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Annotation: These two micro data tapes contain responses from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) relating to all areas of child health. Information is available on the following areas: Prenatal care and birth, family relationships and mobility, child care, acute and chronic conditions, accidents and injuries, general health status and health services, sleep habits and seat belt use, learning and developmental disabilities, and behavior problems.

Contact: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 5419, Hyattsville, MD 20782, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 Contact Phone: (301) 436-7087 Fax: (301) 458-4020 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs $200.00 per tape, make check payable to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; indicate on check that it is for statistical studies. Document Number: 1600 BPI & 6250 BPI.

Keywords: Affective disorders, Child health, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Developmental disabilities, Injury prevention, Statistics

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

Annotation: This book contains articles on mental retardation and human development, psychology, psychiatry, sociology, mental health, developmental disabilities, pediatrics, maternal and child health, education, public health, law, anthropology, and epidemiology. The articles are based upon material presented to an interdisciplinary conference sponsored by the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development and the Rose Kennedy Center for Research in Mental Retardation and Human Development. The book also includes the background papers disseminated in advance of the conference, as well as summaries of the debates and discussions that concluded each of the five main sessions.

Keywords: Anthropology, Child health, Children with developmental disabilities, Conferences, Education, Epidemiology, Human development, Legislation, Maternal health, Mental disorders, Mental retardation, National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Psychology, Public health, Rose Kennedy Center for Research in Mental Retardation and Human Development, United States

Annotation: These proceedings of a conference sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Service and the MCH Program at the University of California School of Public Health at Berkeley discusses requirements of the state MCH plans and plans for children with special health needs (CSHN) and developmental disabilities. The federal viewpoint is discussed, followed by discussion of the potential for the future of state MCH and CSHN plans; a proposed model for data required in state-level MCH and CSHN planning; responsibility and accountability; the communicative disorders program in Alaska; the maternity and infant care project in Idaho; the Children and Youth Project experience in Hawaii; the Washington state MCH program; medical eligibility, case finding, and quality control in CSHN programs; the identity crisis facing CSHN; national planning for MCH and CSHN; issues in national health insurance; and national health insurance and the health care of mothers and children. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Alaska, Child health, Child health programs, Children and Youth Projects, Children with developmental disabilities, Children with special health care needs, Communication disorders, Conferences, Federal legislation, Hawaii, Health insurance, Idaho, Maternal health, State MCH programs, Washington

Annotation: This book discusses the need for, and process of, developmental diagnosis of early childhood. Part one discusses principles and methods and includes topics on the development and assessment of behavior, the stages of development, and the conduct of the evaluation. Part two focusses on defects and deviations of development and includes problems of differential diagnosis, mental subnormality, neuromotor and brain dysfunction, the low birth weight infant, and disorders of convulsive seizure, communication, visual, autistic, psychotic, and other disturbed behaviors. Part three outlines the protection of early childhood development through screening, guidance and management, clinical aspects of child adoption, and professional training for developmental diagnosis. The appendices include examination techniques, a growth trend chart, examination equipment, audiovisual aids, and a bibliography. The book concludes with an index.

Keywords: Behavior disorders, Child behavior, Child development, Developmental stages, Evaluation methods, Professional training

Annotation: These proceedings discuss acrocephalosyndactyly, craniofacial dysotosis, and related syndromes; genetic counseling clinics; minor anomalies as indicators of altered morphogenesis; biochemical aspects of handicapping conditions; biochemical screening; evaluation of screening procedures; what happens after screening; children and computers; prevention of mental retardation; fetal and neonatal assessment; newborn hearing screening; congenital dislocated hip in the Navajo Indian; mass computer evaluation of school children for heart disease; implications of screening techniques for comprehensive care; prevention of behavior disorders in early childhood; remediation of learning disabilities; poverty; and delivery of health services to children in the inner city.

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Keywords: Acrocephalosyndactylia, American Indians, Assessment, Behavior disorders, Biochemical genetics, Children, Computers, Congenital hip dislocations, Craniofacial abnormalities, Developmental screening, Diagnosis, Disabilities, Evaluation, Genetic counseling, Genetic screening, Health services delivery, Hearing screening, Heart diseases, Inner city, Learning disabilities, Mental retardation, Newborn infants, Poverty, Prevention

Annotation: These proceedings of an institute to inform physicians about the advances in the field of mental retardation discuss the problem of mental handicaps, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for the treatment of neurosurgical problems in children, the role of the neurologist in the diagnosis of retardation, ophthalmologic problems, new developments in galactosemia, and the predictability Gesell development scales in Down's syndrome. [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: Children with developmental disabilities, Conferences, Diagnosis, Downs syndrome, Galactosemia, Mental retardation, Neurologists, Vision disorders

Annotation: This publication is a compilation of the papers presented at a conference to provide information needed by local health agencies in order to handle problems brought to their attention through the recognition of the importance of childhood handicapping conditions. The topics discussed are the handicapped as a public health problem, Michigan programs for children with developmental disabilities, cooperative MCH health services for handicapped children, children with cleft lip or palate, prematurity as a cause of childhood mortality and morbidity, hospital care of premature infants, nursing responsibilities for follow up care of premature infants, Michigan programs for premature infants, trends in finding children with eye problems, reading readiness, sight conservation in Michigan, and the Michigan Crippled Children Commission program of medical care for the prevention of blindness in children.

Keywords: Child mortality, Children with developmental disabilities, Children with special health care needs, Cleft lip, Cleft palate, Conferences, Infant morbidity, Infant mortality, MCH services, Michigan, Prematurity, Public health nurses, Public health services, Vision disorders

Annotation: These conference proceedings focus on school health problems encountered by children with developmental disabilities and the various professional groups who attempt to help them. Rather than concentrate on any single handicapping condition, the proceedings provide information and stimulation for addressing the education and health difficulties—intellectual, physical, and emotional handicaps. The interdependence of teachers, physicians, and parents in helping these children is studied.

Keywords: Affective disorders, Child development, Children with developmental disabilities, Conferences, Intellectual development, Parents, Physicians, School health, Teachers, Tennessee

Annotation: This report discusses the British School Health Service from 1908 through1957, services to children with developmental disabilities from 1908-1957, medical inspection and treatment for 1956-57, fifty years of school dentistry, the British School Dental Service for 1956-57, growth and nutrition, periodic medical inspection, differing findings at periodic medical inspections, incidence of tonsillectomy in children, visual defects, defective hearing, developments for children with developmental disabilities, educationally sub-normal children, the British Child Guidance Service, tuberculosis in the school, other infectious diseases and school health, food poisoning, accidents in childhood, and health education.

Keywords: Child guidance clinics, Children with developmental disabilities, Communicable diseases, Dental care, Food poisoning, Great Britain, Health education, Hearing disorders, Mental retardation, Oral health, Sanitation, School health services, Tonsillectomy, Tuberculosis, Vision disorders