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Annotation: This chart provides information about state-specific legislation that mandates the coverage of medically necessary foods by employer-sponsored health insurance, Medicaid, and coverage and related services funded by other state programs such as the Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); Title V; or relief funds. Contents include descriptions of medical foods products, abbreviations and definitions, a list of coverage types for dietary treatments of disorders identified through newborn screening, and a list of states that provide phenylketonuria (PKU) only coverage. Details about covered services and any benefit limits or age and income restrictions are included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Catalyst Center, the National Center for Health Insurance and Financing for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Boston University School of Public Health, Center for Advancing Health Policy and Practice, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02218-2526, Telephone: (617) 638-1930 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://ciswh.org/project/the-catalyst-center/ Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Diet therapy, Dietary assessment, Financing, Food supplements, Genetic disorders, Health insurance, Medicaid, Metabolic diseases, Newborn infants, Newborn screening, Nutrition, Phenylketonuria, Postnatal care, Regulations, Special health care needs, State legislation, State programs, Title V programs, Unfunded mandates, WIC program

Annotation: This report is from a panel of experts convened by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to establish a new approach for guideline development on promoting cardiovascular health (CV) and identifying and managing specific CV risk factors from infancy through young adulthood. Topics include the state of the science, screening for risk factors, nutrition and diet, physical activity, tobacco exposure, high blood pressure, lipids and lipoproteins, overweight and obesity, diabetes mellitus and other conditions, risk factor clustering, perinatal factors, inflammatory markers, an integrated CV health schedule, and implications of the guidelines.

Contact: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center, P.O. Box 30105, Bethesda, MD 20824-0105, Telephone: (301) 592-8573 Secondary Telephone: (240) 629-3255 Fax: (301) 592-8563 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/infoctr/index.htm Available from the website. Document Number: NIH Publication No. 12-7486.

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Keywords: , Adolescent health, Blood pressure disorders, Cardiovascular diseases, Child health, Diabetes mellitus, Guidelines, Health promotion, Infant health, Nutrition, Physical activity, Research, Risk factors, Screening, Tobacco use

Annotation: This paper documents the differential 20th century trends in black and white pregnancy outcomes and examines what socioeconomic and maternal health factors explained these differentials in past and recent times. Sections include a 20th century history of producing healthy babies; a description of the records from Johns Hopkins University (JHU), spanning the years 1897 to 1935, that were used in the survey along with data from the 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey (NMIHS); pregnancy outcome trends; the empirical framework; birth outcomes and race at JHU and in 1988; and conclusions. Topics include the historic roles played by sexually transmitted diseases, breastfeeding, marriage rates, socioeconomic factors, nutrition disorders, and other lifestyle differences between blacks and whites. An appendix discusses the nature of data used in the research. References are provided. Statistical information is presented in tables and figures grouped at the end of the paper.

Contact: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398, Telephone: (617) 868-3900 Fax: (617) 868-2742 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nber.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Blacks, Breastfeeding, Economic factors, History, Infant health, Infant mortality, Infant mortality, Lifestyle, Nutrition disorders, Pregnancy outcome, Racial factors, Research, Sexually transmitted diseases, Socioeconomic factors, Statistics, Surveys, Trends, Whites, Women', s health

Annotation: This resource discusses assessment and intervention techniques, the medical and developmental consequences of pediatric undernutrition, interdisciplinary teamwork and service coordination, and nutrition and feeding issues from medical care and child development to community planning and advocacy. Also discussed are numerous difficulties associated with inadequate nutrition in children younger than age 3, including developmental delays, medical conditions that impair growth, and cognitive deficits. The book also addresses nonmedical issues including the feeding relationship, nutrition, cultural diversity, working with families, and infant mental health. Clinically related appendices provide scales for assessing childhood feeding disorders and emotional health, growth charts, diet records, and clinical questionnaires.

Contact: Brookes Publishing, P.O. Box 10624, Baltimore, MD 21285-0624, Telephone: (800) 638-3775 Secondary Telephone: (410) 337-9580 Fax: (410) 337-8539 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.brookespublishing.com Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 1-55766-348-3.

Keywords: Assessment, Child development, Child mental health, Child nutrition, Children, Cognitive development, Cultural diversity, Early childhood development, Failure to thrive, Feeding, Growth charts, Infant nutrition, Interdisciplinary cooperation, Intervention, Nutrition disorders, Pediatrics, Questionnaires, Records, Service coordination

Annotation: This report provides guidelines for feeding practices to improve the nutrition of infants, ages 0-6 months and 6-24 months, and also dietiary practices to improve the nutrition of adolescent girls and women of reproductive age. The document provides technical justification for the guidelines and also identifies and discusses determinants of nutritional status.

