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American Academy of Pediatrics. 2020. Safe sleep and your baby: How parents can reduce the risk of SIDS and suffocation. Itasca, IL: Pediatric Patient Education, 2 pp. (Patient Educaton )

Kachur R, Mesnick J, Liddon N, Kapsimalis C, Habel M, David-Ferdon C, Brown K, Gloppen K, Tevendale H, Gelaude DJ, Romero L, Seitz H, Heldman AB, Schindelar,J. 2013. Adolescents, technology and reducing risk for HIV, STDs and pregnancy. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, 68 pp.

Annotation: This white paper provides an overview of the ways in which digital technology can be used to improve the sexual health of adolescents. It includes a brief summary of adolescents (including their demography, development, and sexual behavior) and provides an overview of the new digital technologies and media that youth are using. These include networking sites (SNS), video sharing, blogs, instant messaging, mobile technology, and virtual worlds. The paper examines technology’s potential for use in sexual health promotion as well as the risks associated with misuse of digital technology. Included are examples of innovative adolescent sexual health interventions that have used digital technology to improve their reach and effectiveness.

Keywords: AIDS, Adolescent health, Adolescent sexuality, HIV, Health promotion, Information sources, Internet, Prevention, Risk reduction, Social media, Technology

U.S. Department of Agriculture. [2012]. Text4baby and WIC: Building on a shared mission. U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2 pp.

Annotation: This brochure describes the partnership between the Text4baby mobile program to promote healthy babies and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service, the National WIC Association, and local WIC agencies. It describes how the partnership reinforces WIC education for pregnant women by providing text4baby's evidence-informed tips and resources via 150-character text messages. The brochure also provides sample text messages; explains how to sign up WIC clients to receive text4baby messages; how to set up WIC appointment reminders using text4baby; and how to promote the use this communication tool.

Keywords: Collaboration, Federal programs, Health promotion, Infant health, MCH services, Pregnant women, Prevention, Preventive health services, Risk reduction, Social media

Illinois Department of Public Health, Perinatal Advisory Committee. 2012. Preterm birth in Illinois: Understanding the problem, forging a solution—House Joint Resolution 111. Chicago, IL: Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition, 36 pp.

Annotation: This report presents an overview of preterm birth and its consequences in the state of Illinois and provides recommendations on proven strategies that could move Illinois towards the reduction of premature births. The report describes the extent and costs of preterm births; identifies the medical and social risk factors associated with preterm birth; and provides recommendations for evidence-based medical and public health strategies, as well as state system and policy changes. The report was prepared by the Perinatal Advisory Committee, Illinois Department of Public Health in response to Illinois General Assembly House Joint Resolution 111, which stipulated that the Committee submit findings and recommendations on reducing preterm births in the state.

Keywords: Advisory committees, Illinois, Perinatal care, Preterm birth, Risk reduction, State initiatives, State legislation

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 2011. School health programs: Improving the health of our nation's youth—At a glance. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 4 pp. (Research brief)

Annotation: This report emphasizes the important role schools play in promoting the health and safety of young people and helping them establish life-long healthy habits. It highlights research findings that demonstrate how effective school health programs can reduce risky behavior and improve learning and describes how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supports and advances coordinated school health programs based on partnerships between schools and community agencies and organizations. Examples of model coordinated school health programs in the states of Mississippi, New Mexico (Albuquerque), and Arizona are provided. A map of the United States shows which states received funding in 2010 for coordinated school health programs.

Keywords: Arizona, Community programs, Community role, Federal programs, Health promotion, Mississippi, New Mexico, Program coordination, Risk reduction, School health programs, Statistics
   

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