When two community organizations in Detroit -- one geared towards Latino families on the southwest side of town, and another centered on the needs of African American families on the east side -- took on a joint public health project, the results reached beyond the realm of health. Cecilia Garcia explains.

It took three years of grass-roots activism, but schoolchildren in Los Angeles are eating healthier this year. This story from the July-August 2004 issue of the Children's Advocate explains.

CNN anchor Judy Woodruff has a big job covering national politics, and another big job parenting three children. She has also taken on an active role advocating on behalf of children with spina bifida. In this interview, Woodruff shares the personal reasons behind her advocacy with Connect for Kids' Rob Capriccioso.

It's been three years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, but the moment remains with us all ? even more so in this political season. While most kids may be coping well with their changed world, anniversaries can trigger a return to difficult emotions. Connect for Kids has some resources to help.

It's a common parental nightmare that turns into reality with unnerving frequency - the phone call that tells you your child is in trouble with the law. Joan Lisante got advice from parents, judges, police officers and others on how to cope.

Working with low-income children, pediatrician Dr. George Askew soon realized that many of his patients' health issues were beyond the reach of even the best doctor.

Do U.S. adults have more in common with Santa, or Scrooge, in their attitudes towards children? In her new column, Kate Mattos, president of the board of Connect for Kids, wonders.

How can you give illiterate or limited-English parents the information they need on children's health and development? Julieta Santana reports on how local radio fills a critical informational need in immigrant communities. This article originally appeared in the May-June 2004 issue of the Children's Advocate, published by Action Alliance for Children.

In national measures of public health, Arkansas consistently ranks near the bottom, with high rates of heart disease and obesity. But a broad new effort aims to change that, starting with kids. Rob Capriccioso reports.

When a mother and nutritionist looked inside the lunchroom at her children's school, she didn't like what she saw and decided to take action. Douglas J. Buege reports on Sara Tedeschi's struggle to put real food on the table in Madison, Wisconsin.