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Martinez A. 2016. Opportunities for school and hospital partnership in the management of chronic health conditions. Atlanta, GA; National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, 23 pp.

Annotation: This brief for state health departments highlights examples of school and hospital partnerships to improve children's health, and how state school health and nursing service personnel can support their collaboration. Topics include the importance of school and hospital partnership in managing chronic health conditions in schools, how health department involvement in a hospital community health needs assessment process can help to strengthen school and hospital partnership, and opportunities to strengthen school and hospital partnership through Medicaid. Additional contents include examples of school and hospital partnership in Massachusetts, Ohio, and Texas; and descriptions of key resources.

Contact: National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, 2200 Century Parkway, Suite 250, Atlanta, GA 30345, Telephone: (770) 458-7400 Web Site: https://chronicdisease.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Collaboration, Disease management, Hospitals, Medicaid, Needs assessment, Nursing, Public private partnerships, Reimbursement, Resources for professionals, School health services, Schools, State health agencies, State programs, Students

Martinez AK. 2015. State health department leadership in addressing chronic health conditions in schools: Case studies from Massachusetts and Missouri. Atlanta, GA: National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, 25 pp.

Annotation: These case studies highlight the work and accomplishments of state health agencies in Massachusetts and Missouri related to addressing chronic health conditions in the school environment. Topics include collaborating with health and education partners; strengthening school nursing infrastructure and health services, including oral health care; identifying and tracking students with chronic health conditions; and meeting management and care needs of students with chronic health conditions.

Contact: National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, 2200 Century Parkway, Suite 250, Atlanta, GA 30345, Telephone: (770) 458-7400 Web Site: https://chronicdisease.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Case studies, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Collaboration, Disease management, Massachusetts, Missouri, Public health infrastructure, School age children, School health services, School nursing, Schools, Special health care needs, State health agencies

U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of Research, Training and Education. 2000. Maternal and child health training program: [Fact sheets]. Rockville, MD: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of Research, Training and Education, 15 pp.

Annotation: These fact sheets describe the fifteen leadership training programs in maternal and child health. The training programs are in the following areas: continuing education and development, social work, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy, graduate medical education in historically black colleges and universities, adolescent health, maternal and child health leadership education in neurodevelopmental and related disabilities, behavioral pediatrics, nursing, schools of public health, pediatric pulmonary centers, the maternal and child health training program, nutrition, communication disorders, and pediatric dentistry. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescent health, Behavioral sciences, Blacks, Communication disorders, Continuing education, Graduate education, Leadership training, Lung diseases, MCH training programs, Medical education, Neural development, Nursing, Nutrition, Pediatric dentistry, Pediatric occupational therapy, Physical therapy, Public health education, Social work

Barnard KE. 1998. Region X Nursing Network postpartum health manual: Level I and level II nursing assessments. [Seattle, WA: University of Washington School of Nursing], 63 pp.

Annotation: This manual is provided to assist in using the Region X Nursing Network Postpartum Care Health Standards for nurses working with maternal and child populations in community settings. It begins with a brief history of the Standards and recommendations for using them. The manual has sections on level I and Level II assessments of eleven functional areas which are (1) nutrition/metabolic, (2) elimination, (3) sleep/rest, (4) activity/exercise, (5) cognitive/perceptual, (6) health perception, (7) self-concept/perception, (8) role/relationships, (9) sexuality/reproductive, (10) coping/stress/tolerance, and (11) value/belief. A case study is included. Appendices cover topics such as the nursing process and the standards, charting by exception, nursing skills useful for using the standards, public health core functions and standards, and information about Region X. [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. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. MCHL093.

Keywords: Case assessment, Case management, Community health services, Manuals, Maternal health, Nursing services, Postpartum care, Public health nursing, Region X, Standards

Barnard KE. 1998. Region X Nursing Network adolescent health manual: Level I and level II nursing assessments. [Seattle, WA: University of Washington School of Nursing], 61 pp.

