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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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U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. 1995. Proceedings of the international collaborative effort on injury statistics, Vol. I. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, 305 pp.

Annotation: These proceedings stem from a meeting held May 18-20, 1994 which was designed to allow members of the International Collaborative Effort to improve comparability and quality of injury data. Sections address levels and trends in injury mortality and morbidity in selected participating countries, sources of injury related data and special methodological problems, current problems in producing comparable international mortality and morbidity statistics, data needs, linkage issues and coding issues.

Contact: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 5419, Hyattsville, MD 20782, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 Contact Phone: (301) 436-7039 Fax: (301) 458-4020 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs Available from the website. Document Number: DHHS (PHS) 95-1252.

Keywords: Australia, Canada, Clinical coding, Denmark, England, France, Injury surveillance systems, International classification of diseases, International data, Israel, Morbidity, Mortality, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Statistical reference sources, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad, United States

Richardson G, Marx E. 1994. A welcome for every child: How France achieves quality in child care—Practical ideas for the United States. New York, NY: French-American Foundation, 62 pp.

Annotation: This report describes the findings of a two-week study tour in which 14 American experts in child care and related fields visited France's widely praised child care programs. It discusses such issues as financing, health care, staffing, facilities, and licensing.

Contact: French-American Foundation, 28 West 44th Street, Suite 1420, New York, NY 10036, Telephone: (212) 829-8800 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.frenchamerican.org Price unknown. Document Number: ISBN 1-57285-011-6.

Keywords: Child care, France, International perspectives

Richardson G. 1994. A welcome for every child: How France protects maternal and child health—A new frame of reference for the United States. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 62 pp.

Annotation: This report describes the French maternal and child health care system which has dramatically reduced premature births, infant mortality, and maternal complications and has increased immunization rates, prenatal care, and preventive health exams. Topics include how the French system works, local control, the protection of mothers, risk detection, homes visits, health centers, child care, and private responsibility. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: French-American Foundation, 28 West 44th Street, Suite 1420, New York, NY 10036, Telephone: (212) 829-8800 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.frenchamerican.org Available from the website. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. MCHH091; ISBN 1-57285-001-6.

Keywords: Child health, France, Maternal health, Statistics

Klaus A. 1993. Every child a lion: The origins of maternal and infant health policy in the United States and France, 1890–1920. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 298 pp.

Annotation: This book provides a comparative history of the development of government policies regarding the health of mothers and infants in the United States and France during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Topics include: how different political ideas shaped the approach to infant mortality in each country; the medical discourse on infant mortality in each country; the influence of women's activities in each country; the development of maternal welfare policy in France; the work of the U.S. Children's Bureau; and the effect of World War I and its aftermath on maternal and infant health policy in both countries.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website. Document Number: ISBN 0-8014-2860-2.

Keywords: Children', Federal government, France, History, Infant health, Maternal health, Policy development, Public policy, United States, s Bureau

U.S. General Accounting Office. 1991. Health care spending control: The experience of France, Germany, and Japan. Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office, 70 pp.

Annotation: This report reviews aspects of the health care systems of France, Germany, and Japan. It describes these countries' methods of providing universal coverage through their health insurance and financing systems, their policies intended to restrain increases in health care spending, and the effectiveness of these policies.

Contact: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20548, Telephone: (202) 512-3000 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gao.gov Available from the website. Document Number: GAO/HRD-92-9.

Keywords: France, Germany, Health care financing, Health care systems, Health insurance, Japan

Herdt G, ed. 1989. Gay and lesbian youth. Binghamton, NY: Harrington Park Press, 355 pp.

Annotation: This book is a collection of chapters by individual authors that are based on cross-cultural studies of gay, bisexual, and lesbian adolescents. The author s contribute to an overall study of the identities, situations, and relationships of homosexual adolescents in different societies. A background is provided in chapters that examine emerging identities of the adolescents, the formation of their homosexual identities, consider the ethnographic profiles, parental influences on self-esteem. Other chapters focus on growing up lesbian, issues related to male prostitution and homosexuality, and gays and AIDS. Specific chapters examine trends in England, Mexico, Brazil, France, Sweden, Finland, Ireland, and Australia. Possible future research topics are also discussed. The book was also released as a special issue of the "Journal of Homosexuality, " volume 17, numbers 1-4, 1989.

Keywords: Adolescent development, Adolescent health, Australia, Brazil, Cultural factors, Demographics, England, Finland, France, Gay youth, Ireland, Lesbians, Mexico, Psychosocial development, Sexual behavior, Sexual development, Sociocultural factors, Sweden, United States

Sandier S. 1983. Comparison of health expenditures in France and the United States, 1950-1978. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 55 pp. (Vital and health statistics: Series 3, Analytical and epidemiological studies; no. 21)

Annotation: This report provides comparative information on France and the United States in these areas: (1) the demography, economy, and main features of each country's health care system; (2) the growth of health care expenditures in relation to economic indicators and corresponding changes by method of financing and category of health care service; and (3) the hospital sector.

Contact: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 5419, Hyattsville, MD 20782, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 Fax: (301) 458-4020 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs Available from the website.

Keywords: Comparative analysis, France, Health care financing, Health services delivery, International health, United States

Freund E. 1919. Illegitimacy laws of the United States and certain foreign countries. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 260 pp. (Children's Bureau publication; no. 42; Legal series; no. 2)

Annotation: This report contains the text of the illegitimacy legislation of the individual states in the United States, plus legislation from France, Germany, and Switzerland, together with an analysis of the legislation of the United States. A tabular analysis and a reference index of the illegitimacy laws of the United States are also included in the report. The letter of transmittal makes a recommendation regarding protecting children born out of wedlock. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

Contact: Google Books, Web Site: http://www.books.google.com

Keywords: Child welfare, Children', France, Germany, Legislation, Single mothers, State legislation, Switzerland, United States, s rights

Harris HJ. 1919. Maternity benefit systems in certain foreign countries. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 206 pp. (Children's Bureau publication; no. 57; Legal series; no. 3)

Annotation: This report describes the various maternity benefit systems in selected foreign countries as of 1918. These systems are designed to protect the health of mothers and children by providing adequate medical and nursing care in childbirth and by lessening the financial burden of childbearing so mothers may be insured a reasonable period free from excessive labor. Information on the methods of administration, cost, and other details of operation of the different systems is also provided. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

Contact: Google Books, Web Site: http://www.books.google.com

Keywords: Australia, Austria, Childbirth, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, MCH programs, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Obstetrical care, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Welfare programs

Wolfe SH. 1917. Governmental provisions in the United States and foreign countries for members of the military forces and their dependents. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 236 pp. (Children's Bureau publication; no. 28; Miscellaneous series; no. 11)
   

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