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University of Maryland Health Sciences and Human Services Library Interprofessional Review Team. 2015. Children's dental health books. Baltimore, MD: University of Maryland, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, 1 v.

Annotation: This resource lists books about oral health for children under age 7. Topics include self-care, general information about teeth, and visiting the dentist. Spanish-language books and information about the book-review process and the interprofessional review team are included, along with an evaluation tool.

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Keywords: Children, Children's literature, Early childhood development, Nutrition, Oral health, Oral health care, Oral hygiene, Preventive health services, Spanish language materials

Forsberg VC, Peters R, Napoles AI, Shah A, Ramos C, Devers K. 2014. Environmental scan and literature review: Factors that influence preventive service utilization among children covered by Medicaid and CHIP–Improving quality of care in Medicaid and CHIP through increased access to preventive services. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 56 pp.

Annotation: This document summarizes preventive service use patterns and barriers among infants, children, and adolescents enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, documented cost and health outcomes associated with prevention, and activities and efforts designed to improve preventive service rates and outcomes. Activities are organized according to their target (state, Medicaid/CHIP, providers and delivery systems, or patients). A companion review focuses on the use of preventive services by adults enrolled in Medicaid.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Barriers, Children, Children's Health Insurance Program, Costs, Health care utilization, Infants, Literature reviews, Medicaid, Preventive health services, Program improvement, Quality assurance, State programs, Trends

Ramos C, Spencer AC, Shah A, Palmer A, Forsberg VC, Devers K. 2014. Environmental scan and literature review: Factors that influence preventive service utilization among adults covered by Medicaid–Improving quality of care in Medicaid and CHIP through increased access to preventive services. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 55 pp.

Annotation: This document summarizes preventive service use patterns and barriers among adults enrolled in Medicaid in order to identify potential opportunities and strategies to promote preventive service use. It explores the influence of a variety of factors that affect the use of preventive services including policy decisions at the federal and state levels, and barriers and facilitators at the delivery system, provider, and patient levels, and how these factors potentially influence use. Evidence around health and costs associated with preventive services use is also summarized. A companion review focuses on the use of preventive services by infants, children, and adolescents enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.

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Keywords: Adults, Barriers, Children's Health Insurance Program, Costs, Health care utilization, Literature reviews, Medicaid, Preventive health services, Program improvement, Quality assurance, State programs, Trends

Lowrimore L. 2013. Books for children on dealing with death. Washington, DC: National SUID/SIDS Resource Center,

Annotation: This bibliography lists books intended to help parents or caregivers navigate children's questions that are likely to come up after the death of a younger sibling from sudden infant death. The list includes picture books, books for older children, and activity books that help children express emotions. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Bereavement, Bibliographies, Children's literature, Funerals, Grief, Infant death, Materials for children, SIDS

Manning C, Lund D, Burns K, illus. 2009. I know someone who died (3rd ed.). Oklahoma City, OK: In-Sight Books, 24 pp.

Annotation: This book provides activities such as coloring, reading, and writing as a friendly butterfly gently discusses loss and grief in ways children can understand. Ages 3–8.

Keywords: Bereavement, Children's literature, Coloring books, Coping, Death, Grief, Materials for children, Young children

Rosenbaum S, Perez R, Whittington T. 2007. Parental health insurance coverage as child health policy: Evidence from the literature. Alexandria, VA: First Focus; Washington, DC: Department of Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, 14 pp.

Annotation: This analysis examines research published since 2000 that explores the relationship between public health insurance coverage of parents and the rate and effectiveness of coverage among children, as measured by insurance levels, coverage continuity, and appropriate use of pediatric health care. The analysis begins with a brief overview of current Medicaid and SCHIP coverage options for parents and children. It then summarizes key findings from the literature related to the impact of covering parents on children's insurance enrollment. The analysis concludes with a discussion of the implications of existing studies for the question of whether to expand state flexibility to use federal SCHIP allotments to cover parents. The document includes a chart that lists the studies consulted and provides a summary of the important points of each study.

Keywords: Access to health care, Child health, Enrollment, Financing, Health insurance, Literature reviews, Medicaid, Parents, Pediatric care, State Children's Health Insurance Program, State programs

Limpa-Amara S, Merrill A, Rosenbach M. 2007. SCHIP at 10: A synthesis of the evidence on substition of SCHIP for other coverage—Final report. Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, 25 pp.

Annotation: This report synthesizes and assesses evidence from published and unpublished literature and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) annual reports on the magnitude of substitutions in SCHIP (i.e., cases in which individuals substitute SCHIP for private insurance). The report examines three types of evidence: (1) population-based studies, (2) enrollee-based studies, and (3) applicant-based studies. The authors review how evidence on the level of subsitution resulting from the Medicaid expansions influenced the design of SCHIP, including the strategies states have implemented to prevent substitution. The authors then present evidence on substitution from the three types of studies and discuss how different estimatiion methods and analyitical perspectives may lead to wide-ranging results. An executive summary and a list of references are included. Statistical information is presented in figures and tables throughout the report.