Annotation: This manual is provided to assist in using the Region X Nursing Network Adolescent Health Standards for nurses working with maternal and child populations in community settings. It begins with a brief history of the Standards and recommendations for using them. The manual has sections on level I and Level II assessments of eleven functional areas which are (1) nutrition/metabolic, (2) elimination, (3) sleep/rest, (4) activity/exercise, (5) cognitive/perceptual, (6) health perception, (7) self-concept/perception, (8) role/relationships, (9) sexuality/reproductive, (10) coping/stress/tolerance, and (11) value/belief. A case study is included. Appendices cover topics such as the nursing process and the standards, charting by exception, nursing skills useful for using the standards, public health core functions and standards, and information about Region X. [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. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. MCHL091.

Keywords: Adolescent development, Adolescent health, Adolescent health promotion, Adolescents, Case assessment, Case management, Community health services, Manuals, Nursing services, Public health nursing, Region X, Standards, Youth development

Tri-Regional MCH Nursing Network. 1994. Proceedings of the Tri-regional MCH Nursing Network 1993 annual conference: Theme—Health care reform. [San Diego, CA]: Tri-Regional Maternal and Child Health Nursing Network, 63 pp.

Annotation: These proceedings of the 1993 conference include presentations on: the American Health Security Act of 1993, managing care within a budget, the Arizona health care containment system, the Washington Health Services Act of 1993, and public health and public health nursing within health care reform. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Tri-Regional MCH Nursing Conference and Network, San Diego State University Foundation, 5178 College Avenue, San Diego, CA 92182-1900, Telephone: (619) 594-2443 Fax: (619) 594-4570 Available from the website.

Keywords: Arizona, Conferences, Continuing education, Health care reform, Leadership training, MCH nurses, Managed care, Networking, Public health, Public health nursing, Regional programs, Washington

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, Division of Nursing. 1993 (ca.). A century of caring: A celebration of public health nursing in the United States 1893-1993. Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of Health Professions, Division of Nursing, 24 pp.

Annotation: This report brings together a collection of photographs from 1893-1993 that reflects the rich and diverse history of public health nursing during that time.

Contact: U.S. Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Parklawn Building, Room 8-05, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 443-5794 Contact Phone: (301) 443-1592 Fax: (301) 443-2111 Web Site: http://www.hrsa.gov/about/organization/bureaus/bhw/index.html Available from the website.

Keywords: History, Public health nursing, United States

Zerwekh J, Primomo J, Deal L, eds. 1992. Opening doors: Stories of public health nursing. Olympia, WA: Washington Department of Health, 197 pp.

Annotation: This book presents stories that describe experiences of public health nurses practicing in Oregon and Washington state. It was compiled by the Celebration of the Public Health Nurse Committee of the Washington State Nursing Network in honor of the one hundredth anniversary of public health nursing in 1993.

Contact: Washington State Department of Health, P.O. Box 47890, Olympia, WA 98504-7890, Telephone: (800) 525-0127 Secondary Telephone: (360) 236-4030 Web Site: http://www.doh.wa.gov $6.00, prepaid only.

Keywords: Anniversaries, Public health nursing

Natapoff J, Wieczorek R, eds. 1990. Maternal-child health policy: A nursing perspective. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, 343 pp.

Annotation: This book covers the following topics: ethics; family planning and contraception; infant mortality and prenatal care; adolescent pregnancy; school nursing and school health; substance abuse in adolescence; homeless families; AIDS in children; violence in childhood; the chronically ill and disabled child; advanced practice roles for nurses, including nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse midwives; and international perspectives.

Contact: Springer Publishing Company, 11 West 42nd Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10036, Telephone: (877) 687-7476 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.springerpub.com/ Available in libraries.

Keywords: Child health, Health services, Maternal health, Pediatric nursing, Public policy

University of Delaware, College of Nursing, Tri-Regional Education and Networking Development Systems Project. 1989. The public health nurse consultant role and the contemporary health care delivery system. Newark, DE: University of Delaware, 244 pp.

