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Displaying records 21 through 36 (36 total).

Bergman D, Plsek P, Saunders M. 2006. A high-performing system for well-child care: A vision for the future. [New Yorkl, ny]: Commission on a High Perofrmance Health System, Commonwealth Fund, 59 pp.

Annotation: This report articulates changes needed to realize a high-performing system for the delivery of well-child care, drawing on the ideas of leaders in child health care, including pediatric practitioners and family advocates. The report is intended to serve as a template for implementing and evaluating change in clinical practice and as a guide for further policy and research efforts. The report is divided into four sections. Section 1 discusses the methodology used to develop the recommendations. Section 2 outlines important trends affecting preventive and developmental services. Section 3 presents a template for ideal well-child care. Section 4 offers recommendations presented from the perspectives of families, the microsystem, the health care organization, and the broader environment. The report includes four appendices: (1) a list of journal articles reviewed, (2) a summary of the literature review, (3) ideal well-child care scenarios, and (4) well-child care change ideas: readiness for implementation.

Contact: Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021, Telephone: (212) 606-3800 Fax: (212) 606-3500 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.commonwealthfund.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Advocacy, Child development, Child health, Children, Families, Pediatricians, Pediatrics, Prevention, Public policy, Well child care

Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Oral Health. 2005–. Fluoride varnish. Topeka, KS: Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Oral Health, multiple items.

Annotation: These resources for health professionals provide information about applying fluoride varnish to the teeth of young children during well-child examinations. Contents include educational materials such as a brochure and poster in English and Spanish and other information for parents, referral guidelines, application steps, and a protocol. Resources on Medicaid reimbursement and training, ordering products, and research about fluoride varnish are also included.

Contact: Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Oral Health, Curtis State Office Building, 1000 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 200, Topeka, KS 66612-1274, Telephone: (785) 296-5116 Web Site: https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/619/Oral-Health Available from the website.

Keywords: Consumer education materials, Fluorides, Kansas, Manuals, Medicaid, Oral health, Preventive health services, Professional training, Protocols, Referrals, Reimbursement, Resources for professionals, Spanish language materials, State programs, Well child care, Young children

Momany ET, Damiano PC, Carter KD. 2005. Outcomes of care for children in hawk-i: FFY 2003. [Iowa City, IA]: Public Policy Center, Health Policy Research Program, University of Iowa, 16 pp.

Annotation: This report presents results from an analysis of outcomes of care for children enrolled in the Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa program, Iowa's State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), during FY 2003. The report includes results for four outcome measures pertaining to children. The measures include (1) use of appropriate medications for children with asthma; (2) well child visits during the first 15 months of life; (3) well child visits during the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth years of life; and (4) children's access to primary care practitioners. Statistical information is presented in figures throughout the report. The report includes one appendix, which contains additional statistical information about each outcome measure.

Contact: University of Iowa, Center for Social Science Innovation, 605 E. Jefferson Street, Social Sciences Research Building, Iowa City, IA 52242, Telephone: (319) 335-6800 Fax: (319) 335-6801 Web Site: https://cssi.research.uiowa.edu Available from the website.

Keywords: Access to health care, Asthma, Child health, Infant health, Iowa, Low income groups, Outcome evaluation, Prescription drugs, State Children', State programs, Well child care, s Health Insurance Program

American Academy of Pediatrics and UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities. 2004. The National Survey of Early Childhood Health: Parent's views on preventive care for infants and toddlers. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 8 pp.

Annotation: This pamphlet summarizes some findings from the National Survey of Early Childhood Health, a survey conducted to gather information about whether the process, content, and quality of well child visits meet parents' needs. The pamphlet provides information about well child visits overall, parents' satisfaction with the visits, the content of the visits, and practice and policy implications. Statistical information is presented in figures and tables throughout the pamphlet. The pamphlet includes references. A bullet list of highlights from the survey concludes the pamphlet.

Contact: American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: (630) 626-6000 Secondary Telephone: (847) 434-4000 Fax: (847) 434-8000 Web Site: https://www.aap.org Contact for cost information.

Keywords: Child health, Health supervision, Parents, Pediatric care, Pediatricians, Public policy, Surveys, Well child care, Young children

Gavin N, Lissy K. 2000. An introduction to economic analysis for MCH practitioners. Washington, DC: Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center, 42 pp.

Annotation: This literature review focuses on the cost-effectiveness of case management and home visiting for promoting well child care services to high-risk pregnant women and infants. The review provides background, offers a review of evaluation of case management and home visiting interventions for pregnant women and infants, and includes a discussion. References are provided separately for the background section and the literature review section. One appendix, which is in tabular form, lists the studies reviewed. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center, Altarum Institute, 1200 18th Street, N.W., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 842-2000 Fax: (202) 728-9469 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/researchdata/mchirc Available from the website.

