TOPEKA | Advocates for children gathered in Kansas City, Topeka and across the country Tuesday to rally support for early childhood education, children’s health care and other programs to help society’s youngest.

Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama made revamping the $2.2 trillion U.S. health-care system a centerpiece of his presidential campaign. He will have to make good on the promise in the midst of a financial crisis.

In celebration of Community Health Center Week, RiverStone Health is hosting a Back-to-School Health Fair for children through 18 years old. The fair is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at RiverStone Health Clinic at 123 S. 27th St.

HMOs, Medicaid, CHIP » Utah's private health maintenance organizations (HMOs) do a good job treating children with asthma, but need to do better in providing breast cancer screenings, according to a new state report.

FRANKLIN — Empow-ering young adults and informing their parents about Louisiana’s free health care insurance for kids and families is the focus of an empowerment summit called Hype III Saturday at the West St. Mary Civic Center.