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Annotation: This online multimedia report provides an overview of the progress made between the World Health Assembly Resolution on the Health of Youth in 1989 and the 2011 World Health Assembly Resolution on Youth and Health Risks. It includes World Health Organization recommendations on policies and programs that respond to priority health problems during adolescence, and reflects achievements in developing the evidence base for action. Topics include access to information, opportunities to develop life skills, health services, safe and supportive environments, and participation in programming.

Contact: World Health Organization, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland Telephone: +4122 791 3281 Fax: +4122 791 4853 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to care, Adolescents, Health services, Information sources, International health, International programs, International services, Life skills, Multimedia, Participation, Safety, Social support

Annotation: This paper highlights research on the importance of the following five skills to academic success: self-control, persistence, mastery orientation, academic self-efficacy, and social competence. The paper also summarizes the iterative process used to develop a measurement tool to assess these skills, and options for incorporating the measurement of these skills in regular classroom data collection. Suggestions and caveats for use are also discussed.

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.

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Keywords: Academic achievement, Assessment, Data collection, Emotional development, Measures, Research, Social skills, Students

Annotation: This webinar serves as an orientation to social media and e-learning technologies for MCH and public health professionals. It covers the recent accessibility of social media apps (Instagram, Pinterest, Vine, FiLMiC Pro, and Path) that can maximize the visibility of public health programs. The webinar discusses best practices, provides tips and tricks to help engage target audiences, and explains how to leverage social media networks such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter in maternal and child health programs. Case studies that successfully demonstrate the influence of social media are also presented and discussed.

Contact: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 443-2170 Web Site: https://mchb.hrsa.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Communication skills, Continuing education, Information sources, Internet, MCH training, Public health, Social media, Technology

Annotation: This report describes a meeting about the health, safety, and well-being of individuals as they transition from adolescence to adulthood. Topics include the developmental characteristics and attributes of this age group and its placement in the life course; how well young adults are functioning across relevant sectors including health and mental health, education, labor, justice, the military, and foster care; and how various sectors that intersect with young adults influence their health and well-being. Videos and slides from the workshop presentations and an infographic are also available.

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. Document Number: ISBN 978-0-309-28562-9.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Developmental stages, Life skills, Mental health, Social adjustment, Social change, Young adults

Annotation: This text focuses on teaching students systems theory and practice in promoting community change. Part one looks at the need for community change and considers how community change activities relate to the change agent's professional and personal life. Part two gives direction on how to go about the business of promoting change. Topics include using information and communication technology, learning about the community and its issues, effective communications, planning, getting people involved, raising other resources, and strategies and actions. The third part of the book offers insights into three common arenas of change: enhancing the quality of neighborhoods; increasing the effectiveness of established, formal organizations; and lobbying for change. References and an index conclude the book.

Contact: Cengage Learning, P.O. Box 6904, Florence, KY 41022-6904, Telephone: (800) 354-9706 Fax: (800) 487-8488 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cengage.com/ Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-534-60633-4.

Keywords: Advocacy, Communication skills, Community action, Community participation, Leadership, Social change

Annotation: This fact sheet reviews 38 evaluated programs to identify what works to promote social skills among children and adolescents (such as getting along with others, expressing empathy to others, trying to resolve conflicts, and regulating emotions and behaviors). It highlights programs (27 out of 38) that significantly increased at least one social skill in children and adolescents. It also discusses the effectiveness of programs that incorporated peer-teaching, group discussion, or role modeling, as well as teacher-led instruction. The fact sheet includes a chart summarizing the programs and whether they were found to work, not proven to work, or had mixed findings.

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.

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Keywords: Adolescent development, Adolescents, Child development, Children, Community programs, Program evaluation, Psychological development, Psychosocial development, Social behavior, Social interaction, Social skills

Annotation: This fact sheet reviews 38 evaluated programs to identify what works to promote social skills among children and adolescents (such as getting along with others, expressing empathy to others, trying to resolve conflicts, and regulating emotions and behaviors). It highlights programs (27 out of 38) that significantly increased at least one social skill in children and adolescents. It also discusses the effectiveness of programs that incorporated peer-teaching, group discussion, or role modeling, as well as teacher-led instruction. The fact sheet includes a chart summarizing the programs and whether they were found to work, not proven to work, or had mixed findings.

