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Bullerdiek HW, Simpson PS, Peck MG. 1996. What works III: 1995 focus on school health in urban communities. Omaha, NE: CityMatch, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 226 pp., summ. (7 pp.)

Annotation: This report gives the findings of a 1995 survey of urban maternal and child health programs to determine their participation in school health. Part I describes the survey and its major findings. Part II describes the barriers urban health departments encounter as they become involved in school health, in the categories of attitudes, resources, society, and systems. Part III describes successful initiatives. Appendices provide the survey instrument, a directory of urban MCH programs, their involvement with school-based and school-linked health centers, a list of services provided, and a list of publications/resources reviewed. An executive summary is available separately. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: City health agencies, Directories, Financing, School health education, School health services, Surveys, Urban MCH programs, Urban schools

Koenig DG, Peck G, eds. 1996. The road to community partnerships: Highlights of the 1995 Urban Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference. Boston, MA: CityMatCH, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 164 pp.

Bullerdiek HW, Simpson PS, Peck MG. 1995. What works III: Focus on school health in urban communities—1995 CityMatCH Survey of Urban and Child Health Programs. Omaha, NE: City MatCH at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, 181 pp.

Annotation: This book provides information on school health issues in urban areas from the perspective of local health departments. It discusses the results of the 1995 CityMatCH survey of school health in urban communities; the obstacles urban health departments are encountering as they become involved in school health and strategies for dealing with attitudes, resources, society, and systems; and current efforts, innovations, and funding sources for MCH programs. The volume ends with appendices, including the survey forms, a list of responding health departments, and a directory of MCH programs and leadership.

Keywords: Child health, City health agencies, Financing, Health programs, School health programs, Urban MCH programs, Urban schools

Peck MG, ed. 1994. Improving urban MCH linkages: Highlights of the 1993 Urban Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference. Omaha, NE: CityMatCH, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 247 pp.

Annotation: These proceedings of the 1993 Urban Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference contain selected conference presentations, profiles of successful urban MCH programs, and lists of planners and attendees of the conference. Presentations covered improving urban MCH linkages and the role of urban health departments in Medicaid managed care. Presentations featured Pittsburgh's Alliance for Infants; the Child Health Network of Orange County, California; and Boston's experiences with managed care. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau.]

Keywords: Child health, City health agencies, Conferences, Interagency cooperation, Local MCH programs, Maternal health, Urban population

Peck MG, ed. 1993. Strengthening Urban MCH Capacity: Urban Maternal and Child Health 1992 Leadership Conference: Conference highlights. Omaha, NE: University of Nebraska Medical Center, CityMatCH, ca. 154 pp.

Annotation: These proceedings of the 1992 Urban Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference contain highlights of the CityMatCH Plenary Session, including opening remarks, and presentations on federal perspectives on urban maternal and child health, dispelling the myths of urban families and children, and maternal and child health services in the cities. The main portion of this document is devoted to 1992 profiles of 57 successful urban maternal and child health programs. The conference program, planning committee, and registrants appear as appendices. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child health, City health agencies, Conferences, Local MCH programs, Maternal health, Urban population

Hubbert ED, Peck MG, eds. 1993. What works II: 1992 urban MCH programs—Focus on immunization. Omaha, NE: CityMatCH, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 109 pp.

Annotation: In this report, data from a nationwide survey of urban maternal and child health officials are collated to show the current state of affairs in local programs to promote childhood immunization. The survey also included a general overview of the problems faced and funding levels received by urban MCH programs, but its focus is on initiatives to improve immunization, including the delivery system; community outreach and public awareness; collaboration between agencies; and documentation of immunization. There is a directory of urban MCH programs and their leaders, and the survey instrument is appended. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Immunization programs, National surveys, Program descriptions, Urban MCH programs

Peck MG, ed. 1992. Forging an urban MCH partnership: Urban maternal and child health 1991 leadership conference—Conference proceedings. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 116 pp.

Annotation: This book presents the proceedings of the 1991 Urban Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference. Conference sessions addressed federal and state perspectives on urban maternal and child health; perinatal, child, and adolescent success stories; building coalitions; and successful local-state MCH collaboration. Specific programs described include the Alameda County Congenital Syphilis Project, New York City's Women's Healthline Initiative, Infant Mortality in Atlanta, Medicaid and Prepaid Health Plans in Minneapolis, Philadelphia's Healthy Start Consortium, and Washington State's First Steps Program. Also discussed were multi-sector collaboration and what works or doesn't work in California. [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. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. MCHF025.

Keywords: Child health, Maternal health, Public policy, Urban MCH programs

Peck MG, Melinkovich P, eds. 1991. Building urban MCH connections: 1990 Urban Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference—Conference proceedings. Washington, DC: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 140 pp.

Annotation: These proceedings include presentations and summaries of work groups of the 1990 Urban Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference, which brought together urban health department-based maternal and child health professionals from across the country. Topics covered include the federal perspective, urban leadership, local funding partnerships, making change happen at the local level, and future directions. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child health, Government financing, Local government, Maternal health, Public policy, Urban MCH programs

Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Health Needs of Homeless Children and Youth. 1985. Recommendations to the Division of Maternal and Child Health, BHCDA, HRSA, Dept. of HHS. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh, Public Health Social Work Program, 30 pp.

Annotation: This report presents the findings and recommendations of an ad hoc advisory committee to the federal Division of Maternal and Child Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, of a study on the health needs of homeless children and youth. It includes a program schedule of the workshop the committee was participating in and a list of the workshop participants. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescents, Homeless persons, Homelessness, Outreach, Public health, Urban MCH programs

CityMatCH. CityView and membership assessment edition. CityLights. 16(4): 1-15. Spring/Summer 2008,

Annotation: This issue of CityMatCH's City LIghts newsletter focuses on forming a new maternal and child health (MCH) alliance to improve the health of women, children, and families. Topics include an overview of the issues and how to identify MCH priorities across all levels (national, state, and local). Also included is the 2007 CityMatCH membership assessment, a discussion of top-ranked health department MCH priorities and how they compare to personal priorities, a report on member representatives, a discussion of training opportunities, and an article about racial and ethnic health disparities, [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, Ethnic factors, Local programs, MCH programs, National programs, Racial factors, State programs, Training, Urban populations, Women', s health
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