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What is MCH Alert?

MCH Alert is a free weekly electronic newsletter that provides timely reference to research, findings, policy developments, recently released publications, new programs, and initiatives affecting the maternal and child health (MCH) community. Our goal is to make MCH news and policy more accessible to health professionals, policymakers, family advocates, community service professionals, MCH/public health faculty and students, families, and the public.

Delivered every Friday to your e-mail Inbox, MCH Alert is distributed to thousands of subscribers across the country. MCH Alert is also available on our Web site where you can review archives of past issues, search for specific topics, link to reports and resources discussed.

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Readers are welcome to submit new materials for consideration for the MCH Alert. Submissions should be new publications or journal articles that will be published in the next 1-4 weeks. The MCH Alert does not include announcements of upcoming events or materials that have been published prior to the month of the MCH Alert issue (e.g., articles published in June are not suitable for July issues). Submit materials to the MCH Alert Editor at mchalert@ncemch.org. Due to the concise length of the MCH Alert and the volume of materials available, not every submission can be selected for inclusion.

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If you have questions, comments,or suggestions, please use our online MCH Alert Feedback form. We strive to provide a timely, readable summary of the week's MCH news and would appreciate your feedback on the usefulness and the value of our publication.

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MCH Alert © 1998-2007 by National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH) and Georgetown University. MCH Alert is produced by Maternal and Child Health Library at NCEMCH under its cooperative agreement (U02MC0001) with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. MCHB reserves a royalty-free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable right to use the work for federal purposes and to authorize others to use the work for federal purposes.

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