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Mahadevan R, Chazin S. 2015. Medicaid oral health performance improvement projects: A how-to-manual for health plans. Baltimore, MD: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 51 pp.

Annotation: This manual for health plan staff provides guidance on developing and implementing Medicaid oral-health-performance-improvement projects (PIPs). Topics include selecting the PIP topic, identifying the population, defining the PIP aim, selecting performance measures, establishing the data-collection plan, planning the intervention, implementing the intervention and improvement strategies, analyzing data to interpret PIP results, and planning for sustained improvement. A customizable template and a manual for state Medicaid agency staff are also available.

Keywords: Children, Children's health insurance programs, Manuals, Medicaid managed care, Oral health, Program development, Program evaluation, Program improvement, Program planning, Quality assurance, State programs

Mahadevan R, Chazin S. 2015. Medicaid oral health performance improvement projects: A template. Baltimore, MD: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 15 pp.

Annotation: This document for state Medicaid agency staff describes an approach for developing and implementing oral-health-performance-improvement projects (PIPs). Contents include a template that can be customized for the planning, implementation, and evaluation phases of an oral health PIP. The appendices contain tools for health plans and a glossary of terms. Accompanying manuals for states and health plans provide guidance on completing the template and pursuing activities in each phase.

Karia AP. 2015. Hot to design TED worthy presentation slides: Presentation design principles from the best TED talks. [no place]: Akash Haria, 190 pp.

Annotation: This book describes how to develop powerful presentation slides, including the message, details of slide design, including points to observe and mistakes to avoid, and how to prepare and deliver a great TED talk. It has many illustrations of slides of past TED talks.

Keywords: Design, Manuals, Slides, Training

Peersman G, Guijt I, Pasanen T. 2015. Evaluability assessment for impact evaluation. London, United Kingdom: Overseas Development Institute, 25 pp.

Annotation: This manual provides an overview of evaluability and how it can be used for impact evaluation. Checklists, decision support, guidance on what to do after the assessment is concluded, and lessons learned are included.

Keywords: Impact evaluation, Manuals

John Snow, Inc. [2014]. Patient experience improvement toolkit: A guide for family planning agencies. Boston, MA: John Snow, Inc., 1 v.

Annotation: This toolkit provides a step-by-step guide and helpful tools to improve patient experience and increase patient retention and offers simple, actionable advice to make improvements for little or no cost. It provides forms and templates for assessing the patient experience, for improving the clinic's image, and respecting patient privacy, and includes links to training videos.

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Keywords: Evaluation, Family planning clinics, Manuals, Patient care management

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Division of Oral Health. 2014. Public health program guidance: DHEC school-based dental prevention program (upd. ed.). Columbia, SC: South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, 38 pp.

Annotation: This manual provides expectations and standards for programs that enter into a memorandum of agreement with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, School-Based Dental Prevention Program. Topics include regulatory compliance, program operation, data management and monitoring, and reporting requirements. Supporting documents and educational resources are included.

Keywords: Children, Dentists, Manuals, Oral health, Regulations, School age children, School based clinics, South Carolina, State programs, Training materials

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2014. Vaccine storage and handling toolkit. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 109 pp.

Annotation: This toolkit describes best practices for vaccine storage and handling. Topics include the vaccine cold chain; storage and handling plans; staff and training; storage and temperature monitoring equipment, troubleshooting; inventory management; and vaccine deliveries, transport, preparation, and disposal. Additional resources such as a poster, worksheets, a checklist, a sample stock record and tally sheet, shipping labels, and manufacturer/distributor contact information are included.

Keywords: Manuals, Planning, Records management, Risk management, Training, Vaccines

Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Oral Health. 2014. EMPOWER: Arizona tooth brushing manual–Fostering healthy smiles in the child care setting for ages 3 and older: Empower standard 7: Oral health. Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Oral Health, 22 pp.

Annotation: This manual provides information and resources to support licensed early care and education facilities' efforts to implement a program standard for oral health. The standard gives facilities the option of implementing a toothbrushing program or introducing oral health education in the classroom through teacher-led and age-appropriate activities, while at the same time educating parents.

