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Healthy People 2030: Maternal, Infant, and Child Health

Image of resource guidesObjectives and Data
Healthy People 2030 objectives were carefully chosen based on national data. Read more about the process and current objectives.

Tools for Action
Access a database of evidence-based resources, learn how to use Healthy People components in your work, and access case studies of Healthy People in action across the country.

Priority Areas
Healthy People 2030 has a strong focus on eliminating health disparities and creating equitable opportunities for people to live healthy lives. Access resources to advance health equity, increase health literacy, and address social determinants of health in communities across the nation.

Library products related to Healthy People 2030 objectives and topics are:

Access to Health Services

Health Insurance and Access to Care for Children and Adolescents: Professional Resource Guide
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Resource Brief

Adolescent Health

Adolescent Health: Resource Brief
Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting: Resource Brief
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention: Professional Resource Guide
Adolescent Violence Prevention: Professional Resource Guide
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Professional Resource Guide
More…

Diabetes

Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: Professional Resource Guide, Family Resource Brief, School Resource Brief

Disability and Health

Autism Spectrum Disorder: Professional Resource Guide, Family Resource Brief, School Resource Brief Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Professional Resource Guide, Family Resource Brief, School Resource Brief

Early and Middle Childhood

Bright Futures Projects
Early Childhood Development: Bibliography
Family Resources
School Resources
Social and Emotional Development in Children and Adolescents: Professional Resource Guide, Family Resource Brief, School Resource Brief, More …

Educational and
Community-Based Programs

Community Services Locator
Effective Community Programs: Organizations List
Effective Program Practices: Bibliography

Environmental Health

Environmental Health: Resource Brief

Health Communication
and Health Information Technology

Health Information Group
New Media Primer for Health Professionals

HIV

AIDS/HIV: Organizations List
AIDS/HIV in Pregnancy: Bibliography

Immunization and
Infectious Diseases

Immunizations: Resource Brief

Injury and Violence Prevention

Adolescent Violence Prevention: Professional Resource Guide
Child Safety and Injury Prevention: Resource Brief
Intimate Partner Violence: Professional Resource Guide, Family Resource Briefs
Infant Mortality and Pregnancy Loss: Professional Resource Guide
SUID/SIDS Gateway (formerly the National SUID/SIDS Resource Center)

Maternal, Infant and Child Health

Many topics throughout this site

Mental Health and
Mental Disorders

Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health
Depression During and After Pregnancy: Professional Resource Guide
Emotional, Behavioral, and Mental Health Challenges in Children and Adolescents: Professional Resource Guide
Health and Wellness for Adolescent Girls and Women with Mental and Behavioral Health Conditions: Professional Resource Guide
Social and Emotional Development in Children and Adolescents: Professional Resource Guide

Nutrition and Weight Status

Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition
Nutrition and Physical Activity for Women: Bibliography
Nutrition During Preconception and Pregnancy: Resource Brief
Nutrition in Children and Adolescents: Professional Resource Guide, Family Resource Briefs, School Resource Briefs
Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Professional Resource Guide

Oral Health

Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health
National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center

Physical Activity

Bright Futures Physical Activity
Nutrition and Physical Activity for Women: Bibliography
Physical Activity and Children and Adolescents: Professional Resource Guide, Family Resource Brief, School Resource Brief

Preparedness

Reaching Out to Children and Youth Following Disasters: Resource Brief

Respiratory Diseases

Asthma in Children and Adolescents: Professional Resource Guide, Family Resource Briefs, School Resource Briefs

Sleep Health

Safe Sleep [SIDS prevention]
Sleep in Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women: Professional Resource Guide, Family Resource Brief, School Resource Brief

Social Determinants
of Health

Life Course and Social Determinants: Resource Brief
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health: Professional Resource Guide

Substance Abuse

Health and Wellness for Adolescent Girls and Women with Mental and Behavioral Health Conditions: Professional Resource Guide
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Substance Use During Preconception and Pregnancy: Resource Brief
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Substance Use in Children and Adolescents: Resource Brief

Tobacco Use

Smoking/Tobacco Use Prevention: Organizations List

For library products on additional topics see the A-Z Index

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