When children are hungry, sleepy from a night spent fighting untreated asthma, or hobbled by symptoms of undiagnosed illnesses, they are less likely to do well in school.

Having insurance doesn't guarantee good health outcomes, but it is a critical factor.

The reality is that it's harder to recruit pediatric subspecialists if you're not recruiting them for a children's hospital.

There are several very good websites which describe the details of preparedness planning for citizens.

If a severe pandemic materializes, all of society could pay a heavy price for decades of failing to create a rational system of health care that works for all of us.

Fallout shelters are like bell-bottoms. They've gone in and out of favor.

Every school should have well-rehearsed emergency response protocols covering a variety of possible scenarios, from fire to armed intruders. Schools should have good lines of communications with local emergency response officials and practice those relationships in drills and special exercises.