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.

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Keywords: Adolescent development, Adolescents, Child development, Children, Model programs, Program evaluation, Psychological development, Psychosocial development, Social behavior, Social interaction, Social skills

Annotation: This instructional manual is designed to help parents and caregivers assist individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities in their explorations of self and sexuality. The manual presents hints for family members, discusses adapting for different learning styles, and offers tips. The manual also offers ideas for addressing the following topics: understanding the differences between males and females (grades K-5), changes in the body (grades 4-8), becoming an adult (grades 9-12), beginning social skills (grades K-8 and ongoing), advanced social skills (grades 6-12 as ready), dating, and sexual or physical abuse. A companion resource guide for educators is also available.It is available in English and Spanish.

Contact: Florida Disabilities Development Council, 124 Marriott Drive, Suite 203, Tallahassee, FL 32301-2981, Telephone: (850) 488-4180 Secondary Telephone: (850) 488-0956 Fax: (850) 922-6702 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.fddc.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent sexuality, Adolescents with developmental disabilities, Adolescents with special health care needs, Children with developmental disabilities, Children with special health care needs, Dating, Families, Parents, Physical abuse, Sexual abuse, Sexuality, Social skills, Spanish language materials

Annotation: This guide provides a framework to help health professionals and policymakers effectively communicate about social determinants of health. The content addresses an iterative research and message-development process that includes three steps: determine how policymakers view the world of health, develop messages that can be tested, and strengthen the messages with testing. Additional topics include best practices in the language and framing of social determinants of health; the use of data and information; metaphors that drive how politicians see health disparities; and considering the roles of the mind, brain, and emotions when developing messages.

Contact: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 50 College Road East, Princeton, NJ 08540-6614, Telephone: (877) 843-7953 Fax: Web Site: http://www.rwjf.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Communication skills, Model programs, Oral health, Policy development, Social factors, Social indicators

Annotation: This policy briefing paper addresses issues related to promoting children's social and emotional development in Texas. The paper explains why promoting children's social and emotional development is important and discusses current policy in Texas, what research says about best practices for enhancing social and emotional development, and better investment choices for Texas.

Contact: Texans Care for Children, 811 Trinity, Suite A, Austin, TX 78701, Telephone: (512) 473-2274 Fax: (512) 473-2173 E-mail: http://texanscareforchildren.org/EmailUs.asp Web Site: http://www.texanscareforchildren.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Behavior problems, Child development, Early childhood development, Emotional development, Family support services, Financing, Intervention, Parenting skills, Prevention, Public policy, Research, School readiness, Screening, Social skills, State programs, Texas

Annotation: This participant's notebook contains information from the Title V MCH federal/state partnership meeting: Make Change Happen—Investing in Healthy Families Across the Lifespan, which took place on October 25-27, 2009, in Washington, DC. Contents include the agenda; goals and objectives; a participant list, partnership committee list, and speaker list; session information; select maternal and child health publications; and information about resource centers. Sessions covered transition from pediatric to adult primary care for youth with special health care needs; depression in parents, parenting, and children; integrating health equity, social determinants, and the life course perspective; resilience of women living with health conditions, health reform and its impact on MCH programs and populations; care coordination and the medical home; MCH obesity; improving birth outcomes; and child and adolescent injury and death.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents with special health care needs, Child health, Children with special health care needs, Conference proceedings, Costs, Depression, Families, Financing, Medical home, Obesity, Parenting skills, Prevention, Primary care, Primary care, Programs, Safety, Service coordination, Social Security Act, Title V, Social factors, Treatment, Unintentional injuries, Women', s health

Annotation: This document presents a statewide strategic plan developed by early childhood stakeholders in Colorado that aims to help young children successfully build social and emotional health, skills and wellness. The document provides information about Smart Start Colorado's Office of Professional Development and discusses the plan development process, the scope of issues and proposed solutions, and goals.

