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American Academy of Pediatrics
This site provides a wide range of on-line information about AAP activities including policy statements, immunization schedules, public education brochures, advocacy initiatives, the Future of Pediatric Education II project, and AAP publications. Abstracts of the print edition of Pediatrics and the full text of the electronic edition also are available without charge. | Bright Futures
Bright Futures, from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, provides comprehensive guidelines for the health care of infants, children and adolescents. The full text of this document is available on line. | Bright Futures Center for Education in Child Growth and Development, Behavior, and Adolescent Health
Sponsored by Children's Hospital, Boston, and Maternal and Child health Bureau, this site contains 29 educational modules that focus on a learner-centered, case-based approach to teaching specific topics in child growth, development, behavior, and adolescent health (e.g., delayed puberty, learning disorders, adolescent health screening, contraception, anorexia nervosa, alcohol abuse, and depression) to medical residents and other medical professionals. | Child Trends, Inc.
Child Trends, Inc., a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization, collects and analyzes data on children, youth, and families. Particular focus is given to teenage pregnancy and childbearing, the effects of welfare and poverty on children, and parenting and family processes. This site provides abstracts of current and past projects, a publication list, some limited "facts-at-a-glance", and links to a number of related sites. | Commonwealth Fund
The Commonwealth Fund is a philanthropic organization which conducts surveys and supports projects in a number of health-related areas including women's health and child health. This site describes past and presently funded programs, guidelines, and organizational details. An extensive publications list also is available, many with summaries or full text on-line. Of note for adolescents are executive summaries and reports of surveys on youth mentoring, dropping out of school, health of adolescent girls, and health of adolescent boys (see site pages on child health, women's health and related publication lists). | Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (ChildStats)
The Forum, also known as ChildStats, is composed of participants from across government agencies and private research organizations. It fosters coordination, collaboration, and integration of federal data on children and families. The full texts of America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being and Nurturing Fatherhood are available on-line. The site also provides a wide range of links to other federal and non-federal Web sites with related statistics such as youth indicators, child health, percentage distribution of children under age 18 by race and ethnicity, and high school completion rates. | Healthy People 2020
This site provides the full text and related information on the DHHS Healthy People 2010 goals and objectives. | Maternal and Child Health Bureau
This site provides information about MCHB programs including the Office of Adolescent Health; details about MCHB's current competitive cycle; a list of publications, some of which, such as Bright Futures (a guide for well child and adolescent health care), are available on-line; and links to related Web sites. | National Center for Education in Maternal Child Health
Affiliated with Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute, NCEMCH provides health care professionals with information about resources, programs, and policy issues on maternal and child health. Services include reference assistance, customized searches, referrals, and interlibrary loans. This site includes an online library catalog; ed annotated bibliographies; the full text of Bright Futures; MCH publication lists; databases of programs funded by foundations, businesses, and government agencies; information on Title V block s; and a database of related organizations. | National Maternal Child Health Clearinghouse
This site includes a list of MCH Clearinghouse publications, some of which are downloadable. While a majority of these publications address younger children exclusively, a number are relevant to adolescents as well such as Americas Children: Key Indicators of Child Well-being, Parenting School-Age Children and Adolescents, and Americas Children: Health Insurance and Access to Care. Other site contents include state-by-state MCH resource contact info; and an extensive list of links to other maternal and child health Web sites. |
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| Social and Behavioral |
America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth
This is a national organization led by General Colin Powell which serves as a nationwide catalyst for public, private and non-profit organizations to focus their combined talents and resources to improve the lives of the nation's youth. Organizational information, goals, and activities are described. | Board on Children, Youth, and Families
The Board on Children, Youth, and Families (BOCYF) of the National Research Council provides a national focal point for authoritative, nonpartisan analysis of child and family issues relevant to policy decisions. This site contains organizational information; descriptions of current and completed activities including the BOCYF's Forum on Adolescence (with a number of on-line and downloadable reports); and a list of publications which may be viewed in full on-line or ordered in hardcopy. Examples of publications include Youth Development and Neighborhood Influences, Violence and the American Family, America's Children: Health Insurance and Access to Care, and Protecting Youth at Work. | Bright Futures Center for Education in Child Growth and Development, Behavior, and Adolescent Health
Sponsored by Children's Hospital, Boston, and Maternal and Child health Bureau, this site contains 29 educational modules that focus on a learner-centered, case-based approach to teaching specific topics in child growth, development, behavior, and adolescent health (e.g., delayed puberty, learning disorders, adolescent health screening, contraception, anorexia nervosa, alcohol abuse, and depression) to medical residents and other medical professionals. | Commonwealth Fund
The Commonwealth Fund is a philanthropic organization which conducts surveys and supports projects in a number of health-related areas including women's health and child health. This site describes past and presently funded programs, guidelines, and organizational details. An extensive publications list also is available, many with summaries or full text on-line. Of note for adolescents are executive summaries and reports of surveys on youth mentoring, dropping out of school, health of adolescent girls, and health of adolescent boys (see site pages on child health, women's health and related publication lists). | Division of Children and Youth Policy
