"Children's Health Matters" is the subject of a special "Louisiana Public Square" at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The program airs on WLPB, Channel 27 (cable Channel 12), in Baton Rouge and Lafayette and WLAE, Channel 32 (cable Channel 14), in New Orleans. It also will stream live online at lpb.org/livetv and will be available on demand at lpb.org. The hour re-airs at 11 a.m. Sunday. The monthly LPB public affairs program is focusing on the state of childrenâs health in Louisiana as it rolls out its new One to Grow On initiative. The new project tackles childhood obesity, mental health challenges facing families and health inequities â all issues raised in the Annie E. Casey Foundationâs 2020 Kids Count report "that ranks Louisiana 48th overall nationally in health, education and economic well-being of its children," a news release says. "Contributing to the low ranking are the percentages of newborns with low birth-weight, accidental deaths and obese children, all which exceed the national average. In addition, Louisiana also has among the highest death rates for pregnant women in the U.S."