Annotation: This brochure provides an overview of the Head and Spinal Cord Injury (HSCI) Program in Florida, which provides all eligible residents who sustain a head or spinal cord injury equal opportunity to obtain the services they need to return to an appropriate level of functioning in their community. It includes a description of the services provided by the program, eligibility requirements, information on how the program is administered and funded, and contact information.

Contact: Brain Injury Association of America, Florida Office, 1621 Metropolitan Boulevard, Suite B, Tallahassee, FL 32308, Telephone: (850) 410-0103 Fax: (850) 410-0105 E-mail: biaftalla@biaf.org Web Site: http://www.biaf.org/ Price unknown.

Keywords: Florida, Head injuries, Special health care needs, Spinal cord injuries

Annotation: This document is an outline of the content and methodology of the mentoring and supervision curriculum used to train leadership individuals in home visiting. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Florida Panhandle Healthy Start, 1339 East Lafayette Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301, Telephone: (850) 922-1300 Fax: (850) 922-1352 E-mail: mgraham@mailer.fsu.edu Price unknown.

Keywords: Curricula, Florida, Healthy Start, Home visiting, Infant mortality, Infants, Mentors, Pregnant women, Prevention programs, Supervision, Training materials

Annotation: The goal of this project was to reduce the incidence of low birthweight by improving the preconceptional health of women who were at high risk for delivering a low birthweight infant. High-risk women were identified at delivery and were followed for 2 years. Client services were then provided by community health workers, who made home visits and developed a risk reduction plan for each client. Intervention protocols were developed for each risk factor and involved referral to the appropriate resource, followup to ensure client compliance, and reinforcement of professional counseling or supplemental teaching. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: customerservice@ntis.gov Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov/Index.aspx Document Number: NTIS PB93-196848.

Keywords: Community-Based Health Services, Florida, High risk groups, High risk mothers, High risk pregnancy, Indigent Patients, Infant Mortality, Intervention, Low Birthweight, WIC Program

Annotation: This paper discusses the results of a study on children born in Florida from 1992 to 2002, and the effect of birth weight on cognitive development from kindergarten through middle school. Study methodology is reviewed and results are discussed in the following categories: heavier versus lighter twins; testing; results by grade; differences by genetics, gender, maternal race, ethnicity and immigrant status; and family socioeconomic status. Topics also include birth weight discordance, school quality and the effect of birth weight on test scores, and birth weight gaps at kindergarten entry. A bibliography and statistical data conclude the paper.

Contact: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398, Telephone: (617) 868-3900 Fax: (617) 868-2742 E-mail: info@nber.org Web Site: http://www.nber.org Available from the web site at no charge after registration.

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Keywords: Cognitive development, Early childhood, Florida, Learning, Low birthweight, Newborn infants, School readiness, State surveys, Statistical data

Annotation: This fact sheet presents oral health as a serious health issue, challenges in access to oral health care, and policy solutions. Additional contents include data on the numbers and percentages of children and adults who were eligible for Medicaid oral health services and those who used these services as well as the numbers and percentages of adults who visited a dentist or clinic in the past year and those who did not, by income group.

Contact: Florida Public Health Institute, 1622 North Federal Highway, Suite B, Lake Worth, FL 33460, Telephone: (561) 533-7909 Fax: (561) 533-7966 E-mail: http://www.flphi.org/contact-us Web Site: http://www.flphi.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Adults, Children, Costs, Florida, Health care utilization, Medicaid, Oral health, State surveys, Statistical data

Annotation: This resource provides information on barriers to and opportunities for understanding children’s dental caries and other public oral health issues. Topics include health care coverage and financing, prevention, safety nets, surveillance, and work force issues. Topics include national and Florida health policies.

Contact: Florida Public Health Institute, 1622 North Federal Highway, Suite B, Lake Worth, FL 33460, Telephone: (561) 533-7909 Fax: (561) 533-7966 E-mail: http://www.flphi.org/contact-us Web Site: http://www.flphi.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Children, Dental caries, Florida, Health care financing, Oral health, Public health, State programs, Surveillance, Work force

Annotation: This final report describes a Florida project to increase age 1 dental visits for children at high risk for oral disease and improve access to oral health services for children with special health care needs. The report includes an overview of the need for improved oral health access in Florida; descriptions of significant changes, experiences, and collaborative activities related to the project; and a discussion of project sustainability. A list of publications and other materials produced during the project period is also provided. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, Box 571272, Washington, DC 20057-1272, Telephone: (202) 784-9770 Fax: (202) 784-9777 E-mail: mchgroup@georgetown.edu Web Site: http://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Children with special health care needs, Collaboration, Final reports, Florida, Oral health, Young children

Annotation: This issue brief highlights the efforts of state Title V maternal and child health (MCH) programs and their partners in Colorado, Florida, Ohio, and Vermont to integrate public and private health care services for women and children with low incomes and their families. The brief outlines the roles and strategies of state agencies and shows how these programs have already begun to improve children's health and reduce health care costs. Topics include new opportunities for public-private partnerships; how state MCH programs can promote service integration; engaging key stakeholders, including families; building systems to service children with special health care needs; providing or paying for care coordination; developing standards and promoting quality; and lessons for other states.

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

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Keywords: Child health, Children with special health care needs, Colorado, Costs, Families, Financing, Florida, Health care systems, Health services, Low income groups, MCH programs, Ohio, Program coordination, Service coordination, State programs, Title V programs, Vermont, Women's health

Annotation: This report provides statistical information about fetal and infant deaths in Florida and the United States up to 2011. Most of the information is presented in tabular form. Information is presented about deaths by race, by county, and by selected cause.

Contact: Florida Department of Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee, FL 32399, Telephone: (850) 245-4147 Fax: (850) 487-4574 Web Site: http://www.doh.state.fl.us Available from the website.

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Keywords: State surveys, Fetal death, Florida, Infant death, Racial factors, Trends

Annotation: This report presents finding from the fourth year of an evaluation conducted to determine how families use and are affected by Florida's Palm Beach County's system of prevention and early intervention services designed to promote and support the healthy development and school readiness of children from birth through age 8. The system so far has focused on families at high levels of poverty, adolescent pregnancy, crime, and child maltreatment. The report, carried out when the focal child was ages 3 to 3 1/2, looks at changes in family characteristics, service use, and selected maternal and child outcomes over time. It also provides information about opportunities, challenges, and recommendations for the county's effort, particularly in meeting the needs of foreign-born families and supporting the development of their children.

Contact: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, Telephone: (773) 753-5900 Fax: (773) 753-5940 Web Site: http://www.chapinhall.org Available from the website.

• 2010 Report
• Previous Reports And Executive Summaries

Keywords: Child development, Child health, Early intervention, Evaluation, Families, Florida, Health promotion, Health services, Immigrants, Infant development, Infant health, Local programs, Poverty, Prevention, School readiness, Social services