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Bell, Kelly; Terzian, Mary A.; Moore, Kristin A. – Child Trends, 2012
Girls face unique developmental challenges in childhood and adolescence. Compared to boys, girls tend to report more mental health problems, and they are susceptible to reproductive health risks, such as unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease. While a number of evidence-based programs have been found to be effective at reducing risk…
Descriptors: Females, Children, Adolescents, Program Evaluation
Walker, Karen E.; Daly, Reagan M.; McMaken, Jennifer; Pouncy, Hillard – Public/Private Ventures, 2010
In 2002, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launched Children's Futures, a multiyear community-change initiative to improve the well-being of children in Trenton, New Jersey, through a broad range of activities and services, from parenting programs to efforts to improve health and childcare. This report examines programmatic achievements and…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Program Implementation, Community Change, Program Effectiveness
Millimet, Daniel L.; Tchernis, Rusty; Husain, Muna – Journal of Human Resources, 2010
Given the recent rise in childhood obesity, the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) have received renewed attention. Using panel data on more than 13,500 primary school students, we assess the relationship between SBP and NSLP participation and (relatively) long-run measures of child weight. After documenting a…
Descriptors: Obesity, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Nutrition
Public Health Service (DHHS), Rockville, MD. – 1981
This second volume of the 1981 Report of the Select Panel for the Promotion of Child Health presents an examination of selected federal programs affecting maternal and child health and proposes detailed recommendations for federal legislative, regulatory, and other administrative improvements. Five federal programs, identified by the panel as…
Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Federal Programs, Health Needs
Wasik, Barbara Hanna; Lam, Wendy K. K.; Kane, Heather – 1994
This report summarizes and analyzes information on nine 1993 community integrated service system (CISS) projects to promote physical, psychological, and social well-being for all pregnant women and children, adolescents, and their families; provide individualized attention to their special health care needs; and link health care and services with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Child Health, Children
Public Health Service (DHHS), Rockville, MD. – 1981
This first volume of the 1981 Report of the Select Panel for the Promotion of Child Health presents the panel's major findings and recommendations in several areas of maternal and child health. Section I, the Introduction, addresses five major concerns related to health care that were identified by the panel. These concerns were (1) that programs…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Children, Federal Programs, Financial Support

Melnick, Vijaya L. – Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 1992
Describes a Department of Human Services project to research and recommend appropriate strategies to address the needs of boarder babies, infants prenatally exposed to substance abuse, and children living in substance abusing environments in the District of Columbia. Training seminars and the five project objectives are reviewed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Congenital Impairments, Environmental Influences

Hill, Ian T. – Future of Children, 1992
Provides an overview of the major federal and state health care programs serving children and pregnant women, including (1) Medicaid; (2) the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program; (3) the Community and Migrant Health Center Program; and (4) the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children. (SLD)
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Child Health, Children, Delivery Systems
Sharbaugh, Carolyn S., Ed. – 1991
This report summarizes proceedings and recommendations of a workshop on trends, needs, and issues in maternal and child nutrition services and presents 28 major recommendations and associated action strategies which address general areas, women's nutrition for optimal reproductive health, infant nutrition, child nutrition, adolescent nutrition,…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adolescents, Allied Health Personnel, Children
Sharbaugh, Carolyn S., Ed. – 1991
The proceedings reported in this document provide an overview of the trends, needs, and issues in maternal and child nutrition services and present recommendations and action strategies to improve such services. An executive summary presents a total of 28 recommendations and associated strategies which address general areas, women's nutrition for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Allied Health Personnel, Children, Cost Effectiveness