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Murphey D, Redd Z, Moodie S, Knewstub D, Humble J, Bell K, Cooper M. 2012. Assessing the status and needs of children and youth in the national capital region (rev. ed.). Washington, DC: Child Trends, 165 pp.

Annotation: This report presents a comprehensive, baseline assessment of the status of children, adolescents, and young adults (from birth to age 24) in the National Capital Region (NCR), which includes the District of Columbia, two independent cities and four counties in Virginia, and two counties in Maryland, The report is organized in the following indicator sections: demographic characteristics; pregnancy and birth outcomes; infant, child, and adolescent health and safety; economic well-being; child welfare; and education. For each indicator, the report cites differences evident among the various jurisdictions of the NCR, as well as notable disparities along lines of gender, race and Hispanic origin, or age. The evidence on what works to improve conditions for youth is also summarized for many of the indicators. The report concludes with a summary of knowledge gaps and comments about interpretation.

Contact: Child Trends , 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200 W, Bethesda, MD 20814, Telephone: (240) 223-9200 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.childtrends.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescents, Children, Cities, County programs, District of Columbia, Health planning, Health status, Maryland, Needs assessment, Regional planning, Statistical data, Virginia

Hopewell A. 2006. Maternal and Child Health Oral Health Institute: Region VIII. Washington, DC: Health Systems Research, 60 pp.

Annotation: This report summarizes the Region VIII oral health institute held on November 2-3, 2005, in Denver, Colorado, focusing on developing and sustaining partnerships that improve oral health outcomes for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau's target populations: children, children with special health care needs, pregnant women, and mothers. Plenary session topics include integrating oral health into overall health; using Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program to fund oral health services; developing social marketing campaigns to promote oral health; building collaborative partnerships with state dental associations, primary care associations, and rural Native American communities; and meeting the work force challenge through specific outreach initiatives with general dentists, pediatricians, and other non-oral-health professionals in child care and education settings. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchoralhealth.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Access to health care, Children, Children with special health care needs, Conferences, EPSDT, Families, Health care delivery, Health care financing, Infants, MCH services, Medicaid, Oral health, Pregnant women, Pregnant women, Program planning, Region VIII, State Children', State initiatives, s Health Insurance Program

Steffensen J. 2002. Enhancing Partnerships for Head Start and Oral Health: Report for Region VI Forum—Dallas, Texas, February 20-21, 2002. [Washington, DC]: Health Systems Research, 19 pp., plus appendices.

Annotation: This report describes the activities of the Region VI oral health forum held on February 20–21, 2002, in Dallas, Texas. The purpose of the forum was to determine how organizations and agencies could work together at a regional level to improve the oral health status of children enrolled in Head Start. The report includes background information on previous forums; summaries of the plenary sessions; summaries of the group discussions on access to oral health care, education, and prevention; and a discussion of next steps. Appendices provide the forum's goals, an agenda, and a participant list. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchoralhealth.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Access to health care, Conferences, Head Start, Oral health, Program coordination, Program evaluation, Region VI, Regional planning, Young Children

Steffensen J. 2002. Enhancing Partnerships for Head Start and Oral Health: Report for Region VII Forum—Kansas City, Missouri, December 4-5, 2001. [Washington, DC]: Health Systems Research, 25 pp., exec. summ. (4 pp.).

Annotation: This report describes the activities of the region VII oral health forum held on December 4–5, 2001, in Kansas City, Missouri. The purpose of the forum was to determine how organizations and agencies could work together at a regional level to improve the oral health status of children enrolled in Head Start. The report includes information on previous forums, summaries of the plenary sessions, summaries of small group discussions of key issues and challenges, an outline of promising practices and strategies, and a discussion of next steps. Appendices provide the forum's goals, an agenda, and a participant list. An executive summary is also included. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchoralhealth.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Conferences, Families, Head Start, Oral health, Program coordination, Program evaluation, Region VII, Regional planning, Young children

Steffensen J. 2002. Enhancing Partnerships for Head Start and Oral Health: Report for Region VIII Forum—Denver, Colorado, May 14-15, 2002. [Washington, DC]: Health Systems Research, 44 pp., exec. summ. (3 pp.).

Annotation: This report describes the activities of the region VIII oral health forum held on May 14–15, 2002, in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the forum was to determine how organizations and agencies could work together at a regional level to improve the oral health status of children enrolled in Head Start. The report includes background information on previous forums; summaries of the plenary sessions; summaries of small group discussions on access to oral health care, education, and prevention; and a discussion of next steps. Appendices provide a list of the Department of Health and Human Services regions, a discussion of the forum's goals, an agenda, and a participant list. An executive summary is also included. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchoralhealth.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Access to health care, Conferences, Families, Head Start, Oral health, Program coordination, Program evaluation, Region VIII, Regional planning, Young children

Halcon L, Beuhring T, Blum RW. 2000. A portrait of adolescent health in the Caribbean, 2000. Washington, DC: Pan America Health Organization, 38 pp.

Annotation: This report presents epidemiological data about health behaviors among adolescents in the Caribbean and the multisectoral efforts made by governments, researchers, and programmers in favor of adolescent development. It also highlights adolescent needs as stated by the adolescents themselves, as well as adolescent-led projects. The report is a synthesis of survey data from nine countries: Antigua, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, and St. Lucia.