Keywords: Intervention, Case management, Cost effectiveness, Evaluation, High risk infants, High risk mothers, Home visiting, Infant health, Literature reviews, Pregnancy, Well child care, Women', s health

MELD. 1999. The new middle of the night book. Minneapolis, MN: MELD, 168 pp.

Annotation: This book for expecting and new parents gives tips on pregnancy and early childhood development. It is divided into seven chapters entitled becoming a parent; nine months long; at home with your newborn; feeding baby (6 months to 2 years); keeping baby well; keeping baby safe; and your growing child. Included are various checklists for planning and discussions, keeping track of baby's health, questions for doctor visits, and supplies to have on hand. Information is designed in narrative and chart formats with extensive illustrations.

Contact: MELD, Parents as Teachers National Center, 2228 Ball Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146, Telephone: 314-432-4330 Secondary Telephone: (314) 432-4330 ext. 208 Fax: 314-432-8963 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.parentsasteachers.org $12.50, plus $5.00 shipping and handling. Document Number: ISBN 0-9676470-0-2.

Keywords: Child care, Child development, Child nutrition, Child rearing, Child safety, Consumer education materials, Developmental stages, Discipline, Infant care, Parenting, Parenting education, Postpartum care, Pregnancy, Prenatal care, Well child care

James Bowman Associates. 1998. Well-child health care: Making it happen—Training guides for the Head Start learning community. Washington, DC: U.S. Head Start Bureau, 157 pp.

Annotation: This guide is written for Head Start staff, especially those responsible for health services or for building community partnerships around health issues, working to establish a medical home. The guide includes the following training modules: (1) what is well-child health care and why is it important?; (2) partnerships in ongoing well-child health care; and (3) advocacy, action, and access. Each section contains outcomes, key concepts, background information, activities, and handouts. The guide also includes continuing professional development and resources sections. The appendices provide recommendations for well-child health care, a well-child health care fact sheet, and blank records and forms.

Contact: Education Resources Information Center, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20208, Telephone: (202) 219-1385 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.eric.ed.gov Available from the website.

Keywords: Advocacy, Family centered care, Head Start, Health supervision, Prevention programs, Resources for professionals, Training materials, Well child clinics

Mashburn M. 1996 (ca.). Pediatric Clinic for Denton County [Final report]. Denton, TX: North Texas Community Clinics, 23 pp.

Annotation: This final report presents information about well-child and sick-child services provided by the Pediatric Clinic for Denton County to children from families with low incomes and children eligible for Medicaid. The project utilized pediatric nurse practitioners to demonstrate a replicable method of delivering comprehensive, family-oriented pediatric services with the goal of decreasing unnecessary emergency room visits, providing case-managed pediatric care, improving immunization rates, and proving the cost-effectiveness of the system. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB99-151466.

Keywords: Access to Health Care, Case Management, Family Centered Health Care, Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children, Immunization, Low Income Population, Medicaid, Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Well Child Care

Dunphy L. 1996 (ca.). Healthy Families Alexandria [Final report]. Falls Church, VA: Northern Virginia Family Service, 22 pp. (xxx)

Annotation: This project targeted first-time mothers in the City of Alexandria who were eligible for medicaid and who had personal or transient risk factors that may predispose them to abusing or neglecting their children. This 3-year project: (1) Ensured adequate prenatal care as prescribed by the clients' medical provider or by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; (2) ensured well-child care and advance optimal child development; (3) improved new mothers' knowledge of child care needs and child behavior; (4) enhanced parent-child interaction, bonding, and parenting skills; and (5) prevented child abuse and neglect among enrollees. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 Contact Fax: xxx E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB99-144743.

Keywords: Access to Health Care, Case Management, Child Abuse Prevention, Child Neglect, Community Integrated Service System program, Hispanics, Home Visiting Programs, Home Visiting Services, Home Visiting for At Risk Families, Language Barriers, Minority Groups, Paraprofessional Personnel, Parent Child Interaction, Parent Education, Parenting Skills, Prenatal Care, Prenatal Care, Screening, Well Child Care

Starfield B, Harlow J. 1993. Cross-national comparisons of well-child supervision. Washington, DC: George Washington University, Center for Health Policy Research, 26 pp.

