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.

There isn't a single American city, in my estimation, that has sufficient plans for a nuclear terrorist event.

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

Poverty leads to hardship and failure.

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.

Poverty-fighting programs are not handouts - they are investments.