Contact: Pan American Health Organization, 525 23rd Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037, Telephone: (202) 974-3000 Web Site: http://new.paho.org Available at no charge; also available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent behavior, Adolescent development, Adolescent health, Caribbean region, International health, Surveys, Virgin Islands

Huertas A Jr, Sullivan C. 1995. Safe schools within safe communities: A regional summit in the heartland. Oak Brook, IL: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, 19 pp. (Policy briefs: Special report; October 1995)

Annotation: This report documents a seminar where information was shared about existing violence prevention policies, legislation, resources, success stories, and state initiatives. Those attending developed a long-range, coordinated state policy agenda and action plan for safe schools. The keynote speech, Minnesota's plan of action, selected community examples, and the summaries of the attending states' action planning session are included in this report.

Keywords: Budgeting, Budgets, Iowa, Juvenile delinquents, Juvenile justice, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Regional programs, School safety, South Dakota, Violence prevention

Fickling JA, ed. 1994. Social problems with health consequences: A Pound of Prevention, an Ounce of Cure; [and] Prevention as a Social Work Intervention. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, College of Social Work, 135 pp.

Annotation: These proceedings summarize two Bi-Regional Conferences for Public Health Social Workers in Regions IV and VI, conducted in 1991 and 1992 by the University of South Carolina College of Social Work. The two conferences had related themes—to promote prevention as intervention. The papers presented at the 1991 conference focused on frameworks for prevention; those at the 1992 conference examined successful prevention programs. Topics covered a range of prevention issues, including training and education in prevention for social workers; prevention research; prevention of childhood injuries; prevention of domestic violence; issues relating to children with special needs and developmental disabilities; migrant health and prevention; and strategies for incorporating public health social work into national health care. [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. MCHH116.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Child health, Intervention, Maternal health, Prevention, Public health, Region IV, Region VI, Social problems, Social work

Fickling JA, ed. 1993. Social problems with health consequences: Program design, implementation, and evaluation. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, College of Social Work, 124 pp.

Annotation: This publication contains the proceedings of the Bi-Regional Conference for Public Health Social Workers in Regions IV and VI, conducted by the University of South Carolina College of Social Work on May 30–June 2, 1990. The publication's three focus topics cover social work in maternal and child health; program design, implementation, and evaluation; and social work practice with rural and culturally diverse populations, particularly in New Mexico. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: University of South Carolina, College of Social Work, Columbia, SC 29208, Telephone: (803) 777-7814 Fax: (803) 777-0421 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cosw.sc.edu/ Available from the website. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. MCHD023, MCHH115.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Child health, Cultural sensitivity, Program development, Program evaluation, Public health, Region IV, Region VI, Rural population, Social problems, Social work

Hickey C. 1988 (ca.). C.E. in Nutrition for Chronically Ill/Handicapped Children [Final report]. Dallas, TX: Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 135 pp.

Annotation: This project, which resulted from the recognition of the importance of nutritional care as a critical component in the provision of family centered, community based, coordinated care for children with special health care needs, involved the completion of a series of state, regional and biregional training activities. These activities resulted in the formation and continuation of interdisciplinary/ interagency state working groups in each of the 13 states in Regions IV and VI. The project methodology included two repeating annual cycles of biregional planning committee meetings, biregional workshops and workshop follow-up evaluations. These activities were supplemented by two mini-workshops and two additional regional workshops. Workshop foci included needs assessment, screening and referral, the promotion of comprehensive health care, national nutrition initiatives, financing, standards of care, networking, interagency collaboration, new Federal initiatives/legislation, strategic planning, nutrition payment systems, and community-tertiary linkages. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Children with Special Health care Needs, Nutrition Services, Region IV, Region VI, Training

Wallace HM, Haliburton N, Wallington C, Green G. 1983. Proceedings: Bi Regional Conference on Plans and Progress on Implementation of New Federal Maternal and Child Health Legislation and Funding—Maternal and Child Health Funds in the New Jobs Bill, Regions 6 and 9. Rockville, MD: Division of Maternal and Child Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 250 pp.

Annotation: These proceedings are from the Bi Regional Conference on Plans and Progress on Implementaiton of New Federal Maternal and Child Health Legislation and Funding -- Maternal and Child Health Funds in the New Jobs Bill. The conference was held on April 26-28, 1983, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The proceedings include the following main sections: (1) future projections for the MCH block grant, (2) state reports on plans for the use of new MCH funds in the jobs bill, (3) new innovative services in state MCH and crippled children (CC) programs, (4) panel reactions of states to the new jobs bill, (5) how states are going about developing the state plan in MCH and CC, (6) methodology of development and utilization of outcome data in MCH and CC programs, and (7) availability and utilization of technical assistance by state and CC directors. The proceedings include three appendices: (1) list of participants, (2) the program at the conference, and (3) evaluation form.

Keywords: Block grants, Child health, Children with developmental disabilities, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Conference proceedings, Federal MCH programs, Financing, Region IX, Region VI, State MCH programs, Women', s health
   

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