With a sharp increase in the number of kids with severe, even life-threatening, food allergies, schools and other facilities are trying to develop workable policies to keep children safe. Carole Moore reports on the problem, and on proposed federal legislation that could help.

The more researchers learn about diagnosing and treating developmental delays and disabilities, the clearer the message becomes: the earlier the better. In Los Angeles, dozens of agencies are working together to encourage parents and caregivers to use simple observational tools to screen young children—and get them services when needed. Amy Coutee reports on the L.A. County Early Identification and Intervention Group.

Are schools prepared to administer Tamiflu to students and faculty if avian flu became a threat in the United States? Health in Schools is cataloguing and examining school-based flu shot programs.

As of year 2004, eight states and two large cities had at least 95 percent of children younger than age six enrolled in fully operational, population-based immunization registries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools has the full story.

The federal government’s new 396-page plan for dealing with a threatened avian flu pandemic landed on the public stage with a thud of dread this month. But what does the possible pandemic mean for families and children, and how best can we prepare? Connect for Kids spoke with experts and reviewed the literature to try to get some perspective.

In New York City's Harlem neighborhood and in Pinellas County, Florida, young people have been doing a lot of legwork to find barriers to good health care in their communities. Rob Capriccioso reports on how the practice of youth health mapping is helping researchers improve community health services.

More effective drug treatments have made it easier for young people to live with HIV/AIDS, but it’s still a far cry from the ideal of carefree youth. The Safe Haven Project does what it can to create that experience, at least for a few days. Connect for Kids intern Julie Garfield reports.

With the numbers of kids suffering from asthma on the rise, more and more cities are taking steps to help some of its most common victims: kids who live in and around urban areas. Here, Connect for Kids highlights several urban asthma mobiles across the U.S. that have been set up to not only treat the symptoms of asthma, but also to educate parents and children on how to effectively manage the chronic condition.

With the numbers of kids suffering from asthma on the rise, more and more cities are taking steps to help some of its most common victims: kids who live in and around urban areas. Here, Connect for Kids highlights several urban asthma mobiles across the U.S. that have been set up to not only treat the symptoms of asthma, but also to educate parents and children on how to effectively manage the chronic condition.

With the numbers of kids suffering from asthma on the rise, more and more cities are taking steps to help some of its most common victims: kids who live in and around urban areas. Here, Connect for Kids highlights several urban asthma mobiles across the U.S. that have been set up to not only treat the symptoms of asthma, but also to educate parents and children on how to effectively manage the chronic condition.