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Annotation: This World Health Organization and UNICEF guidance document outlines a comprehensive framework for delivering scheduled well-care visits for children and adolescents from birth through age 19. It details minimum recommended schedules and content for 17 routine visits aligned with developmental transitions, providing health providers and program managers with specific guidance on assessment, monitoring, counseling, and preventive interventions at each age. The document includes detailed age-specific priorities and activities for health promotion, disease prevention, and early identification of children and families needing additional support, while emphasizing linkages across health, education and other sectors to maximize opportunities for promoting child and adolescent wellbeing. [Funded by the United States Agency for International Development]

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Child health, Guidelines, International programs, Preventive health services, Well child care

Annotation: These resources for oral health professionals provide guidance on immediate and urgent care for traumatic oral injuries, including fractures and luxations of permanent teeth, avulsion of permanent teeth, and traumatic injuries to primary teeth. Topics include diagnosis, treatment planning, follow-up care, and outcomes. Special considerations for trauma to primary teeth, immature versus mature permanent teeth, avulsion of permanent teeth, and patient/parent instructions are included. The guidelines are available in Arabic, Bahasa, Croatian, English, Farsi, French, German (Austrian), Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Lithuanian, Mandarin Chinese, Nepali, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Russian, Tamil (India), Turkish, Ukranian, Urdu, and VIetnamese.

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Keywords: Critical care, Emergency medical services, International health, Non English language materials, Oral health, Oral health care, Outcome and process assessment, Resources for professionals, Trauma care

Annotation: This resource for policymakers and health service planners outlines global standards for quality health care services for adolescents. The resource comprises 4 volumes containing standards and criteria, an implementation guide, tools to conduct quality and coverage measurement surveys to collect data about compliance with the global standards, and scoring sheets for data analyses. A policy brief is also available.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Adolescent health services, Adolescents, Data analyses, Data collection, International health, Measures, Policy development, Preventive health services, Program improvement, Program planning, Quality assurance, Standards

Annotation: This brief summarizes a workshop held on July 27–29, 2015, to examine topics related to supporting family and community investments in young children globally. Topics include discussions among participating researchers, policymakers, program practitioners, funders, young influencers, and other experts from 19 countries about how best to support family and community investments across areas of health, education, nutrition, social protection, and other service domains.

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Keywords: Child protective services, Education, Family support services, Financial support, Health services, International health, Nutrition services, Social support services, Young children

Annotation: This website is a compendium of resources related to medical and public health issues of children in disasters and emergencies. Contents include links to journal articles and other documents and materials that may be useful in preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery activities. Resources are national or international in scope. Topics include natural disasters; chemical and biological agents, radiologicals and nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE); psychological and behavioral health; and special topics such as children with disabilities, school and care providers, hospital preparedness, resilience, and pandemics.

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Keywords: Child care, Communicable diseases, Databases, Disaster planning, Disasters, Emergencies, Emergency medical services for children, Hospitals, International health, Mental health, Resilience, Resources for professionals, Schools, Special health care needs

Annotation: This report summarizes discussions from a national conference held on November 12–13, 2013, in Washington, DC, to discuss current strengths and future needs in the field of peer support. Contents include key findings, background and review of the evidence, and key features of peer support. Topics include conceptual and strategic issues, program development, evaluation of peer support, organizational and system issues, and program sustainability. Recommendations and areas for future work are included.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Community based services, Community health aides, Conference proceedings, Evaluation, Evidence based medicine, Financing, Health care delivery, International programs, Model programs, Peer counseling, Peer education, Peer groups, Peer support programs, Program development, Program improvement, Public health infrastructure, Public health programs, Quality assurance, Service delivery systems, Service integration, Sustainability, Systems development

Annotation: This online multimedia report provides an overview of the progress made between the World Health Assembly Resolution on the Health of Youth in 1989 and the 2011 World Health Assembly Resolution on Youth and Health Risks. It includes World Health Organization recommendations on policies and programs that respond to priority health problems during adolescence, and reflects achievements in developing the evidence base for action. Topics include access to information, opportunities to develop life skills, health services, safe and supportive environments, and participation in programming.

