Wakefield pediatrician Celeste Corcoran recognized for combating obesity and teenage substance abuse The Washington County Coalition for Children presented its top award, the 2011 Champion for Children, to Dr. Celeste

Although engaging parents in their children’s treatment and education is key to positive outcomes, sometimes due to past missteps and mistrust make engagment seem impossible. However, these seemingly formidable obstacles

Leonard Lardaro, PhD, Professor of Economics at the University of Rhode Island will provide the keynote address at the Coalition’s 9th annual Children’s Issues Forum/Breakfast on Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Decades of research in both the medical and education fields, show that engaging parents in their children’s treatment and education is key to positive outcomes. But, resistance and denial can

Decades of research in both the medical and education fields, show that engaging parents in their children’s treatment and education is key to positive outcomes. But, it is not always

Kids still having a tough time in region, statistics point to both hope and concern Though some conditions have improved, a surprising number of children in Washington County still live

With childhood obesity an epidemic in the United States, the need to promote healthy eating habits in young children cannot be understated. For this reason, the Coalition has organized a

For the seventh consecutive year, Casey’s Grill & Bar in Wakefield is sponsoring a holiday gift drive for Washington County’s teens in need. People who drop off an unwrapped gift

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Westerly Infant & Child Health Partnership spent two years surveying parents, providers, clergy, and residents about probable causes and possible solutions Westerly teen girls are three times more likely to