Keywords: Arizona, Children, Health education, Manuals, Oral health, Oral hygiene, Parents, Program development, Standards

American Academy of Pediatrics, Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program. [2013]. Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children: A guide to developing your program proposal. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics,, 30 pp.

Annotation: The proposal development guide is designed to assist community planners in developing programs that meet the grant requirements of the Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (NTPCP), a collaboration between the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB); The guide provides suggestions for assessment and planning activities along with tips for promoting pediatrician involvement; creating an advisory board; developing an evaluation plan; and creating a budget. Listings of resources of use in community-based initiatives are also included.

Keywords: Community programs, Evaluation, Fundraising, Grants, Manuals, Program development, Proposal writing, Proposals

Kleinman RE, ed. 2013. Pediatric nutrition handbook. (7th ed.). Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 1477 pp.

Annotation: This handbook is intended to serve as a ready reference for practicing clinicians on the requirements and metabolism of specific nutrients, methods of assessing nutrition status, and the nutrition support of healthy infants, children, and adolescents, as well as children with acute and chronic illness. Topics that arise frequently in pediatric practice, such as breastfeeding, the impact of diet on long-term health, the use of fast foods and vegetarian diets, food technology and novel foods or ingredients that may become available to consumers, and food labeling are also covered in individual chapters.

Keywords: Acute diseases, Adolescents, Child health, Child nutrition, Children with special health care needs, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Food, Food labeling, Food preferences, Infant nutrition, Manuals, Nutrients, Nutrition assessment, Nutritional status, Pediatrics, Technology, Vegetarianism

Autism Speaks. 2013. Leading the way: Autism-friendly youth organization guide. New York, NY: Autism Speaks, 65 pp.

Annotation: This guide provides information to help community youth organizations develop programs to ensure that youth with autism are offered the same formative opportunities that are made available to their typical peers. The guide is designed to prepare community organizations to serve youth and families with autism and to learn how to integrate youth with autism into existing youth programs. Included are results from a national survey of community youth organizations conduced by Youth Speaks in 2012; an overview of autism and the challenges it presents to community organizations; and strategies for communicating with families and training staff who work with this population.

Keywords: Autism, Community programs, Developmental disabilities, Manuals, Program development, Youth

Mattox T, Hunter SB, Kilburn MR, Wiseman SH. 2013. Getting to outcomes for home visiting: How to plan, implement, and evaluate a program in your community to support parents and their young children. Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 118 pp. (Toolkit)

Annotation: This manual aims to support home visiting program implementation. It describes a ten-step process, called Getting To Outcomes® for Home Visiting, that helps empower communities to better plan, implement, and evaluate home visiting programs, with the goal of achieving the best possible outcomes. The model presented in this manual is meant to provide specific guidance, yet be flexible enough to facilitate any home visiting program. It also provides tips, resources, tools, examples, definitions of terms, as well as a bibliography. It was developed for the state of New Mexico.

Keywords: Case studies, Community based services, Home visiting, Manuals, Needs assessment, Program development, Program evaluation, Program planning

Calculating the Costs of Child Welfare Services Workgroup. 2013. Cost analysis in program evaluation: A guide for child welfare researchers and service providers. Washington, DC: U.S. Children's Bureau, 22 pp.

Annotation: This guide offers a framework for integrating cost analysis into program evaluations, presents key principles and concepts in cost analysis, provides guidance for defining the scope and purpose of a cost analysis and determining the information needed to conduct it, and explains steps in conducting a cost analysis. It provides illustrations of cost analysis of an intact family services program and of a home visiting program. Companion videos are also available.

Keywords: Child welfare, Costs, Evaluation, Home visiting, MCH programs, Manuals, Program evaluation

John Snow, Inc. 2013. Enhancing the system of services for children and youth with epilepsy. Boston, MA: John Snow, Inc., 87 pp.

