Articles tagged as: children
July 28, 2022
Indiana health officials: Monkeypox cases include women and two children
Indiana has confirmed monkeypox infections among men, women and children, according to an Indiana Department of Health briefing addressed to health care providers on July 22 and obtained by WFYI.
Read MoreApril 19, 2022
Kids Count data: Indiana ranks 36th in the nation for the health of its children
Indiana’s worst ranking in the 2022 Kids Count data is in health, where it's 36th in the country.
Read MoreMarch 22, 2022
IYI leader provides tips to talk to children about war
Information about the conflict and the millions of people displaced by the fighting is being displayed on social media and other platforms in new ways. That makes news direct from the front lines easily accessible.
Read MoreMarch 18, 2022
Indiana sets stage for early learning quality, workforce improvements under new law
Lawmakers renewed efforts this session to improve early learning opportunities across Indiana, approving changes to focus and grow the mission of the state's Early Learning Advisory Committee.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2022
Indiana has fewer kids in foster care, but racial disparities remain
The number of kids in Indiana foster care decreased in recent years, according to a new report from the Indiana Youth Institute, but advocates worry about racial disparities.
Read MoreNovember 26, 2021
8-year-old dies in car crash on south side of Indianapolis
Three other children were also injured in the crash that occurred on the south side of Indianapolis.
Read MoreSeptember 1, 2021
Drop In Childhood Immunizations Worries Pediatricians
Deferred doctors visits during the pandemic have left kids across the country behind on routine inoculations.
Read MoreJuly 14, 2021
You Asked: Will The Pandemic Have Lasting Effects On Child Development?
Side Effects Public Media recently received questions from audience members through our texting group, the Midwest Checkup, about how the changes wrought by the pandemic may affect child development and talked to experts to provide some answers.
Read MoreJuly 6, 2021
Indiana Nonprofit Partners With Dolly Parton To Increase Early Literacy
Low reading scores have impacted some Indiana students long before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now an initiative from Hoosiers Read aims to reach kids at an earlier age by giving free monthly books to kids up to five years old in order to improve literacy across all 92 counties in the state.
Read MoreMay 26, 2021
Indianapolis Church Uses Grant To Build Youth Center
Eastern Star Church, in the eastside Indianapolis neighborhood of Arlington Woods, is extending its mission to address the racial health, education, and wealth disparities of children and youth.
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