Contact: Smart Start Colorado, Office of Professional Development, 3607 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, Telephone: (303) 355-5205 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.smartstartcolorado.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Colorado, Early childhood development, Emotional development, Professional education, Social problems, Social skills, State initiatives, Strategic plans, Young children

Annotation: This report examines five states' experiences related to the delivery of services that support young children's social and emotional development. These five states (California, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Utah) participated in the second Assuring Better Child Health and Development Consortium, which provided the states with an opportunity to develop and test strategies for improving the delivery of developmental services to young children at risk for or with social or emotional developmental delays, especially those in need of preventive or early intervention services. The report examines the states' experiences from three perspectives: (1) by the numbers (i.e., measuring system performance), (2) by objective, and (3) by a summary of lessons learned. An executive summary and a conclusion are included. The report includes two appendices: profiles of state projects and a summary of selected evaluation results by state. Statistical information is presented in tables and figures. Endnotes are included, as well.

Contact: National Academy for State Health Policy, 10 Free Street, Second Floor, Portland, ME 04101, Telephone: (207) 874-6524 Secondary Telephone: (202) 903-0101 Fax: (207) 874-6527 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nashp.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: California, Early childhood development, Early intervention, Emotional development, Health services delivery, High risk children, Illinois, Iowa, Mental health, Minnesota, Prevention, Social skills, State programs, Utah, Young children

Annotation: This paper investigates the association between obesity and skill attainment in early childhood (ages 2-4). Data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study are used to estimate models of developmental functioning in four critical areas (verbal skills, activities of daily living, motor skills, and social skills) as a function of various measures of weight (including body mass index and obesity) controlling for a rich set of child, parent, and family characteristics.

Contact: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398, Telephone: (617) 868-3900 Fax: (617) 868-2742 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nber.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Early childhood development, Life skills, Motor skills, Obesity, Social skills, Verbal ability, Young children

Annotation: This paper outlines the ways that children's home environments (such as cost of housing, residential mobility, and the surrounding neighborhood) can affect their physical health, social and emotional functioning, and cognitive development. The paper also offers strategies for funders concerned with improving outcomes for children. Topics covered include (1) determinants of child well-being and how housing plays a role; (2) physical,social and emotional, cognitive, and parental well-being and housing conditions; (3) how housing programs can improve a child's well-being -- opportunities for funders; and (4) connecting research to practice: lessions from evaluations of intervention strategies to improve child well-being. References and footnotes are included. The paper also includes an abstract and a summary and conclusions.

Contact: Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities, 1500 San Remo Avenue, Suite 249, Coral Gables, FL 33146, Telephone: (305) 667-6350 Fax: (305) 667-6355 Web Site: http://www.fundersnetwork.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child development, Child health, Children, Cognitive development, Costs, Emotional development, Environment, Financing, Housing, Intervention, Neighborhoods, Parents, Research, Social skills

Annotation: This book discusses the basics of screening used to identify which children may have learning problems or disabilities, social or emotional concerns, or developmental problems and offers advice for selecting an appropriate screening instrument and for setting up a screening program. It is intended for early childhood teachers, trainers, and administrators; policy makers; and those teaching in community colleges and undergraduate and graduate programs. Contents include the purpose and scope of developmental screening, selecting a screening instrument, following up on screening, setting up a screening program, and screening limitations. References and a bibliography are included as well as appendices with instruments for developmental and social and emotional screening, a discussion of reliability and validity, a sample parent questionnaire, and a position statement from the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Contact: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1313 L Street, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 232-8777 Secondary Telephone: (800) 424-2460 Fax: (202) 328-1846 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.naeyc.org $12.00, plus shipping and handling.