Annotation: This toolkit provides practical advice and guidance to families, educators and caregivers working to engage families in the process of improving systems of care for children and youth with epilepsy and other special health care needs, to improve community-based access to specialized medical services, and to improve the quality of care coordination in school settings. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Adolescents with special health care needs, Children with special health care needs, Community based services, Epilepsy, Families, Health care systems, Manuals, Parent participation, Schools, Service coordination

Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Family Health. [2012]. Iowa's Title V maternal and child health services: Administrative manual (4th ed.). Des Moines, IA: Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Family Health, 340 pp.

Annotation: This MCH administrative manual provides the basis for the development of business practices and programming for maternal and child health services made available through an Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) competitive bid process every five years. It includes grant management and program administration policies that apply to all MCH-related programs. Contents include Iowa public health public health overview and structure, grant management, program administration, fiscal management, performance management, maternal and child health services and oral health services. Numerous appendices include legislative documents and codes; a glossary; and sample forms, agreements, measures, charts, questionnaires, checklists; and a workbook. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child health services, Forms, Health services delivery, Iowa, MCH services, Manuals, Maternal health services, Oral health, Program development, Program management, Public health programs, Public health services, State programs

Aronson SS, ed. 2012. Healthy young children: A manual for programs (5th ed.). Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 256 pp.

Annotation: This manual is a reference and resource guide for program directors and teachers on practices for promoting the health and well-being of young children in early childhood programs. The specific areas addressed are preventing infections and injuries; readiness for emergencies and injuries; promoting health with good nutrition; promoting health through oral health, mental health, and health education; medical care and clinical health services for children; staff and consultants for safe and healthy child care; facility design and support services; managing illness; and special issues. Pertinent information, procedures, and recommendations are provided for each topic. The appendices include national resources, fact sheets, a health and safety checklist, and children's literature about health, nutrition, and safety. An index is provided.

Keywords: Child care, Child health, Health and safety, Manuals, Programs, Training, Young children

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.

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

National Sexuality Education Standards: Core Content and Skills, K-12 Advisory Committee and Future of Sex Education Initiative. 2012. National sexuality education standards: Core content and skills, K-12. Bethesda, MD: American School Health Association, 42 pp. (Special report; A special publication of the Journal of School Health)

Annotation: These national education standards are intended to provide clear and consistent guidance on the essential minimum core content for sexuality education that is developmentally and age-appropriate for students in grades K-12. Developed as a result of the Future of Sex Education initiative that brought together health educators, advocates, policy makers, and other key players to create a strategic plan for sexuality education policy and implementation, the standards outline essential content and skills for sexuality education K-12 given student needs and available time and resources. The goals, guiding values, and principles behind the standards are also discussed. The standards are presented according to grade level and topic area, and additional resources are provided for teachers, school administrators, parents, and middle and high school students.

Keywords: Curriculum development, Guidelines, Manuals, School health education, Sexuality education, Standards

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Health Analytics Branch. 2012. The health analyst's toolkit. Toronto, ON: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, 1090pp. (Health system intelligence report)

Annotation: This toolkit is an updated, expanded version of the original Health Planner's Toolkit that was designed in 2006 for analysts working in, or for, Ontario’s Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs). It is intended for use by people who had some data analysis experience and familiarity with basic technical language and concepts. It focuses on health data in Ontario, and contains information on data management that is generally useful in any data application.

Keywords: Case studies, Health planning, Manuals

National Infant and Toddler Child Care Initiative, Early Head Start National Resource Center at Zero to Three. [2011]. Developing a statewide network of infant and toddler specialists: Technical assistance manual for states and territories. Washington, DC: Zero to Three, 36 pp.

Annotation: This manual focuses on developing statewide networks of infant/toddler specialists (ITSNs) who can work directly with the childcare workforce to increase their skills and knowledge. The manual explores the issues that have contributed to the interest in statewide infant/toddler specialist networks; provides a framework for a step-by-step approach to create a network; emphasizes the importance of linking the network to other programs, quality initiatives, and consultant networks; and provides examples and resources for states that are developing, implementing, and evaluating an ITSN. The appendices include examples from state programs in Ohio, North Carolina, and New Jersey, along with a sample ITSN action plan.

Keywords: Child care, Infants, Manuals, Program development, Provider networks, State programs, Technical assistance, Toddlers

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