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Pendley. n.d.. Native American Adolescent Injury Prevention Project: [Final report]. Santa Fe, NM: New Mexico Health and Environment Department (HED), 12 pp.

Annotation: This project sought to reduce the rate of unintentional injuries and deaths among Native American adolescents in New Mexico and the Southwest. Specific goals were to: (1) Improve existing data bases on deaths and disabilities from unintentional injuries among Native American teens; (2) improve culturally relevant injury prevention materials and methodologies for these teens; (3) improve the knowledge, attitudes, and prevention practices regarding unintentional injuries among this population; (4) increase the availability of injury prevention materials and methodologies in Native American junior and senior high schools; and (5) increase the quality and quantity of injury prevention services provided to these teens by health care and tribal agencies. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Southwestern United States, Adolescents, American Indians, Data Bases, Indian Health Service (IHS), Information Clearinghouses, Injuries, Injury Prevention, Mortality

National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. 1997, 2000. National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health: A research center of Georgetown's Public Policy Institute—Leadership and resources for the MCH community since 1982. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 6 pp.

Annotation: This brochure describes the services and selected accomplishments of the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. The brochure was published in 1997 and an updated insert in 2000. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child health, Clearinghouses, Information sources, Maternal health
   

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