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U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. n.d.. Maternal and Child Health Training Program announcement of grant availability: Pediatric Pulmonary Centers. Rockville, MD: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 15 pp.

Annotation: This document announces the availability of the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau grant for pediatric pulmonary centers. It explains how the grant is a maternal and child health block grant authorized by Title V of the Social Security Act and describes program requirements. [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.

Keywords: Block grants, Federal grants, Leadership, MCH training programs, Pediatric pulmonary care centers, Pediatric pulmonology, Program descriptions, Title V programs

Soni A. 2014. The five most costly children's conditions, 2011: Estimates for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized children, ages 0-17. Rockville, MD: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 6 pp. (MEPS statistical brief; no. 434)

Annotation: This statistical brief presents data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey on medical expenditures associated with the five most costly conditions for children ages 0–17 in 2011. Topics include mental disorders, asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, trauma-related disorders, acute bronchitis and upper respiratory infections, and otitis media.

Contact: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 427-1104 Secondary Telephone: (301) 427-1364 Web Site: http://www.ahrq.gov Available from the website.

Keywords: Acute diseases, Adolescents, Asthma, Bronchitis, Children, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Costs, Infants, Mental disorders, Otitis media, Pediatric care, Pulmonary disorders, Respiratory diseases, Statistics, Trauma

Corneli H. [2008]. Dexamethasone for brochiolitis RCT: A PECARN Project—Final comprehensive report. Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Division of Pediatric Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 11 pp.

Annotation: This final report describes a 2005-2007 project to assess the effectiveness of oral dexamethasone for acute moderate-to-severe outpatient infant bronchiolitis in a multi-center randomized, controlled trial (RCT). Contents include an introduction into the nature of the research problem, a review of the literature, a discussion of the study design and methods and detailed findings, and a discussion and interpretation of findings. A list of products produced during the project is provided along with references. [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.

Keywords: Emergency medical services for children, Emergency medicine, Final reports, Infant health, MCH research, Pediatric pulmonary care

University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Florida, Tulane University, and Louisiana State University-Shreveport, Pediatric Pulmonary Centers. 1998. Advances in pediatric pulmonary care: Interdisciplinary approaches to asthma and home care of technology dependent children— Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee, May 7-8, 1998. Birmingham, AL: University of Alabama, Pediatric Pulmonary Center, ca. 200 pp.

Annotation: These conference proceedings discuss why interdisciplinary teams are needed, a parent's perspective of family centered care, health supervision for children with chronic illnesses, home care of pediatric pulmonary patients, guidelines for diagnosis and management of asthma, Healthy People 2010 Objectives for Children with Special Health Care Needs, asthma medications, guidelines for care of the child with a chronic tracheostomy, administering pediatric asthma medications, pediatric home ventilator care, home options for enteral support, identification and control of asthma triggers, the technology supported child in the community, promoting behavioral change and improving adherence, and smoking cessation. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pediatrics, 1600 Seventh Avenue, South, Suite 620 ACC, Birmingham, AL 35233, Telephone: (205) 939-9100 Web Site: http://www.uab.edu/medicine/peds $15.00, limited quantity available.

Keywords: Asthma, Behavior modification, Children with special health care needs, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Conferences, Drugs, Family centered care, Health supervision, Healthy People 2010, Home care, Interdisciplinary approach, Mechanical ventilators, Parents, Pediatric pulmonary care, Smoking cessation, Tracheostomy

National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. 1991. Nutrition services for children with special health needs: Abstracts of active and completed projects FY 1985-1991. Washington, DC: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 220 pp.

Annotation: This monograph provides information on programs supported by the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau to improve nutrition services for children with special health needs from 1985 to 1991. The genetics, demonstration, and training projects supported through special projects of regional and national significance (SPRANS) in which nutrition is the primary focus or a significant interdisciplinary component are identified and described. The appendices include a list of materials related to nutrition services for children with special health needs produced by active and completed SPRANS, and lists of nutrition professionals at the regional and state level who could provide information on state and local resources. [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 for loan.

Keywords: Children with developmental disabilities, Children with special health care needs, Community health services, Interdisciplinary training, MCH training, Metabolic diseases, Nutrition, Nutritionists, Pediatric pulmonary care, Professional education, Public health nutritionists

Association of Pediatric Pulmonary Centers. 1975. Report on 1974-75 activities. [Albuquerque, NM?]: Association of Pediatric Pulmonary Centers, 1 v.

Annotation: This report provides insights into the 1974-1975 activities of the Association of Pediatric Pulmonary Centers and the centers' goals for the following year. The report includes the following sections: (1) 1974-75 activities summary, (2) objectives of the Association of Pediatric Pulmonary Centers, (3) executive committee meetings and actions, and (4) financial statement. The report also contains five exhibits, which include a report on pediatric pulmonary programs, interim guidelines for pediatric pulmonary centers, an interim survey report, a congressional delegates letter to the president, and a pediatric pulmonary digest.

Keywords: Federal MCH programs, Guidelines, Pediatric pulmonary care centers

Polgar G, Barbero GJ, McCabe EM. 1973. Proceedings of the Conference on Cystic Fibrosis and other Pulmonary Diseases in Children. No place: No publisher, 55 pp.

Annotation: This report discusses identifying the key needs and making recommendations for more effective treatment of pediatric pulmonary disease. It is the result of a conference bringing together the Maternal and Child Health staff, Crippled Children's Program directors and personnel from the Cystic Fibrosis Centers of the National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation and pediatric pulmonary centers held in Washington, D.C. April 3-5, 1973. Conference workshops focused on clinical services, program development, training and education, and research and evaluation. The volume ends with a conference attendance list.

Keywords: Child morbidity, Conference proceedings, Cystic fibrosis, Lung diseases, Pediatric pulmonary care, Research

   

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