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Displaying records 21 through 40 (81 total).

National Governors Association. 2012. Governor's role in aligning early education and K–12 reforms: Challenges, opportunities, and benefits for children. Washington, DC: National Governors Association, 12 pp.

Annotation: This paper describes opportunities for state governors to bring state agencies together and develop a coordinated strategy to align early childhood education (ECE) and K–12 policies so they better serve all children, starting at birth. Contents include an analysis of what ECE and K–12 goals, approaches, and reform strategies have in common and how they differ and action steps that promote greater alignment of ECE and K–12 reforms in key areas. Topics include leadership and governance, learning standards, child assessments, accountability, teacher/leader preparation and professional development, and resource allocation and reallocation.

Contact: National Governors Association, 444 North Capitol Street, Suite 267, Washington, DC 20001-1512, Telephone: (202) 624-5300 Secondary Telephone: Fax: (202) 624-5313 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nga.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Accountability, Assessments, Early childhood education, Educational reform, Leadership, Learning, Policy development, Program coordination, Resource allocation, Standards, State government, Training

Fox HB, Frohnen BP. 2011. Future directions for the Office of Adolescent Health. Washington, DC: National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, 18 pp. (Report; no. 6)

Annotation: This report explores the need for Office of Adolescent Health leadership in coordinating U.S. Department of Health and Human Services activities and carrying out demonstration projects to improve adolescent health. Topics include potential new initiatives; interagency coordination of research, training, and programmatic activities; prevention of mental health disorders; promotion of improved models of care; and a national plan on adolescent health.

Contact: National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, 1615 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 223-1500 Fax: (202) 429-3557 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.thenationalalliance.org/ Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Federal programs, Health promotion, Initiatives, Leadership, Mental health, Prevention, Program coordination, Programs, Research, Service coordination, Training

Institute of Medicine, Committee on an Oral Health Initiative. 2011. Advancing oral health in America. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 196 pp., brief (4 pp).

Annotation: This book explores how the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) can enhance its role as a leader in improving the nation’s oral health and oral health care. The report begins with an overview of the link between oral health and overall health and well-being as well as the factors that can affect oral health improvement. The authors then address the oral health care system, including where services are provided, how they are paid for, who delivers them, how the work force is educated and trained to provide them, and how the work force is regulated. Finally, the report explores the role of DHHS in oral health education and training as well as in supporting the delivery of oral health services. A limited examination of the role DHHS places in overseeing safety net providers such as federally qualified health centers is 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 978-0-309-18630-8.

Keywords: Dental care, Health care systems, Health education, Health services delivery, Leadership, Oral health, Training

Institute of Medicine, Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing. 2011. The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health. Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences, 671 pp.

Annotation: This report explores how nurses' roles, responsibilities, and education should change significantly to meet the increased demand for care created by health care reform and to advance improvements in in the health care system. Contents include information about practice, education, and leadership transformation; data collection; and recommendations and research priorities.

Contact: National Academy of Sciences, 500 Fifth Street, N.W. , Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-2000 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer $79.95; also available from the website.

Keywords: Data collection, Educational change, Health care delivery, Health care reform, Leadership training, Nurses, Nursing education, Organizational change, Planning, Policy development, Professional training, Trends, Work force

Migrant Health Promotion. 2010. Supervision manual for Promotur(a) de Salud programs. Weslaco, TX: Migrant Health Promotion, 25 pp.

Annotation: This manual was developed to provide basic guidelines to supervisors of Promotor y Promotora de Salud programs, which use lay health educators to provide health information in migrant communities. The manual provides general information and information on hiring and supervision, training and motivation, and how to handle challenges. Sample forms and templates are also included. The manual is available in English and Spanish.

Keywords: Hispanic Americans, Community health workers, Health services, Leadership. Health education, Manuals, Motivation, Peer education, Prevention, Programs, Spanish language materials, Supervision, Training

National Network for Oral Health Access. 2009–. Operations manual for health center oral health programs. Denver, CO: National Network for Oral Health Access, 1 v.

