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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health. 2014. 30 achievements in women's health in 30 years (1984-2014). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health, 37 pp.

Annotation: This document describes significant achievements in women's health since the establishment of the Department of Health and Human Services' Coordinating Committee on Women's Health in 1984. It also lists other offices on women's health at the federal level, and gives descriptions of agencies and offices related to women's health.

Keywords: Anniversaries, Federal agencies, History, Women's health

Children's Bureau Express. 2011-2012. Children's Bureau centennial series. Washington, DC: Children's Bureau, 9 items.

Annotation: This website, which celebrates the 100th birthday of the U.S. Children's Bureau, provides links to recent and upcoming issues of the Children's Bureau Express (CBX), which feature a series of short articles about the political climate and social movements prevalent in the early 20th century that laid the groundwork for the creation of the Children's Bureau. CBX covers news, issues, and trends of interest to professionals and policymakers in the interrelated fields of child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption. LInks to other issues of CBX, as well as other related links, are also provided on the site. Users can subscribe to CBX via the website or search past issues.

Keywords: Adoption, Anniversaries, Child abuse, Child neglect, Child welfare, Children, Children's Bureau, Federal agencies, History, Public policy

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs. 2010. Celebrating the legacy, shaping the future: 75 years of state and federal partnership to improve maternal and child health. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 40 pp.

Annotation: This booklet discusses the Title V maternal and child health (MCH) block grant, which is part of Title V of the Social Security Act. The booklet provides an overview of the block grant (including discussion of what state and territorial program do, what works in improving MCH, and family participation in state and territorial MCH programs); looks back at the history of the block grant; presents an MCH leadership timeline; and discusses challenges, opportunities, and shaping the future. [Funded i part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Anniversaries, Block grants, Child health, Families, History, Leadership, MCH programs, Social Security Act, Title V, State MCH programs, Women's health

U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. 2010. Title V Social Security Act: Honoring our past, celebrating our future—75 celebrate. Rockville, MD: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 1 DVD.

Annotation: This video recording was produced to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services block grant. It includes an introduction to Title V of the Social Security Act by Peter Van Dyck, Associate Administration of Maternal & Child Health, U.S. Department of Health, together with vignettes from providers and recipients of Title V programs such as Family Voices, Baltimore Healthy Start, and Bright Beginnings.

Keywords: MCH programs, Anniversaries, Block grants, Federal initiatives, History, MCH services, Social Security Act, Title V

U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. 2010. Title V Social Security Act: Honoring our past, celebrating our future—75 celebrate. Rockville, MD: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 10 items.

Annotation: This packet of materials was prepared for the Maternal and Child Health Federal/State Partnership Meeting,October 20, 2010. It contains these documents: (1) Locating the Future in the Past: A History of Maternal and Child Health Programs in the U.S. by Jeffrey Brosco; (2) Rethinking MCH: The Life Course Model as an Organizing Framework--Concept Paper by MCHB;(3) Caring for Infants Then and Now: 1935 to the Present, by Kimberly Deavers and Laura Kavanagh; (4) Maternal Mortality in the United States, 1935-2007: Substantial Racial/Ethnic, Socioeconomic and Geographic Disparities Persist, by Gopal Singh; (5) Infant Mortality in the United States, 1935-2007: Over Seven Decades of Progress and Disparities, by Gopal Singh and Peter van Dyck; (6) Child Mortality in the United States, 1935-2007: Large Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities Have Persisted Over Time, by Gopal Singh; (7) Youth Mortalaity in the United States, 1935-2007: Large and Persistent Disparities in Injury and Violent Deaths, by Gopal Singh; (8) Childhood Obesity in the United States, 1976-2008: Trends and Current Racial/Ethnic, Socioeconomic and Georgraphic Disparities, by Gopal Kingh and Michael Kogan; (9) Newborn Screening Services: Then and Now, by Michele Lloyd-Puryear and Bradford Therrell Jr.; and (10) 75 Celebrate, by MCHB.

Keywords: MCH programs, Maternal mortality, Adolescent mortality, Anniversaries, Block grants, Child mortality, Children, Conference proceedings, History, Infant mortality, Infants, Life course, MCH services, Neonatal screening, Obesity, Social Security Act, Title V, Women

Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) National Resource Center. 2009. Celebrating 25 years: Emergency medical services for children. Silver Spring, MD: Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) National Resource Center, 24 pp.

Annotation: This book shows photographs taken at the Celebrating 2009 EMSC Day at Children's National Medical Center, including families and staff of the medical center and the EMSC Resource Center. Photos of award winners from previous years are included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Anniversaries, Emergency medical services for children

Baker JP, Pearson HA, eds. 2005. Dedicated to the health of all children. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 213 pp.

Annotation: This book, which was commissioned by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to commemorate its 75th anniversary, recounts many of the major child health issues and pediatric advances, primarily of the past century. The first five chapters are divided chronologically by era, starting with colonial times. Chapter 6 describes selected advances in pediatrics. Chapter 7 presents physicians' anecdotes from the past 75 years. Chapter 8 looks ahead to child health in the 21st century. The book contains a large selection of color photographs. The book includes one appendix -- a list of AAP presidents. Selected readings, photo credits, and an index are also included.

Keywords: American Academy of Pediatrics, Anniversaries, Child health, History, Infant health, Pediatricians, Professional societies

Maternal and Child Health Bureau. 2001. Celebrating 65 years of Title V: The Maternal and Child Health program 1935-2000—A review of federal appropriations and allocations to states for maternal and child health programs under Title V of the Social Security Act. Rockville, MD: Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 143 pp., 1 sticker.

