Annotation: This toolkit highlights strategies and provides resources to help organizations address intimate partner violence and perinatal depression within their own communities. Topics include making the case, building and sustaining partnerships, raising awareness, developing cultural and linguistic competency, addressing policy, and implementing standards of care guidelines. Pre- and post-program assessment tools and links to national resources are included.

Contact: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 18-05, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 443-2170 Secondary Telephone: (800) 311-BABY (311-2229) Web Site: http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov Available from the web site.

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Keywords: Community programs, Depression, Domestic violence, Organizational change, Outcome and process assessment, Perinatal health, Postpartum depression, Program evaluation

Annotation: This issue brief summarizes research examining the potential impact of moving children currently receiving health coverage through California’s Healthy Families Program into Medi-Cal or the California Health Benefit Exchange. The research (commissioned by the 100% Campaign, a collaborative effort of Children Now, The Children’s Partnership, and Children’s Defense Fund-California) examines various scenarios for the future of Healthy Families and makes recommendations on which of the children in that program (based on income levels) should be moved into Medi-Cal. The brief includes a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages for low-income children in each of four scenarios, and suggestions policy directions based on the findings.

Contact: Urban Institute, 2100 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037, Telephone: (202) 833-7200 Fax: (202) 467-5775 E-mail: http://www.urban.org/about/contact.cfm Web Site: http://www.urban.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: California, Children, Low income groups, Outcome evaluation, Policy development, Program improvement, Research, State Children's Health Insurance Program, State programs

Annotation: This report describes the evaluation and outcomes of a pilot project to educate, train, and deploy community health workers in managing and improving the oral health of people in underserved communities. Topics include the role of the Community Dental Health Coordinator (CDHC) in providing oral health education, performing routine preventive procedures, and connecting clients to dentists for treatment. The report also describes core competencies and components of the CDHC curriculum and the status of CDHC student cohorts.

Contact: American Dental Association, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678, Telephone: (312) 440-2500 Fax: (312) 440-7494 E-mail: info@ada.org Web Site: http://www.ada.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Community based services, Health care delivery, Oral health, Outcome evaluation, Preventive health services, Process evaluation, Professional education, Training, Work force

Annotation: This report presents findings from an evaluation of the long-term effectiveness of the Building Strong Families (BSF) project -- a relationship skill building education program for unmarried parents sponsored by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, The report presents an overview of the percentage of children born to unmarried parents; describes the BSF program designed to serve unmarried, romantically involved couples who were expecting or recently had a baby; and discusses the impact of the BSF program on participating couples (for example, its effects on parenting, father involvement, child well being, and the couple's relationship). The impact of BSF on key outcomes such as parenting, family stability, and economic stability are provided in the appendices.

Contact: Mathematica Policy Research, P.O. Box 2393, Princeton, NJ 08543-2393, Telephone: (609) 799-3535 Fax: (609) 799-0005 E-mail: info@mathematica-mpr.com Web Site: http://www.mathematica-mpr.com Available from the website.

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Keywords: Families, Family relationships, Family support programs, Outcome evaluation, Parents, Relationships, Single parents

Annotation: This scientific review summarizes current evidence on the health consequences of cesarean delivery, focusing on the adverse consequences of cesarean delivery as well as adverse outcomes that may be intrinsic to labor or vaginal birth. Included are answers to ten questions related to the physical effects in women and babies that may occur more frequently with cesarian versus vaginal delivery; complications that are unique to cesarean and vaginal deliveries; and risks to women and children that may be associated with method delivery. A detailed list of the review findings, the methods used to locate and present the best evidence, and the implications for the future are also presented.