Annotation: This training manual outlines core competencies required to effectively manage an oral health program within a health center, consistent with standards and guidelines established by the U.S. Bureau of Primary Health Care. The content emphasizes that comprehensive health care includes oral health services. Chapters include fundamentals, leadership, financials, risk management, workforce and staffing, and quality. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Network for Oral Health Access, 181 East 56th Avenue, Suite 410, Denver, CO 80216, Telephone: (303) 957-0635 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nnoha.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Community health centers, Fiscal management, Leadership, Oral health, Program management, Quality assurance, Risk management, Training materials, Work force

Lombardo MM, Eichinger RW. 2009. For your improvement: A development and coaching guide—For: Learners, supervisors, managers, mentors, and feedback givers. (5th ed.). Minneapolis, MN: Lominger Limited, 580 pp.

Annotation: This book is intended to assist those individuals in leadership positions in the workplace to improve supervisory and mentoring skills. The book covers skills in three areas: core competencies, performance dimensions, and career stallers and stoppers. For each skill, the book presents characteristics of those who are unskilled, skilled, or who use the skill excessively; a list of causes of difficulties with that skill; and a list of 10 remedies for the difficulties. The introduction provides a general structure for working on any of the skills and the appendix contains personal development plan worksheets.

Keywords: Employee performance appraisal, Leadership training, Mentors, Personnel management, Planning, Resource materials, Staff development, Supervisors

MCH Leadership Competencies Workgroup, eds. 2009. Maternal and child health leadership competencies, version 3.0. [Washington, DC: Health Systems Research], 22 pp.

Annotation: This report, which is targeted to maternal and child health (MCH) interdisciplinary training programs and practicing MCH professionals, defines MCH leadership, identifies core MCH leadership competencies, provides a conceptual framework for the development of an MCH leader, and describes how MCH leadership competencies might be used by a variety of audiences. The report includes three appendices: (1) a time line of development of MCH leadership competencies, (2) an MCH pyramid that describes the four levels of core public health servces for the MCH population, and (3) references and resources. The Web site contains additional material, including how others are using the MCH Leadership Competencies and discussion forums. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 443-2340 Web Site: http://mchb.hrsa.gov/maternal-child-health-initiatives/workforce-training Available from the website.

Keywords: Competency based education, Leadership, MCH programs, MCH training, Professional education, Public health, Standards

National Quality Forum. 2009. A comprehensive framework and preferred practices for measuring and reporting cultural competency: A consensus report [executive summary]. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum, 9 pp.

Annotation: This report provides a framework for measuring and reporting cultural competency through a set of 45 preferred practices covering a range of issues, including communication, community engagement, and workforce diversity and training. Additional topics include leadership, integration of cultural competency into management systems and operations, care delivery and supporting mechanisms, and data collection, public accountability, and quality improvement.

Contact: National Quality Forum, 1030 15th Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 783-1300 Fax: (202) 783-3434 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.qualityforum.org Available from the website. Document Number: ISBN 978-1-933875-28-6; To order: NQFCR-03-09.

Keywords: Cultural competence, Cultural diversity, Cultural sensitivity, Health services delivery, Leadership training, Quality assurance, Resources for professionals, Training, Work force

Patterson JM. 2009. A distance learning MPH program to prepare MCH leaders: Final report. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 22 pp., plus appendices.

