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Resource Guides MCH librarians have compiled the following information products of recent, high quality resources, tools, and links to other organizations to assist in staying abreast of new developments and conducting further research. Read more about Knowledge Paths, Annotated Bibliographies, Resource Briefs, and Organizations Resource Lists.

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Knowledge Paths
Web sites, publications, databases, and discussion groups. (selection criteria)

Annotated Bibliographies
Print, audiovisual, and electronic resources, drawn from MCHLine^®.

Organizations Resource Lists
Topical contact information and activities, drawn from MCH Organizations database.

•	Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
•	Adolescent Violence Prevention
•	Asthma in Children and Adolescents
•	Autism Spectrum Disorders
•	Children and Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs
•	Community Services Locator
•	Depression During and After Pregnancy
•	Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
•	Domestic Violence
•	Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) Services
•	Emotional, Behavioral, and Mental Health Challenges in Children and Adolescents
•	Health Insurance and Access to Care for Children and Adolescents
•	Infant Mortality and Pregnancy Loss
•	Nutrition in Children and Adolescents
•	Oral Health and Pregnant Women, Infants, Children, and Adolescents
•	Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents
•	Physical Activity and Children and Adolescents
•	Preconception and Pregnancy
•	Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
•	Social and Emotional Development in Children and Adolescents
•	Spanish-Language Health Resources
•	Feedback Form

•	Abstinence Education
•	Adolescent Mental Health
•	Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
•	Adolescent Prenatal Care
•	Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs
•	AIDS/HIV in Pregnancy
•	Breastfeeding and Working Mothers
•	Breastfeeding: Consumer Education Materials
•	Breastfeeding Promotion, Support, and Education
•	Bullying
•	Child Developmental Screening
•	Childhood Nutrition
•	Children's Health Insurance
•	Children's Mental Health
•	Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)
•	CSHCN: Child Care
•	CSHCN: Guidelines and Standards
•	CSHCN: Managed Care
•	Cost Effectiveness and Cost Benefit Analysis of MCH Programs
•	Culturally Competent Services
•	Disasters and Terrorism
•	Early Childhood Development
•	Effective Program Practices
•	Healthy People 2010
•	Home Visiting and Resource Mothers
•	Immunizations
•	Infant Mortality
•	Mental Health in Primary Care
•	Newborn Screening
•	Nutrition and Physical Activity for Women
•	Nutrition During Pregnancy
•	Outreach Programs and Strategies
•	Prematurity
•	Prenatal Care
•	Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
•	School Health Education
•	School Health Services
•	Sexuality Education
•	Smoking During Pregnancy
•	Smoking/Tobacco Use Prevention
•	Statistics Sources
•	Substance Use During Pregnancy
•	Women's Health
•	Women's Health: Consumer Education Materials
•	Feedback Form

•	Adolescent Pregnancy and Parents
•	Adolescent Violence Prevention
•	Adoption and Foster Care
•	AIDS/HIV
•	Breastfeeding
•	Child Abuse
•	Child, Adolescent, and Maternal Mortality
•	Child Care
•	Child Safety
•	Children with Special Health Care Needs
•	Consumer Health Materials: Sources
•	Culturally Competent Services
•	Eating Disorders
•	Effective Community Programs
•	Environmental Health
•	Family Resource Centers
•	Funding Sources
•	Genetics
•	Immunizations and Vaccines organizations
•	Infant Mortality Prevention
•	Injury Prevention
•	Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
•	Minority Health
•	Non-English Language Materials: Sources
•	Nutrition
•	Oral Health
•	Parenting
•	Prenatal Care
•	School Health
•	Sexuality Eduation
•	Spanish Language Materials: Sources
•	Statistics Sources
•	Substance Use
•	Feedback Form

Resource Briefs
Descriptions and links to key sources of information on select topics.

MCH Links
Categorical contact information and activities, drawn from MCH Organizations database

•	Adolescent Health
•	Assisted Reproductive Technologies
•	Breastfeeding
•	Child Safety and Injury Prevention
•	Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-benefit Analysis in MCH
•	Culturally Competent Services
•	Environmental Health
•	Family Health History
•	Genetics
•	Health Information Technology
•	Immunizations
•	Reaching Out to Children Following Disasters
•	School Health
•	Sexuality Education
•	Women's Health

•	Consumer Health and Safety
•	Data
•	Federal Government
•	General Information Resources and Libraries
•	MCHB Resource Centers
•	National Organizations
•	Professional Associations
•	State Information
•	Feedback Form

MCH Alert
Weekly electronic newsletter

Other Resources

•	Read current or past issues
•	Search the MCH Alert
•	Subscribe
•	Feedback Form

•	Child Health Day
•	Healthy People 2010
•	Non-English Languages
•	MCH History
•	MCH Thesaurus

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