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Displaying records 21 through 40 (141 total).

Crosse M. 2014. Federal autism activities: Funding and coordination efforts. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 12 pp.

Annotation: This statement updates the November 2013 report published by the U.S. Government Accountabilty Office on federal autism activities. Topics include the extent to which federal agencies fund potentially duplicative autism research and the extent to which the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee and agencies coordinate and monitor federal autism activities. The report presents an analysis of agencies' data and documents, and interviews with federal agency officials. Recommendations are included.

Keywords: Autism, Federal agencies, Federal initiatives, Federal programs, Government financing, MCH research, Policy analysis, Program coordination

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Associate Director for Policy. 2014. Using evaluation to inform CDC's policy process. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 22 pp.

Annotation: This document for public health professionals provides information on using evaluation to inform the policy process. Topics include identifying where you are in the policy process and focusing on evaluation, using logic models to describe policy efforts, gathering credible evidence, justifying conclusions, ensuring use of findings and sharing lessons learned, and using evaluation to inform the specific domains of the policy process. Examples are included.

Keywords: Evaluation methods, Federal agencies, Health policy, Models, Policy development, Process evaluation, Public health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Associate Director for Policy. 2014. Overview of CDC's policy process. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 7 pp.

Annotation: This document for public health professionals summarizes domains of the policy process. Topics include what policy is and the process by which it is conceptualized, developed, adopted, and evaluated. Topics include problem identification, policy analysis, strategy and policy development, policy enactment, policy implementation, stakeholder engagement and education, and evaluation.

Keywords: Federal agencies, Health policy, Policy analysis, Policy development, Public health

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health. 2014. 30 achievements in women's health in 30 years (1984-2014). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health, 37 pp.

Annotation: This document describes significant achievements in women's health since the establishment of the Department of Health and Human Services' Coordinating Committee on Women's Health in 1984. It also lists other offices on women's health at the federal level, and gives descriptions of agencies and offices related to women's health.

Keywords: Anniversaries, Federal agencies, History, Women's health

Health Resources and Services Administration. 2014. Implementing our strategic plan: Activities and accomplishments in fiscal year 2013. Rockville, MD: Health Resources and Services Administration, 27 pp.

Annotation: This report provides information on many of the key actions taken and accomplishments realized during fiscal year (FY) 2013 as the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) worked toward achieving its strategic plan goals, including actions related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The report also includes key achievements related to the agency’s operations that support attainment of HRSA’s goals.

Keywords: Federal MCH programs, Federal agencies, Health care reform, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Strategic plans, U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2013. Basic information about fluoride in drinking water. Washington, DC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, multiple items.

U.S. Government Accountability Office. 2013. Combating Autism Act: HHS agencies responded with new and continuing activities, including oversight. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 36 pp.

Annotation: This report describes how U.S. Department of Health and Services (HHS) agencies responded Combating Autism Act of 2006 (CAA) by establishing some new autism activities and continuing others. Included are descriptions of activities carried out in response to the CAA by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Office of Autism Coordinating Committee (OACC). The appendices list funding amounts (in millions of dollars) provided for autism activities within each of the HHS agencies and also provides funding amounts awarded to individual grantees (organized by type of program) for the period 2008-2011. A description of autism and the challenges in diagnosing this developmental disability are included in the background information.

Keywords: Accountability, Autism, Federal agencies, Federal legislation, Regulation, Reports

Quinterno J. 2013. A stronger safety net for America's children. Washington, DC: First Focus, 24 pp.

Annotation: This paper offers an introduction to some of the opportunities and challenges facing public safety net and work support programs. It summarizes key features of such initiatives and then explains their collective significance, paying special attention to their importance for the well-being and development of children. A review of limitations comes next, followed by an overview of some of the state-level reform efforts currently underway. The conclusion recommends several matters for the consideration of concerned public officials at the federal level.

Keywords: Children, Families, Family support services, Federal programs, State initiatives, Welfare agencies

Food and Drug Administration. 2013. Ensuring access to adequate information on medical products for all: With special focus on underrepresented subpopulations, including racial subgroups. [Silver Spring, MD]: Food and Drug Administration, 26 pp.

