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Annotation: This guide is intended primarily for use by those who care for and feed infants under 12 months of age and participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and also for participants in other U. S. Department of Agriculture child nutrition programs serving infants. These topics are covered: (1) infant development and feeding skills; (2) feeding the breastfed baby; (3) feeding infant formula and how to use a bottle; (4) preventing tooth decay; (5) feeding solid foods, drinking from a cup, and choking prevention; (6) sanitary food preparation and safe food handling; and (7) commercially prepared and home-prepared baby food.

Contact: U.S. Food and Nutrition Service, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302, Web Site: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child care, Child care workers, Educational materials, Family child care, Food handling, Infant nutrition, Infants, Manuals, Menu planning, Sanitation

Annotation: This report is a compilation of all the Healthy People 2010 objectives that directly address reproductive health. These objectives are organized according to the following topics: access to quality health services; cancer; educational and community-based programs; family planning; health communication; HIV; immunization and infectious diseases; injury and violence prevention; maternal, infant, and child health; nutrition and overweight; sexually transmitted diseases; and substance abuse. In addition to discussing these objectives, the report discusses tracking reproductive health and provides operational definitions and major data sources.

Contact: Office of Population Affairs Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 30686, Bethesda, MD 20824-0686, Telephone: (866) 640-7827 Fax: (866) 592-3299 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.hhs.gov/opa/order-publications/ Available at no charge; also available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Body weight, Cancer, Child health, Communicable diseases, Communication, Community programs, Educational programs, Family planning, HIV, Healthy People 2010, Immunization, Infant health, Injury prevention, Maternal health, Nutrition, Reproductive health, Sexually transmitted diseases, Substance abuse, Violence prevention

Annotation: This teaching guide helps educators prepare adolescents in grades 7–12 to make decisions about topics that will affect their lives. It covers the skills and information adolescents need to make transitions from school to adulthood. The guide uses exercises and activities that rely on the experiences of the participants to reinforce the lesson. Chapters cover these topics: self perception and self image; personal, family, and community values; communication; relationships; sexuality; community participation; goal setting; decision making; gender roles; parenting; responding to violence; health care; reducing sexual risks, and employment. The guide includes an evaluation form and lists sources of videotapes. An earlier edition of this title was released in 1989 by the Center for Population Options, which was the publisher's name at that time. It is being revised in 2015. It is also available in Polish, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Contact: Advocates for Youth, 2000 M Street, N.W., Suite 750, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 419-3420 Fax: (202) 419-1448 Web Site: http://www.advocatesforyouth.org $44.95 plus 20 percent shipping and handling.

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Keywords: AIDS, Adolescent parents, Adolescent pregnancy, Adolescents, Communication skills, Decision making, Educational materials, Employment, Family planning, HIV, Health, Interpersonal relations, Life skills, Non English language materials, Parenting, Planning, Problem solving, Resources for professionals, Risk factors, Self concept, Sex role, Sexuality education, Sexually transmitted diseases, Social values, Spanish language materials, Violence prevention

Annotation: This paper examines the experiences of seven states that have launched initiatives to improve financing of education and other children's services: California, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon, Vermont, Wisconsin. Four themes are discussed: (1) state efforts being made to restructure education and human services delivery systems to be carried out closer to the service delivery point; (2) states' attempts to increase the focus on education and children's services outcomes; (3) states responses to property tax/public revenue cuts on education and other children's services; and (4) ballot initiatives and referendums as an important factor in the governing process. Each state section consists of a summary, a table of state statistics at a glance, and a narrative of state-specific programs. Three appendices are provided: the state site visit schedule, data sources for states at a glance tables, and a resource list by state.

Contact: Finance Project, 1401 New York Avenue, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 628-4200 Fax: (202) 628-1293 E-mail: [email protected] Available in libraries.

Keywords: California, Case studies, Child health services, Family centered services, Financing, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon, Program descriptions, Public education, State programs, Statewide planning, Vermont, Wisconsin

Annotation: This report describes the results of a study to develop and implement three model nutrition delivery systems and to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of these models as applied to existing family planning clinics in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Keywords: Contraceptive use, Family planning clinics, Nutrition, Nutrition education, Nutrition services, Program evaluation, Women

Annotation: This book presents standards which are the framework for incremental improvement in community health status in the United States through preventive health service programming. The intended hallmark of these model standards is flexibility. The preamble spells out in detail the background, concepts, scope, definitions, and uses of the standards. The standards cover air quality, chronic disease control, communicable disease control, dental health, emergency medical services, family planning, food protection, genetic disease control, health education, home health services, housing services, injury control, institutional services, maternal and child health, noise control, nutritional services, occupational health, primary care, public health laboratory, radiological health, safe drinking water, sanitation, school health, solid waste management, surveillance and epidemiology, vector and animal control, and waste water management.

Keywords: Air pollution, Animals, Child health, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Communicable diseases, Emergency medical services, Epidemiology, Family planning, Federal government, Food safety, Genetic disorders, Health education, Home care services, Housing, Injury prevention, Maternal health, Nutrition services, Occupational safety and health, Oral health, Population surveillance, Preventive health services, Primary care, Public health, Public health services, Radiation, Sanitation, School health, Standards, Water pollution

Annotation: This book is based on the proceedings of the Public Health Social Work Institute held at Berkeley in June 1978. It discusses prevention of undesirable consequences in pregnancy; species specific patterns of human reproductive behavior; alternative birthing; interplay between nutritional and psychosocial factors of child development; high school based child care settings; immunization; health needs of adolescents; adolescence and contraception; adolescence and venereal disease; adolescent family planning; peer sex education; chronic disease; crisis intervention; the educational, professional, and policy perspectives of prevention; autogenic training; prevention of obesity in children and adolescents; and early maternal infant bonding. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Service]

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Keywords: Adolescents, Alternative birth styles, Bonding, Child care services, Child development, Children, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Contraception, Crisis intervention, Family planning, Health, High schools, Immunization, Mother child relations, Nutrition, Obesity, Peer education, Pregnancy, Psychosocial development, Reproductive behavior, Sexual behavior, Sexually transmitted diseases, Social workers

Annotation: This report describes site visits to three family planning clinics in California to assess the clinics' needs for nutrition services and presents three implementation plans for nutrition services for the different sites, with an evaluation plan.