Contact: Childbirth Connection, 260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, Telephone: (212) 777-5000 Secondary Telephone: (508) 651-2442 Fax: (212) 777-9320 E-mail: info@childbirthconnection.org Web Site: http://www.childbirthconnection.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Cesarian section, Comparative analysis, Outcome evaluation, Research reviews, Vaginal birth

Annotation: This evaluation report summarizes methods, outputs, and outcomes of Phase II (community awareness and education) of the Community Genetics Education Project, a project funded by a Health Resources and Services Administration cooperative agreement with the March of Dimes with the goal of increasing the genetic literacy of African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders. The report aims to identify overarching challenges, lessons learned, and best practice implications. Specifically, the report (1) summarizes methodologies used in the development of this report, (2) provides an overview of local site interventions, (3) describes the roles of various project partners in Phase II, (4) summarizes common elements of the local evaluations and provides an overview of specific local evaluation designs and methods, (5) summarizes and discusses local evaluation findings, (6) addresses how these findings have been disseminated and discussed, (7) discusses additional Phase II outcomes, (8) details implementation challenges and lessons learned, and (9) summarizes best practice implications.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.

Keywords: African Americans, Communities, Evaluation, Genetics education, Health literacy, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Intervention, Outcome and process assessment, Pacific Islanders

Annotation: This issue brief examines the correlation between the self-reported quality of parent relationships and the emotional and behavioral health outcomes of children across various social, economic, and racial/ethnic subgroups. Using data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health, the brief compares reported levels of parental relationship happiness (ranging from completely happy to not very happy) with their child's level of social competence, engagement in school, parent-child communication, and external behavior (positive or negative). The data compares findings across income levels (presented as a percentage of the federal poverty level); by racial/ethnic group (White, Hispanic, and Black), education level of parent; and parental relationship status (married or cohabiting and whether the parents are biological, adoptive, or step parents). The report concludes that happy parental relationships are quite consistently related to better outcomes for children and families across all types of subgroups

Contact: Child Trends, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200W, Bethesda, MD 20814, Telephone: (240) 223-9200 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.childtrends.org Available at no charge.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Behavioral development, Children, Data, Data analysis, Emotional development, Mental health, National surveys, Outcome evaluation, Parent child relations, Parents

Annotation: This resource brief describes four federal programs developed to help protect the health of young children: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); and the Affordable Housing program. The brief summarizes research indicating how children who suffer from poor nutrition, unstable housing and inadequate home heating have a greater likelihood of poor health, and highlights research findings indicating that young children who participate in these federal programs are more likely to be food secure, growing and developing in healthy, age-appropriate ways, and less likely to be hospitalized. The brief calls on the nation's leaders to consider the evidence indicating the importance of investing in our youngest children while making decisions concerning deficit reductions.

Contact: Children's HealthWatch, Vose Hall Fourth Floor, 88 East Newton Street, Room 423, Boston, MA 02118, Telephone: (617) 414-6366 Fax: (617) 414-7915 E-mail: info@childrenshealthwatch.org Web Site: http://www.childrenshealthwatch.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child health, Federal programs, MCH research, Outcome evaluation, Policy development, Prevention programs, Reports, Young children

Annotation: This document provides oral health information as part of the overall 2011–2012 strategic plan for improving the health of North Carolina citizens. Topics include eliminating disparities in oral health by using best practices to reduce oral diseases through prevention, education, and health promotion services; monitoring the public’s oral health; and promoting access to oral health care. Additional information is provided on community-based work force coverage, program goals and strategies, action steps and data and evaluation, and outcomes and measures of progress.

Contact: North Carolina Division of Public Health, Oral Health Section, 1910 Mail Service Center, 5505 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC 27699-1910, Telephone: (919) 707-5480 Fax: (919) 870-4805 Web Site: http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dph/oralhealth Available from the website.

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Keywords: Children, Goals, North Carolina, Oral health, Outcome evaluation, Program descriptions, Public health dentistry, State programs, Strategic plans

Annotation: This paper analyzes the relationship between having one or more father figures in a young person's life and the likelihood that he or she will engage in delinquent criminal behavior. The paper focuses on the distinctions between the roles of residential and non-residential, biological fathers as well as stepfathers, and reports on differences observed based on the presence or absence of a father figure and on the gender of the child. The data analyzed in the study comes from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health administered by the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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 website after free registration.

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Keywords: Adolescent behavior, Behavior development, Fathers, Juvenile delinquency, Longitudinal Research, Outcome evaluation, Parent child relations