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Items in this list may be obtained from the sources cited. Contact information reflects the most current data about the source that has been provided to the MCH Digital Library.

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National Training Institute for Child Care Health Consultants. 2012. Healthy bodies: Promoting nutrition and physical activity through child care health consultation. Chapel Hill, NC: National Training Institute for Child Care Health Consultants,

Annotation: This course is designed for child care health consultants (CCHCs) and consists of five sections that present information relevant to promoting good nutrition and physical activity in the child care setting: the child care nutrition plan, requirements for food safety, meeting children’s nutritional needs, promoting healthy eating habits, and physical activity. The course includes a pre- and post-test, a feedback form, and links to training resources, which include a trainer's guide, slide presentation, a list of books for children about nutrition and physical activity, and other resources. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Training Institute for Child Care Health Consultants, University of North Carolina, Department of Maternal and Child Health, 116-A South Merritt Mill Road, CB# 8126, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8126, Telephone: (919) 966-3780 Fax: (919) 843-4752 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nti.unc.edu Available from the website.

Keywords: Child care, Child health programs, Child nutrition, Child safety, Consultants, Physical activity', Training

Grantmakers for Children, Youth, and Families. 2008. Funding for sustainable change: Linking research, practice, and policy. Silver Spring, MD: Grantmakers for Children, Youth, and Families, 43 pp.

Annotation: This program provides information about the Grantmakers for Children,Youth & Families (GCYF) conference, Funding for Sustainable Change: Linking Research, Practice & Policy, held on October 15-17, 2008, in Chicago, IL. The program lists conference planning committee members, provides information about GCYF, presents a conference schedule and conference highlights, describes conference sessions, presents speaker biographies, and lists board of directors members and exhibitors. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families, 12138 Central Avenue, Suite 422, Mitchellville, MD 20721, Telephone: (301) 589-4293 Fax: (301) 589-4289 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gcyf.org Available from the website.

Keywords: ', Adolescent, Adolescent development, Child development, Children, Communities, Conference proceedings, Early childhood development, Early childhood education, Education, Families, Family support, Financing, Initiatives, Low income groups, Mental health, Programs, Public policy, Service delivery systems, Social services, Vulnerability

U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Head Start Bureau. 2004. Building blocks for father involvement. Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families,

Annotation: This kit consists of booklets that promote fathers' involvement in the lives of their children who are enrolled in Head Start. The booklets discuss appreciating how fathers give their children a head start, thoughts on getting fathers involved in Head Start, building a foundation to work with fathers, planning for success, and bringing a fatherhood plan to life. The information is also available on CD-ROM.

Contact: HeadStart.gov, Telephone: (866) 763-6481 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://headstart.gov Available from the website.

Keywords: Child behavior, Cognitive development, Early childhood development, Educational attainment, Families, Father-child relations, Fathers, Head Start, Low income groups, Programs', School readiness, Young children

Frush K, Cinoman M, Bailey B, Hohenhaus S. [1996]. Office preparedness for pediatric emergencies provider manual. [Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services], 49 pp.

Annotation: This manual, which is part of the workshop entitled "Office Preparedness for Pediatric Emergencies, " is intended to educate pediatric primary care providers so they are prepared to provide emergency medical services for children (EMSC) in their offices if the need arises. The first chapter explains how office staff including receptionists can identify an emergency. The second chapter discusses contacting regular EMSC services. The third chapter has some mock codes to run in the office. The fourth chapter is protocols for office emergencies. The fifth chapter discusses teaching families to handle emergencies at home until help arrives. The last sections of the manual have an office equipment list, an office medications list, a mock code log form, emergency drug doses, and a mock code evaluation form. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Codes, Drug dosages, Emergency medical services for children, Families, Life support care, Manuals, Medicine, North Carolina, Physicians', Planning, Primary care facilities, Protocols, offices

Frush,K, Cinoman M, Bailey B, Hohenhaus S. [1996]. Office preparedness for pediatric emergencies instructor manual. [Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services], 27 pp.

Annotation: This manual is intended for instructors who are teaching the workshop entitled "Office Preparedness for Pediatric Emergencies." The goal of the workshop is to improve integration of primary care providers into the North Carolina Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) system by enhancing provider pediatric emergency skills and familiarity with EMSC. The manual begins by describing instructor qualifications and the instructor role in individual office workshops or in multi-practice or conference workshops. It includes mock codes to demonstrate. Appendices contain ten forms or sample letters. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Codes, Emergency medical services for children, Manuals, North Carolina, Physicians', Planning, Primary care facilities, Trainers, offices

Elster A, Panzarine S, Holt K, eds. 1993. American Medical Association State-of- the-Art Conference on Adolescent Health Promotion: Proceedings. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 73 pp.

Annotation: These proceedings summarize the material presented at a conference convened by the American Medical Association in May 1992, during which a group of national experts met to identify strategies for expanding comprehensive and multidisciplinary health promotion directed toward adolescents. The goal of the conference was to develop a set of principles to guide policymakers and administrators to initiate, improve, and integrate adolescent health promotion and preventive strategies provided in medical, school, and community settings. The proceedings present an overview of adolescent health promotion issues; health promotion viewed from the adolescent's perspective and from a cultural and ethnic perspective; and a review of research data on reinforcement of preventive messages across the adolescent's environment. The final section summarizes the conference participants' discussions of health promotion provided within medical offices, schools, and communities. The publication of these proceedings was funded by the American Medical Association.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. MCHG010.

Keywords: Adolescents, Communities, Conference proceedings, Health promotion, Physicians', Schools, offices

U.S. Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, National Institute of Mental Health, Center for Studies of Child and Family Mental Health. 1978. Parent education in a pediatric clinic. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Center for Studies of Child and Family Mental Health, 9 pp. (Parent-child program series; 5)

Annotation: This report provides an overview of an approach to parent training in pediatric clinics. A learning laboratory for low income parents, children, and staff is described which assists parents in helping their youngsters develop intellectually and emotionally. The curriculum, program staffing and staff development, special resources and facilities, and program impact are discussed.

Keywords: Child development, Low income groups, Parents, Pediatric care, Physicians', offices

Matthews EN. 1932. The illegally employed minor and the Workmen's Compensation Law. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 226 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 214)
   

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