MCH Alert Weekly Newsletter: February 3, 2012

• Fact Sheet Reviews Social Interventions to Address Internalizing Problems in Adolescents
• Authors Focus on Federal Policy Advances Related to Health Literacy
• Report Examines Why Adolescents Wishing to Avoid Pregnancy Become Pregnant
• Study Estimates Obesity Prevalence and Investigates Trends Among Children and Adolescents
• Article Analyzes Rural-Urban Cervical Cancer Trends and Patterns
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• Presentations on Social Media and Technology

Designing More Effective Title V MCH/Medicaid Interagency Agreements: Technical Assistance Opportunity for State Programs.

New technical assistance program available to assist States in drafting more effective IAAs.  Read More...

New from the Library

• Cost Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis in MCH. Resource Brief. December 2011.
• Preconception and Pregnancy. Knowledge Path, Family Resource Brief. November 2011.
• Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting. Resource Brief. November 2011.
• Childbirth. Resource Brief. November 2011.
• Fertility and Infertility. Resource Brief. November 2011.
• Medications. Resource Brief. November 2011.
• Nutrition During Preconception and Pregnancy. Resource Brief. November 2011.
• Screening. Resource Brief. November 2011.
• Tobacco, Alcohol, and Substance Use During Preconception and Pregnancy. Resource Brief. November 2011.
• Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) Resource Brief. November 2011.
• Life Course and Social Determinants. Resource Brief. October 2011.
• Sleep in Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women. Knowledge Path, Family Resource Brief, School Resource Brief. October 2011.