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CCF’s Weekly Media Roundup by Steve Mintz, December 6th, 2016

Posted on December 6, 2016 in Biweekly Briefings
  1. How many Mexican immigrant families use food stamps?
  2. Did You Just Forget, or Is It Something More Serious?
    3.  Why Parents and Doctors Should Think About A.D.H.D. in Preschool
  3. A New Low for Cigarette Smoking
  4. For Blacks Facing Parole in New York State, Signs of a Broken System
  5. Older Adults Are Still Skipping Vaccinations
  6. Police Violence Against Native Americans Goes Far Beyond Standing Rock
  7. Reflections on True Friendship
  8. Stroke Rates Rising in Younger People
  9.  Plugged-In Parents of Tweens and Teens 2016
  10. Fewer Than 1 Million American WWII Veterans Survived To Pearl Harbor’s 75th Anniversary
  11. Parents who want kids to get off their phones should look in the mirror first
  12. We Don’t Talk About ‘Radicalization’ When an Attacker Isn’t Muslim. We Should.
  13. Shut Up About Harvard
  14. Life in Obamacare’s Dead Zone
  15. The Stain of Racism in New York’s Prisons
  16. What America Can Learn About Smart Schools in Other Countries
  17. For Vulnerable Teenagers, a Web of Support
  18. New York City Has 5 Babies Born With Zika-Related Brain Issue
  19. Who gets hurt when part-time work becomes the new normal
  20. The Innovation Paradox
  21. Even a Cigarette a Day Is Bad for Your Health
  22. Domestic Homicide Rates
  23. Why Trump’s Use of the Words ‘Urban Renewal’ Is Scary for Cities
  24. In One Of Latin America’s Poorest Countries, Boosting The Economy Is Women’s Work

 

  1. How many Mexican immigrant families use food stamps?

http://journalistsresource.org/studies/society/public-health/food-stamps-snap-welfare-mexican-immigrants

Research in Social Science Research indicates poor Mexican immigrant families are far less likely than poor U.S. native families to participate in the federal food stamp program.

 

  1. Did You Just Forget, or Is It Something More Serious?
    http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/health/did-you-just-forget-or-is-it-something-more-serious.html

Memory lapses that disrupt daily living or cause a person to withdraw from family are more serious than absent-mindedness or confusing names, experts said.

 

  1. Why Parents and Doctors Should Think About A.D.H.D. in Preschool

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/well/family/why-parents-and-doctors-should-think-about-adhd-in-preschool.html

The evidence suggests that what works is not therapy that focuses on the child — such as play therapy — but coaching and training for the parents.

 

  1. A New Low for Cigarette Smoking

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/health/cigarette-smoking-united-states.html

The number of Americans who smoke has dropped below 40 million for the first time since they’ve been counted, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

  1. For Blacks Facing Parole in New York State, Signs of a Broken System

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/04/nyregion/new-york-prisons-inmates-parole-race.html

A New York Times investigation of thousands of parole decisions in the state found that minorities faced marked disadvantages, underscoring a host of problems in the parole process.

 

  1. Older Adults Are Still Skipping Vaccinations

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/health/shingles-vaccine.html

People once vigilant about immunizing their children aren’t nearly as careful about protecting themselves as they age.

 

  1. Police Violence Against Native Americans Goes Far Beyond Standing Rock

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/police-violence-against-native-americans-goes-far-beyond-standing-rock/

 

  1. Reflections on True Friendship

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/t-magazine/friendships-social-media.html

Technology has made cultivating relationships easier, but also shallower.

 

  1. Stroke Rates Rising in Younger People

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/well/live/stroke-rates-rising-in-younger-people.html

Stroke rates have been declining in older people over the past 20 years — but have sharply increased in those under 55.

 

  1.  Plugged-In Parents of Tweens and Teens 2016

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/the-common-sense-census-plugged-in-parents-of-tweens-and-teens-2016

Two thirds of parents feel that monitoring their children’s devices and social media use is more important than their privacy, the nonprofit Common Sense finds in a report

 

  1. Fewer Than 1 Million American WWII Veterans Survived To Pearl Harbor’s 75th Anniversary

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/fewer-than-1-million-american-wwii-veterans-survived-to-pearl-harbors-75th-anniversary/

Since 2011, roughly half of veterans of World War II who were alive then have died.  By 2043, veterans’ share of the voting-age population would drop by nearly half, from 8.5 percent to 4.7 percent.