Contact: FHI 360 , 359 Blackwell Street, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27701, Telephone: (919) 544-7040 Fax: (919) 544-7261 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.fhi360.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Health status, Barriers, Breastfeeding, Delayed childbearing, Dietary guidelines, Family planning, Feeding, Infant nutrition, Intervention, Low birth weight, Maternal health, Maternal nutrition, Nutrition disorders, Physical activity, Premature infants, Prenatal nutrition

Annotation: This book presents information on a wide range of alternative or complementary methods for providing health care. It provides an introductory chapter on alternative medicine which covers approaches such as acupuncture and acupressure, biofeedback, homeopathy, massage, hydrotherapy, kinesiology, and visualization therapy, among others. It includes chapters on the following topics: natural nutrition; vitamins; minerals and trace elements; botanical medicines; coping with stress; stress-related disorders; drug abuse and addiction; mental health disorders; common male and female health problems; pregnancy, childbirth, and infant care; dental care; eye, ear, nose, and throat problems; cancer; heart disorders; and aging. Each chapter presents alternative treatments for specific conditions, includes sidebars which summarize certain strategies, and provides bibliographical references. A glossary, a general bibliography, and an index are included.

Contact: Cengage Learning, P.O. Box 6904, Florence, KY 41022-6904, Telephone: (800) 354-9706 Fax: (800) 487-8488 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cengage.com/ Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-8103-8303-9.

Keywords: Aging, Alternative medicine, Cancer, Childbirth, Drug abuse, Encyclopedias, Exercise, Health services, Heart diseases, Holistic health, Infant care, Men, Mental disorders, Minerals, Nutrition, Oral health care, Pregnancy, Stress, Stress management, Vitamins, Women

Annotation: This full report and executive summary contain issue papers, recommendations, and strategies for action to improve maternal and child health (MCH) nutrition services. The recommendations, which call for coordination and collaboration among governmental and non-governmental organizations, were developed through discussions at a national workshop sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Interorganizational Nutrition Group (MCHING), with support from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Forty-four voluntary, professional, educational, and nonprofit organizations and 14 Federal agencies participated in the workshop. Issue papers included in the full report are: Nutrition Services in the Maternal and Child Health Program: A Historical Perspective; Societal Trends that Affect Nutrition Status and Services for the Maternal and Child Health Populations; Women's Nutrition for Optimal Reproductive Health; Infant Nutrition; Child Nutrition; Adolescent Nutrition; Children with Special Health Care Needs; Needs Assessment for Nutrition Activities; Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation of Nutrition Programs; Components of Nutrition Services; Quality Assurance; Personnel; Financing; and Economic Analysis of Nutrition Care. The background papers were also issued separately. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Adolescent nutrition, Breastfeeding, Child nutrition, Children with special health care needs, Cost effectiveness, Dietitians, Financing, Infant nutrition, Maternal nutrition, Needs assessment, Nutrition disorders, Nutrition monitoring, Nutrition policy, Nutrition services, Prenatal nutrition, Professional education, Program planning, Public health nutritionists, Quality assurance, SPRANS

Annotation: These papers include: Nutrition Services in the Maternal and Child Health Program: A Historical Perspective; Societal Trends that Affect Nutrition Status and Services for the Maternal and Child Health Populations; Women's Nutrition for Optimal Reproductive Health; Infant Nutrition; Child Nutrition; Adolescent Nutrition; Children with Special Health Care Needs; Needs Assessment for Nutrition Activities; Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation of Nutrition Programs; Components of Nutrition Services; Quality Assurance; Personnel; Financing; and Economic Analysis of Nutrition Care. [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: Adolescent nutrition, Breastfeeding, Child nutrition, Children with special health care needs, Cost effectiveness, Dietitians, Financing, Infant nutrition, Maternal nutrition, Needs assessment, Nutrition disorders, Nutrition monitoring, Nutrition policy, Nutrition services, Prenatal nutrition, Professional education, Program planning, Public health nutritionists, Quality assurance, Risk assessment, SPRANS

Annotation: This report sets out the major policy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on the role of diet in health. Developed in response to increasing recognition that the major nutritional problems among Americans are a result of dietary excesses and imbalances rather than deficiencies of single nutrients, the report reviews the scientific evidence on the relationship of diet and chronic disease risk and makes dietary recommendations which can improve the health of many Americans, including that of mothers and children. A separate volume lists the summary and recommendations from the full report.