Annotation: This collection of monographs are an outgrowth of a series of continuing education programs for state level public health nurse consultants in Department of Health and Human Services Regions I, II and III. Areas covered include the maternal and child health care delivery system, the nurse consultant's role, and specific issues related to prenatal care, reproductive ethics, ethics in the nursing curriculum, adolescent health, school-based clinics, and home care case management for the medically fragile child. [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. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. MCHC092.

Keywords: Child health, Health services, Maternal health, Nurses, Nursing, Public health, School based clinics

Yura H, Walsh MB, eds. 1988. The nursing process: Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating—The proceedings of the Continuing Education Series, conducted at the Catholic University of America, March 2 through April 27, 1967. (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 434 pp.

Annotation: These lectures delivered in an annual 8 week course entitled Continuing Education Series for Registered Nurses at the Catholic University of America are designed to keep the nurse informed about trends and progress in nursing and additional sources to utilize in the goal of achieving quality patient care. The clinical areas represented are public health nursing, pediatric nursing, psychiatric nursing, medical-surgical nursing, nursing education, and nursing service administration.

Keywords: Continuing education, Nursing, Nursing administration, Nursing education, Nursing services, Pediatric nursing, Psychiatric nurses, Public health nursing

Garrett M, comp. 1976. A forty-year history of the Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana State Board of Health, 67 pp.

Haynes U. 1975 . A developmental approach to casefinding with special reference to cerebral palsy, mental retardation, and related disorders. Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of Community Health Services, 85 pp., development wheel (1975 ed.)

Annotation: This booklet is intended as an aid to nurses in recognizing signs of disease and anomalies in infants. Although the guide is addressed primarily to nurses, other professionals concerned with the health of infants and children may also find it useful. Special attention is given to the incidence of neurological disorders and anomalies in infants and to the factors which help to identify infants at risk. The focus is placed on the vulnerable child, the evolution of basic neurological reflex patterns, and the maturation of the central nervous system. No attempt is made to cover fundamental principles and practices presented in basic texts. A device is included (inside back cover) to assist with assessment of the rate at which a child achieves developmental milestones, and criteria indicated as to whether an index of suspicion exists. A special procedure is suggested for assessing the child's stage of development and behavior when circumstances indicate that particular discretion is needed to avoid parental anxiety.

Keywords: Assessment, Cerebral palsy, Child development disorders, Developmental screening, Diagnosis, Early childhood development, Infant development, Infants, Infants with developmental disabilities, Mental retardation, Neonatal morbidity, Neurologic tests, Nurses, Nursing services, Public health nursing

Lewis EP, ed. 1970. The clinical nurse specialist. New York, NY: American Journal of Nursing , 350 pp. (Contemporary nursing series; no. 1)

Annotation: This compilation of articles relating to the clinical nurse specialist discusses the nurse clinician; the clinical specialist as change agent, role model, practitioner, joint appointee, and supervisor; health care education; consequences for patients and personnel; the change process; nursing Kardex behavior in an experimental study of patient units with and without clinical specialists; integrating clinical specialists into a hospital nursing service; absence of supervisors; graduate nursing students; the clinical specialist in cardiovascular nursing; liaison nurses; maternity nurse specialists in hospital clinics; psychiatric nursing specialists; nurse specialist effects on tuberculosis; preventing hospital trauma in pediatric patients; specialists for children; the nurse specialist in the community; clinic nursing in transition; the specialist in rehabilitation nursing; public health nursing and comprehensive health care; masters-prepared practitioners in public health nursing; the public health nurse coordinator in a general hospital; nurse clinicians in public health; and intensive care nursing.

Keywords: Graduate education, Nursing education, Nursing specialties, Pediatric nursing, Psychiatric nursing, Public health nursing

Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Maternal and Child Health. 1962. Maternal and child health services in Boston: Report of a study. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Maternal and Child Health, 98 pp.

