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Gooch B, Spoeth S, Kumar J, Briss P. 2013. Community water fluoridation: A vital 21st century public health intervention. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Associate Director for Communication, 3 items.

Annotation: These videos and slides for health professionals provide information about the public health impact of community water fluoridation (CWF), communication challenges, approaches to advance CWF, and fluoridation and population health. Messaging about the cost effectiveness, cost savings, safety, and other benefits of drinking fluoridated water in preventing tooth decay is included.

Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov Available from the website.

Keywords: Barriers, Communication, Community role, Continuing education, Costs, Dental caries, Fluorides, Oral health, Preventive health services, Public health, Public policy, Safety, Water

DentaQuest Foundation. 2012. An electronic compendium of resources for building oral health coalitions. Westborough, MA: DentaQuest Foundation, 50 pp.

Annotation: This compendium is intended to serve professionals in building community-based coalitions dedicated to improving oral health. The compendium organizes the literature into three broad categories: (1) the role of community-based coalitions in health promotion, (2) how to build a successful coalition, and (3) case studies of successful coalitions. Topics include assessing needs and resources, best practice guidelines, establishing collaborations, communications and conflict, management and leadership, media outreach, planning and implementation, and policy development and research. The citations in the compendium link to free, full-text publications crossing the fields of communication, management practice, oral health, prevention, psychology, public health education, and public policy.

Contact: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, 465 Medford Street, Boston, MA 02129-1454, Telephone: (617) 886-1700 Web Site: https://www.carequest.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Case studies, Coalitions, Community role, Health promotion, Manuals, Oral health, Resources for professionals

Coburn-Snyder H, ed. 2012. Family services school community tool kit [rev. ed.]. New York, NY: Autism Speaks, 106 pp.

Annotation: This toolkit is designed to assist families of children with autism and members of the school community in understanding and supporting students with autism. It offers an introduction to physical, medical, and other challenges for children with autism or Asperger's Syndrome; information for the many types of school service personnel; educating students with autism; and supporting learning in the student with autism. Resources and appendices include web, print, and video resources.

Contact: Autism Speaks, 1 East 33rd Street, Fourth Floor, New York, NY 10016, Telephone: (212) 252-8584 Fax: (212) 252-8676 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.autismspeaks.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Autism, Children with special health care needs, Community role, Family support services, Resources for professionals, School health, School personnel, Special education, Students

Vermont's Health Care Reform. 2012. Vermont blueprint for health. Williston, VT: Department of Vermont Health Access, annual.

Annotation: This annual report documents status, evaluation, and early trends of a state-led initiative to transform the way that health care and overall health services are delivered in Vermont. Topics include the continuum of health services and community systems of health, payment reforms, health information architecture, evaluation infrastructure, building a learning health system, statewide expansion, and partnership with national initiatives. The appendices contain a budget summary; information about staff, committees, meeting schedules, and presentations; and a press summary. The initiative's evaluation and report to the state legislature are also attached.

Contact: Vermont's Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration, Telephone: (802) 828-3333 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.hcr.vermont.gov Available from the website.

Keywords: Community role, Health care reform, Health planning, Program evaluation, Public health infrastructure, Reimbursement, State initiatives, Systems development, Vermont

Benson PL, Scales PC, Leffert N, Roehlkepartain EC. 2011. A fragile foundation: The state of developmental assets among American youth (2nd ed.). Minneapolis, MN: Search Institute, 153 pp.

Annotation: This report examines the status of adolescents in terms of developmental assets. The findings are based on data from a survey—"Search Institute Profiles of Student Life: Attitudes and Behaviors"—that measures 40 developmental assets, or positive factors. The document provides information about the following: the background assets and the young people surveyed; young people's experiences of developmental assets; the deficits and patterns of high risk behavior that compromise young people's healthy development; the power of assets in relation to risky behaviors; an overall goal for well-being; and creative tensions that address challenges and opportunities of the report. Each chapter includes text, figures, and tables of data by grade and gender. Appendices offer additional details of other demographic differences.

