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Search Results: MCH Organizations

This list of organizations is drawn from the MCH Organizations Database. Contact information is the most recent known to the MCH Digital Library.

Displaying records 1 through 2 (2 total).

Children's Aid Society (CAS)

Annotation: The Children's Aid Society (CAS) was founded in 1853 to help children who are homeless in New York City. The website contains a timeline of historic highlights; photos, videos, and podcasts; publications, including a quarterly newsletter; employment and volunteer opportunities; and information about programs and services. Programs include the Carrera Adolescent Sexuality and Pregnancy Prevention Program and Go!Healthy, an initiative to educate children and adolescents about wellness and healthful cooking and eating. Other service areas include adoption and foster care, after-school and weekend programs, arts, camps, early childhood, family support, health and counseling, juvenile justice, legal advocacy, special initiatives, and youth development.

Keywords: Child health, Children, Community programs, Inner city

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Adolescent Health

Annotation: The Center for Adolescent Health conducts research that focuses on the development and evaluation of programs and policies that promote health and prevent disease among adolescents, particularly inner city and rural youth. Research and educational programs address four key areas: developmental transitions which serve as opportunities for health promotion interventions; modification of risk-taking behaviors; interventions which involve the family, school, and community; and academic-community partnerships to enhance the delivery of health services to adolescents. Publications include a newsletter.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Inner city, Research, Risk taking, Rural population
   

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy, $3.5 M. 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.