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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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Duran F, Hepburn F, Irvine M, Kaufmann R, Anthony B, Horen N, Perry D. 2009. What works?: A study of effective early childhood mental health consultation programs. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, 224 pp.

Annotation: This report summarizes the findings from a study of six early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) programs that have demonstrated positive child, family, staff, and/ or program outcomes. The study is based on data gathered during two-day site visits and focuses on the following key questions: 1) What are the essential components of effective mental health consultation programs? 2) What are the skills, competencies, and credentials of effective consultants? 3) What are the training, supervision and support needs of consultants? 4) What level of intervention intensity (i.e., frequency and duration) is needed to produce good outcomes? 5) Which outcomes should be targeted and how should they be measured? The study also reports on the extent to which consultation efforts are occurring nationally and provides a series of recommendations from experts in the field to guide policy makers, funders, researchers, evaluators, early childhood mental health consultation providers, and early care and education programs administrators.

Contact: Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, Box 571485, Washington, DC 20057-1485, Telephone: (202) 687-5503 Secondary Telephone: (202) 687-5000 Fax: (202) 687-8899 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://gucchd.georgetown.edu Available from the website.

Keywords: Child health, Consultation, Data collection, Field studies , Measures, Mental health, Model programs, Program evaluation

University of Tennessee Child Development Center. 1978. Guide for field experiences in community and public health nutrition: Part II. Memphis, TN: University of Tennessee Child Development Center, 54 pp.

Annotation: These guidelines were developed at a workshop held at the University of Tennessee Child Development Center that was sponsored by Tennessee and federal agencies. They cover field experiences at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Keywords: Community programs, Field studies, Guidelines, Public health nutrition

Golden M, Rosenbluth L, Grossi MT, Policare HJ, Freeman H, Brownlee EM. 1977 (ca.). The New York City Infant Day Care Study: A comparative study of licensed group and family infant day care programs and the effects of these programs on children and their families. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Maternal and Child Health Services, 195 pp.

Annotation: This is the report of the New York City Infant Day Care Study, a large scale, interdisciplinary, longitudinal, comparative field study of 31 licensed publicly and privately funded, community-sponsored group and family infant day care programs in New York City, and the effects of these programs on approximately 400 children and their families. The study was funded by the Maternal and Child Health Services and Office of Child Development, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Keywords: Attitudes, Child care, Child health, Family child care, Field studies, Infant health, Longitudinal studies, New York, Surveys

Kallen DJ, ed. 1973. Nutrition, development and social behavior: Proceedings of the Conference on the Assessment of Tests of Behavior from Studies of Nutrition in the Western Hemisphere. Washington, DC: National Institutes of Health, 386 pp.

Annotation: This book summarizes the proceedings of a conference on "The Assessment of Tests of Behavior from Studies of Nutrition in the Western Hemisphere," held in Puerto Rico in October, 1970, under the joint sponsorship of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Pan American Health Organization. The conference was concerned with methodological problems in field studies on nutrition and mental development, the social setting of malnutrition which in turn has an impact on intellectual growth, and the possible relation between malnutrition and social growth or functional competence.

Keywords: Field studies, Intellectual development, Mental health, Nutrition disorders, Nutrition research, Social behavior, Socioeconomic factors

Murray J, Blake EC, Dickins D, Moser AM . 1952. A comparison of the food list and record in two farming areas in the south. [Clemson, SC: South Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station], 66 pp. (Collection Methods in Dietary Surveys, Southern Cooperative Series Bulletin 23)

Annotation: [This report describes a methodological study carried out by agencies that participated in a 1948 survey of farm family food consumption in parts of Mississippi and South Carolina. The rural area in Mississippi comprises households of black sharecropper families and the area in South Carolina comprises farm owners and cash renter families. The study compares family food consumption data obtained using two different methods: (1) Food is inventoried and weighed at the beginning and close of the study period, and a daily record is kept to indicate the weight of any food brought into the home during that time; (2) A detailed list of foods if provided to the homemaker who is asked to recall the kinds and quantities of foods used/consumed during the week just prior to an interview. Consumption patterns, food expenditures and the monetary value of consumer food, and the nutritive content of food consumed is included in the survey results.

Keywords: Field studies, Interviews, Mississippi, Nutrition and Food, Nutrition surveys, Racial factors, Research methodology, Rural health, Rural population, Socioeconomic factors, South Carolina

Colby MR. 1941. Problems and procedures in adoption. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 130 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 262)

Jenss RM, Souther SP. 1940. Methods of assessing the physical fitness of children. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 121 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 263)

Beyer CM. 1931. Children of working mothers in Philadelphia: Part 1—The working mothers. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 39 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 204)

Annotation: This report on working mothers in Philadelphia examines the relationship between the employment of mothers and the welfare of their children. Information is presented on the extent and nature of employment of mothers by race, nationality, age, marital status, and number of children. Conclusions regarding trends in maternal employment are also included. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

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

Keywords: Ethnic groups, Field studies, Marital status, Pennsylvania, Reports, Work family issues, Working mothers

Bogue MF. 1928. Administration of mothers' aid in ten localities with special reference to health, housing, education, and recreation. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 206 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 184)

Bloodgood RS. 1928. Welfare of prisoners' families in Kentucky. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 50 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 182)

Annotation: This publication reports the findings of a study on the welfare of families in Kentucky where the father has been incarcerated. Information is included on the economic circumstances of the family, their living conditions, and the education of the children. Case studies based on interviews with the mother and/or relatives of the family were conducted to obtain data on how the families adapted themselves to their change of circumstances. Recommendations regarding the administration of penal institutions and social welfare measures to address child dependency and neglect are included. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

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

Keywords: Case studies, Child welfare, Families, Field studies, Kentucky, Prisoners, Reports

Hewins KP., Webster LJ, Evans ML. 1927. The work of child-placing agencies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 223 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 171)

Curry HI. 1927. Public child-caring work in certain counties of Minnesota, North Carolina, and New York. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 96 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 173)

U.S. Children's Bureau. 1926. A study of maternity homes in Minnesota and Pennsylvania. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 92 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 167)

U.S. Children's Bureau. 1925. Children indentured by the Wisconsin State Public School. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 132 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 150)

Hanna AK. 1924. Nutrition work for preschool children. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 25 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 138)

Annotation: This report is an analysis of the findings of a field study made by the Children's Bureau in 1923 of the methods of conducting nutrition work for preschool children in nine middle-western and eastern cities. Topics covered include nutrition work in relation to general health supervision, standards of care of preschool children, methods of conducting nutrition work, activities of nutrition workers, and conclusions. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

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

Keywords: Child nutrition programs, Field studies, Preschool children, Reports

Hughes E. 1923. Infant mortality: Results of a field study in Gary Ind., based on births in one year. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 122 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 112)

Rochester A. 1923. Infant mortality: Results of a field study in Baltimore, MD., based on births in one year. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 399 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 119)

Whitney JS. 1920. Infant mortality: Results of a field study in New Bedford, Massachusetts, based on births in one year. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 114 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 68; Infant mortality series; no. 10)
   

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy, $3.5 M. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.