Contact: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 732 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20401, Telephone: (202) 512-1800 Secondary Telephone: (866) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2104 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gpo.gov Available from the website. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. MCHA370, MCHA369; GPO No. 017-001-00465-1.

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Keywords: Alcohol, Anemia, Breastfeeding, Child nutrition, Diabetes mellitus, Gastrointestinal diseases, Health, Health promotion, Hypertension, Infant nutrition, Maternal nutrition, Nervous system disorders, Nutrition, Obesity, Oral health, Oral health care, Policies, Prevention

Annotation: These proceedings contain materials presented at the International Conference on the Effects of Human Milk on the Recipient Infant, held September 10-14, 1986 in Konstanz, West Germany. The papers and poster presentations focused on the following topics: (1) nutrient utilization and growth; (2) growth factors, hormones, and inducers; (3) host resistance; (4) potentially harmful effects; and (5) epidemiology.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Conference proceedings, Epidemiology, Infant development, Infant health, Infant nutrition, Infant nutrition disorders, Lactation

Annotation: These proceedings consist of twelve of twenty speeches presented at the conference, Crisis and Opportunity: Enhancing the Role of Nutrition in Maternal and Infant Health held in 1986 to address four national concerns regarding prenatal and infant nutrition and health: worsening infant health statistics; a belief that nutritional services should play a role in prenatal care for all women; an awareness of the need for a national initiative to improve access to prenatal care; and a desire to bring together WIC professionals, maternal and child health professionals and community advocates who support these programs to discuss and develop strategies for enhancing the role of nutrition in maternal and infant health through the WIC program and prenatal care. There are also appendices that provide information on local and state efforts to improve nutrition services for low-income women and children.

Contact: Food Research and Action Center, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 540, Washington, DC 20009, Telephone: (202) 986-2200 Contact Phone: (202) 393-5060 Fax: (202) 986-2525 Web Site: http://www.frac.org/ Price unknown.

Keywords: California, Illinois, Infant nutrition, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maternal nutrition, Nutrition disorders, Nutrition services, Texas, WIC Program, Wisconsin

Annotation: This document presents papers and a summary of discussions of the 82nd Ross Conference on Pediatric Research. Session I covered diagnostic criteria for iron deficiency; iron status in South African mothers and infants; current definitions of deficiency anemia; and prevalence of iron deficiency. Session II covered nonhematologic manifestations, including enzymatic, tissue, and biochemical changes; iron and behavior; iron and infection; and the effects of milk and iron deficiency on the gastrointestinal tract. Session III covered iron deficiency in pregnant and lactating women and in infants; nutritional iron overload; and therapeutic response to iron.

Contact: Ross Laboratories, Consumer Relations, 625 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215-1724, Telephone: (800) 227-5767 Secondary Telephone: (614) 624-7485 Contact Phone: (614) 227-3333 Web Site: http://www.ross.com Available in libraries.

Keywords: Adolescent nutrition, Child nutrition, Conferences, Infant nutrition, Iron, Nutrition disorders

Annotation: This conference report addresses the incidence of iron deficiency including its causes, clinical consequences, and definition of the most useful measures in assuring iron nutrition of the infant population. A historical perspective of the problems of iron deficiency is included.

Keywords: Conferences, Infant nutrition disorders, Iron, Iron deficiency anemia, Physiology

Annotation: This collection of reprints from the journal, Pediatrics, discusses screw caps for baby food jars, vitamin E in human nutrition, nutritional adequacy of infant formulas, vitamin D, lists of readings on feeding and nutrition for physicians and parents, factors affecting food intake, vitamin D intake and the hypercalcemic syndrome, prepared infant formulas, protection of the infant diet, public health nutrition services for children in the United States, a memorial of Robert R. Williams, vitamin B 6 requirements, compulsory testing of newborns for heredity metabolic disorders, national nutritional survey of preschool children, the absence of vitamin D in nonfat dry milk, nutritional management in hereditary metabolic disease, baby food as special dietary foods, proposed changes in Food and Drug Administration regulations concerning formula products and vitamin - mineral dietary supplements for infants, and the relation between infantile hypercalcemia and vitamin D.

Keywords: Child safety, Food and Drug Administration, Genetic screening, Hyperglycemia, Infant formula, Infant nutrition, Metabolic disorders, Nutrition surveys, Pediatrics, Public health nutrition, United States, Vitamin B 6, Vitamin D, Vitamin E