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Annotation: The purpose of this paper is to present a solution algorithm for the general linear programming problem of providing decision-makers in human organizations a with tools that will enable him to make decisions in an orderly fashion and with as much precision as possible. Particular emphasis is placed on basic concepts and fundamental principles, i.e., motivation and simplicity of explanation rather than on rigorous proofs and technical details. The aim of the paper is to make more effective communication and cooperation between the non-managerial mathematician and the non-mathematical manager. This paper is produced as part of the documentation and assessment of the effect of P.L. 89-97, Title II. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Administration, Children and Youth Projects, Communication, Decision making, Management information systems, Program evaluation

Annotation: This toolkit offers evidence-based guidance to help health professionals make health information easier to understand and act on, make health care easier to navigate, and increase support for people of all health literacy levels. Contents include 23 tools addressing the following five domains: path to improvement, spoken communication, written communication, self-management and empowerment, and supportive systems. Additional contents include resources such as sample forms, PowerPoint presentations, and assessment tools.

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Keywords: Communication, Empowerment, Forms, Health care systems, Health literacy, Patient care, Primary care, Resources for professionals, Self care, Social support

Annotation: This report includes information about the purpose of oral health surveillance systems and the value for health jurisdictions in establishing such systems that take into account six general topics: primary audience, communication message, communication channel, message marketing, cultural sensitivity, and evaluation. The importance of translating data into clear, understandable language while also interpreting and revealing the meaning of the results is emphasized. Other topics include background and rationale, guidelines and recommendations, best practice criteria, research evidence, and practice examples.

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Keywords: Communications, Health systems, Oral health, Statistical data, Surveillance

Annotation: This brief defines toxic stress from a community perspective and presents a framework for a community approach to addressing toxic stress, nested within the broader context of working toward healthy development and well-being. The brief also provides examples of how communities are taking action and recommendations for next steps to promote and further develop comprehensive approaches to toxic stress in communities across the country. Strategies for parents and caregivers; service providers; and multisystem, community partners and policymakers are included.

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Keywords: Advocacy, Child development, Child health, Communication, Communities, Community action, Community based services, Community role, Coordination, Early childhood, Families, Health education, Leadership, Models, Organizational change, Parents, Policy development, Protective factors, Social change, Stress, Systems development, Young children

Annotation: These resources are designed to help working group leaders contribute to a successful collective impact initiative. Contents include modules on how to build membership, plan for and run an effective meeting, build a culture of collaboration, put systems thinking into practice, engage community members, and be data-driven and learn along the way. Additional contents include sample working group strategies, meeting planning steps for co-chairs, meeting agenda templates, and a meeting follow-up email template.

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Keywords: Collaboration, Community action, Facilitated communication, Leadership, Learning, Meetings, Planning, Systems development

Annotation: This document for state health departments provides guidance on developing a state health assessment. Contents include four modules on identifying and engaging system stakeholders; collecting and analyzing health status data; collecting and analyzing stakeholder and community input data; and summarizing, presenting, and communicating findings. Each module provides information about relevant Public Health Accreditation Board standards, measures, and guidance; ideas for structuring the process and conducting assessment activities; specific examples and lessons learned from states; sample tools and links to additional resources; and a summary of key products, deliverables, or processes resulting from the module activities.

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Keywords: Assessment, Communication, Data analysis, Data collection, Health status, State health agencies, Statewide planning, Systems development

Annotation: This curriculum is designed to optimize patient care by improving communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals, including frontline staff. Contents include an instructor manual, short case studies, and videos illustrating teamwork opportunities and successes. Topics include change management, coaching, and implementation. Supporting materials include a pocket guide and evaluation tools. Additional resources for applying rapid response systems; using simulation in training; enhancing safety for patients with limited English proficiency; and modules for developing and optimizing team knowledge and performance in dental, long-term care, and medical offices are available.

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Keywords: Case studies, Communication skills, Health care systems, Multimedia, Organizational change, Patient care, Program improvement, Quality assurance, Resources for professionals, Teamwork, Training materials

Annotation: This toolkit models how to frame the juvenile justice system and related issues as important policy fields and matters of public concern. Topics include the science of adolescent development and the need to incorporate a developmental perspective into criminal justice policies designed for youth; why the current approaches to juvenile crime aren't working; and age-appropriate treatments and interventions that improve outcomes for those already in the system and preventive programs that divert more youth away from juvenile detention and towards programs that better serve their needs. Contents include sample "ready to go" communications that can be used as is or adapted and repurposed for an organization's needs, communications examples that demonstrate the "do's and don'ts" of the framing recommendations, graphics that model the key concepts of the recommendations, and annotations that explain the framing strategies being illustrated.

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Keywords: Adolescent development, Adolescents, Communication, Interdisciplinary approach, Intervention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile justice, Policy development, Prevention, Public awareness materials, Systems development, Youth services

Annotation: This paper provides state governors with actions they can take to improve preparedness for public health emergencies. Topics include understanding legal authority to respond in the event of a public health disaster, establishing and institutionalizing coordination among key players, strengthening internal and external communications, and identifying gaps in baseline capabilities and available resources needed to address these gaps.

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Keywords: Communication, Crisis intervention, Disaster planning, Legal issues, Program coordination, Public health infrastructure, Resource allocation, Service delivery systems, State government

Annotation: This resource provides guidance on why and how to design health websites and other digital health-information tools for all users. Topics include what we know about users with limited literacy skills, writing actionable content, displaying content clearly on the page, organizing content and simplifying navigation, engaging users, and testing your site with users with limited literacy skills. A printable checklist of strategies, an overview of user research, and an annotated bibliography are included.

