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Suitor CW. 2010. Planning a WIC research agenda: Workshop summary. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 166 pp.

Annotation: This document summarizes information gathered during a public workshop hosted by the Institute of Medicine in July 2010 to discuss the best use of federal funds allocated for research on the short and long term impacts of WIC -- the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, which provides services to low-income, nutritionally at-risk individuals. The document summarizes workshop sessions on research topics including birth outcomes, obesity, breastfeeding protection, food insecurity and hunger, dietary intake and nutritional status, nutritional education, families, and the health care system in general. Proposals for future research include concerns related to methodology as well as data considerations. The full workshop agenda is included as an appendix.

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available from the website after registration.

Keywords: Child health, Infant health, Meetings, Nutrition, Reports, Research, Research methodology, Research proposals, Resource allocation, WIC Program, Women', s health

Grantmakers in Health. 2006. Adolescence to adulthood: Crossing the threshold. Washington, DC: Grantmakers in Health, 2 pp. (Issue focus)

Annotation: This issue brief summarizes dangers and challenges that young people face as they transition towards adulthood and current areas of research and activity being pursued by large foundations and grantmakers. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Grantmakers In Health, 1100 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036-4101, Telephone: (202) 452-8331 Fax: (202) 452-8340 Web Site: http://www.gih.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescents, MCH research, Research proposals, Risk factors, Youth

Romo H, ed. 1990. New directions for Latino public policy research. Austin, TX: University of Texas at Austin, Center for Mexican American Studies, 101 pp.

Annotation: This report highlights and summarizes recently funded research projects that examine differences and similarities among Latino groups, in order to better understand contemporary Latino life and knowledge of public policy issues that are salient to them. The projects are divided into three time periods—new research, works in progress, and completed projects. The first two summarize the proposal and describe the policy implications; the third section in addition gives findings and recommendations of the completed projects.

Contact: University of Texas, Center for Mexican American Studies, 1 University Station, WMB 5.102, Austin, TX 78712, Telephone: (512) 471-4557 Fax: (512) 471-9639 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.utexas.edu/depts/cmas Available in libraries.

Keywords: Hispanic Americans, Minority health, Policy development, Public policy, Research projects, Research proposals
   

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