Annotation: This web site provides access to fact sheets with 2011 statistical data about children and adolescents who live in families with low incomes in the United States. Topics include parental employment, parental education, family structure and other variables that play an important role in predicting the likelihood that a child will endure economic hardship. The facts sheets are divided into five age groups of children: Under Age 3, Under Age 6, Ages 6 to 11, Ages 12 to 17, and Children Under 18. Additional information for previous years is provide on the web site along with additional information on parental nativity, food insecurity, English language proficiency, intergenerational mobility, and other topics.

Contact: National Center for Children in Poverty, 215 West 125th Street, Third Floor, New York, NY 10027, Telephone: (646) 284-9600 Fax: (646) 284-9623 E-mail: info@nccp.org Web Site: http://www.nccp.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Children, Economic factors, Ethnic factors, Families, Geographic factors, Health insurance, Immigrants, Low income groups, Parents, Poverty, Racial factors, Statistical data, Trends

Annotation: This brief, which is part of a series of issue briefs examining he impact of the recession on children, examines unemployment from a child's perspective. It addresses the following questions: How many children are affected by parental unemployment? How does parental job loss affect children? Who are the children of the unemployed? Where do the children of the unemployed live? To what extent are families with children covered by unemployment insurance? The brief also reviews policies affecting the safety net for children of the unemployed.

Contact: First Focus, 1110 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 657-0670 Fax: (202) 657-0671 E-mail: http://www.firstfocus.net/about/contact-us Web Site: http://www.firstfocus.net Available from the web site.

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Keywords: Academic achievement, Adolescent attitudes, Child attitudes, Child development, Child health, Children, Ethnic factors, Families, Geographic factors, Health insurance, Low income groups, Parents, Poverty, Programs, Public policy, Racial factors, Statistical data, Unemployment

Annotation: This report describes the recommendations for developing a national strategy to reduce infant mortality to serve as a framework for the US Department of Health and Human Services, its agencies, and the entire federal government, in preparation for an official federal action plan. Report contents include an executive summary, including an outline of strategic directions and recommendations; background on the problem of infant mortality in the US; principles for a national strategy; and details on six strategic directions for reducing infant mortality. The appendices provide information on (A) continuum of services from prior to birth to improve the health of women and birth outcomes, (B) continuum of services following birth to improve infant health and survival, (C) opportunities to improve infant mortality through implementation of the Affordable Care Act, (D) crosswalk between action plan to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities and recommendations to reduce infant mortality, and (E) specific actions to increase breastfeeding. Extensive statistical data and references are provided.

Contact: Secretary's Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality, U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Web Site: http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/mchbadvisory/InfantMortality/index.html Available from the website.

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Keywords: Breastfeeding, Ethnic factors, Federal initiatives, Infant health, Infant mortality, National programs, Postpartum care, Pregnancy, Prenatal care, Prevention services, Program development, Racial factors, Statistical data, Strategic plans, Women's health

Annotation: This paper focuses on issues related to racial, ethnic, and nativity disparities in overweight in children in the United States and England. The paper addresses four questions: (1) whether disparities in childhood overweight exist for a broad set of racial/ethnic and immigrant groups, (2) whether the association between socioeconomic status and child overweight is similar for different racial/ethnic and immigrant subgroups, (3) whether a mother's age at arrival in the host country moderates the association between immigrant status and child overweight, and (4) whether a mother's obesity mediates a child's overweight. The paper provides background on the issue and discusses data, methods, and results.

Contact: Princeton University, Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, Telephone: (609) 258-5894 Fax: (609) 258-5804 E-mail: crcw@opr.princeton.edu Web Site: http://crcw.princeton.edu Available from the website.

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Keywords: Age factors, Child health, Ethnic factors, Immigrants, International health, Obesity, Racial factors, Research, Socioeconomic factors, Women's health

Annotation: This website provides information and resources related to efforts to increase the number of students and faculty from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in all facets of the public health and maternal and child health (MCH) work force and to enhance the learning environment by ensuring cultural competence within all components of training programs. Specifically, the website focuses on mentoring as a strategy to support racially and ethnically diverse students and faculty who are underrepresented within MCH training programs. The site includes links to a review of peer-reviewed and gray literature, a summary of information from listening sessions with students and faculty, and a list of multi-institutional or national programs that support mentoring efforts.

