Posts Tagged ‘RI Kids Count’
The Child-Health Conversation May Be Evolving Faster Nationally Than It Is in Rhode Island
A new URI study showing widespread confusion over ultra-processed foods is raising broader questions about school meals, SNAP policies, childhood obesity, nutrition quality, and whether Rhode Island’s child-health conversation is keeping pace with rapidly evolving national debates over prevention and long-term wellness.
Read MoreThe Clout of RI Kids Count: Is It Time to Lead on Ultra-Processed Foods?
by Nancy Thomas, publisher Today, as RI Kids Count gathers to celebrate three decades of progress in children’s health and wellbeing, and present awards to those who lead the way, a new question sits in the backdrop: Who will take the lead on the food-quality crisis that is now driving childhood obesity higher than hunger,…
Read More2024 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Fact Book released TODAY
RI Kids Count Factbook released for 2024
Read MoreObesity is impairing Rhode Island youth – Ocean State Stories
This story is published in partnership between RINewsToday.com and Ocean State Stories, a journalism initiative at Salve Regina University. by Nancy Kirsch, for Ocean State Stories Experts examine root causes and propose measures to improve health Just like hunger, obesity disproportionately impacts children of color and from economically disadvantaged households. According to the Rhode Island…
Read MoreIn the Arena: Paige Clausius-Parks, RI Kids Count
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews leaders in Rhode Island. This week he interviews Paige Clausius-Park, the new Executive Director of RI Kids Count. They discussed policy impacting the state’s children, advocacy, data, and initiatives that will be in the forefront in the near future. RI Kids Count produces the RI Kids Fact Book, a…
Read MoreAddressing the mental health needs of youth in Rhode Island’s Washington County
Youth mental health crisis topic of Washington County Coalition for Children event with RI Kids Count.
Read MoreRI KIDS COUNT Director, Elizabeth Burke Bryant to step down
Elizabeth Burke Bryant Stepping Down by End of Year After 28 Years as Executive Director of Rhode Island KIDS COUNT The Board of Directors of Rhode Island KIDS COUNT is announcing that Elizabeth Burke Bryant will step down from her position as Executive Director by the end of the year, after 28 years of service.…
Read MoreRhode Island KIDS COUNT releases 27th Annual Factbook
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT will release its twenty-seventh annual report on the well-being of Rhode Island’s children and families on Monday, May 10, 2021 from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. via Zoom. The 2021 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook charts improvements and declines in the well-being of Rhode Island’s 203,575 children. Data are presented for the…
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