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Evaluating the performance of Utah’s economy from the perspective of Utah’s families and children is a matter of examining both the quantity and...
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Utah has Highest Uninsured Rate for Hispanic Children in the NationEvery child in Utah should have a chance to succeed. When it comes to setting up...
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Pre-term and low birthweight infants face significant risks for medical and developmental disabilities which are expensive to government and...
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Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) is a voluntary evidenced-based community health program that provides ongoing home visits (from pregnancy through...
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The consumer representatives to the National Association of Insurance Commissioner released a report on state approaches to...
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- Written by: Terry Haven
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Healthy and financially secure families are critical in helping end the cycle of intergenerational poverty. However, low-income families struggle...
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How Unfunded Earmarks Are Undermining the Budget Process and Affecting Utah Families and ChildrenUtah’s unrestricted General Fund continues to...
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Chronic Absence is a Two-Generation ProblemPolicies that help parents keep kids in school, such as family leave policies...
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The Healthy Utah Poll was commissioned by a group of Utah civic groups interested in gauging support for Governor Herbert’s Healthy Utah plan...
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This economic analysis of the Healthy Utah Plan was funded by Voices for Utah Children and completed by Sven E. Wilson, PhD. The Healthy Utah plan...
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- Written by: Terry Haven
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Download and print the issue brief here:A Two Generation Strategy: Right from the StartThis is the second in a series of issue briefs...
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- Written by: Sara Gunderson
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The research is clear that poverty is the single greatest threat to a child's well-being. Children who grow up in poverty are more likely to be...
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Current Utah KIDS COUNT Data Book How are kids doing in your county? How are kids doing nationwide? Measures of Child Well-Being...
