State Grants Millions to Local Governments to Crack Down on Illegal Tobacco Sales to Minors
California's Tobacco Grant Program is meant to prevent retailers from ignoring federal tobacco laws and prevent youth from becoming addicted to smoking....
California's Tobacco Grant Program is meant to prevent retailers from ignoring federal tobacco laws and prevent youth from becoming addicted to smoking....
Children ages 5-11 are eligible for the COVID-19 booster vaccine targeting the omicron variant, after the FDA expanded the vaccine's authorization Wednesday....
An Antioch woman wrote a graphic novel to teach kids about gun violence after her son's father was killed. Her mother was killed when she was 3....
Head Start programs in Contra Costa County have safety and financial problems, among other issues, according to a federal inspection....
Contra Costa County has 30 days to submit a plan, which the Board of Supervisors must approve, to correct problems found in Head Start programs....
The FDA and CDC have endorsed Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for children who are under 5 years old but at least six months of age....
Children in the Richmond Police Activities League will watch as young salmon are released in the Richmond Marina to give the fish a better chance at survival....
Medicaid and CHIP coverage has lasted without renewal for most of the pandemic. Ending this provision could disproportionately affect children of color....
Some Black parents are wary of the COVID-19 vaccine, partly because of online myths but mostly because they don't trust the healthcare system....
Health officials advised parents to breastfeed their babies, if possible, and offered tips on substitutions and more to deal with the baby formula shortage....
Three doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was 80% effective at preventing infections in kids 6 months to 5 years old, data released Monday showed....
Children ages 5-11 are now eligible to receive a booster shot five months after completing their initial COVID-19 vaccination series, the FDA said Tuesday....
The pandemic has severely hurt children's mental health, but paying attention to the positives in their lives and activities like civic engagement can help....
Remdesivir is now fully approved by the FDA to treat people as young as 28 days who have COVID-19 and are at high risk of serious illness....
Children generally are safer from the negative health effects of COVID-19, but they have suffered the consequences of the pandemic in many ways....
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