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Keywords: Contraceptive use, Family planning clinics, Nutrition, Nutrition education, Nutrition services, Program evaluation, Women

Annotation: This workshop summary addresses adolescent pregnancy in five subject areas: multi-health services, parents, peers, professional education, and schools and communities. A variety of disciplines, program experiences, and geographical regions were represented among the participants. The project upon which this publication is based was performed pursuant to Contract No. HSM 110-72-339, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Health Services Administration.

Keywords: Adolescent pregnancy, Adolescent psychology, Adolescent sexuality, Communities, Conferences, Family planning, Health Resources and Services Administration, Parents, Peer groups, Professional education, Schools

Annotation: This report contains abstracts of presentations at two colloquia for Job Corps health care providers. The topics were health education, mental health, adolescent sexuality and family planning, drugs, sickle cell anemia, dental health, obesity, hepatitis; dermatological problems, sports related or work related trauma, and accidents.

Keywords: Adolescent sexuality, Adolescents, Conferences, Drugs, Family planning, Health education, Hepatitis, Mental health, Obesity, Oral health, Sickle cell disease, Skin diseases, Sports injuries

Annotation: This publication presents position papers about maternity and infant care reflecting the needs and problems as seen by the federally-supported Maternity and Infant Care Projects. The goal was to make recommendations leading to improvement in the quality and standards of services rendered by the projects and to establish priorities for future planning. Topics include administrative structure and responsibilities; what physicians are available for maternity care; manpower for professional and community health; records and reporting; program evaluation; responsibility of departments of obstetrics and pediatrics to the community and to health departments; initiation of contraception before hospital discharge; delivery of prenatal services; delivery of dental services; patient education; family planning, obstetric anesthesia, and intensive care of the intrauterine fetus and newborn; relationships between obstetrics and pediatrics; and pediatric responsibility for the at risk and not at risk infant.

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Keywords: Anesthesia, Communities, Contraception, Employment, Family planning, Infant care, Maternity and Infant Care Projects, Neonatal intensive care, Obstetrical care, Obstetrics, Oral health care, Patient education, Pediatrics, Physicians, Prenatal care, Program evaluation, Public health agencies, Records, Reports, State MCH programs

Annotation: These proceedings discuss Maternity and Infant Care projects from the standpoint of administrative structure and responsibility, professional health and community health personnel, records and reporting, program evaluation, responsibilities of departments of obstetrics and pediatrics to community and health departments, delivery of prenatal and dental services, patient education delivery, family planning, obstetric anesthesia, fetal intensive care, neonatal intensive care, relationships between obstetrics and pediatrics, pediatric responsibility for the at-risk and non at-risk infant, and pregnant adolescents. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Maternity and Infant Care Projects, Anesthesia, Conferences, Family planning, Federal MCH programs, High risk infants, Infant care, Infants, Medical personnel, Medical records, Neonatal intensive care, Obstetrical care, Obstetrics, Oral health care, Patient education, Pediatrics, Pregnant adolescents, Prenatal care, Professional personnel, Program evaluation, Program management

Annotation: This guide is designed to assist state and local agency personnel faced with the task of developing and administering family planning programs as part of their health services. It is intended to bring together basic information which such personnel should have before starting a program and to acquaint them with additional detailed sources of information and support. The background section discusses what family planning is, how to start a program, fertility and health, public policy, and fertility measurement and related trends. The program section discusses family planning methods, planning for clinical services, educational aspects, and evaluation of family planning programs. The appendices include basic references for state and local agencies, sources of financial support and consultation for family planning activities in the United States, and sources of information about training and a selected list of training centers.

Keywords: Evaluation, Family planning, Family planning clinics, Family planning education, Family planning programs, Fertility, Financing, Health services, Public policy, Training

Annotation: This proceedings discuss the challenge of infant mortality; identification of high risks; organization and delivery of special care services; manpower utilization in medical and allied health professions; continuity of reproductive care; problems of prematurity; perinatal mortality; obstetric and pediatric medical education, research; expectant parent and sex education; and population control.

Keywords: Conferences, Employment, Family planning, Health personnel, High risk infants, Infant mortality, Medical education, Medical personnel, Parent education, Perinatal mortality, Premature infants, Reproduction, Research

Annotation: These proceedings discuss the status of maternal health and care; problems in neonatal mortality and morbidity; pregnancy wastage programs; primary prevention from the viewpoint of the obstetrician; public health applications of primary prevention; changes in recommended standards for hospital care of newborn infants; etiology and prevention of congenital malformations; identification and early treatment of handicapping conditions; adolescence as an opportunity for primary prevention; education and preparation for parenthood and family life; services for family planning; application of genetics to primary prevention and public health; and how to change behavioral patterns.

Keywords: Adolescents, Behavior, Children with developmental disabilities, Congenital abnormalities, Family planning, Genetics, Hospital services, Maternal health, Maternal health services, Morbidity, Neonatal mortality, Newborn infants, Parent education, Prevention programs, Primary prevention, Public health