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KIDSCOUNT Data Snapshot on Children Living in High-Poverty Communities
This Data Snapshot highlights newly available national, state, and city data in the KIDS COUNT Data Center that shows a 25 percent increase in the number of children residing in areas of concentrated poverty since 2000. The snapshot indicates how…
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Students eligible for federal Free and Reduced Lunch (FRL) assistance, a measure of poverty in schools, consistently demonstrate lower levels of proficiency on statewide math and reading assessments than their non-FRL peers.
Op Ed: Oral Health Care Should Be Included in Vermont Health Care Reform Efforts
Published October 3, 2011Peter Youngbear, Director of People’s Health and Wellness Clinic explains that good oral health is important overall health and dental care should be included in any health care reform efforts in Vermont.
Oral Health Care Included in Health Reform