The MCH Library houses a collection of historical documents and reports related to maternal and child health in the United States and health services for children and families.

A particular focus is programs of the federal government, including activities of the Children's Bureau and Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services under Title V of the Social Security Act.

Overview

• Maternal and child health at the millennium (2000) (code MCHN049)
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• Understanding Title V of the Social Security Act (2001) (code MCHN012)
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Materials in the MCH Library

• Children's Bureau to Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Name Change:
  The evolution of the present MCHB from the Children's Bureau.
• The History of MCH: Bibliography.
• MCH Projects Archive (through 10/01/2002)
• MCH Research Program Archive (through 10/01/2002)
• The MCH Training Program Building the Future and Evaluation
• Search MCHLine^® for materials on specific topics going back to 1912.

  Owing to their age, many of these materials are not available electronically; limited quantities of photocopies and loans are available from the MCH Library.

Special Collections

• New! The MCH Library has initiated a project to digitalize its collection of Children's Bureau documents and post them full-text online! Read more.
• Records of the Children's Bureau 1912-1969
  Microfilm collection of 290 reels containing materials from the National Archives and Records Administration. Read more.
• William McConway Hiscock Collection on Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)
  Collection of 159 items, primarily reports and articles, published between 1973 and 1982. Read more.
       • EPSDT: bibliography of recent materials
• Final Reports from the MCHB
  This collection includes over 1,000 final reports of projects funded by MCHB, from the 1960s to the present. Read more.

Legislation and Program Data

• MCH Services Block Grant Legislative Base.
  Links to the legislation outlining the history of MCH as well as links to current data and programmatic information.
• Social Security History
  A history of the development of social security, agency history, and links to special collections.
• Title V Information System
  Data from annual State Title V Block Grant applications and reports that tracks information on key MCH measures.
• MCH Program Data
  Abstracts of MCHB-funded discretionary grants describing project goals, methodology, and other elements.

Links

• Materials on MCH History
  • MCH Legislation, History, Terms, and Milestones
    Compiled by the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health
  • MCH Timeline: History, Legacy and Resources for Education and Practice
    Searchable history of maternal and child health in the United States with in-depth modules on topics such as MCH 101, MCH Systems of Care, Infant Mortality, and MCH Performance and Accountability.
  • MCH History Presentation by Dr. Peter van Dyck on MCHCOM.com
• Other Historical Collections
  • American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatric History Center
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, J. Bay Jacobs, M.D. Library for the History of Obstetrics and Gynecology in America
  • Emory University Public Health InfoLinks: History of Public Health
  • Harvard University, Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
  • Medical Library Association, History of the Health Sciences World Wide Web Links
  • National Archives and Records Administration
  • National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine
  • New York Academy of Medicine Historical Collections
  • University of Pennsylvania Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing