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U.S. Children's Bureau. n.d.. Your child from 4 to 6. (Draft) [four to six]. [Washington, DC]: U.S. Children's Bureau, 20 pp. ([Children's Bureau publication])

Annotation: This draft version of this brochure discusses the use of child care, how children this age are unusual, children's fear of losing their mother, nutrition, giving children tasks, same sex pals, sleep needs, learning by doing, meal time, children's relationship to their father, telling untrue tales, taking the child to the doctor, using shocking language, toys, asserting independence, and planning for another baby. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child development, Pamphlets, Preschool children

Gross E. 2009. What women need to know: The HIV treatment guidelines for pregnant women. Newark, NJ: National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center, 21 pp.

Annotation: Written in a question and answer format, this guide provides information to women with HIV infection who are pregnant. It discusses therapy recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve maternal health and reduce perinatal HIV transmission. A short glossary is included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Guidelines, HIV, Maternal health, Pamphlets, Perinatal health, Pregnant women, Therapeutics

Mental Health Association of Maryland. [2006]. Depression and new moms. Baltimore, MD: Mental Health Association of Maryland, 6 pp.

Annotation: This pamphlet, which is geared toward new mothers, discusses depression that women may experience following pregnancy. The pamphlet distinguishes between baby blues and depression, provides a list of warning signs and symptoms, discusses treatment options, and provides resources for more information.

Keywords: Consumer education materials, Depression, Pamphlets, Postpartum depression, Women', s health

Monson N. 2006. Your six-week postpartum check-up: A health care guide for new mothers. Washington, DC: Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, 2 pp.

Annotation: This handout, which is geared toward new mothers, provides information that can help readers prepare for the 6-week postpartum visit. The handout provides information about diet, nutrition, and exercise and about physical, emotional, and sexual needs. For each category, goals are presented, along with a list of specific topics and space for the reader's notes. The document is available in English and Spanish.

Keywords: Consumer education materials, Emotions, Goals, Nutrition, Pamphlets, Physical activity, Postnatal care, Reproductive health, Sexuality, Spanish language materials, Women', s health

Consumer's Union, West Coast Regional Office. 2001. Healthy kids healthy schools. San Francisco, CA: Consumers Union, West Coast Regional Office, 4 pp.

Annotation: This pamphlet addresses the problem of enrolling children in California's Healthy Families program -- a program designed to expand health coverage for uninsured children from low-income families. The pamphlet offers ideas for disseminating information about the program and for actually enrolling children. The pamphlet includes flow charts showing the way several California school districts have worked to enroll children in the program. The pamphlet concludes with a list of publications offering additional information on school-based outreach and enrollment strategies.

Keywords: California, Child health, Enrollment, Families, Low income groups, Outreach, Pamphlets, Resource materials, State health insurance programs, Uninsured persons

U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. 2000. Mission 2000: Early childhood—Launching healthy futures: National Child Health Day, October 2, 2000. Rockville, MD: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 1 packet.

Annotation: This packet provides ideas and information to assist in planning and promoting National Child Health Day as part of Child Health Month. The theme for 2000 is Early Childhood, Launching Healthy Futures and is intended to raise awareness that the first five years of a child's life are crucial to his/her physical, mental, and social development. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Bibliographies, Child health promotion, Early childhood development, Early intervention, Guidelines, Health observances, Media campaigns, Pamphlets, Parent education, Posters

Northside Breastfeeding Campaign. 2000. Northside Breastfeeding Campaign materials. Minneapolis, MN: League of Catholic Women, 2 v., 1 CD-ROM,1 packet of brochures, 3 posters.

Annotation: These materials are from The Northside Breastfeeding Campaign, a comprehensive, community based breastfeeding promotion project, tailored to reach the African American population in the Near North community of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The League of Catholic Women sponsored the campaign, with evaluation funding provided by a grant from the Allina Foundation. The project was funded from January 1, 1998 to February 1, 2000. Participants in the campaign included members of the community, representatives from WIC, two hospitals, several clinics/health centers, and a Way to Grow program. Materials included in this packet are: a media plan; a final report; a packet of promotional materials with posters, pamphlets, and brochures; electronic files for reproducible pamphlets, etc. on CD-ROM. The electronic files contain posters (Faster Easier; Healthier Babies; Get Back in Shape); breastfeeding pamphlets (Breastfeeding Benefits, a multifold promotional; Breastfeeding, an informational pamphlet) and are provided for any nonprofit organization interested in printing its own materials. The League of Catholic Women gives complete permission for use of the materials by any nonprofit organization to promote breastfeeding.

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Keywords: Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding promotion, Brochures, CD-ROMs, Infant health promotion, Information dissemination, Pamphlets

U.S. General Accounting Office. 1998. Performance measurement and evaluation: Definitions and relationships. Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office, 2 pp.

Annotation: This glossary, based on Government Accounting Office publications and program evaluation literature, defines types of program performance assessment (performance measurement and program evaluation), the relationship between performance measurement and program evaluation, and types of program evaluation (process, outcome evaluation, impact evaluation, and cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses).

Keywords: Assessment, Pamphlets, Program evaluation

Clark M, Holt K, Sofka D, eds. 1998. Early childhood nutrition resource guide. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 44 pp.

Annotation: This guide is designed to promote the exchange of information that will help children and their families learn healthy eating habits with a lifetime of benefits. The guide is designed to assist providers of nutrition services to children ages 2 to 6 years and their families. The guide has two sections. The first section contains materials developed since 1995, organized into these categories: activities for children; bibliographies and catalogs; books; curricula, manuals and modules; guidelines; pamphlets and brochures; reports; resource packets; and videotapes. The second section lists federal agencies, federally supported projects, professional organizations, and voluntary organizations that may serve as resources. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Bibliographies, Brochures, Catalogs, Child nutrition, Curricula, Directories, Guidelines, Manuals, Pamphlets, Reports, Resource centers, Videotapes

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Public Health and Science, [Office of Population Affairs], Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs. 1998. OAPP list of reviewed and approved resource materials. (Rev. ed.). Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs, 9 pp.

Annotation: This list from the Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention lists pamphlets, brochures, booklets, posters, videos, and curricula reviewed and approved using the abstinence definition as set forth in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996, PL 104-193. A list of disapproved materials is also provided.

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Keywords: Abstinence, Adolescent pregnancy, Audiovisual materials, Brochures, Catalogs, Curricula, Federal legislation, Pamphlets, Prevention, Prevention programs, Publications

Healthy Start National Resource Center. 1998. Healthy Start initiative: A community driven approach to improving perinatal health systems. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 19 pp.

Annotation: This pamphlet describes the Healthy Start Initiative including its progress to date and nine models of intervention. This initiative is designed to empower communities to address the medical, behavioral, cultural, and social service needs of women and their infants to increase community and personal awareness of what causes infant mortality and how to prevent it; streamline and coordinate service between public and private agencies; and build partnerships and commitment among families, volunteers, businesses, and health care and social service providers. The models described are community-based consortia, care coordination and case management, outreach and client recruitment, family resource centers, enhanced clinical services, risk prevention and reduction, facilitating services, training and education, and adolescent programs. Directories of Healthy Start mentoring and replication projects are provided. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescent sexuality, Case management, Clinics, Community based services, Consortia, Education, Family resource centers, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Intervention, Outreach, Pamphlets, Perinatal health, Prevention programs, Prevention programs, Risk factors, Training

[U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Human Development Services, Administration for Children, Youth and Families], Children's Bureau. [1987]. The Children's Bureau at 75: 1912-1987—The commitment continues. [Washington, DC]: U.S. Children's Bureau, 14 pp.

Annotation: This illustrated pamphlet was published to commemorate the Children's Bureau's 75th anniversary in 1987. The history of the Children's Bureau and its publications is described briefly. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Anniversaries, Children', Pamphlets, s Bureau

[U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Human Development Services, Administration for Children, Youth and Families], Children's Bureau. 1987. 75th anniversary: U.S. Children's Bureau—1912-1987: The commitment continues—June 24, 1987: Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.. [Washington, DC]: U.S. Children's Bureau, 18 pp.

Annotation: This pamphlet is the program for the 75th anniversary commemoration for the Children's Bureau held June 17, 1987. It consists mainly of brief biographies of recipients of the Secretary's commemorative awards. Accompanying it are copies of the invitation to the commemoration program and commemorative buttons that were distributed at the program. It is a publication of the U.S. Children's Bureau.

Keywords: Anniversaries, Children', Pamphlets, s Bureau

Annotation: This pamphlet is the program for the 75th anniversary commemoration for the Children's Bureau held June 17, 1987. Accompanying it are copies of the invitation to the commemoration program and commemorative buttons that were distributed at the program. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Anniversaries, Children', Pamphlets, s Bureau

U.S. Children's Bureau. 1975. An adolescent in your home. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 27 pp.

Annotation: This pamphlet examines the kinds of problems adolescents and their parents usually face and tries to stimulate understanding between these members of two different generations. The topics discussed are what adolescence is, when it starts, adolescent's physical concerns, adolescent's social concerns, the influence of parental attitudes, areas of conflict between parent and adolescent, adolescent's financial needs, adolescent substance abuse, and adolescence as a time of preparation for the future. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Adolescent development, Adolescents, Pamphlets, Parents

U.S. Children's Bureau. 1967-72. Your child from 3 to 4 [three to four]. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, irregular. (Children's Bureau publication: no. 446)

Annotation: This short pamphlet, third in the Children's Bureau pictorial series on child care, is designed for quick and easy reading. It covers points parents need to consider for their preschool child. More detailed information on the child from 3 to 4 can be found in Your Child From 1 to 6 (Children's Bureau Publication 30). It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

Keywords: Child rearing, Pamphlets

U.S. Children's Bureau. 1965. The story of infant care. [Washington, DC]: U.S. Children's Bureau, 36 pp. ([Children's Bureau publication])

Annotation: This document tells the story of Infant Care, the Children's Bureau pamphlet first published in 1914. In addition to the history of that pamphlet, this document relates the reception of the pamphlet by doctors, allotments of copies to congressmen, the first major revision, later revisions, the 1951 edition, the tenth (1955) edition, the eleventh (1963) edition, and a history of the distribution and cost of the pamphlet. It is a publication of the U.S. Children's Bureau.

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Keywords: Children', History, Infant development, Infant health, Infants, Pamphlets, Parenting, s Bureau

U.S. Children's Bureau. 1964-71. Your child from 1 to 3 [one to three]. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, irregular. (Children's Bureau publication: no. 413)

Annotation: This pamphlet, second in the Children's Bureau pictorial series on child care, is designed for quick and easy reading. Most important points parents need to consider as their child leaves babyhood and enters childhood are covered. More detailed information on the child from 1 to 3 can be found in the first part of Your Child From 1 to 6, Children's Bureau publication no. 30. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

Keywords: Child care, Child development, Pamphlets

Mead M. 1962. A creative life for your children. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 41 pp. (Children's Bureau headliner series; no. 1 (1962))

Annotation: This pamphlet elaborates the essence of the theme of the Golden Anniversary White House Conference on Children and Youth. The author applies the concepts of child development and child rearing implicit in the Conference findings and recommendations in describing what a creative life for children can mean to parents, teachers, and children. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

Keywords: Child development, Child rearing, Children', Creativity, Pamphlets, s Bureau

U.S. Children's Bureau. 1962. Your baby's first year. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, irregular. (Children's Bureau publication; no. 400-1962)

Annotation: This short picture booklet on the care of a baby for his first year of life is designed for quick reading and covers the most important points in good baby care. The publication points to the Children's Bureau publication, Infant Care, for more detailed information. Some reprintings were also published in Spanish. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

Keywords: Infant care, Infants, Pamphlets, Spanish language materials