75 Books for 75 Years
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1. Infant Care (1935 edition). This booklet for parents was first published by the Children's Bureau in 1914 and was updated numerous times through its final edition in 1989. The 1935 edition includes information on registering an infant’s birth and addresses the following topics: the new baby; development of the baby; keeping the baby well; the home; clothes; baths; care of special organs; teeth; sleep; outdoor life; exercise; play; habits, training, and discipline; feeding; the small, delicate, or premature baby; the sick baby; and taking the baby to the country. Other Children's Bureau parent brochures and booklets from the MCH Library's historical collection are also available. |
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2. Title V of the Social Security Act -- Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant. In the face of the Great Depression, cutbacks in Federal health programs, and declining health for mothers and children, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed into law new legislation to promote and improve MCH nation-wide. Title V of the Social Security Act is born. Also see Understanding Title V of the Social Security Act (2000), which including authorization and appropriation levels, funding and allocation provisions, and discrimination prohibitions. It describes formula (block) grants to the states; SPRANS and Community Integrated Services Systems (CISS) discretionary grants; and abstinence education grants. |
| Items 3 and 4 were suggested by Anita Farel at the University of North Carolina's MCH OLE! project. Check out their new online degree program, developed with support from MCHB! | |
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3. Health and Welfare for Families in the 21st Century (2nd ed.). Wallace HM, Green G, Jaros K, Morris J (Eds.). 2003. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett, 586 pp. This book analyzes the effect of changes occurring in the social, educational, political, and economic aspects of family health care in the 21st century. The book is intended for leaders of public health, nursing, social work, nutrition, allied health, medicine, and health policy professionals in health or political professions. The five main sections of the book include foundations, social welfare, health expenditures and health insurance, health issues, and policy issues. Topics include issues of health and welfare needs for communities and families such as child health care, maternal and infant health, nutrition, homelessness, education, disability, and poverty measures, family health, social care with a focus on promoting advocacy and prevention, and models of delivering health and social care. |
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4. Raising a Baby the Government Way: Mothers' Letters to the Children's Bureau, 1915-1932. 1986. Ladd-Taylor, M. New Brunswick: NJ: Rutgers University Press. "I am busy all day and all evening but my work is never done -- I am tired enough to drop when night comes and in the morning look with dread upon the day ahead of me. I want to play with my babies, I want to have time to love them and laugh with them. I have wanted babies for years now, when I'm so tired and with unfinished work everywhere I turn, I could scream at their constant prattle. I love them until it hurts and know that, when they are out of their babyhood, I can never forgive myself for not making more of these precious years." So wrote Mrs. N.W. of Seattle, Washington in a letter dated March 4, 1920, on of the fascinating letters to the Children's Bureau contained in this book. This book, in addition to tracing the early roots of Title V, documents the historiography of motherhood in America. |
| Items 5 and 6 focus on Children with Special Health Care Needs. Both items are definite "must reads!" | |
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5. Family-Centered Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs (download PDF). Shelton, T. L., Jeppson, E. S., and Johnson, B. H. 1987. Washington, DC: Association for the Care of Children's Health, 74 pp. This book discusses the elements of family-centered care, reviews the research in this area, and provides checklists for implementing family-centered care. In addition, family-centered care technical assistance, programs, and audiovisual and written materials are listed. A subsequent version of this book is called Family-Centered Care for Children Needing Specialized and Developmental Services. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]. Recommended by THREE colleagues: Diana Denboba at MCHB, Betsy Anderson at Family Voices, and Josie Thomas of The Parents' Place of Maryland (PPMD)! |
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6. Red is the Color of Hurting: Planning for Children in the Hospital. Shore, M. (Ed.). 1984. Rockville, MD: National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 94 pp. This book is based on the proceedings of the workshop Mental Health Planning for Pediatric Hospitals, New York, April 1965. "I was very much impacted by Milton Shore’s Red is the Color of Hurting when other parents and I started a group called Children in Hospitals in 1972"….. Barbara K. Popper, Federation for Children with Special Needs. |
| Items 7 and 8 were suggested by Holly Grayson at the Division of Research, Training and Education at the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. | |
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7. Creating a Female Dominion in American Reform (1890-1935). Muncy R. 1994. New York: Oxford University Press, 240pp. In this book, the author explains the continuity of white, middle-class, American female reform activity between the Progressive era and the New Deal, particularly as embodied in the work of the Children’s Bureau. This book illuminates the relationship between professionalization and reform, the origins and meaning of Progressive reform, and the role of gender in creating the American welfare state. |
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8. Issues in the Care of Children with Chronic Illness. Hobbs, N, Perrin, J. (Eds.). 1985. Hoboken, NJ: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 953 pp. The forty-two chapters of this book were commissioned for the Vanderbilt University study of chronically ill children and the services they require. This book provides guidance to anyone wishing to explore in depth the policy issues and options in the delivery of services to children with special health needs and their families. |
