LANSING, Mich., Aug. 16 -- The Michigan Department of Community Health issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH), the Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) and the Michigan Osteopathic Association (MOA) are recognizing August as Immunization Awareness Month. For this upcoming school year, new immunization rules are in effect for all children entering kindergarten, 6th grade and students changing school districts. As part of the new rules, these stud  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Bill Owens, D-N.Y. (23rd CD), issued the following news release: Congressman Bill Owens announced funding today for the Madison County Cooperative Extension for fiscal year 2011. The grant, made possible by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will award $1,462,319 to the Head Start program for the organizations 2011 operations. "I am pleased that the Madison County Cooperative Extension has received this funding to improve early childhood educatio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: Children are less likely to have regular child care arrangements during the school break in the summer -- about 55 percent of preschoolers and 58 percent of grade-schoolers were not in a regular child care placement during the summer of 2006. According to a new U.S. Census Bureau report, those children who do have regular arrangements typically spend more hours in child care during the summer than the rest of the  more