Contact: National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, P.O. Box 571485, Washington, DC 20057-1485, Telephone: (202) 687-5387 Secondary Telephone: (800) 788-2066 Fax: (202) 687-8899 E-mail: cultural@georgetown.edu Web Site: http://nccc.georgetown.edu Available from the website.

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Keywords: Cultural competence, Ethnic factors, MCH training, MCH training programs, Mentors, National programs, Programs, Public health, Racial factors, Research, Students, Training

Annotation: This annual report presents a summary of the state of disparities in the United States for health care quality and access associated with patient race, ethnicity, income, education, and place of residence. It also identifies priority populations as low-income groups, racial and ethnic minority groups, women, children, elderly, and individuals with special health care needs. Statistical information is provided in charts and graphs throughout the report. Quality issues in health care include the effectiveness of care for cancer, diabetes, end stage renal disease, heart disease, HIV and AIDS, maternal and child health, mental health, and respiratory diseases; patient safety; timeliness; and patient centeredness. Access issues discussed include getting into and getting care within the health care system, patient perceptions of care, and health care utilization. Contents also include a summary of findings, an introduction and methods used to prepare the report, and appendices providing detailed information on the data sources, methods, specifications, and tables used. The 2004 edition additionally surveys the disparities for rural populations.

Contact: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Suite 2000, Rockville, MD 20850, Telephone: (301) 427-1104 Secondary Telephone: (800) 358-9295 E-mail: http://info.ahrq.gov Web Site: http://www.ahrq.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Barriers, Child health, Data, Elder care, Ethnic factors, Health care delivery, Racial factors, Socioeconomic factors, Special health care needs, Statistics, Women's health

Annotation: This report examines recent trends and characteristics of home births in the United States from 1990 to 2009 and compares selected characteristics of home and hospital births. Topics include the increase in home births from 2004 to 2009; home births among white women vs other racial and ethnic groups, among women ages 35 and over vs younger women, and among women with several previous children vs. those without; risk profiles of home births; geographic factors; reasons women choose home births; and costs of home births vs. hospital births.

Contact: National Center for Health Statistics, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782, Telephone: (301) 458-4000 Secondary Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Fax: (301) 458-4020 E-mail: nchsquery@cdc.gov Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs Available from the website.

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Keywords: Age factors, Childbirth, Costs, Ethnic factors, Racial factors, Risk factors, Trends, Women

Annotation: This toolkit describes the efforts of the nine Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) that participated in Improving Outcomes for Children Involved in Child Welfare: A CHCS Quality Improvement Collaborative, designed by the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) and funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The toolkit includes a project overview, an overview and description of the impact of the MCOs' initiatives, and discussions of care coordination and lessons learned.

Contact: Center for Health Care Strategies, 200 American Metro Boulevard, Suite 119, Hamilton, NJ 08619, Telephone: (609) 528-8400 Fax: (609) 586-3679 E-mail: programs@chcs.org Web Site: http://www.chcs.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Behavior problems, Child health, Child welfare, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Collaboration, Ethnic factors, Foster care, Foster children, High risk children, Initiatives, Low income groups, Medicaid managed care, Mental health, Programs, Racial factors

Annotation: This report summarizes presentations and discussions from an Institute of Medicine workshop held in March 2011 to explore measurement and methodology in obesity prevention. Report topics include an overview of issues related to measurement in two key areas: (1) physical activity and the built environment and (2) food and nutrition policies and environments; measures, data sources, and methods that relate to both of these environments and that may help researchers and policymakers assess progress in obesity prevention; marketing strategies, public health campaigns, and data on marketing exposure; state and local policy efforts; and ethnic, geographic, and other disparities in obesity prevalence.

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: customer_service@nap.edu Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available from the website; $35.20, plus shipping and handling. Document Number: ISBN 978-0-309-22239-6.

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Keywords: Economic factors, Environmental influences, Ethnic factors, Geographic factors, Marketing, Nutrition, Obesity, Physical activity, Prevention, Public awareness campaigns, Public health, Public policy, Racial factors, Research, Statistical data

Annotation: This report examines long-term U.S. mortality trends by age, sex, and race, through 2010 (with preliminary data for 2010). Other topics include overall trends in deaths and risk of dying and heart disease and cancer as leading causes of death.

Contact: National Center for Health Statistics, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782, Telephone: (301) 458-4000 Secondary Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Fax: (301) 458-4020 E-mail: nchsquery@cdc.gov Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs Available from the website.

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Keywords: Age factors, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Death, Mortality, Racial factors, Research, Sex factors, Statistics, Trends, Trends