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Keywords: Access to care, Adolescents, Health services, Information sources, International health, International programs, International services, Life skills, Multimedia, Participation, Safety, Social support

Annotation: This guide aims to help health professionals, advocates, and educators in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights better understand and use evidence on adolescents' knowledge and behaviors. The guide provides demographic and socioeconomic information about adolescents as well as measures of their access to, need for, and use of sexual and reproductive health information and services. Presenting data for 30 countries, the guide explains the meaning of the data and how to use it to help those working with young people bring about change. The guide is available in English, French, and Spanish.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Adolescent behavior, Adolescent health, Adolescent sexuality, Health services, International health, Non English language materials, Reproductive health, Spanish language materials, Statistical data

Annotation: This brief summarizes a longer report examining the implementation and impact of less-restrictive revised abortion laws in six international settings. The brief discusses six settings in which abortion laws recently changed (Cambodia, Columbia, Ethiopia, Mexico City, Nepal, and South America), public awareness of changes in the laws, guidelines and their dissemination, creation and uptake of safe abortion services, impact of the revised laws, and further action that is still needed.

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Keywords: Abortion, Access to health care, Guidelines, Health services, International health, Legislation, Reproductive health, Women's health

Annotation: This document lists journal articles, websites, and other resources on the role of nutrition in learning and behavior in children. Topics include the role of nutrient status and school meal programs in learning and behavior and the relationship between school-based physical activity and academic performance in the United States and in non-U.S. countries.

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Keywords: Academic achievement, Behavior problems, Bibliographies, Children, International health, Learning, Nutrients, Nutrition, Physical activity, Research, Resources for professionals, School food services

Annotation: This policy brief examines why health services should address gender-based violence and highlights examples of health programs around the world that have responded to this problem. The brief explains why combating gender-based violence is so important; why health care professionals are central to the response; and what health services can do to assistant women survivors. Specific guidelines for policy makers, health care providers, health program managers, funding agencies, and institutions that train health care professionals are provided.

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Keywords: Guidelines, Health services, International health, Invention, Program improvement, Sex characteristics, Violence, Women's health

Annotation: This report is intended to guide decision-makers and resource allocators at all levels -- local and national government, bilateral and multilateral donors, and nongovernmental organizations -- in making investments that would reap the greatest returns for individuals and societies. It presents analyses on the costs and benefits of investing in two key components of sexual and reproductive health care: family planning and maternal and newborn health services.

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Keywords: Benefits, Contraception use, Costs, Diagnosis, Health services, International health, Maternal health, Prevention, Public policy, Reproductive health, Resource allocation, Sexual health, Sexually transmitted diseases

Annotation: This report presents a comparative analysis of neonatal services, followed by chapters on specific countries (Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the United States, Canada, Sweden, and Australia). The information is divided into five categories: (1) trend in high-risk births and associated outcomes, (2) organization and scale of neonatal services, (3) neonatal transport services, (4) costs of neonatal services, and (5) best practices for infants and their families. The main purpose of the report is to provide a compendium of relevant data to facilitate comparisons and benchmarking of neonatal services in England with those of these other countries. Statistical information is presented in figures and tables throughout the report. References are included. The report includes two appendices: (1) methodology and (2) list of search terms used for literature review.

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Keywords: Costs, Families, Health care services, Infant health, International health, Low birthweight infants, Neonatal intensive care, Neonatal morbidity, Neonatal mortality, Trends

Annotation: This report describes tools to integrate reproductive health, family planning , and HIV/AIDS services for young people and make these integrated services youth-friendly, train providers on how to offer them, develop job aids that help providers offer more services, and gain community support for such services. It gives examples of these tools as used by programs worldwide.

