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Strengthen the Evidence for Maternal and Child Health Programs

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 3 (3 total).

U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Annotation: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ supports the National Guideline Clearinghouse, a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines; the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse, a public resource for evidence-based quality measures and measure sets; the Patient Safety Network, a collection of patient safety news, literature, tools, and resources; and the Effective Health Care Program, a collection of research centers working to provide evidence on health care interventions.

Keywords: Health care delivery, Safety, Clearinghouses, Clinical medicine, Foreign language materials, Guidelines, Health disparities , Health policy, Medical technology, Patient care management, Program evaluation, Referrals, Research, Research, Service delivery, Spanish language materials, State Children', Training, Treatment outcomes, s Health Insurance Program

Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP)

Annotation: The Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP), a division of the American Psychological Association, promotes the general objectives of the American Psychological Association and encourages the evolution and development of the specialty of clinical child and adolescent psychology in both its scientific and professional aspects. SCCAP also seeks to advance scientific inquiry, training, and professional practice in clinical child and adolescent psychology as a means of furthering knowledge, welfare, and mental health of children, youth, and families. SCCAP's evidence-based treatment Web site, located at http://www.effectivechildtherapy.com/, provides up-to-date information on various psychological disorders along with scientifically-evaluated treatment methods.

Keywords: , Evidence based medicine, Mental health, Adolescent health, Child health, Clinical medicine, Medical evaluation, Mental disorders, Psychology, Treatment outcomes

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education (COERE)

Annotation: The University of Alabama at Birmingham's (UAB) Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education (COERE) is a university-wide, interdisciplinary research center sponsored by the Schools of Business, Dentistry, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing, Optometry, Public Health, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. COERE builds and maintains a program of research targeted at improving the quality and outcomes of health care by bringing together clinical, biomedical, quantitative, behavioral, and social sciences researchers.

Keywords: Cost effectiveness, Multidisciplinary teams, Preventive medicine, Professional education, Quality assurance, Research, Treatment effectiveness, Treatment outcomes, University affiliated centers
   

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.