Keywords: Enrollment, Health insurance, Literature reviews, Medicaid, Research, State Children's Health Insurance Program

Lake, Snell, Perry, and Associates. 2003. Retaining eligible children and families in Medicaid and SCHIP: What we know so far. [Columbia, SC: Covering Kids and Families], 51 pp.

Annotation: This review was undertaken to help inform states, grantees, and others working on retention in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program by condensing the insights from many different studies and various experts into one document. In addition to reviewing studies, the authors of the review conducted interviews with many of these studies' authors. The review, which includes a strategic summary, also contains detailed findings, which are divided into the following sections: (1) the scope of the challenge, (2) why retention matters, (3) barriers to understanding the challenge, (4) why eligible children lose coverage, (5) ideas for improvement, (6) communications strategies on retention, and (7) gaps in knowledge. The review also includes a list of sources.

Keywords: Barriers, Children, Communication, Eligibility, Health insurance, Literature reviews, Medicaid, Retention, State Children's Health Insurance Program

Howell E, Roschwalb S, Satake M. 2001. Mental health and substance abuse services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program: Designing benefits and estimating costs. Rockville, MD: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 99 pp. (Technical report)

Annotation: This report examines how the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) could be used to cover mental health and substance abuse (MH/SA) services and what the cost of such services might be, given what is currently known about prevalence, utilization, and cost of services. It covers the policy background of federal MH/SA service systems, findings from a literature review, and cost modeling.

Keywords: Health care costs, Health care financing, Literature reviews, Mental health services, State children's health insurance program, Substance abuse treatment services

Lindsay JW. 1999. Do I have a daddy?: A story about a single-parent child—With a special section for single mothers and fathers. (Rev. ed.). Buena Park, CA: Morning Glory Press, 47 pp.

Annotation: This book is a picture book for young children in which a single mother explains to her young son that his daddy left soon after he was born. It includes a section aimed at single parents that discusses various issues such as the importance of honesty, stressing positive points, the right time to talk, dealing with the totally absent father, and what to do if daddy returns. A Spanish language version is available; it was published in 1994.

Keywords: Children's literature, Fathers, Single parent families, Spanish language materials

Tasker M. 1992. Jimmy and his family. Bethesda, MD: Association for the Care of Children's Health, 21 pp.

Annotation: In this booklet, a boy named Jimmy narrates about having the AIDS virus, how a person can and cannot get AIDS, how he feels, and what he does for fun. It makes the point that other children should not be afraid of him. The booklet has black and white sketches, with the English text at the top of the page and a Spanish translation at the bottom. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: AIDS, Children with special health care needs, Children's literature, Spanish language materials

Anderson MF. 1991. Hospitalized children and books: A guide for librarians, families, and caregivers. (2nd ed.). Metuchen, NJ: Medical Library Association and Scarecrow Press, 154 pp.

Annotation: This book provides information about the operation, programming, and goals of a library in a pediatric setting. The second edition includes guidelines for serving an increasingly large number of preschool-age, technology-dependent, and chronically ill children. Services discussed include story hours, read-aloud times, book carts, bibliotherapy, poetry writing, a family health resource center, and community outreach. Lists of books for children and of books and other resources for adults are included.

Keywords: Bibliotherapy, Children, Children's literature, Coping, Health sciences libraries, Hospitalization, Reading

Collins PL, Dunn JW. 1990. Waiting for baby Joe. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman and Company, 35 pp.

Annotation: This children's book tells the story of a little girl whose brother is born prematurely and stays in the hospital until he is bigger. The book, for children ages preschool to grade two, is illustrated with photographs.

Keywords: Children's literature, Infant health, Premature infants, Siblings

Redburn L. 1987. Books for children and teenagers about hospitalization, illness, and disabling conditions. Washington, DC: Association for the Care of Children's Health, 53 pp.

Annotation: This is an annotated bibliography of books and pamphlets for children and adolescents. Each item listed deals either directly or indirectly with some aspect of illness, hospitalization, or disabling conditions. All selections are listed alphabetically by the author's last name. Each listing provides the publication information, identifies the book as fiction or nonfiction, and suggests the approximate age group for which the book is intended. A short description provides key information to help a parent or professional judge whether the book would an appropriate one for a particular child. A subject index organizes the material by topic.

Keywords: Adolescents, Bibliographies, Children, Children's literature, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Diseases, Hospitalization, Special health care needs

Altshuler A. 1978. Books that help children deal with a hospital experience. Rockville, MD: U.S. Bureau of Community Health Services, 22 pp.

Annotation: The purpose of this bibliography of children's books is to enable adults to select books most suitable to the needs of the child who will be hospitalized. It also evaluates both the overall quality of each book and the accuracy of the medical information it contains. Most of the books listed are written for preschool and elementary school children, although a few are targeted to adolescents.

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Children's literature, Health promotion