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Poverty in America
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SRCD issues policy brief on children and poverty

February 04, 2013

Poverty in childhood, especially deep poverty, is linked to a range of physical-biological, cognitive-academic, and social-emotional problems, and these problems persist into adulthood. The Society for Research in Child Development created a policy brief on the subject. 

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Brief — Poverty in America: Implications for Children, Programs, and Policy

Poverty in childhood, especially deep poverty, is linked to a range of physical-biological, cognitive-academic, and social-emotional problems, and these problems persist into adulthood. The Society for Research in Child Development created a policy brief on the subject. 

University of Maryland
from NCFR News

University of Maryland's family issues voter's guide

October 22, 2012

In an effort to inform voters where major presidential candidates stand on family-relevant issues, family policy doctoral students at the University of Maryland School of Public Health compiled a family issues voting guide.

SRCD
from NCFR News

Policy Fellowships

with the Society for Research in Child Development
August 28, 2012

SRCD is seeking applications for upcoming Policy Fellowships for 2013-2014. There are two types of Fellowships: Congressional and Executive Branch.

Foundation for Child Development
from NCFR News

Call for Proposals - Young Scholars Program

Foundation for Child Development
July 31, 2012

The Foundation for Child Development: Changing Faces of America’s Children - Young Scholars Program is calling for proposals for fellowships.

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U.S. Census launches new database on HIV/AIDS

July 25, 2012

The database was developed in 1987 and now holds 149,000 statistics, an increase of approximately 10,800 new estimates in the last year, making it the most complete of its kind in the world

from 2012 NCFR Annual Conference
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10:00 am - 11:45 am | Regency Ballroom A/B

Building Stronger Communities for Better Health: Moving From Science to Policy and Practice

Plenary Session

Brian Smedley, Ph.D., Vice President and Director of the Health Policy Institute of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

Presentation of the Jessie Bernard Outstanding Research Proposal from a Feminist Perspective to Lori Kinkler. Presenter: Libby B. Blume, Feminism & Family Studies Section Chair-Elect & Award Committee Chair

Presentation of the Jessie Bernard Contribution to Feminist Scholarship Paper to Hyun-Kyung You. Presenter: Libby B. Blume, Feminism & Family Studies Section Chair-Elect & Award Committee Chair

Presentation of the John L. & Harriette P. McAdoo Award to Christiana Awosan. Presenter: Curtis Fox, Ethnic Minorities Section Past Chair & Award Committee Chair

Presiding: Leigh A. Leslie, 2012 Program Chair

Sponsored by the University of Georgia, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Jay A. Mancini, Ph.D., Head.


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1:15 pm - 3:00 pm | Regency Ballroom A/B

Childhood Obesity: From the Family Dinner Table to Public Policy

Plenary Session

Barbara Fiese, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign and Director of the Family Resiliency Center.

Presentation of the Ruth Hathaway Jewson Award to Katie Lowe. Presenter: Bethany Letiecq, Ruth Hathaway Jewson Award Committee Member

Presentation of the Ernest W. Burgess Award to Rand Conger, Ph.D. Presenter: Joyce Arditti, Research and Theory Section Chair-elect and Award Committee Chair

Presentation of the NCFR Student Award to Mallory Lucier-Greer. Presenter: Andrew Behnke, Students/New Professionals Board Representative and Award Committee Chair

Presentation of the NCFR Student Award to Amanda Williams. Presenter: Cassandra Dorius, Students/New Professionals Program Representative

Presider: Leigh A. Leslie, 2012 Program Chair

Sponsored by the University of Illinois, Department of Human & Community Development, Robert Hughes, Jr., Ph.D., Chair.

from 2012 NCFR Annual Conference
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3:15 pm - 4:45 pm | Phoenix East

The Well-being of Immigrant Families in the U.S.: The Role of Public Policy

Concurrent Sessions 7

Discussant: Bethany Letiecq
Chair: Colleen Vesely

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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Remington B/C

Spouses, Partners and Family as Caregivers in Chronic Illnesses: Implications for Health Care Reform

Concurrent Sessions 3

Discussant: Jana Staton
Chair: Theodora Ooms