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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- This is the first time I've
visited this Web site. How do I get started?
- Start with How
to Use This Site.
- For information on
a maternal and child health (MCH) topic, scan the A
to Z Index first. Be aware that this list covers documents
and Web pages, but not all the books in MCHLine®, the
articles in the MCH Alert, and materials in other databases. To
include all the terms in databases and the MCH Alert would
make the A-Z list thousands of entries long.
- If your topic is not
listed and/or if you want a comprehensive look at the MCH Library
Web site, search our site and search
the MCH Library's collection of databases.
- See the following questions
for more information about the library's Web resources.
- Why do I have to search
the site and the databases separately?
This site
contains MCH Library and National Center for Education in Maternal
and Child
Health (NCEMCH) publications and Web pages that you can read on your
screen. This site also contains databases of thousands of records
that describe publications, organizations, and other resources.
The software that searches the site cannot search databases, and the
database software cannot search the site, because they are not designed
to work together. At present, the database software cannot
search more than one database at a time; we hope to provide cross-database
searching in the future.
- How do
I search the MCH Library's collection of databases?
- I've scanned
the A-Z Index, used the search
this site feature, and searched the MCH Library's collection
of
databases, but I need additional
information. What do I do?
Contact
us!
- What's in the MCH Library?
Read about the MCH
Library and its holdings.
- Can I contribute my information
to the MCH Library?
We are happy to receive
your suggestions for topics or reports for inclusion in the MCH Library,
including the MCH Alert. However, we cannot guarantee the inclusion
of all suggested topics or reports.
To submit materials
for the MCH Library and MCHLine®, send two copies to
MCH
Library
Box
571272
Washington,
DC 20057-1272
It is helpful
to speak to the librarian first to be sure the materials are in scope
for the library. You can contact the librarian at (202) 784-9776.
To suggest an article
or report for the MCH Alert, e-mail
the MCH Alert editor.
- Can I borrow from the MCH
Library?
The MCH Library is primarily
a reference collection. To obtain copies of materials, users should
first contact the publishers or other contact sources listed in the
databases or bibliographies, or visit lending libraries in their
area such as university or public libraries. When materials are not
available from other sources, limited photocopies or loans are available
from the MCH Library.
Photocopies are provided to all audiences; loans are provided
directly to health professionals and through interlibrary loan to other audiences
(consult your local library for interlibrary loans).
We welcome on-site users. Please schedule an appointment in advance so
we may be sure someone will be available to assist you.
Library hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Please contact
us to request materials
or to schedule
an appointment for on-site use.
- How do
I find out about maternal and child health publications?
- How do I find out about
other MCH-related organizations?
Search our Organizations
Database. To assist you, we have developed a set of organizations
lists on popular MCH topics and search
tips.
- How do I find out about
other Web sites that have MCH-related information?
Use MCH
Links.
- How do
I find out about projects funded by the Maternal and Child Health
Bureau?
Search the MCH
Projects Database.
- How
do I find out about maternal and infant health-related materials
developed
by Healthy Start sites?
See the Healthy
Start page
- What is Title
V?
- Title
V refers to the MCH Services
Block Grant, authorized by
Title V of the Social Security Act
in 1935. It focuses
on improving the health of all mothers
and children in the United
States;
it provides funding to states
and other entities for health
programs, including direct
services, research,
training,
and other types of programs.
- The booklet
Understanding Title V of the Social Security Act is available
from the HRSA
Information Center.
- How do I find data
from the Title V State Block Grant applications and reports?
Search the Title
V Information System.
- What are
the current policy issues affecting mothers and children in the United
States? How do I
stay abreast of new MCH research and findings, policy developments,
and information about recently released publications, new programs
and initiatives
affecting the MCH community?
Subscribe to
the MCH Alert.
- How do I find information
about chronic illnesses and disabilities in children?
Our knowledge path
about children with special
health care needs provides a wide variety of information on caring
for children with chronic illnesses and disabilities and includes
lists of organizations that can supply information on specific chronic
conditions. The knowledge path on asthma
in children covers this specific topic.
- How
do I find clinical medical information?
The MCH Library does
not provide medical information about specific diseases, disabilities,
or genetic
or congenital disorders or their treatment except for limited materials
produced with the support of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
To find sources for particular illnesses or conditions, search
our
MCH
Organizations Database and scan MCH
Links.
- How do
I find consumer health information?
Search our MCH
Organizations Database; search MCHLine®;
view a list of sources for consumer
health materials; and scan MCH Links
for a list of links to consumer health-related Web sites.
- How do
I find data on children's health?
- See the annual publication
Child Health USA; the latest edition is available from the HRSA
Information Center.
- Search MCHLine® using
the term Statistics or Data plus terms for the topic you are interested
in. You'll find many publications with a wide variety of
data.
- Search the MCH
Organizations Database. You'll find organizations
that collect and publish data on many topics.
- Scan the Data
section of the MCH Links page for
publications, organizations, and other Web sites.
- How
do I identify listservs of specific health professionals
or on specific topics, so I can exchange information on my
topic with colleagues?
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