Annotation: This report reviews the federal appropriations and allocations to states and territories for Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programs funded by Title V of the Social Security Act for FY1936-FY2001. An historical background and a section on trends in MCH appropriations, 1936-2000, introduce the document. The appendix includes data on Title V and MCH block grants, nationally and for each state or territory. This volume is an update of 50 Years of U.S. Federal Support to Promote the Health of Mothers, Children and Handicapped Children in America 1935-1985, prepared by the Information Sciences Research Institute through support by HRSA grant MCJ-240459. A poster is also available. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescents, Anniversaries, Anniversaries, Child health, Children, Families, Federal MCH programs, Health care financing, History, History, Maternal health, Oral Health, Social Security Act, Title V, Statistics

U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. 1995. Celebrating 60 years of Title V. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 2 pp.

U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. 1994. Celebrating 60 years of serving America's children and families. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 1 poster (20 x 24 inches).

Zerwekh J, Primomo J, Deal L, eds. 1992. Opening doors: Stories of public health nursing. Olympia, WA: Washington Department of Health, 197 pp.

Annotation: This book presents stories that describe experiences of public health nurses practicing in Oregon and Washington state. It was compiled by the Celebration of the Public Health Nurse Committee of the Washington State Nursing Network in honor of the one hundredth anniversary of public health nursing in 1993.

Keywords: Anniversaries, Public health nursing

[U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Human Development Services, Administration for Children, Youth and Families], Children's Bureau. [1987]. The Children's Bureau at 75: 1912-1987—The commitment continues. [Washington, DC]: U.S. Children's Bureau, 14 pp.

Annotation: This illustrated pamphlet was published to commemorate the Children's Bureau's 75th anniversary in 1987. The history of the Children's Bureau and its publications is described briefly. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Anniversaries, Children's Bureau, Pamphlets

[U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Human Development Services, Administration for Children, Youth and Families], Children's Bureau. 1987. 75th anniversary: U.S. Children's Bureau—1912-1987: The commitment continues—June 24, 1987: Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.. [Washington, DC]: U.S. Children's Bureau, 18 pp.

Annotation: This pamphlet is the program for the 75th anniversary commemoration for the Children's Bureau held June 17, 1987. It consists mainly of brief biographies of recipients of the Secretary's commemorative awards. Accompanying it are copies of the invitation to the commemoration program and commemorative buttons that were distributed at the program. It is a publication of the U.S. Children's Bureau.

Keywords: Anniversaries, Children's Bureau, Pamphlets

[U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Human Development Services, Administration for Children, Youth and Families], Children's Bureau. 1987. 75th anniversary: U.S. Children's Bureau—1912-1987: The commitment continues—June 24, 1987: Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.. [Washington, DC]: U.S. Children's Bureau, 18 pp.

Annotation: This pamphlet is the program for the 75th anniversary commemoration for the Children's Bureau held June 17, 1987. Accompanying it are copies of the invitation to the commemoration program and commemorative buttons that were distributed at the program. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Anniversaries, Children's Bureau, Pamphlets

Hutchins VL. 1985. Celebrating events. Unpublished paper, 27 pp.

Annotation: This paper was presented at the 50th Anniversary meeting of the Association for Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Programs in concert with the Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health, Washington, DC, March 18, 1985.

Keywords: Anniversaries, History, Title V programs

Magee EM, Pratt MW. 1985. 1935-1985: 50 years of U.S. federal support to promote the health of mothers, children and handicapped children in America. Vienna, VA: Information Sciences Research Institute, 72 pp.

Health Resources and Services Administration. 1985. Special issue: Maternal and child health anniversary. U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration Chronicle. 12(2):1-12. August 1985,

Annotation: This issue of the "Health Resources and Services Administration Chronicle" celebrates the achievements of maternal and child health since the children's programs that came into being with the Social Security Act of 1935. Several topics are highlighted: the Block Grant to the States (1981); nutrition and breastfeeding; adolescent health; UNICEF; chronically ill children; and early intervention services. There is also a brief history of maternal and child health federal programming since the inception of the Children's Bureau in 1912.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Anniversaries, Breastfeeding, Child health, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Early intervention services, Federal grants, History, International organizations, Maternal health

U.S. Bureau of Health Care Delivery and Assistance, Division of Maternal and Child Health. 1985. Giving: A celebration of maternal and child health in America. Rockville, MD: U.S. Bureau of Health Care Delivery and Assistance, Division of Maternal and Child Health, 1 v., 1 video (VHS, 20 min.).

Annotation: This notebook contains a typescript of an audiovisual presentation and accompanying slides on the history of maternal and child health in America. It also contains slides and printed copies of them, on the federal maternal and child health program, and on infant mortality review. Some slides are lacking. The videotape, produced for the 50th anniversary of the enactment of Title V, describes the history of maternal and child health efforts in the United States, including the establishment of the Children's Bureau and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Topics include the importance of developing maternal and child health programs, national efforts to coordinate individual state programs, funding of programs, and areas of health services provided to underserved populations.

Keywords: Anniversaries, Audiovisual materials, Child health, Federal MCH programs, History, Maternal health, Slides

U.S. Children's Bureau. 1962. [50th anniversary of the Children's Bureau: Memory book]. [Washington, DC: U.S. Children's Bureau], 1 v.

U.S. Children's Bureau. Anniversary issue: Sixty years of service to children–Children's Bureau: 1912-1972. Children Today. 1(2):1-40. March-April 1972,

Annotation: This special issues commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Children's Bureau. The history of the Bureau of reviewed along with its accomplishments. A history of child welfare since 1912 is also included. The contents also discuss UNICEF, working children and youth, parent and child centers, youth as advocates, research and advocacy, community needs assessment, and components of a child advocacy program. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Advocacy, Anniversaries, Assessment, Child advocacy, Child labor, Child welfare, Children's Bureau, History, International health, International organizations, Public health
   

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