The DCYP, a division of the Office of Human Services Policy within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, DHHS, undertakes a variety of research and evaluation projects on issues affecting children and youth. Executive summaries and, in some cases, the full report of recent projects are available on-line. Titles of interest include Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth, Comprehensive Service Integration Programs for At Risk Youth, Patterns of Adolescent Time Us, Research Findings on Evaluations of Positive Youth Development Programs, and the National Strategy to Prevent Teen Pregnancy as well as annual reports to congress on teen pregnancy prevention. | Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (ChildStats)
The Forum, also known as ChildStats, is composed of participants from across government agencies and private research organizations. It fosters coordination, collaboration, and integration of federal data on children and families. The full texts of America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being and Nurturing Fatherhood are available on-line. The site also provides a wide range of links to other federal and non-federal Web sites with related statistics such as youth indicators, child health, percentage distribution of children under age 18 by race and ethnicity, and high school completion rates. | Kids Count
Kids Count, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, tracks the status of children in the United States. This site provides extensive national and state-by-state trend data on various indicators of child and youth well-being with substantial data on adolescents including teen deaths rate by accident, homicide, and suicide; teen birth rates; juvenile violent crime arrest rates; percentages of teens who are high school dropouts; and percentages of teens not attending school and not working. | Search Institute
The Search Institute is an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization with the goal of advancing the well-being of adolescents and children by generating knowledge and promoting its practical application. Research and action focus on the role of protective and resilience factors—or "developmental assets"— for healthy development. This site primarily describes the Institute's orientation, activities, services, and publications. Some survey data on the percentages of secondary school youth who are endowed with developmental assets also is available on-line. | Society for Prevention Research
The Society for Prevention Research (SPR) seeks to advance science-based prevention programs and policies through empirical research. The international membership of the organization includes scientists, practitioners, advocates, administrators, and policy makers who are concerned with the prevention of social, physical, and mental health problems and the promotion of health, safety, and well-being. SPR holds an annual conference during which research is presented on all content areas of public health, education, human services, criminal justice and medical science. Website includes a monograph on developing monitoring systems that enable communities to track and prevent common youth problems. | The Future of Children
Published three times a year by The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, each issue includes a series of scholarly papers which, collectively, cover the title topic in depth. Past titles include such subjects as Children and Managed Care, Protecting Children from Abuse and Neglect, The Juvenile Court, Critical Issues for Children and Youth, Adoption, and School Linked Services. Recent issues are available on-line; all issues can be ordered in hard copy format at no charge. |
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| Health, Social and Behavioral (Combined Sites) |
Bright Futures Center for Education in Child Growth and Development, Behavior, and Adolescent Health
Sponsored by Children's Hospital, Boston, and Maternal and Child health Bureau, this site contains 29 educational modules that focus on a learner-centered, case-based approach to teaching specific topics in child growth, development, behavior, and adolescent health (e.g., delayed puberty, learning disorders, adolescent health screening, contraception, anorexia nervosa, alcohol abuse, and depression) to medical residents and other medical professionals. | Commonwealth Fund
The Commonwealth Fund is a philanthropic organization which conducts surveys and supports projects in a number of health-related areas including women's health and child health. This site describes past and presently funded programs, guidelines, and organizational details. An extensive publications list also is available, many with summaries or full text on-line. Of note for adolescents are executive summaries and reports of surveys on youth mentoring, dropping out of school, health of adolescent girls, and health of adolescent boys (see site pages on child health, women's health and related publication lists). | Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (ChildStats)
The Forum, also known as ChildStats, is composed of participants from across government agencies and private research organizations. It fosters coordination, collaboration, and integration of federal data on children and families. The full texts of America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being and Nurturing Fatherhood are available on-line. The site also provides a wide range of links to other federal and non-federal Web sites with related statistics such as youth indicators, child health, percentage distribution of children under age 18 by race and ethnicity, and high school completion rates. | Society for Prevention Research
The Society for Prevention Research (SPR) seeks to advance science-based prevention programs and policies through empirical research. The international membership of the organization includes scientists, practitioners, advocates, administrators, and policy makers who are concerned with the prevention of social, physical, and mental health problems and the promotion of health, safety, and well-being. SPR holds an annual conference during which research is presented on all content areas of public health, education, human services, criminal justice and medical science. Website includes a monograph on developing monitoring systems that enable communities to track and prevent common youth problems. |
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