Keywords: Assessment, Child development, Developmental screening, Emotional development, Learning, Questionnaires, Screening tests, Social skills, Young children

Annotation: This report is designed to help legislators, agency officials, families, and other advocates take steps to maximize the impact of existing funding streams and feel confident that they are using available resources to promote young children's social and emotional health and school readiness in the most effective way. The first section is a primer for policymakers about the social and emotional challenges facing young children, how these challenges prevent early school success, and what services and supports can make a difference. The second section provides an analysis of how individual funding streams and programs can be used to build components of a coherent system of supports and services. The third section highlights strategies for advocates and policymakers to consider for immediate adoption in their own states or communities as well as questions to help guide fiscal planning. Endotes are included. The report includes two appendices: (1) the spending smarter checklist and (2) strategic financing to promote social-emotional readiness and school success.

Contact: National Center for Children in Poverty, 215 West 125th Street, Third Floor, New York, NY 10027, Telephone: (646) 284-9600 Fax: (646) 284-9623 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nccp.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child health, Early childhood development, Early childhood education, Emotional development, Families, Financing, School readiness, Service delivery systems, Social skills, Young children

Annotation: This report describes a study to evaluate an intervention for young, low-income mothers and their infants using paraprofessional "doulas" from the local community to provide guidance and support during the prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum periods in order to promote good obstetrical outcomes, breastfeeding, responsive parenting, parental efficacy, and child health and development. The project period covered September 2000 through August 2005. Report sections include a description of the research and background information on the Chicago Doula Project as well as the purpose, scope, and methods of the investigation and the nature of the findings; a review of the literature; a description of the study design and methods; a presentation of the findings including labor, delivery, and birth outcomes, maternal well-being, parenting stress and efficacy, parenting attitudes and behavior, feeding practices, health care utilization, child development, and additional topics. Also included is a discussion of the findings on outcomes relating to birth, breastfeeding, mental health, and parenting attitudes and behavior; and implications for policy and practice. A list of products is also provided. [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.

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Keywords: Breastfeeding, Early intervention services, Final reports, Illinois, Local initiatives, Low income groups, MCH research, Parenting skills, Postpartum care, Pregnant women, Prenatal care, Resource mothers, Social support, Young women

Annotation: This tool provides a framework for the roles and contributions of public maternal and child health programs in local and state early childhood systems, as well as a template for describing the contributions of other system partners. The tool is framed around the five content areas identified by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau as central to state early childhood comprehensive systems (SECCS): medical home, mental health, early childhood care and education, family support, and parenting education. The tool is also structured along a natural continuum from child and family through community and state. The tool is divided into the following sections: (1) shared goals with examples of related outcome measures and (2) system partnerships, (3) generic strategies, (4) examples of Title V and public health activities. The tool includes a reference list and a list of resources. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, 615 North Wolfe Street, Room E4143, Baltimore, MD 21205, Telephone: (410) 502-5450 Fax: (410) 502-5831 Web Site: http://www.jhsph.edu/wchpc Available from the website.

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Keywords: Communities, Early childhood development, Families, Family support, Health care systems, Medical home, Mental health, Parenting skills, Service delivery systems, Social Security Act, Title V, State programs, Young children

Annotation: This report examines Medicaid's significant role in financing and delivering services designed to promote children's healthy mental (socio-emotional) development. The paper addresses Medicaid's role in providing services to promote healthy mental development in young children, barriers to existing services and authority, and opportunities to respond, even in tight budget times. The paper includes an executive summary and concludes with a summary. It also includes two appendices, one that contains references and resources and another that provides a list of state contacts.

Contact: National Academy for State Health Policy, 10 Free Street, Second Floor, Portland, ME 04101, Telephone: (207) 874-6524 Secondary Telephone: (202) 903-0101 Fax: (207) 874-6527 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nashp.org Available at no charge; also available from the website.

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Keywords: Barriers, Child health, Emotional development, Financing, Health care delivery, Health services, Low income groups, Medicaid, Mental health, Social skills