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The average formula-fed infant consumes 6 ounces of formula per kilogram of body weight every day – that’s the same as an adult drinking nearly 4 gallons of liquid. This gives infants a relatively high risk of exposure to any toxins present in the tap water used to make the formula.
Transitional Youth. Vermont Takes Action to Better the Futures of Youth Aging Out of State Custody
Published March 24, 2008Vermont Takes Action to Better the Futures of Youth Aging Out of State Custody
After years of dogged advocacy on behalf of Vermont youth aging out of state custody, changes were made in 2007 that will greatly benefit many of these young people. In a bi-partisan effort, all three branches of government, advocacy and provider groups, as well as youth themselves, organized to study, to make recommendations and, ultimately, to act to better the future for these young adults. Read this Issue Brief