... in the United States, is especially prevalent among Hispanic-Americans and those from low-income households, according to the April 2009 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The wide- ...
... year and had problems attaining specialty care.
"These children are more likely to live in low-income households," said Dr. Flores, who also serves as director of the division of general pediatrics ...
... city of Pittsburgh that included an item on annual income. The group made to feel poor was asked ... balance the economic burdens faced by low-income households with the need to maintain important funding ...
Programs that help low-income and minority individuals and families purchase a home may be doing more harm ... understand why black, Hispanic and low-income households are less likely to own their housing ...
... 232,318 children in low-income households (annual income of 133 percent or less ... Coverage rates were compared with those of children in high-income households (400 percent or more of the federal poverty ...
... Program (SCHIP). Young adults from low-income households are most at risk: 72 percent of the 13 ... majority of uninsured young adults have low incomes, extending eligibility for Medicaid and SCHIP beyond ...
... public transportation, information about new jobs, and housing barriers -- keep the people from low-income households from getting the jobs that are available far from home," he said.
In spite of ...
... surprising, Parish said, was data indicating that a significant percentage of those struggling are higher-income households. Yet based on federal poverty guidelines – which have remained unchanged ...
... disproportionately from area-code/exchange combinations with higher-than-average density of low-income households. Using this stratified sampling design, this study obtained an oversample of low- ...
... 6-year-old relies more on the food choices in the households, while the 16-year-old spends ... families make up a high percentage of low-income households, and the vast majority of those single parents ...
A mother's stress may contribute to her young children being overweight in low income households with sufficient food, according to a new Iowa State University study published in the September issue ...
... adolescent being uninsured despite having a parent with health insurance included: low- and middle-income households, low parental educational attainment (less than a high school education), Hispanic ...
... insecure vs. 8.7 percent in households without smokers," with rates of severe child ... taxes be used to support programs targeting low-income households, including those that further reduce the health ...
... . Both Switzerland and the Netherlands subsidize premiums for low-income households, with about 40 percent of households receiving premium assistance in both countries.
National standards ...
... ate fast food were more likely to also consume soft drinks. Children from lower income households were more likely to have unhealthy dietary habits and be overweight or obese.
The authors conclude: ...