Annotation: This final report provides information about the Distance Learning MPH Program to Prepare MPH leaders, which developed and offered a distance-learning master's of public health (MPH) degree in maternal and child health for advanced students and expanded continuing education options for existing MPH professionals. Contents include a description of the purpose of the project, goals and objectives, methodology, evaluation, results and outcomes, publications and products, dissemination and utilization of results, future plans and follow-up, and type and amount of support needed to replicate. [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

Keywords: Continuing education, Distance education, Final reports, Leadership, MCH training programs

U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. 2009. MCH needs assessment: Concepts to catalyst - capacity to competency. Rockville, MD: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau,

Annotation: This two-part webcast series includes training designed to help Title V leadership participants prepare and plan for upcoming Title V MCH Needs Assessments. Part I, MCH Needs Assessment: Concepts to Catalyst, focuses on the conceptual framework that integrates Title V needs assessment with Title V programming. Part II, "MCH Needs Assessment: Capacity to Competency, " explores the importance of capacity assessment, which is described here as the infrastructure for MCH needs assessment overall and as the foundation for change. Opening remarks are provided by Peter van Dyke, associate administrator for Maternal and Child Health, U.S. Department of Health Resources and Services Administration. Video and/or slides are provided for all of the presentations, together with text-only transcripts. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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.

Keywords: Leadership training, MCH training programs, Needs assessment, Title V programs

Center for Educational Outcomes at Dartmouth. 2009. Validating the MCH leadership competencies: Results of a modified Delphi procedure. Hanover, NH: Center for Educational Outcomes at Dartmouth, 63 pp.

Annotation: This paper discusses the results of a modified Delphi procedure for validating the MCH leadership competencies—competencies designed to support and promote maternal and child health (MCH) leadership. The paper provides background about the MCH competencies and about the Delphi technique and discusses the validation process, the competencies, an analysis of comments, other considerations, and decreasing the number of competencies.

Contact: C. Everett Koop Institute, Center for Educational Outcomes, Dartmouth University, 7025 Parker House, Hanover, NH 03755, Telephone: (603) 646-9890 Fax: (603) 646-9891 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://dms.dartmouth.edu/koop/programs/outcomes.php Available from the website.

Keywords: Evaluation, Leadership, MCH programs, Professional training

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Women's and Children's Health Policy Center. 2008–. Maternal and child health leadership skills development series. Baltimore, MD: Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, multiple items.

Annotation: This series is a set of training modules designed for use in small groups to bring leadership concepts to life in a maternal and child health context. Module topics include tapping into the leadership potential; creating clarity and shared vision; building and supporting teams; managing conflict effectively; organizational change; and developing people. Each module offers a mix of presentation and exploration in different learning formats: a video "mini-lecture" presenting key content and themes, interactive group discussion questions and exercises, case study with discussion prompts and hands-on exercises, video clips from interviews with MCH leaders, individual self-reflection exercises, and individual leadership development planning worksheet.

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.

Keywords: Communication skills, Leadership training, MCH training, Training materials

CityMatCH. 2008. The MCH leadership competencies: From theory to local practice. Omaha, NE: CityMatCH, (Emerging issues in maternal and child health)

Annotation: This webcast focused on the application of the MCH leadership competencies to local public health practice. Participants were introduced to an online course targeting MCH leaders, The Maternal and Child Health Leadership Skills Development Series. Local MCH leaders described the integration of the competencies into health department strategies to ensure a competent work force, including retention and succession planning. A question-and-answer session was included. [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: Leadership, MCH training programs, Public health, Service integration

Pires SA with Lazear KJ, Conlan L. 2008. Building systems of care: A primer for child welfare. Washington, DC: National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health, 165 pp.

Annotation: This primer is a companion document to Primer Hands On—Child Welfare, a web-based training resource for leaders involved in building systems of care for children, adolescents, and families involved or at risk for involvement in the child welfare system. The primer targets system builders who can provider leadership in building systems of care for this population. The primer reviews the history, values, principles, and operational characteristics of systems of care and how these are applied in child welfare; describes and provides examples of effective system-building processes; explores some key functions that require structure in systems of care; and discusses examples of structural arrangements that promote improved outcomes.

Contact: National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, 3300 Whitehaven Street, NW, Suite 3300, Washington, DC 20007, Telephone: (202) 687-5000 Fax: (202) 687-8899 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/index.html Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescents, Child welfare, Child welfare agencies, Children, Families, Leadership, Service delivery systems, Training

Schmidt B. 2005. HRSA TBI State Implementation Grant, New Mexico: Final report and abstract. Santa Fe, NM: Aging and Long-Term Services Department, New Mexico Department of Health, 32 pp., plus appendices.