Contact: Search Institute, The Banks Building, 615 First Avenue N.E., Suite 125, Minneapolis, MN 55413, Telephone: (612) 376-8955 Secondary Telephone: (800) 888-7828 Contact Phone: (800) 888-7828 Fax: (612) 376-8956 E-mail: [email protected] Contact E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.search-institute.org/ Available in libraries. Document Number: No. 0352.

Keywords: Adolescent attitudes, Adolescent behavior, Adolescent development, Community role, Cultural factors, Decision making, Education, Families, High risk adolescents, Parent child relationships, Peer groups, Positivism, School role, Self-esteem, Social interaction, Statistics

Clinical and Translational Science Awards Consortium, Community Engagement Key Function Committee Task Force on the Principles of Community Engagement. 2011. Principles of community engagement (2nd ed.). Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, 193 pp.

Annotation: This primer provides public health professionals, health care providers, researchers, and community-based leaders and organizations with both a science base and practical guidance for engaging partners in projects that may affect them. Topics include definitions and organizing concepts from the literature, principles, successful examples in the field, managing organizational support, challenges in improving community-engagement in research, the value of social networking, and evaluation.

Contact: U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, N.E., Mailstop F-61, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov Available from the website. Document Number: NIH Pub. No. 11-7782.

Keywords: Collaboration, Communication, Community participation, Community role, Public health

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.

Contact: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/index.htm Available from the website.

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

Anderson KM and Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities. 2011. State and local policy initiatives to reduce health disparities: Workshop summary. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 126 pp.

Annotation: This report summarizes the presentations and related discussions that took place during a public workshop held by the Institute of Medicine in May 2009 to examine the role of state and local policy initiatives to reduce health disparities. The summary describes presentations on the changing conditions in communities where people live; community initiatives to reduce health disparities; and differences in policy initiatives in Great Britain and the state of Massachusetts. The report also summarizes a panel discussion by experts who presented their thoughts and reactions to the earlier presentations. Appendix A lists and describes local solutions to reduce inequities in health and safety. The workshop agenda and speaker bios are also included.

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 978-0-309-18745-9.

Keywords: Community role, Conference proceedings, Health status disparities, Local initiatives, Public policy, Research, State Initiatives

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. 2011. Place matters for health: Addressing the root causes of racial and ethnic health inequities. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, 1 p.

Annotation: This fact sheet describes the Place Matters program, an initiative of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies that seeks to improve the health of communities by addressing conditions in the built environment, social environment, and natural environment that contribute to poor health. The fact sheet highlights findings from recent studies of the costs associated with health and health care inequalities and describes how the Place Matters initiative aims to address social determinants of health at the community level.

Contact: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, 805 15th Street, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 789-3500 Fax: (202) 789-6390 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.jointcenter.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Community role, Environmental influences, Health status disparities, Minority groups, Social factors, Studies

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. 2011. Place Matters National Conference. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies,

Annotation: This website describes the Place Matters Conference (sponsored by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Policy Studies Health Policy Institute ) which took place in September 2011. Building on the Joint Center's Place Matters initiative to built the capacity of local leaders to address social determinants of health in their own communities, the event addressed the relationship between place and health, particularly as it pertains to racial and ethnic health inequities. The site includes links to the conference program, photos and presentations, and related reports and fact sheets.

Contact: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, 805 15th Street, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 789-3500 Fax: (202) 789-6390 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.jointcenter.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Community role, Conference proceedings, Electronic publications, Environmental influences, Ethnic factors, Health status disparities, Minority groups, Policy, Racial factors, Social factors

CityMatCH. 2010. History, highlights and hope: Shattering the U.S. infant mortality glass ceiling. Omaha, NE: CityMatCH, (Emerging issues in maternal and child health)

Annotation: This website contains an audiorecording and presentation slides from a webinar held on June 17, 2010, to discuss the history of U.S. efforts to reduce infant mortality and what can and should be done to eliminate remaining racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality. It describes some advances and successes in reducing infant mortality; current and emerging science, research, and vision for the future; and the role of local public health and community organizations in infant mortality reduction efforts. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: CityMatCH, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, 982170 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-2170, Telephone: (402) 552-9500 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.citymatch.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Audiovisual materials, Barriers, Community role, Government role, History, Infant mortality, Local initiatives, Sociocultural factors

Wizeman TM, Anderson KM. 2009. Focusing on children's health: Community approaches to addressing health disparities--Workshop summary. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 111 pp.

