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Annotation: This project aimed to reduce the incidence of poor health characteristics among low-income, culturally diverse populations by promoting the involvement of primary care physicians (pediatricians) in early screening and intervention. Project goals included increasing the level of preventive health care for underserved children, reducing the severity of psychosocial problems, increasing physicians' sense of involvement as part of a team in providing services to project children and their families, and demonstrating a practical process for accomplishing these goals which can be replicated across the nation. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB93-152833.

Keywords: American Academy of Pediatrics, Child Abuse and Neglect Preventive, Continuing Education, Developmentally Delayed/Disabled, EPSDT, Hawaiians, Health Care, Health Supervision Guidelines, High risk children, Low income groups, Medicaid, Primary Care, Psychological Problems, Well Child Care

Annotation: This report summarizes findings from interviews and meetings with maternal and child (MCH) health program directors and other stakeholders about future directions for the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) and Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics (DBP) training programs. Contents include recommendations for strategic action in the following five areas: training pipelines for LEND and DBP programs; models of training and clinical care that are accessible and can be sustained; opportunities for trainees to learn and apply principles of MCH leadership training; collaboration with Title V and other partners; and policies and practices important to LEND and DBP programs, individuals with disabilities and their families, and the professionals who serve them. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Association of University Centers on Disabilities, 1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Telephone: (301) 588-8252 Fax: (301) 588-2842 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.aucd.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Behavior development, Child development disorders, Collaboration, Developmental disabilities, Developmental pediatrics, Leadership, MCH training programs, Model programs, Pediatric neurology, Policy development, Strategic plans, Title V programs

Contact: American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: 800/433-9016 Secondary Telephone: 202/347-8600 E-mail: https://www.aap.org/en/pages/contact-us/contact-national-headquarters/ Web Site: https://www.aap.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adverse effects, Child mental health, Developmental pediatrics, Early childhood development, Emotional development, Health policy, Life course, Research, Stress, Young children

Annotation: This curriculum is designed to educate health professionals on fundamental components of identifying, diagnosing, and managing autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) through real life scenarios. The in-class curriculum comprises 7 learning modules with case descriptions, videos, facilitator guides, and presentations. Topics include early warning signs of autism, screening for autism, communicating abnormal results on a screening tool, making an autism diagnosis, early intervention and education, treatments for autism, and autism-specific anticipatory guidance. The continuing education version comprises three modules on identifying ASD, assisting a family through the diagnostic process, and caring for clients with ASD. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd Available from the website.

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Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Autism, Behavior development, Case assessment, Continuing education, Curricula, Developmental pediatrics, Multimedia, Training

Annotation: This report provides a first step in reviewing the current state of pediatric primary care linkage to developmental services, identifying key strategies, developing linkage typology, and providing recommendations to improve linkage for developmental care. The report, which includes an abstract and an executive summary, describes the context in which pediatric developmental care and linkages take place, provides working definitions and a typology for describing linkage strategies, identifies and discusses key linkage strategies used by exemplary practices, and provides recommendations and next steps for improved linkage. Summary findings and guiding principles and recommendations are included. The report includes endnotes and an appendix that lists practices and programs that were interviewed for the report and key informants from other organizations. A list of related publications is also included.

Contact: Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021, Telephone: (212) 606-3800 Fax: (212) 606-3500 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.commonwealthfund.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child development, Children with developmental disabilities, Early childhood development, Infants with developmental disabilities, Pediatrics, Primary care, Service coordination

Annotation: This book is designed to assist primary care clinicians—pediatricians, family practitioners, nurse practitioners, physicians' assistants, pediatric nurses—and others who care for children to strengthen their skills in dealing with patients and their families. The book is divided in to three parts. Part I discusses the fundamentals of behavioral and developmental pediatrics to enable the clinician to create a therapeutic atmosphere in primary care. Parts II and III address issue-specific developmental and behavioral problems. Developmental and behavioral questionnaires and screening instruments are provided in the appendices. An index concludes the book.

