MCH Alert: Tomorrow's Policy Today

August 2004

August 27, 2004

• New Web Site Features Integrate Detailed Perinatal Health Data
• Redesigned Web Site Enhances Public Access to Information on Dietary Supplements
• Report Looks at Impact of Health Care Trends on Health Centers
• Authors Summarize Findings on the Role of Vaginal Douching in the Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Young Women
• Literature Review Investigates Firearm Ownership and Storage Practices

August 20, 2004

• Trends Report on Health Insurance Coverage Released in Conjunction with Covering Kids Back-to-School Campaign
• AHRQ Redesigns Web-Based Tool for Measuring Quality in Child Health Programs
• Study Measures Progress Toward Meeting Healthy People Low Birthweight and Infant Mortality Goals
• Article Examines Association Between Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Use and Youth Assets
• Authors Assess Instrument Designed to Measure Parents' Reports of Barriers to Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs

August 13, 2004

• MCH Library Releases New Knowledge Path on Mental Health In Children and Adolescents
• Directory Presents Information on Funding Opportunities for Community-Based Participatory Research
• Authors Investigate Risk Factors for Childhood Overweight
• Analysis Assesses Insurance Coverage, Burden, and Adequacy for Children with Special Health Care Needs
• Article Explores Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Depressive Symptoms Among Young Adolescents

August 6, 2004

• Report Highlights Changes in SCHIP Enrollment
• Authors Investigate National Vaccination Coverage Among Children Ages 19 through 35 Months
• Study Assesses Effectiveness of Interventions on Primary Care Health Professionals’ Behaviors
• National Survey Explores Need for and Use of Mental Health Services Among Children and Adolescents Involved with Child Welfare
• Article Examines Health Professional Self-Efficacy and Adolescent Preventive Services