08 Broadcaster Press April 9, 2013 www.broadcasteronline.com Cochran plays role in battling child poverty 1815 2-year old Angus bulls, moderate frame, easy fleshing, calving ease, great disposition, semen tested, many generations of Ohlde genetics, Keith Reed, 402-649-3615. 1830 travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk. net Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. “Poverty and financial stress can impede children’s cognitive development and their ability to learn, and those risks posed by economic hardship are greatest in children who experience poverty when they are very young, and children who experience persistent and deep poverty,” said Carole Cochran during a presentation at the Muenster University Center on March 28. Cochran is project director of South Dakota KIDS COUNT, which is located at USD’s Beacom School of Business. With funding provided by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, KIDS COUNT collects and publishes data regarding the demographics, health, education, economics and safety of children. According to the most recent KIDS COUNT data, 22 percent of children in the United States are living in poverty, the poverty line translated as $22,811 for a family of two adults and two children. In South Dakota, the rate is 19.4 percent – more than one-fifth of the state’s children, living If you used the Mirena IUD between 2001-present and suffered perforation or embedment in the uterus requiring surgical removal, or had a child born with birth defects you may be entitled to compensation. Call Johnson Law and speak with female staff members 1-800-535-5727. MEDICAL CAREERS begin here - Online training for Allied Health and Medical Management. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV certified. Call 800-510-0784 www.CenturaOnline.com nani Promotional prices start at $19.99 a month for DISH. 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South Dakota KIDS COUNT was founded in 1993. “Over those 20 years, we have assembled a lot of data on demographics, health, education, economic and safety about children and families in South Dakota,” Cochran said. “Why are data important? They’re going to help us describe a problem, answer a question, help QUESTIONS ABOUT AIDS? You may be worrying needlessly. For information contact The Coalition at P.O. Box 220, Sioux Falls, SD 57101. 605-332-4599. REACH 2 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS! Do you have a product, service, or business that would be helped by reaching over 2 million households throughout Iowa and the surrounding states? The Midwest Classified Network will allow you to reach these potential customers quickly and inexpensively. 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It also produces special reports and a monograph series. “These are often the basis of public policy decisions, and an important resource for those who are seeking and awarding funding, not only for foundations but in the private sector,” Cochran said. “Most of those indicators are county-level information and you can access through the Kids Count Web site.” Virtually all of this data is available through the KIDS COUNT Data Center. “We take data, we sort it, we arrange it in a meaningful way so advocates, policy makers and interested citizens can use that data to improve child well-being in South Dakota,” Cochran said. “Here’s your challenge: Do you see some ways that you could use this data? Is there something that you can do to impact children and families in your county, your region or the state in a positive way?” For more information, visit http://www.usd.edu/busi ness/south-dakota-kidscount/index.cfm. 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