Annotation: This report provides an overview of how the Food and Drug Administration operates in terms of its communications and describes how the agency communicates the benefits and risks of medical products to health care providers and patients, especially underrepresented populations, including racial subgroups. Topics include communications with the general public, including MedWatch, social media, staff and advisory committees, and external stakeholder meetings; as well as designing communications for populations with limited English proficiency, health literacy, and outreach. Appendices include highlights of the risk communications strategic plan, and the Office of Minority Health web site on Federal Health Information.

Keywords: Communication, Cultural competency, Federal agencies, Health literacy, Limited English speakers, Public health, Racial factors, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

U.S. Government Accountability Office. 2013. Environmental health: EPA has made substantial progress but could improve processes for considering children's health. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 71 pp.

Annotation: This report describes a review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA's) progress in protecting children’s health. This report determines (1) the extent to which EPA has implemented 2010 recommendations on children’s health protection and (2) the role, if any, that Office of Children’s Health Protection (OCHP) has played in ensuring that key EPA program offices consider children’s health protection in their regulatory activities. The report also describes how OCHP has worked with external partners to leverage its resources and provides additional recommendations for executive action.

Keywords: Child health, Children, Environmental exposure, Environmental health, Federal agencies

U.S. Government Accountability Office. 2013. Federal autism activities: Better data and more coordination needed to help avoid the potential for unnecessary duplication. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 88 pp.

Annotation: This report examines federal efforts to support autism research and autism-related activities, analyzing the extent to which federal agencies fund potentially duplicative autism research and the extent to which the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) and government agencies coordinate and monitor federal autism activities. The report includes background information on autism and a detailed summary of the General Accountability Office's (GAO's) findings based on an analysis of agencies’ data and documents together with interviews of federal officials and nonfederal IACC members. Included in the report are recommendations that some federal government agencies improve their coordination and monitoring of autism research and activity. Comments from federal agencies that cooperated during the GAO evaluation are included in the appendices.

Keywords: Accountability, Autism, Evaluation, Federal agencies, Federal initiatives, Reports

Briar-Lawson K, McCarthy M, Dickerson N, eds. 2013. The Children's Bureau: Shaping a century of child welfare practices, programs, and policies. Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers, 342 pp.

Annotation: This book outlines the 100-year history of the Children's Bureau and highlights the ways it has influenced modern-day child welfare practices. Topics include lessons learned, family driven and community-based systems of care, addressing poverty as a child welfare strategy, youth and family engagement, successful transition to adulthood for foster youth, child protection, child maltreatment, social work, tribal and urban Indian child welfare, work force, leadership development, and envisioning the future.

Keywords: American Indians, Federal agencies, Child abuse, Child advocacy, Child welfare, Children, Children's Bureau, Families, Foster care, History, Maltreated children, Poverty, Social work, Socioeconomic factors, Transitions, Work force

Lieberman A, Nelson K, eds. 2013. Women and children first: The contribution of the Children's Bureau to social work education. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education, 249 pp.

Annotation: This book focuses on the relationship between the Children’s Bureau and the social work community, a constant since the founding of the Bureau in 1912. It traces the interaction of the Children's Bureau with social work education and practice through scope, policy, and leadership changes, as well as collaboration between the Bureau and schools of social work to develop a dynamic training and technical assistance infrastructure throughout the United States.

Keywords: Child welfare, Children, Children's Bureau, Families, Federal agencies, History, Social work, Work force

Federal Partners Committee on Women and Trauma. 2013. Trauma-informed approaches: Federal activities and initiatives. Alexandria, VA: National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, 77 pp.

Annotation: This document describes how the Federal Partners Committee on Women and Trauma's efforts to promote, adopt, and implement trauma-informed approaches have enhanced the effectiveness of a wide range of government services and supports. It also demonstrates the impact of the committee's coordinated cross-agency efforts. Contents include the committee's model for cross-agency collaboration, information about the importance of survivor voice and participation, a common framework for implementing a trauma-informed approach, and progress reports from each participating federal agency. Topics include the impact of trauma, how a trauma-informed approach can make a difference, major accomplishments, new directions and collaborations, and resources.