Contact: Wolters Kluwer Health, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, P.O. Box 1620, Hagerstown, MD 21741, Telephone: (800) 638-3030 Secondary Telephone: (301) 223-23000 Fax: (301) 223-2400 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.lww.com Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-7817-1683-7.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Behavioral medicine, Child health, Developmental pediatrics, Infant health

Annotation: This report reviews the need for reducing barriers by primary care providers to parental counseling on important developmental and behavioral topics like discipline and toilet training. Barriers discussed include time constraints, inadequate reimbursement, and a need for improved provider training. Additional topics include defining developmental services, parents' concerns regarding child development, identifying and evaluating developmental issues, gaps in providing developmental assessment, a comparison of traditional preventive topics covered with developmental and learning topics, parental values placed on unaddressed topics more than others, what disparities exist in guidance on child development and health promotion, pediatricians' perspectives on barriers to assessing development, and strategies and recommendations. Statistical data are provided in charts throughout the report. Conclusions, a review of the methodology, and notes are provided at the conclusion of the report.

Contact: Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021, Telephone: (212) 606-3800 Fax: (212) 606-3500 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.commonwealthfund.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child development, Child health, Developmental pediatrics, Parent professional relations, Patient satisfaction, Physician patient relations, Prevention services, Primary care, Young children

Annotation: This issue brief describes a study conducted to assess the amount of training that pediatricians receive in the areas of developmental and behavioral pediatrics. The brief, which contains an abstract, includes a background section, describes the methodology, presents the results, and offers a discussion and conclusion. Statistical information is presented in figures and tables throughout the brief. The brief concludes with endnotes.

Contact: Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021, Telephone: (212) 606-3800 Fax: (212) 606-3500 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.commonwealthfund.org Available at no charge; also available from the website.

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Keywords: Behavioral medicine, Child behavior, Developmental pediatrics, Pediatricians, Research, Training

Annotation: This document explains the behavioral pediatrics education grant application process. It includes Bureau directives, lists specific requirements and program elements for MCH leadership education in behavioral pediatrics, and explains the application process. Appendices include additional instructions and guidelines. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

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Keywords: Applications, Behavioral medicine, Developmental pediatrics, Federal grants, Leadership, MCH training programs, Pediatrics, Professional education

Annotation: This summary report describes first eight years of the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau training programs in Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics (BDP), which started in 1986 with grants to eleven medical school and hospitals. The report includes chapters about the following: components of the educational program; types of training received by medical students and pediatric residents; evaluations of the program by current fellows; professional accomplishments of former fellows; academic productivity of program faculty; postgraduate education; new programs initiated; and the impact of fellowship programs. The concluding summary is an argument for continuation of the program as an cost-effective investment in our nation's future. Appendices include: BDP Training Program components; fellowship evaluation forms summary; and a compilation of publications by program faculty and fellows. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

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Keywords: Behavioral medicine, Curricula, Developmental pediatrics, Federal grants, Fellowships, Internship and residency, MCH training programs, Medical education, Medical students, Pediatricians, Pediatrics, Productivity, Professional education, Professional training, Program evaluation, Publications, Research methodology, Statistics

Annotation: This book discusses problems in child health and the influence of medical advances and the changing pattern of society. It is intended for both laymen and child-care professionals. British pediatricians discuss disease, diet, inherited diseases and congenital abnormalities, care of newborns, the reality of handicap, child health and the environment, health services for children and their relationship to educational and social services, ethical issues in child health and disease, changing pediatric perceptions and perspectives, and lifestyle in infancy and childhood, its effects on the early years of life, and how it determines the state of physical and mental health throughout adulthood.

Keywords: Child health, Child health services, Children with developmental disabilities, Congenital abnormalities, Diet, Disease, Environment, Ethics, Lifestyle, Newborn infants, Pediatrics

Annotation: This book contains articles on mental retardation and human development, psychology, psychiatry, sociology, mental health, developmental disabilities, pediatrics, maternal and child health, education, public health, law, anthropology, and epidemiology. The articles are based upon material presented to an interdisciplinary conference sponsored by the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development and the Rose Kennedy Center for Research in Mental Retardation and Human Development. The book also includes the background papers disseminated in advance of the conference, as well as summaries of the debates and discussions that concluded each of the five main sessions.

Keywords: Anthropology, Child health, Children with developmental disabilities, Conferences, Education, Epidemiology, Human development, Legislation, Maternal health, Mental disorders, Mental retardation, National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Psychology, Public health, Rose Kennedy Center for Research in Mental Retardation and Human Development, United States