Children's Health

Montgomery County Commissioners presented an addition check of $500,000 to the Foodbank, Inc., increasing its support to the local nonprofit serving Montgomery, Greene and Preble Counties.

The statewide child advocacy organization Groundwork Ohio released a new report Tuesday on disparities in infant and maternal mortality. And Montgomery County took center stage in what the group calls a crisis.

The donation from the Jursich family will allow the unit to further support pediatric burn, cleft lip and palate, and craniofacial care.

Partnering with Sunlight Village and CityWide Development Corporation, Dayton Children's Hospital plans to break ground on an $8 million center in June 2024.

Dayton Children’s Hospital broke ground on a new three-story behavioral health center.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has released new, controversial guidelines for treating childhood obesity. An expert at Rocking Horse medical center in Springfield puts them into context.

Springfield City School District is primed to get a new health clinic. It will be housed inside the high school, offering affordable health care to students, staff and the community.

The University of Dayton has launched a Health Equity Fellowship and Health Equity Activation Think Tank to help address gaps in healthcare access in Dayton.

The nation is experiencing an amoxicillin shortage. The CDC says the drug is a first line therapy for sick children. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown signed a bipartisan letter to the Biden administration urging action.

Xenia Public Schools and Dayton Children’s Hospital have partnered to create a new school-based health and wellness center. The center will be at Warner Middle School for the 2022-2023 school year.

Research suggests breast milk from vaccinated mothers offers at least some protection against the coronavirus. With children under 5 still too young for the vaccine, some parents are seeking out donated breast milk with antibodies for protection.

As competition for low-wage workers heats up, residential treatment centers across the U.S. are suffering from staff shortages. When the facilities that care for the nation’s most vulnerable youth are short-staffed, the consequences can be dire.