children's health care

The move will apply to families in 16 counties designated by FEMA as eligible for federal individual assistance after the storm made landfall Aug. 30.

Members of the LGBTQ community and their allies say the new laws could force families to move out of Florida and damage the state's reputation.

The bills also restrict pronoun use in schools and force people to use the bathroom corresponding with their sex at birth.

Flavored nicotine is being outlawed by more states and cities, but similar bans often don’t apply to marijuana products advertised as mad mango, peach dream and cereal milk. Some public health advocates want more scrutiny.

Expanded growth charts now include a body mass index of 60 — up from previous charts that stopped at 37. Officials also expanded measures to map severe obesity, which affects an estimated 4.5 million children and teens in the U.S.

After the COVID public health emergency ends this year, funding and continuous coverage requirements go away. A report says Florida's insurance programs for low-income families have more barriers to enrollment than other states.

The Center for Child Counseling and Palm Beach Pediatrics are working together to blend mental health services into primary pediatric care.

Florida may have a plan to address the increasing number of children who lack health insurance, but it remains to be seen whether the proposal will get…

The number and rate of uninsured children increased in Florida and across the nation in 2017, according to a report released today by Georgetown...