Even supposedly 'mild' asthma can steal your child

When he was 5 years old, Javier Enrique Alcaine started seeing angels.
May 29, 2008 issue of the Daily Press story.
http://www.dailypress.com/dp-local_tamara_0525may25,0,2837419.column

Getting Connected for Kids: Tips on Finding Data and Research to Improve Policy and Practice

This DC Action for Children guide has practical, easy-to-use advice on the policymaking process and how to influence it, as well as a round-up of the best sites, blogs and research tools for your work!
http://www.dckids.org/documents/downloads/DC%20Action%20Getting%20Connected%20for%20Kids.pdf

Ten Years and Counting: What Have We Learned About Enrolling Kids in SCHIP and Medicaid?

This panel covered the findings of a forthcoming National Academy for State Health Policy paper -- speakers used a decade's worth of data to try to answer the question, "how we can become more effective in enrolling the kids who are eligible for public programs?" Three states also shared their experiences in improving health and health care for children.
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=2807

Free Resources for Coalitions

This Web site from coalition consultant Tom Wolfe offers free tip sheets on coalition building, a coalition member assessment tool, and more. To assess these and other free resources, please visit http://www.tomwolff.com/healthy-communities-tools-and-resources.html#free

Volunteer Management Guide

The Volunteer Management Guide from the Nonprofit Good Practice Guide offers resources on effectively managing, training, recruiting, recognizing, and rewarding volunteers. You can access the guide at http://www.npgoodpractice.org/Topics/Volunteer/Default.aspx

New Jersey Hospital-Based Language Services Lag, Study Finds

A study in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved suggests that New Jersey hospitals are not doing enough to meet the needs of patients with limited English proficiency (LEP), Health Behavior News Service reports.
http://www.rwjf.org/programareas/features/digest.jsp?c=EMC-ND142&pid=1142&id=7804

Telemedicine May Offer Cost-Effective Alternative to ED Care, Study Says

A study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, suggests that telemedicine is a cost-effective alternative to more than one-fourth of all pediatric emergency department (ED) visits, HealthDay reports.
http://www.rwjf.org/programareas/features/digest.jsp?c=EMC-ND142&pid=1142&id=7789