| Items 9 and 10 are seminal volumes on early childhood development. | |
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9. From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development. Shonkoff J, Phillips D (Eds.). 2000. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 612pp. This book is a report of a two- and-a-half year project in which the Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development, established by the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine, was given the task of updating and evaluating the current science of early childhood development. The committee reviewed a body of research covering the period from before birth to the first day of kindergarten. |
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10. Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents. (3rd ed.). Hagan JF, Shaw JS, Duncan PM, (Eds.). 2007. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 616 pp. These Bright Futures guidelines provide health professionals and families with practical information, effective preventive techniques, and health promotion materials. They are designed to help health professionals organize their practices to meet their patients' needs. The guidelines begin with a brief description of the Bright Futures program and an introduction to Bright Futures themes, such as promoting family support, child development, mental health, and healthy weight. The next major section of the guidelines cover Bright Futures visits by age range (infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence). Appendices include (1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts, (2) World Health Organization child growth standard charts, and (3) recommendations for preventive pediatric health care. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau] |
| Items 11 and 12 are suggested by professionals in the field of genetics. | |
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11. Starting & Sustaining Genetic Support Groups. Weiss JO, Mackta JS. 1996. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 152 pp. From Alyson Krokosky of the Genetic Alliance: "This is the book that has launched hundreds of disease-specific advocacy organizations. Weiss and Mackta articulate the essential nature of consumer involvement in genetic services, as well as the nuts and bolts related to running a successful support group. Because the content is still relevant to organizations today, Genetic Alliance, a health advocacy organization founded by Weiss 25 years ago, created a learning community called WikiAdvocacy (wikiadvocacy.org) based on the book, to make it accessible, and always current." |
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12. Newborn Screening: Toward a Uniform Screening Panel and System. Genetics in Medicine: Vol. 8, No. 5. Minneapolis, MN: American College of Medical Genetics. 2006. 250 pp. Suggested by Alaina M. Harris, MSW, MPH, and Penny Kyler, ScD, Genetics Services Branch, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Available online here. |
| Items 13 and 14 were suggested by Diana Denboba at MCHB. | |
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13. Families in Program and Policy: Report of a 1992 Survey of Family Participation in State Title V Programs for CHildren with Special Health Care Needs; Wells, N., Anderson, B., Popper, B.; CAPP National Parent Resource Center, Federation for Children with Special Needs; Boston, MA,1993. This report presents the survey findings on the kinds and amounts of participation by parents and other family members in state Title V Children with Special Health Care Needs programs around the country. Types of participation described include committees, in-service training, toll-free numbers, hiring family members, support groups, input from underserved populations and adults with disabilities, and participation in the block grant process. |
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14. Partnerships At Work: Lessons Learned from Program and Practices of Families, Professionals and Communities; Bishop, K., Taylor, M., Arango, P.; Partnerships For Change, Department of Social Work, University of VT; Burlington, VT; 1997. This book gives information on culturally sensitive family- and community-centered care for children with special health care needs. It presents the case of a family with multiple needs and ways the family built partnerships with various providers of health care and education services. Also included are chapters on applying lessons learned and on recommendations for implementing changes. |
| Items 15 and 16 were suggested by Betsy Anderson at Family Voices. | |
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15. The Health and Well-Being of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2007;U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The National Survey of Children's Health 2007. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009. |
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16. The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs Chartbook 2001. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2004. |
| Items 17 and 18 were suggested by the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC). | |
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17. Dental Education in the United States and Canada: A Report of the United States; Gies WJ. New York, NY: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1926. This report examines the importance of dentistry as a healing science and an essential component of higher education in the health professions. Topics include a general history of dental education in North America, a discussion of the conditions in the practice of dentistry that determine its education requirements, and a general plan for the reorganization of dental education to promote the development of dental practice as a division of health service. Excerpts available online from the ADEAGeis Foundation. |
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18. The Face of a Child: Surgeon General's Workshop and Conference on Children and Oral Health—Proceedings; Washington DC: Office of the Surgeon General, 2001. These draft proceedings of the Surgeon General's conference, held on June 12-13, 2000, in Washington, DC, address children's oral health and highlight key policy issues relating to equity and disparities in access to oral health care and in health outcomes. Available online from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research at NIH. |
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