Annotation: This book describes the evidence linking early childhood life conditions to adult health; discusses how early-life socioeconomic conditions can contribute to observed racial and ethnic disparities in health; and highlights successful models that engage both community factors and health care to affect life course development. The volume builds on issues raised in the 1995 National Academies book, Children's Health, the Nation's Wealth, with presentations and examples from the field. Included are chapters addressing disparities in children's health; early-life investments to promote children's health; how health policy changes can affect children's lives; community development approaches to improved health; and the role that private businesses can play in improving children's lives.

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 0-309-13785-3.

Keywords: Adults, Child development, Child health, Community role, Development, Ethnic factors, Health policy, Models, Outcome, Racial factors, Risk factors, Socioeconomic factors, Young children

Keener D, Goodman K, Lowry A, Zaro S, Khan LK. 2009. Recommended community strategies and measurements to prevent obesity in the United States: Implementation and measurement guide. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 83 pp.

Annotation: This manual presents 24 strategies and measures designed to help local governments and communities promote healthy eating and active living in their communities. Included are strategies to (1) promote the availability of affordable healthy food and beverages; (2) support healthy food and beverage choices; (3) Encourage breastfeeding; (4) encourage physical activity or limit sedentary activity among children and youth; (5) create safe communities that support physical activity; and (6) encourage communities to organize for change. The strategies and measures (which are the result of a collaboration between nutrition and active living experts and local governments across the country) can be used to conduct baseline assessments of current policies and environmental conditions; identify priorities for action; and measure change over time. The manual also provides an overview of obesity in America, emphasizing how local policies and the physical environment influence daily choices that affect health.

Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov Available from the website.

Keywords: Collaboration, Community role, Environmental factors, Evaluation, Guidelines, Health promotion, Measures, Nutrition, Obesity, Physical activity, Policy

Jones W, Thomas T. 2009. Growing your capacity to engage diverse communities by working with community liaisons and cultural brokers. Albuquerque, NM: National Center for Family Professional Partnerships, Family Voices, 19 pp.

Annotation: This booklet provides information on working with community liaisons and cultural brokers to engage families and culturally diverse communities in providing services and supporting families of children with special health care needs and disabilities. The booklet explains how cultural brokers and community liaisons can help bridge cultural gaps; explains how liaisons and cultural brokers can assist family organizations and family leaders in achieving effective community and cultural sensitivity; and describes the steps needed to form effective collaborations with community liaisons and cultural brokers.

Contact: National Center for Family / Professional Partnerships, Family Voices, 3701 San Mateo Boulevard, N.W., Suite 103, Albuquerque, NM 87110, Telephone: (505) 872-4774 Secondary Telephone: (888) 835-5669 Fax: (505) 872-4780 Web Site: https://familyvoices.org/lfpp/f2fs/ Available from the website.

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Community role, Cultural competence, Cultural factors, Cultural sensitivity, Ethnic factors, Family support, Family support services

National Center for Health Statistics. 2007. Tracking Healthy People 2010 (rev.). Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics,

Annotation: This electronic resource is designed to serve as a statistical compendium companion to the November 2000 publication of Healthy People 2010 - Understanding and Improving Health - Objectives for Improving Health. The information on data issues, technical specifications, and major data sources reflect changes since November 2000. In addition, the data issues section includes new components on the midcourse review overview, measuring quality and years of healthy life, and measuring health disparities. The technical specifications of the objectives will be updated periodically as specifications change throughout the decade.

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 Fax: (301) 458-4020 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs Available from the website.

