Maternal and Child Health Programs Databases

The databases listed below are excellent tools for identifying programs to improve the health and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, and their families. Where appropriate, we've included tips and search examples on how to identify programs efficiently.

AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange. Information about evidence-based innovations and tools for health professionals and researchers to improve the quality of health care and reduce health disparities. The entire Health Care Innovations Exchange collection (Innovation Profiles and QualityTools) is freely available for download. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Children’s Health Insurance Program: CHIP State Program Information. Information on how each state has implemented the Children’s Health Insurance Program and a database of CHIP state plan amendments. Medicaid.gov.
Child Trends: What Works. Searchable register of over 700 programs that have had at least one randomized evaluation to assess child or youth outcomes related to education, life skills, and social/emotional, mental, physical, behavioral, or reproductive health.
ChildrensBudget.org. Annual funding information for each federally supported program that benefits children. For information about spcific health issues, use the Resource Search. First Focus.
Discretionary Grant Information System (DGIS). Information about discretionary grants issued annually by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).
Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj). Scroll down to the HSRProj section for frequently used resources from the HSRProj database . An archived version of this site is at Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj) - Last Archive capture date - September 12, 2021. Note: Some links on the archived site might not work. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
MCH Links. Information about and links to MCH-related websites by category (e.g., National MCH Resource Centers). MCH Digital Library.
MCH Organizations Database. Information about government, professional, and voluntary organizations involved in MCH activities, primarily at a national level. Search MCH Organizations for your topic or view topical organizations lists produced from the database. MCH Digital Library.
MCH Projects Database. Information about projects funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) through October 1, 2004. See MCHB's Discretionary Grant Information System (DGIS) for information on projects funded after October 1, 2004. MCH Digital Library.
Model Practice Database. Information about model and promising county and city public health program practices. National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR): Program Database. Information about disability and rehabilitation research projects funded by NIDRR. National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC).
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD): Patient Organizations Database. Information about organizations that help people with rare disorders.
Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center. Information about interventions supporting mental health promotion, substance abuse prevention, and mental health and substance abuse treatment. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Prevention Research Centers (PRC). Information about research projects conducted by PRCs, which work as an interdependent network of community, academic, and public health partners to conduct prevention research and promote widespread use of practices proven to promote good health incluidng Center Profiles, PRC Special Interest Projects, PRC Impact, and more. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Promising Practices Network (PPN) on Children, Families, and Communities: Programs That Work. Information about programs and practices that research indicates are effective in improving outcomes for children, adolescents, and families. RAND Corporation. Please note: The PPN program concluded in June 2014.
Youth.gov: Evidence Based Program Directories. Information about evidence-based programs that promote effective community-based efforts to address risk and protective factors among children and adolescents. Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs.

Related MCH Digital Library Resources

Maternal and Child Health Data and Statistics resource brief
Maternal and Child Health Literature and Research Databases resource brief

Maternal and Child Health Programs Databases: Resource Brief. (February 2012). (Updated: February 2017, April 2024, November 2024).

Authors: Susan Brune Lorenzo, M.L.S., NCEMCH; Olivia Pickett, M.A., M.L.S., NCEMCH.