Annotation: This report describes the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State Grant Program, administered by the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department, during the period April 1, 2001, through March 31, 2005. The purposes of the project were to (1) develop and implement brain injury leadership training aimed at effecting change, (2) create outreach materials and a resource manual, and (3) evaluate the effectiveness of theTBI program. Topics include (1) leadership and advocacy, (2) resource manual and outreach, (3) evaluation, (4) coordination of projects, and (5) successes. The report contains nine appendices, including questionnaires, flyers, forms, training samples, and other related materials. A CD-ROM is included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: New Mexico Health Department, Aging and Long-Term Services Department, 2550 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505, Telephone: (505) 476-4799 Secondary Telephone: (866) 451-2901 Fax: (505) 476-4805 Web Site: http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us

Keywords: Advocacy, Brain injuries, Final reports, Leadership, New Mexico, Outreach, Program coordination, Program evaluation, Training

CityMatCH. 2005. Toward urban women's health: Leadership. Omaha, NE: CityMatCH, 12 pp. (Urban women's health brief, issue brief no. 3)

Annotation: This paper discusses components of leadership as they relate to maternal and child health (MCH) professionals, shares perspectives on leadership from MCH leaders, examines the importance of political will and explores how effective leadership can have impact, considers the effects of social health policies on women's health, and articulates a vision of women's health that embraces and expands upon the traditional maternal role. [Funded in part 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: Leadership, MCH training, Professional training, Urban MCH programs, Women', s health

Matarese M, McGinnis L, Mora M. 2005. Youth involvement in systems of care: A guide to empowerment. Washington, DC: Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health, 61 pp. (Reflections form the field)

Annotation: This guide seeks to educate those who work with young people on the importance of engaging and empowering youth. The guide provides information on the benefits of youth involvement, the history of the system of care youth movement, advancing the movement, getting started, cultivating the environment for growing leaders, youth investments in systems of care, future developments, and resources for more information.

Contact: Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health, American Institutes for Research, 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W., Suite 400, Washington, DC 20007, Telephone: (202) 403-6827 Fax: (202) 403-5007 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.tapartnership.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescents, Health care systems, Leadership, Leadership training, Mental health, Young adults, Youth

CityMatCH. 2005. For all it's worth: Leading with values and vision. CityLights. 14(2):1-8. 2005. ,

Annotation: This issue of City Lights focuses on the Annual Urban Maternal and Child Health Leadership conference, For All It's Worth: Leading with Values and Vision, which took place on September 10, 2005, in Forth Worth, TX. The newsletter discusses conference presentations, workshops, and other conference-related topics and activities and includes articles on (1) connecting strategies with maternal and child health vision: the science vs. the practice in perinatal and preconception health and (2) DaTA Institute teams' completion of a yearlong training program. [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: Child health, Families, Infant health, Leadership, MCH programs, MCH services, Perinatal health, Preconception health, Texas, Training, Urban populations, Women', s health

Chiarello LA. [2004]. Center for leadership in pediatric physical therapy [Final report]. Philadelphia, PA: Programs in Rehabilitation Sciences, Drexel University, 44 pp.

Annotation: This report describes a project to prepare leaders in the field to promote service, teaching, and research to improve the quality of life of children with disabilities and their families, to address the need for doctoral prepared pediatric physical therapists, and to increase the research on the effectiveness of interventions and service delivery for children with disabilities. Report contents include descriptions of the purpose of the project, goals and objectives, methodology, evaluation, and results and outcomes. Additional sections list publications and products, dissemination and utilization of results, future plans and follow-up, and type and amount of support and resources needed to replicate the project. [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.

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Final reports, Health services delivery, Leadership training, MCH research, Pediatrics, Physical therapy, Professional education

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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.