 

  1. Parents who want kids to get off their phones should look in the mirror first

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/12/06/parents-who-want-kids-to-get-off-their-phones-should-look-in-the-mirror-first/?utm_term=.3264774e25ac&wpisrc=nl_tech&wpmm=1

The average parent spends more time with online media than their teens, a new study finds.

 

  1. We Don’t Talk About ‘Radicalization’ When an Attacker Isn’t Muslim. We Should.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/magazine/we-dont-talk-about-radicalization-when-an-attacker-isnt-muslim-we-should.html

Those on the path to mass destruction can be incited by ideology, conspiracy theories and the words of political leaders — including presidents.

 

  1. Shut Up About Harvard

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/shut-up-about-harvard/?ex_cid=story-twitter

A focus on elite schools ignores the issues most college students face.

 

  1. Life in Obamacare’s Dead Zone

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/magazine/life-in-obamacares-dead-zone.html

Excluded from the Affordable Care Act because of politics, thousands of poor Americans grapple with the toll — physical and psychological — of being uninsured.

 

  1. The Stain of Racism in New York’s Prisons

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/opinion/the-stain-of-racism-in-new-yorks-prisons.html

Wanton brutality is only one aspect of a prison system in which there is little respect for the rule of law or human rights.

 

  1. What America Can Learn About Smart Schools in Other Countries

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/upshot/what-america-can-learn-about-smart-schools-in-other-countries.html

The U.S. fared poorly, as usual, in a worldwide ranking of students’ test scores, but it showed significant gains among disadvantaged teenagers.  In 2006, socioeconomic status had explained 17 percent of the variance in Americans’ science scores; in 2015, it explained only 11 percent, which is slightly better than average for the developed world. No other country showed as much progress on this metric. (By contrast, socioeconomic background explained 20 percent of score differences in France — and only 8 percent in Estonia.)

 

  1. For Vulnerable Teenagers, a Web of Support

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/for-struggling-kids-unconditional-support/

Kids in extreme forms of poverty, often intergenerational, need multiple supports over multiple years, to make it.

 

  1. New York City Has 5 Babies Born With Zika-Related Brain Issue

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/nyregion/new-york-city-zika.html

Health officials sent doctors an alert warning them to continue warning women who are or may become pregnant about travel to areas where the virus is spreading.

 

  1. Who gets hurt when part-time work becomes the new normal

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/06/who-gets-hurt-when-part-time-work-becomes-the-new-normal/?utm_term=.f40b9d0779d9&wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1

Many Americans are still cobbling together a living with one or several part-time jobs. Overall, the number of people working part-time has risen 9.1 percent from 2002 to 2016.

 

  1. The Innovation Paradox

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-economys-hidden-problem-were-out-of-big-ideas-1481042066?mod=djem10point

By all appearances, we’re in a golden age of innovation. Every month sees new advances in artificial intelligence, gene therapy, robotics and software apps. Research and development as a share of gross domestic product is near an all-time high. But none of this has translated into meaningful advances in Americans’ standard of living.

 

  1. Even a Cigarette a Day Is Bad for Your Health

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/well/live/even-a-cigarette-a-day-is-bad-for-your-health.html

Light smokers who quit at age 50 still have a 44 percent increased risk of premature death.

 

  1. Domestic Homicide Rates

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/opinion/domestic-homicide-rates.html

A CUNY medical professor writes that the failure to reduce domestic homicide rates over time is “not a new phenomenon.”

 

  1. Why Trump’s Use of the Words ‘Urban Renewal’ Is Scary for Cities

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/upshot/why-trumps-use-of-the-words-urban-renewal-is-scary-for-cities.html

Among scholars and many city dwellers, the phrase is remembered for its vast destruction of minority communities and social networks.

 

  1. In One Of Latin America’s Poorest Countries, Boosting The Economy Is Women’s Work

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/in-one-of-latin-americas-poorest-countries-boosting-the-economy-is-womens-work/

 

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