Join Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball from CHILDREN AT RISK for the September 17th episode of Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! Episode includes:
- Hot Topic: Discussing the new data on poverty from the U.S. Census Bureau which shows that 16.1 million children live in families with incomes below the poverty line.
- Data Head: Sarah Goff, Research Coordinator at CHILDREN AT RISK, explains the significance of the number 3,032.
- Interview: Pat Davis, a consultant at the Frederick Douglass Family Foundation and the Department of Justice, talks about the fight to end human trafficking in the U.S. and Dallas.
- Interview: Dr. Claire Bocchini talks about ways to combat childhood obesity.
- Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Should we be dressing young kids in mature clothing?
- Interview: Dr. Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, talks about neglected tropical diseases and poverty.
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