University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Maternal and Child Health Unit. 1962. A study of functions of state maternal and child health nursing consultants. Ann Arbor, MI: Maternal and Child Health Unit, University of Michigan, 65 pp.

Annotation: The purpose of this study was to gather data that would be descriptive of consultant nurse functions in the special field of maternal and child health which could be used by educational institutions in preparing such consultants and by public health administrators responsible for consultant nursing services. The study addresses the percent of time MCH nursing consultants estimate they spend in various major areas of their program; the percent of time they spend in various consultant functions; the percent of time taken with other functions; the subareas within a given major program that receive the most, some, or no emphasis, and the degree of emphasis among major program areas; which subprogram areas seem to receive maximum emphasis; whether the titles of consultants influence the types of program activities in which they are involved; whether there is a relationship between the title of consultants and the type of program areas in which they work; and geographic variations in program emphasis.

Keywords: Consultants, MCH nurses, Michigan, Pediatric nursing, Public health nursing

American Journal of Public Health. 1958 (ca.). Some new approaches to maternity care. Washington, DC: U.S. Children's Bureau, 34 pp. (American Journal of Public Health. 1955-1957; [Children's Bureau publication])

Annotation: This pamphlet contains four articles on maternity care reprinted from the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH). The first article, Public Health Nursing and Parent Education: A Pilot Program of Training for Parent Group Leadership [AJPH, Dec. 1955], discusses a program administered by the New York State Department of Health and the Children's Bureau that provided public health nurses with training for group parent education. The second article, Complete Maternity Care [AJPH, Dec. 1956], discusses the ongoing work of the Family Health Clinic, a five year demonstration project conducted by a team consisting of an obstetrician, a nurse, a social worker, a nutritionist, and a psychologist that was formed to implement and evaluate a holistic approach to maternity care. The third article, Psychological Aspects of Maternity Care [AJPH, Jan. 1957], based on seven years of data collected in Boston and Jerusalem prenatal and well baby clinics, discusses observations about emotional aspects of pregnancy that may help public health workers promote mental health in families. The fourth and final article, New Approaches to Work with Expectant Parent Groups: A Report on a Pilot Leadership Training Program for Nurses [AJPH, Feb. 1957], discusses the educational and training requirements of nurses planning to provide training to expectant parent groups.

Contact: American Public Health Association, 800 I Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001-3710, Telephone: (202) 777-2742 Secondary Telephone: Fax: (202) 777-2534 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.apha.org $15.00 per article from APHA archivist at [email protected].

Keywords: Demonstration programs, Maternal health, Maternal mental health, Nursing education, Parent education programs, Peer education, Pilot projects, Public health nurses

Hilbert H. 1940. Nursing in a maternal health program. Public Health Nursing. March, 1940 , 7 pp. (Reprinted for the Children's Bureau, United States Department of Labor)

Joint Committee of the National Organization for Public Health Nursing, Advisory Committee on Social Statistics in Child Welfare and related fields of the U.S. Children's Bureau. 1932. A handbook on records and statistics in the field of public-health nursing. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 30 pp. ([Children's Bureau publication])

Annotation: This publication presents a standard system for maintaining records and statistics for public health nursing. It includes a definition of the field of public health nursing and describes the two primary units for reporting public health nursing services: the case and the visit. Model forms for record keeping are provided. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's 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: Manuals, Public health nursing, Records, Statistics

Hunter EB. 1922. Office administration for organizations supervising the health of mothers, infants, and children of preschool age with special reference to public health nursing agencies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 216 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 101)

Annotation: This report details the principles and methods of office administration for organizations supervising the health of mothers, infants, and children of preschool age, with special reference to public health nursing agencies. Topics covered include the functions, duties, and training of employees; record systems; and financial administration. An appendix with sample records is included. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

Contact: Google Books, Web Site: http://www.books.google.com

Keywords: MCH programs, Manuals, Office management, Personnel management, Public health nursing, Publicity
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