child health /tags/child-health child health en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:26:19 GMT Florida kids are uninsured at a high rate /health/2026-06-24/florida-kids-are-uninsured-at-a-high-rate 7.6% of children under age 6 in the Sunshine State are uninsured, during years when their bodies are laying down the foundations of good health for the rest of their lives. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:26:19 GMT /health/2026-06-24/florida-kids-are-uninsured-at-a-high-rate Cary Barbor Florida remains in bottom half of child wellbeing in annual databook /health/2026-06-09/florida-remains-in-bottom-half-of-child-wellbeing-in-annual-databook Florida’s overall state of child wellbeing did not improve in this year’s Kids Count Data Profile, although some segments including graduation rates\ and teen birth did see gains. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:50:32 GMT /health/2026-06-09/florida-remains-in-bottom-half-of-child-wellbeing-in-annual-databook Jay Waagmeester | Florida Phoenix State report: More than 43K children dropped from program for nonpayment /health/2025-10-09/state-report-more-than-43k-children-dropped-from-program-for-nonpayment More than 43,000 children were disenrolled from the Florida KidCare program for nonpayment of premiums while the DeSantis administration has tussled with U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services over a requirement that children enrolled in federally funded programs must retain eligibility for one year. Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:30:00 GMT /health/2025-10-09/state-report-more-than-43k-children-dropped-from-program-for-nonpayment Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say /health/2025-09-03/florida-will-work-to-eliminate-all-childhood-vaccine-mandates-in-the-state-officials-say Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:29:00 GMT /health/2025-09-03/florida-will-work-to-eliminate-all-childhood-vaccine-mandates-in-the-state-officials-say Curt Anderson | Associated Press Florida researchers begin a 25-year study on the effects of digital media on kids /health/2024-11-18/usf-study-kids-digital-media The Life in Media Survey will collect data from thousands of preteens over the next quarter century, measuring how using digital media changes attitude, behavior and health throughout their lives. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:27:03 GMT /health/2024-11-18/usf-study-kids-digital-media Lily Belcher Here's where your Florida county ranks when it comes to child health and education /health/2023-01-03/heres-where-your-florida-county-ranks-when-it-comes-to-child-health-and-education The 2022 Florida Child Well-Being Index ranks the 67 Florida counties based on data from the national Kids Count project. It compares child well-being on 16 indicators in the areas of Economic Well-Being, Education, Health, and Family and Community. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 16:00:00 GMT /health/2023-01-03/heres-where-your-florida-county-ranks-when-it-comes-to-child-health-and-education Daylina Miller Newborns get routine heel blood tests, but should states keep those samples? /news/2022-09-14/newborns-get-routine-heel-blood-tests-but-should-states-keep-those-samples Shortly after birth, babies are pricked in the heel so their blood can be tested for life-threatening conditions. States generally save leftover blood from those samples, and parents and privacy experts are concerned that information could be used without consent years later. Wed, 14 Sep 2022 21:32:00 GMT /news/2022-09-14/newborns-get-routine-heel-blood-tests-but-should-states-keep-those-samples Two Florida physicians have come up with a device to prevent drownings /news/2022-07-25/two-florida-physicians-have-come-up-with-a-device-to-prevent-drownings They are beta-testing the device after witnessing tragedies caused by drownings and near-drownings. The Florida Department of Children and Families says more children under 5 die by drowning in Florida Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:52:00 GMT /news/2022-07-25/two-florida-physicians-have-come-up-with-a-device-to-prevent-drownings Talia Blake The search for scarce baby formula is worse for rural families on WIC /news/2022-07-08/the-search-for-scarce-baby-formula-is-worse-for-rural-families-on-wic Constraints imposed by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children, known as WIC, that prevent recipients from using benefits to buy formula across state lines weigh on families as the nationwide formula shortage drags on. Fri, 08 Jul 2022 18:06:00 GMT /news/2022-07-08/the-search-for-scarce-baby-formula-is-worse-for-rural-families-on-wic Christina Saint Louis Trauma surgeons detail the horror of mass shootings after Uvalde and call for reforms /news/2022-06-10/trauma-surgeons-detail-the-horror-of-mass-shootings-after-uvalde-and-call-for-reforms Trauma surgeons say that the weapons used in mass shootings are not new but that more of these especially deadly guns are on the street, causing injuries that are difficult to survive. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:41:00 GMT /news/2022-06-10/trauma-surgeons-detail-the-horror-of-mass-shootings-after-uvalde-and-call-for-reforms Lauren Sausser - Kaiser Health News