HEALTH DISPARITIES BLOG

April 07, 2009

links for 2009-04-07

• Obesity Rates Differ Among Racial/Ethnic Groups In Kids As Young As 4
  Obesity is twice as common in young American Indian/Native Alaskan children as it is in white and Asian children, according to new research offering the first nationally representative analysis of obesity prevalence among preschool-aged kids in five major racial/ethnic groups. The analysis also shows that obesity prevalence is higher in Hispanic and black children than it is in whites and Asians.
• Consumer Reports Investigation Finds Serious Gaps In Individual Health Insurance Policies
  A new Consumer Reports investigation finds that many people who believe they have good health insurance actually have coverage so riddled with loopholes, limits, and exclusions that it won't come close to covering their expenses if they fall seriously ill.
• About 500,000 Californians Have Lost Health Insurance During Recession
  About 500,000 working-age Californians have lost their health insurance since the economic recession began in November 2007
• R.I. worst in nation in housing for low-income children
  Between 2005 and 2007, 87 percent of low-income children in Rhode Island lived in older housing, compared with 74 percent of all Rhode Island children, according to the 2009 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook released today.