Annotation: This paper provides an analysis of well child care programs operating in other countries. The paper describes the methodology which included a literature review and direct interviews with knowledgeable individuals in Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, England, and the United States. The paper provides an overview of each of the following topics: the number of recommended visits; physical examinations; height and weight monitoring; and screening for vision, hearing screening, and developmental disabilities, and other conditions. The paper discusses the findings, and presents information about well child recommendations in each country in tables in the appendix. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: George Washington University, Center for Health Policy Research, 2021 K Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006, Telephone: (202) 994-4100 Contact Phone: (202) 530-2300 Fax: (202) 994-4040 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://publichealth.gwu.edu/projects/center-health-policy-research Available from the website.

Keywords: Access to health care, Canada, Child health, Denmark, England, Health promotion, Health supervision, International perspectives, Literature reviews, Netherlands, Policy development, Sweden, United States, Well child care

Spernak S, Vivier P. 1993. Population and selective (high risk) approaches to prevention in well child care. Washington DC: George Washington University, Center for Health Policy Research, 43 pp.

Annotation: This paper explores two methods of providing well care services for children; it defines these as the population approach and the high risk approach. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches, and it considers the implications of both for the delivery of health services. The paper also includes recommendation for future policy development; and it provides tables which summarize various requirements, guidelines, recommendations, and decision making procedures. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: George Washington University, Center for Health Policy Research, 2021 K Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006, Telephone: (202) 994-4100 Contact Phone: (202) 530-2300 Fax: (202) 994-4040 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://publichealth.gwu.edu/projects/center-health-policy-research Available from the website.

Keywords: Child health, Evaluation, Health promotion, Health services delivery, Health supervision, High risk groups, Policy development, Preventive medicine, Well child care

Barber J. 1990 (ca.). Mississippi Postneonatal Death Impact Project [Final report]. Jackson, MS: Mississippi State Department of Health, 57 pp.

Annotation: This project aimed to reduce infant mortality by improving the health status of at-risk families by means of increased access to health care services. Home-based case management and an information and referral service were established. Infant death review conferences provided training for professionals and estimates of the proportion of postneonatal mortality resulting from lack of access to and utilization of health care services. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB92-103340.

Keywords: Access to Health Care, Barriers to Health Care, Blacks, Indigent Patients, Infant Morbidity, Infant Mortality, Low income groups, Medicaid, Pregnant Women, Rural Women, Well Child Care

Stallworth J. 1988 (ca.). Comprehensive Adolescent System of Health Project [Final report]. Columbia, SC: Children's Hospital at Richland Memorial Hospital, 57 pp.

Annotation: This project provided specialized adolescent health services in Columbia, South Carolina, and collected data and information needed in planning statewide adolescent health services. Objectives included integrating project services into existing services and providing an adolescent school health demonstration site which could provide information and data useful to those planning and developing programs, policies, and legislation in South Carolina. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB92-103399.

Keywords: Adolescents, Blacks, Counseling, Data Collection, Family Planning, Minorities, Nurses, Pregnant Adolescents, Referrals, Substance Abuse, Well Child Care

Homer CJ. 1988. Evaluation of the evidence on the effectiveness of well child care services on children. Washington, DC: U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, 90 pp.

Annotation: This paper was prepared for an assessment made by the Office of Technology Assessment called "Healthy Children: Investing in the Future." It includes documentation of well child interventions, reviews and critiques studies evaluating well child care, and considers the effectiveness of five well-child care services with regard to physical assessment, auditory screening, and cost effectiveness.

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 Contact Phone: (703) 487-4650 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Available from the website. Document Number: NTIS PB 88247176.

Keywords: Child health, Evaluation, Health supervision, Literature reviews, Well child care

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Health Services Research Institutef. 1978. Research plan for the California Child Health Assessment Study: A prospective study of the benefits of periodic well child care. San Antonio, TX: Health Services Research Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 92 pp. (Hiscock Collection; no. 135)

Annotation: This plan discusses the importance of well child health assessments, studies that have been conducted to evaluate its effectiveness, and a proposed study to evaluate well child assessments in Contra Costa County, California.

Keywords: California, EPSDT, State programs, Well child care

Hornberger RC, Bowman JC, Greenblatt HN, Corsa L Jr. 1960. Health supervision of young children in California: Findings of the 1956 Child Health Survey. Berkeley, CA: California Department of Public Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, , 134 pp.

Annotation: This report discusses the uncertainties of child health, characteristics of families and mothers, the changing perspective in child health, infant and child mortality, illness and accidental injury, behavior in infancy and early childhood, well-child health supervision, the health of children under six, and the methodology of this study. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: California, Child behavior, Child health, Child health services, Child mortality, Child welfare, Disease, Families, Infant mortality, Injuries, Mothers, Well child care

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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.