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Keywords: Communication, Design, Guidelines, Health education, Information dissemination, Interactive media, Internet, Low literacy, Manuals, Online systems, Oral health

Annotation: This fact sheet provides tips for families of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) about partnering with their child's health care plan to improve health outcomes. The fact sheet explains how health plans can learn more about CSHCN from families and how family members can become key players in care coordination. Included are checklists to help families assess their health plans' policies regarding children with special needs, ensure appropriate care, provide specialty care referrals, and identify and respond to mental or behavioral health needs. Case management, conflict resolution, parental involvement, and policy development are also addressed. The fact sheet concludes with questions for families and professionals who are interested in becoming a child advocate. The fact sheet is available in English and Spanish. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Advocacy, Children with special health care needs, Collaboration, Communication, Health care systems, Health insurance programs, Parent professional relations, Spanish language materials

Annotation: This plan describes how the federal government views the health information technology (health IT) landscape and articulates federal values and priorities. It also identifies government actions that will be most impactful in the future. Topics include the federal health IT vision and mission, principles, and goals for improving health and well-being and progressing to a person-centered infrastructure; how health IT helps users manage systemic transformation; federal efforts to modernize the nation's health IT infrastructure; strategic plan development and implementation; and measurement and reporting.

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Keywords: Communication, Confidentiality, Consumer protection, Federal initiatives, Health care delivery, Health information, Measures, Public health infrastructure, Standards, Strategic planning, Systems development, Technology

Annotation: This brief presents results from surveys and interviews with state leaders on how states have restructured the role and funding of child care resource and referral (CCR&R) agencies to support implementation of quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS). Topics include shared roles for supporting providers to increase capacity for quality, CCR&R roles in QRIS, and primary funding sources for QRIS. Contents include examples from five states (Georgia, Montana, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington) and observations and recommendations. Results from all 35 states and territories surveyed are also available.

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Keywords: Accountability, Child care, Collaboration, Communication, Early childhood education, Financing, Leadership, Organizational change, Outreach, Program improvement, Quality assurance, Referrals, Relationships, Research, Role, Service delivery systems, Standards, State surveys

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Keywords: Communication, Data, Data collection, Data sources, Early Head Start, Federal programs, Head Start, Information sources, Management information systems, Young children

Annotation: This report comprises a set of core competencies for the broad practice of public health in any setting. The core competencies reflect skills that may be desirable for professionals who deliver essential public health services and exist as a foundation for public health practice. The report provides background on the competencies and presents them according to eight domains: analytic/assessment skills, policy-development/program-planning skills, communication skills, cultural competency skills, community dimensions of practice skills, public health sciences skills, financial planning and management skills, and leadership and systems thinking skills.

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Keywords: Assessment, Communication skills, Competence, Competency based education, Cultural competence, Leadership, Management, Policy development, Program planning, Public health, Systems development, Work force

Annotation: This paper provides an overview of research representative of the depth and breadth of publications addressing child and youth online safety. Contents include an analysis of key findings, knowledge gaps, and policy recommendations. Topics include cyberbullying, sexual solicitation and unwanted exposure to sexual content, the role of privacy, parent and community involvement, and intergenerational gaps in attitudes toward internet safety issues.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Bullying, Children, Communication, Confidentiality, Internet, Interpersonal relations, Measures, Online systems, Policy development, Protective factors, Psychosocial development, Research, Risk factors, Safety, Sexual harassment, Trust

Annotation: This resource guide provides links to organizations, programs, publications, and resources focused on Internet safety, as well as information on a variety of subtopics related to the Internet, including: alcohol and drugs, cyberbullying, sexting, social networking, and suicide and self-harm. Each item in the guide includes a short description and a link to the resource itself. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Adolescents, Bullying, Children, Communication skills, Internet, Mental health, Online systems, Relationships, Resources for professionals, Risk factors, Safety

Annotation: This document outlines national goals and actions to further reduce suffocation-related injuries among infants and children. Examples of what can be done are organized within the following six domains: data and surveillance, research, communication, education and training, health systems and health care, and policy.

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Keywords: Child death review, Children, Communication, Community action, Consumer education, Data, Goals, Health care systems, Infant death, Infant death review, Infants, Injuries, Injury prevention, National initiatives, Planning, Policy development, Population surveillance, Professional education, Research, Safety, Suffocation, Training

Annotation: This report describes the oral health surveillance system in Alaska. Contents include the system's history, goal, objectives, purpose, data needs, logic model, indicators, and data sources. Plans for analysis, dissemination, and evaluation are included.

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Keywords: Alaska, Communication, Data analysis, Data sources, Evaluation, Oral health, Outcome and process assessment, Population surveillance, State initiatives, Systems development

Annotation: This paper examines the care-coordination experiences of five states (Arkansas, Illinois, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Oregon) that have developed pilot projects as part of Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD III) to improve care coordination for young children with or at risk for developmental delays. The paper examines common themes and policy levers that could help improve care coordination between primary care health professionals and other systems, such as systems of educational, social, or vocational services, for individuals of all ages, with a focus on policies as they relate to the cross-system care coordination being advanced in ABCD III. Topics include policies to pay for care coordination, policies supporting systemic communication, and policies supporting and sustaining quality and measurement of cross-system coordination.

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Keywords: Arkansas, Child health, Communication, Costs, Early childhood development, Financing, Health care systems, Illinois, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pilot projects, Primary care, Public policy, Quality assurance, Service coordination, State programs, Young children