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Annotation: This volume contains two publications, the first describing the theories of evolution and the second containing additional data with a section on the hypothesis that sexual selection exercises a major influence on the evolution of species.

Contact: Random House, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019, Telephone: (212) 782-9000 Fax: (212) 572-6066 Web Site: http://www.randomhouse.com/ Available in libraries.

Keywords: Evolution, Human development

Annotation: This strategic plan was developed to guide the institute’s activities over the next five years. It proposes key scientific and public health priorities to advance research, methods to enhance scientific stewardship, and goals to support innovation in management practices and accountability. Areas covered include (1) understanding the molecular, cellular, and structural basis of development; (2) promoting gynecologic, andrologic, and reproductive health; (3) setting the foundation for healthy pregnancies and livelong wellness; (4) improving child and adolescent health and transition to adulthood; and (5) advancing safe and effective therapeutics and devices for pregnant ad lactating women, children, and people with disabilities.

Contact: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, P.O. Box 3006, Rockville, MD 20847, Telephone: (800) 370-2943 Secondary Telephone: (888) 320-6942 Fax: (866) 760-5947 Web Site: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/Pages/index.aspx Available from the website. Document Number: NIH Pub. Number: 19-HD-8091.

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Keywords: Child health, Federal agencies, Human development, Strategic plans

Annotation: This handbook presents a theoretical framework for understanding the development of health and disease from a life course perspective, synthesizes and analyzes evidence from the prenatal period through emerging adulthood, and explores implications for research, practice, and policy. The chapters examine major health concerns such as autism and obesity, important less-studied conditions such as hearing and kidney health, and cross-cutting issues such as health disparities and adversity. There are also several chapters that address methodological approaches and challenges by analyzing existing measures, studies, and surveys. The book concludes with the editors' research agenda that proposes priorities for future research and its application.

Contact: Springer Publishing Company, 11 West 42nd Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10036, Telephone: (877) 687-7476 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.springerpub.com/

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Keywords: Child development, Human development, Life course

Annotation: This supplement to Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report examines the use of selected clinical preventive services for infants, children, and adolescents in the United States. Topics include breastfeeding counseling; screening for hearing loss and provision of follow-up services; screening for developmental delays, lead poisoning, vision impairment, and hypertension; vaccination against human papillomavirus; tobacco use and tobacco cessation counseling and medication; screening for chlamydia infection; and provision of reproductive health services. Additional topics include the potential benefits of selected services, the challenges related to their underuse, and effective collaborative strategies to improve use.

Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 E-mail: https://www.cdc.gov/cdc-info/forms/contact-us.html Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov Available from the website. Document Number: ISSN 1546-0738.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Breastfeeding, Children, Chlamydia infections, Clinics, Counseling, Developmental screening, Health care utilization, Health services delivery, Hearing screening, Human papillomavirus, Hypertension, Infants, Lead poisoning screening, Oral health, Prenatal care, Prevention services, Reproductive health, Smoking cessation, Tobacco use, Vision screening

Annotation: This brief describes the potential relationship between the benefits of human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization and the costs of oropharyngeal cancer in the United States. Contents include information about oral HPV infection and HPV vaccination; an economic cost-benefit analysis; and conclusions.

Contact: Center for Oral Health, 309 East Second Street, Pomona, CA 91766-1854, Telephone: (909) 469-8300 Fax: (510) 380-6637 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.centerfororalhealth.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Cost effectiveness, Economics, Human papillomavirus, Immunization, Oral health, Policy development, Sexually transmitted diseases, Vaccination effects, Vaccines

Annotation: This report provides information about the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. The report describes the center's vision for the future and its commitment to achieving important health outcomes and discusses its background and history, partners and constituents, mandates and authorities, public health approach, and relationship between priorities and Healthy People goals. Also presented are the following divisions and their strategic plans: Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Division of Blood Disorders, and Division of Human Development and Disability.

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: Congenital abnormalities, Developmental disabilities, Federal agencies, Human development, Public health, Strategic plans

Annotation: This report describes the paradigm shift in maternal and child health that emerged from the National MCH Life Course Meeting (convened by the Life Course Work Group) that took place among national MCH experts in Oakland, California in June 2008. The report describes the objectives of the meeting and lists the following steps that might be taken to integrate the life course perspective into MCH: (1) develop an overarching vision statement; (2) map the landscape of what is currently being done and share it; (3) recognize that the life course perspective offers multiple points for intervention; (4) utilize health equity as a guiding principle; and (5) set an agenda to support priorities for changes in MCH policy. An appendix provides background information and a detailed description of the Life Course Model.

Contact: Contra Costa Health Services, 50 Douglas Drive, Martinez, CA 94553, Telephone: (925) 957-5403 Fax: (925) 957-5409 Web Site: http://www.cchealth.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child health, Health care reform, Human development, Life course, MCH health, Maternal health, Meetings, Models, Program development, Program improvement

Annotation: This policy brief emphasizes the importance of integrating a life course perspective, which emphasizes the importance of health across the the human life span, into maternal and child health (MCH). It describes how the life course model focuses on the importance of intervention during critical periods in time, and how the environment and other factors have a cumulative impact on health. The brief then describes how the MCH life course model can be transformed into concrete policies and programs. Initial ideas for developing a life course framework, along with starting strategies, are included.