Keywords: Collaboration, Federal agencies, Federal initiatives, Health promotion, Models, Participation, Service coordination, Trauma care, Women's health

U.S. Children's Bureau. [2012]. The Children's Bureau legacy: Ensuring the right to childhood. [Washington, DC]: U.S. Children's Bureau, 233 pp.

Annotation: This document presents a history of the Children's Bureau from its inception in 1912 to 2012. The document describes the origins of the bureau and follows it through the ensuing century. Topics include the birth of the bureau, saving infants and restoring childhood (1912-1929), the Great Depression and social security (1930-1939), wartime and recovery (1940-1956), a growing government shrinks the bureau (1957-1973), sharpening the focus on child welfare (1974-1992), and partnering with families and working to improve outcomes (1993-2012).

Keywords: Child advocacy, Child health, Child welfare, Children's Bureau, Federal agencies, History

Health Resources and Services Administration. [2012]. Implementing our strategic plan: Health Resources and Services Administration. Rockville, MD: Health Resources and Services Administration, 23 pp.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. 2012. NICHD's scientific vision: The next decade [rev. ed.]. [Rockville, MD]: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,

Annotation: This web site provides information about the process of developing the scientific vision of the National Institute of Child and Human Development. The website provides an overview of the process and a timeline, updates, vision themes, a list of scheduled workshops, and frequently asked questions.

Keywords: Child development, Federal agencies, Research, Strategic planning

U.S. Children's Bureau. 2012. The story of the Children's Bureau. [Washington, DC]: Administration for Children and Families, 39 pp.

Annotation: This book covers the 100-year history of the U.S. Children's Bureau dedicated to the welfare of the nation's children. Topics include involvement in issues such as infant mortality, dependent children, child labor hours and conditions, child abuse and neglect prevention, foster care, and adoption services. Contents include collaboration, assistance to states and tribes, research and data, getting the word out, and leadership. A website also presents the Children's Bureau history. A version of the printed history is also available in Spanish at https://cb100.acf.hhs.gov/sites/all/themes/danland/danblog/files/Story_of_CB_Spanish.pdf.

Keywords: Adoption, Child abuse, Child labor, Child neglect, Child welfare, Children, Federal agencies, Foster care, History, Infant mortality, Infants, Spanish language materials, U. S. Children's Bureau, Welfare reform, Welfare services

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center. 2012. Sickle cell disease research and care. Bethesda, MD: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center,

Annotation: This website provides an overview of sickle cell disease and describes the research conducted by the Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to improvement treatment and reduce the risks of serious complications. The site describes how ongoing research has led to better health outcome but emphasizes that patients and health care providers still need to be educated about current advances in diagnosis and treatment. Clinical trials, breakthrough therapies, and areas for future research are also discussed. Links to NHLBI research findings and sickle cell annual meetings are included.

Keywords: Blood and lymphatic diseases, Federal agencies, Federal programs, Research, Sickle cell disease

U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2012. Office of Adolescent Health strategic plan FY 2012–2015. Washington, DC: U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, 36 pp.

Annotation: This report describes activities the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) undertook in 2012 to improve the health of U.S. adolescents. The report describes OAH's goals, objectives, strategies, and action steps; Goals include (1) lead national grant programs to prevent adolescent pregnancy and support pregnant and parenting adolescents and women; (2) expand evidence of what works to reduce health risk among adolescents and to effect positive adolescent development; (3) lead adolescent health policy, practice, and program development; (4) promote, communicate, and disseminate accurate information on the full range of issues related to adolescent health to multiple audiences; and (5) increase OAH's capacity to achieve optimal performance and document accomplishments.

Keywords: Adolescent development, Adolescent health, Adolescent pregnancy, Adolescent sexuality, Federal agencies, Parent support services, Pregnant women, Prevention, Programs, Public policy, Strategic plans
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