MCH
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Ambulatory Pediatric Association (APA)
Contains educational guidelines for residency training in general pediatrics; information about APA's research, legislative activities, meetings, and membership; and publications that include APA's newsletter and parent fact sheets.
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American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD)
Contains guidelines, serials, brochures, and other resources for health professionals and parents about improving oral health for infants, children, and adolescents, including those with special health care needs.
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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Contains resources for parents and professionals regarding the physical, mental, and social health of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults, as well as information about AAP's advocacy work, research, publications, membership, and meetings.
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American College of Nurse - Midwives (ACNM)
Contains resources for professionals and women about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and midwifery. Professional information includes standards for practice, clinical bulletins, position statements, fact sheets, and advocacy materials.
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American Dental Association (ADA)
Contains position statements, fact sheets, news releases, product information, classroom activity resources, and a dentist directory for health professionals and consumers.
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American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA)
Includes information for health professionals and consumers on the oral health of children and adolescents. Contains an oral health education section for children and downloadable public service announcements that promote oral health.
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American Dietetic Association (ADA)
Offers nutrition resources for health professionals and consumers that include position papers, reports, fact sheets, and press releases. Topics include breastfeeding, child nutrition, and nutrition during pregnancy.
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American Hospital Association (AHA)
Contains facts about American hospitals, policy reports, position statements, and other resources about the organization, design, and management of hospitals, health systems, health services, and integrated delivery networks for patients, including the maternal and child health population.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Includes resources for physicians and consumers on a variety of health topics affecting families. Also contains information about AMA's policy and advocacy work, accreditation, education opportunities, products, services, and publications, including abstracts from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)
Presents resources for health professionals and consumers on a variety of MCH topics including reproductive health, breast cancer, heart disease, and domestic violence. Also includes a section for young women about careers in medicine.
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American Nurses Association (ANA)
Includes policy papers, nursing facts, position statements, legislative information, and a publications catalog. Topics include immunizations, reproductive health, and home care after delivery. Also contains information about continuing education opportunities available online.
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American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Contains information on continuing education programs and legislative activities along with patient education fact sheets, an occupational therapist directory, and other resources for health professionals, students, and consumers.
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American Public Health Association (APHA)
Includes fact sheets, policy statements, legislative information, and news releases about public health issues, including maternal and child health and reducing racial and ethnic disparities in health; also provides a Community Solutions to Health Disparities database.
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Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)
Offers links to employment and training resources, program information and case studies, and publications. Also provides a definition of public health and a list of currently accredited schools of publich health.
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CityMatCH
Provides newsletters, issue briefs, data reports, conference and program information, and other resources about urban maternal and child health (MCH) issues. Initiatives include the Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) collaborative and perinatal HIV prevention program. CityMatCH is a national membership organization for city and county health departments' MCH programs and leaders representing urban communities in the United States.
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National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
Provides program, research, and conference information; publications; and news about state health policy and practice. Children's health insurance, early childhood health and development, and foster care are among the topics addressed. NASHP is a forum of and for state health policy leaders.
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National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
Contains resources for pediatric nurse practitioners including access to a catalog of professional and patient education materials, links to on-line continuing education courses, access to funding opportunities, information on current federal legislative issues affecting children's health, and links to children's health advocacy groups.
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National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
Includes information about continuing education programs and legislative activities as well as issue briefs, position statements, and other publications about school nursing and the provision of school health services.
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National Governors Association (NGA)
Offers state and federal legislative news and policy analysis on issues affecting states. Provides issue briefs and other publications on maternal and child health topics including child and adolescent health insurance and access to care, oral health, and obesity prevention.
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National Perinatal Association (NPA)
Offers an online compendium of models of care for community-based, regional, and national perinatal health care programs. Also includes an online journal, newsletter, and links to other perinatal health resources.
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National School Boards Association (NSBA)
Contains resources for education professionals and policymakers on topics that include school health programs. Offers a database of sample policies, journal articles, program descriptions, and other materials that address the many health issues facing local school districts, such as HIV/AIDS, adolescent pregnancy prevention, nutrition, physical activity, and tobacco use prevention.
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National WIC Association (NWA)
Contains information about the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Also includes legislative, regulatory, and funding news impacting WIC and conference and training information about nutrition, breastfeeding, advocacy, and management skills building.
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NGA Online
Describes the efforts of the National Governors' Association (NGA) to improve health care in the states. Includes issue briefs, policy positions, legislative news, and model program information on child and adolescent health issues such as health insurance and access to care, oral health, and obesity prevention.
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School Nutrition Association (ASFSA)
Contains information about federal child nutrition programs, food safety, meal pattern requirements, nutrition education information for teachers, information about starting a nutrition advisory council in schools, and food topics in the news.
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Society for Adolescent Medicine (SAM)
Resources for professionals include position papers, position statements, a list service, continuing education classes, and annual conferences. Information for parents and adolescents include tip sheets on a variety of adolescent health issues and resources on responding to crisis situations.
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Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (SDBP)
Information for pediatric health professionals on workshops, scientific meetings, and research opportunities in the field of behavioral and developmental pediatrics. Includes links to a Residency Training Curriculum sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, professional list services, and a journal. Resources for parents include links to information and organizations dealing with a variety of behavioral and developmental issues such as helping children cope with tragedy, helping children exposed to violence, and helping children with language delays.
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