Contact: Contra Costa Health Services, 50 Douglas Drive, Martinez, CA 94553, Telephone: (925) 957-5403 Fax: (925) 957-5409 Web Site: http://www.cchealth.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Age factors, Child health, Health care reform, Human development, Life course, MCH health, Maternal health, Models, Policy, Program development, Program improvement, Risk factors

Annotation: This essay describes how the life course health development (LCHD) model, which views health as a developmental process that takes place throughout the human life span, can be used to help reduce health risks, develop more effective health promotion strategies, and reduce health costs. It explains how health risk factors during the early years influence health trajectories and how early interventions during critical periods in health development can transform children's lives. The emphasis is on targeting upstream determinants of health upon which families, physicians, and communities can exert influence in efforts to prevent costly health treatment in later life.

Contact: National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, 1225 19th Street, N.W., Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 296-4426 Fax: (202) 296-4319 E-mail: http://www.nihcm.org/contact Web Site: http://www.nihcm.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Age factors, Child health, Human development, Life course, Models, Prevention, Program development, Program improvement, Risk factors

Annotation: This report looks at the effects of trauma on the health of boys and young men of color (Hispanic and African American) over the course of their lifespan and explores ways in which poor health outcomes might be prevented or mitigated. Included are definitions of trauma and trauma theory; a review of the science related to trauma and brain development; a discussion of trauma as a social determinant; and possible applications of trauma knowledge to community prevention and system change efforts. Included is a detailed description of the Sanctuary Model -- an evidence-supported method for creating a culture in which healing from psychologically and socially traumatic experiences can be addressed. A list of selected references is included, along with an appendix of trauma experts in the state of California.

Contact: California Endowment, Greater Los Angeles Program Office, 1000 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Telephone: (800) 449-4149 Fax: E-mail: Web Site: http://www.calendow.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent males, Blacks, Culturally competent services, Ethnic factors, Hispanic Americans, Human development, Life course, Male children, Mental health, Minority health, Prevention programs, Racial factors, Socioeconomic factors, Trauma, Young men

Annotation: This website contains three files archiving a meeting held July 16, 2008 to explore the life course development framework and its implications for grantmaking to improve the lives of children, youth, and families at the Colorado Trust in Denver. A summary of a presentation is provided along with links to related reading sources, as well as the meeting agenda.

Contact: Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families, 12138 Central Avenue, Suite 422, Mitchellville, MD 20721, Telephone: (301) 589-4293 Fax: (301) 589-4289 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gcyf.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Children, Families, Human development, Life course, Life cycle, Meetings, Models, Public private partnerships

Contact: Annie E. Casey Foundation, 701 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, Telephone: (410) 547-6600 Fax: (410) 547-6624 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.aecf.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Education, Grants, Health services, Human services, Interviews, Life skills, Policy development, Private sector, Program descriptions, Psychosocial development, Public policy, Urban environment, Urban population

Annotation: This report considers ways that public and private organizations and institutions can assess their current services and determine how to reform them to meet the needs of the increasingly diverse population they serve. It indicates the significance of identifying the cultural, racial, and linguistic needs of the children and families they serve; and it offers strategies for staff development; institutional change; and policy development within local, state, and national governments and organizations. Profiles of community groups are included to reinforce the points made in the text; appendices include a review of the methodology, a cultural sensitivity assessment tool, and a selected bibliography.

Contact: California Tomorrow, 1904 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94612, Telephone: (510) 496-0220 Fax: (510) 496-0225 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.californiatomorrow.org Available from the website. Document Number: ISBN 1-887039-10-4.

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Keywords: Children, Cultural diversity, Culturally competent services, Families, Health services, Human services, Needs assessment, Policy development

Annotation: These proceedings describe the symposium held May 5–7, 1988, in Chicago, Illinois, to address various aspect of child development including dental, facial, cranial, psychological, and speech development, and the preventive and interceptive approach to management of craniofacial aberrations. Contents of the proceedings include the program at a glance and abstracts of all sessions. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchoralhealth.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Conferences, Craniofacial abnormalities, Dental care, Feeding, Human development, Oral health

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

Annotation: This report is based on three conferences on research and development issues sponsored by the Research and Development Center of the Jewish Board of Guardians and funded under Grant MH 15860 from the National Institute of Mental Health. The report is intended to acquaint the administrator and practitioner in the human services with the nature of the joint effort of the agency and the social scientist to develop program through social science based research. This is not a technical description of research itself but a discussion of the kinds of problems which arise in the planning and conducting of action research, and an effort to identify the reasons such difficulties arise and ways in which they might be avoided. The report describes the value of research for program development, traditional orientations, negotiation and planning for research, kinds of research, initiating and conducting research, and utilization of findings.

Keywords: Collaboration, Conferences, Human services, Jewish Board of Guardians, National Institute of Mental Health, Program development, Reports, Research, Social sciences

Annotation: This report discusses school health policy, provides background information on school health topics, and outlines some techniques used by school health services. The report was prepared for physicians but will also be of interest to educators. Topics discussed include the relationship between schools and health services; the school health education medical specialty; health screening of students; special school health needs of adolescents; children with special health needs and schools; academic performance and school attendance; physical fitness and sports medicine; the health of school personnel; and cooperation and communication between physicians and educators.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Child health, Children with developmental disabilities, Children with special health care needs, Collaboration, Confidentiality, Education, Emergency medical services for children, Health policy, Health promotion, Health screening, Health screening, Human development, Medical education, Occupational safety and health, Physical fitness, School attendance, School failure, School health education, School health programs, School health services, School personnel, Schools, Sports medicine, Tests