action Group. The report, Poverty Bites - Food,...
New standards for community health and social care will aim to give children access to age-appropriate services based on their individual needs. The National Service Framework (NSF) for Children,...
Working mothers are likely to stay healthier and slimmer than their stay-at-home counterparts, according to a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Researchers from...
A resolution calling for a ban on 'all commercial food advertising aimed at under-12s' has been passed by the British Medical Association. Dr Peter Tiplady, chairman of the BMA's Public Health...
A petition urging the Government to establish a 'well-funded, well-trained universal health visitor service', available to all parents of children under five, with specialist support for the most...
(Photograph) - It was tea for two when York city council's health and safety enforcement team won a national award from the Health and Safety Executive and Local Authority Committee for promoting...
Routine dental screening at school among young children has no impact on dental health, according to new research.
Teaching new mothers about healthy eating and exercise can help reduce the risk of their child becoming overweight or obese, finds a new study.
* A new 40m funding package aims to tackle child poverty and improve health in rural areas across England. The funding, to be introduced over the next three years, is designed to extend to 20,000...
A Scottish framework for nursing in schools was last week launched by health minister Malcolm Chisholm, who said it would revolutionise school nursing and banish 'the old image of the nit nurse'. Mr...