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Keywords: AIDS, Adolescents, Child care, Family planning, HIV, International health, Maternal health, Sexual behavior, Sexually transmitted diseases, Youth services

Annotation: This working paper revisits findings from the 1997 King's Fund Inquiry on Mental Health and examines the extent to which primary care mental health services have developed in line with recommendations made at that time. The main focus is on general practice-based services for people with common mental health problems and the role of primary care trusts in developing them. The paper describes the postal questionnaire and the telephone survey that were undertaken, and describes conclusions and recommendations for next steps.

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Keywords: England, Health services, International health, Mental disorders, Mental health, Primary care

Annotation: These proceedings of The International Meeting on Developing Comprehensive Community-Based Early Childhood Systems, held on January 10-13, 2003, in Los Angeles, California, includes an executive summary, a meeting overview, a summary of meeting proceedings, thoughts about major themes of the meeting, and conclusions. Topics include early childhood initiatives in Great Britain, Canada, the United States, and Australia; strategic planning; effective tools, techniques, and methods; financing early childhood initiatives; evaluation and research; and data systems, monitoring and improvement. Also included are a list of references, a list of participants, and a list of resources.

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Keywords: Community based services, Conference proceedings, Early child development, Early childhood services, Health care systems, International health, Systems development, Young children

Annotation: This report describes a meeting of experts from Asia and the USA in Honolulu, HI, February 6-7, 2003 to discuss a shift in primary care focus from childhood infectious disease to addressing the needs of growing numbers of children with special health care needs. The special needs are identified as medically fragile children, children with chronic diseases, children with developmental disabilities, and children with psychosocial and behavioral challenges. Meeting objectives include building capacity for an international community of child health professionals and researchers to further explore cross-cultural opportunities of learning and develop new components of effective health systems serving families; learning from each country the strengths, challenges, and opportunities of health care systems related to research, training, services, and advocacy; and initiating and facilitating international meetings to focus on cross-cultural health care practices and evaluation strategies related to early brain development and their application to primary care, exemplified by the Medical Home concept. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Conferences, Cultural sensitivity, Developmental disabilities, Family centered services, International health, Psychosocial development

Annotation: This issue of "The Future of Children" focuses on the daily care of the nation's youngest children -- those between birth and age three. The articles discuss the developmental needs of infants and toddlers, review the findings of recent child care studies, examine public opinion surveys, summarize the ways in which employers and governments try to help parents with infants to manage employment and caregiving, and describe recent innovations that seek to improve the care that these most vulnerable children receive. Case studies provide information on family and medical leave, child care within the family, military child care, Early Head Start for Low-Income Families, the Starting Points initiative, and a program in California.

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Keywords: Infants, California, Case studies, Child care, Child care services, Child development, Early Head Start, Employer initiatives, Family leave, Federal initiatives, International programs, Military, Program descriptions, Public opinion, Public private partnerships, State programs, Surveys, Toddlers, Young children

Annotation: This report is about the mental and emotional well-being of children and young people in England, and makes the case that mental health, in its broadest sense, is a subject which needs wider recognition and more attention. The report includes sections about children's mental health, early intervention, mental health services for children and young people, and a look to the future.

Keywords: Adolescent mental health, Child mental health, Early intervention, England, International health, Mental health services, Youth, Youth development

Annotation: This document reports on policies and practices relating to children with disabilities of countries attending the fourth international Congress on Serving Children with Disabilities in the Community held on May 30, May 31, and June 1, 1996, in Bethesda, Maryland. The report is divided into the following main sections: (1) development of national profiles, (2) developing policies and programs at the national level, (3) legislation and policy, (4) parent-professional partnerships, (5) planning and developing community-based systems of service, (5) decentralizing services for children with disabilities, (6) funding, (7) voluntary and private sector partnerships, and (8) conclusions: action agenda. The report includes two appendices: (1) the congress agenda and (2) a national profiles response form.

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Keywords: Child health, Children with developmental disabilities, Communities, Community based services, Education, Families, Financing, International health, Legislation, National programs, Parents, Public policies, Social services