Keywords: Community role, Data, Demography, Disease prevention, Goals, Health objectives, Health policy, Health promotion, Healthy People 2010, Population surveillance, Program management, Public health, Statistics

CityMatCH and National Association of County and City Health Officials . 2007. Improving birth outcomes: Community strategies to address infant mortality. Omaha, NE: CityMatCH; Washington, DC: National Association of County and City Health Officials , (Emerging issues in maternal and child health)

Annotation: This webinar, held on May 24, 2007, provides examples of how local health departments formed relationships with disciplines and systems to develop strategies to eliminate health inequalities in infant mortality. Contents include the webinar goals and objectives and speaker bios and presentations. Topics include background on the history of infant mortality; how various social, institutional, and environmental factors contribute to infant mortality; and examples of local health department involvement in multi-faceted approaches to reducing infant mortality among African American populations. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Association of County and City Health Officials, 1100 17th Street, N.W., Seventh Floor, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 783-5550 Fax: (202) 783-1583 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.naccho.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Community role, Infant mortality, MCH research, Multimedia, Pregnancy outcome, Public health

Child Welfare League of America. 2007. CWLA standards of excellence for health care services for children in out-of-home care (rev. ed.). Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America, 142 pp.

Annotation: This book describes best practices for the planning, provision, and evaluation of health care services for children in out-of-home care. The standards outlined in the book address the needs of children's physical, oral, and mental health as well as developmental services and describes how out-of-home care providers and child welfare workers, working in collaboration with health care providers, can meet those needs. Topics include assessing the health care needs of children, programmatic components needed for effective organization and administration of health care services for children in out-of-home care, and the role of community support in ensuring that the health care needs of children and families are met.

Contact: Child Welfare League of America, 1726 M Street, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 688-4200 Fax: (202) 833-1689 Web Site: http://www.cwla.org $16.95. Document Number: ISBN-13: 9781587601057.

Keywords: Child care, Child health services, Collaboration, Community role, Health care delivery, Needs assessment, Program administration, Program evaluation, Program planning, Standards

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. 2006. Systems of health approach to oral health: Missouri Oral Health Preventive Services Program. [Jefferson City, MO]: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, 7 pp.

Annotation: This document describes Missouri's Oral Health Preventive Services Program (PSP), a community-based systemic approach to population-based prevention of oral disease, and examines its basic structures (community and program organization, education, screening, and clinical preventive services). Topics include defining community-based coalitions, roles and responsibilities (state role, community role), and program procedures and processes (participant community criteria, service site identification and preparation, preparatory activities, and services).

Contact: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Dental Health, P.O. Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570, Telephone: (573) 751-5874 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://health.mo.gov/living/families/oralhealth/index.php Available from the website.

Keywords: Children, Coalitions, Community coordination, Community role, Dental caries, Disease prevention, Health care systems, Missouri, Oral health, Population surveillance, Prevention services, Program descriptions, State programs, Systems development

Morgan MA, Lifshay J. 2006. Community engagement in public health. Martinez, CA: Contra Costa Health Services, 8 pp.

Annotation: This paper introduces a conceptual framework for community engagement in public health. It presents the Ladder of Community Participation as a way to illustrate a range of approaches that can be used to engage communities around both traditional and emerging public health issues. The paper highlights examples of Contra Costa Health Services' community engagement practices and, based on lessons learned, offers suggestions to help other local health departments enhance their own activities.

Contact: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Georgetown University, Telephone: (202) 784-9770 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.ncemch.org

Keywords: Community action, Community coordination, Community health services, Community participation, Community programs, Community role, Local government, Models, Outreach, Public health infrastructure

American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Community Health Services. 2005. The pediatrician's role in community pediatrics: Policy statement. [Elk Grove Village, IL]: American Academy of Pediatrics, 3 pp.

Annotation: This revised policy statement reaffirms the pediatrician's role in community pediatrics. It offers a definition of community pediatrics and provides a set of specific recommendations that underscore the importance of this dimension of the profession.

Contact: American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: (630) 626-6000 Secondary Telephone: (847) 434-4000 Fax: (847) 434-8000 Web Site: https://www.aap.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Child health, Community role, Health policy, Health services delivery, Pediatricians, Pediatrics, Public health

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The MCH Digital Library is one of six special collections at Geogetown University, the nation's oldest Jesuit institution of higher education. It is supported in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under award number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy with an award of $700,000/year. The library is also supported through foundation and univerity funding. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.