PPN Newsletter January 2006
Listed below are recent updates to the Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities website (http://www.promisingpractices.net).
PROGRAMS THAT WORK
This month a new program summary has been added to the Healthy and Safe Children outcome area of the Programs that Work section.
Healthy Families New York Program Improves Childbirth Outcomes and Reduces Child Abuse and Neglect
Healthy Families New York (HFNY) is a community-based prevention program that provides intensive home visitation services to improve the health and well-being of children at risk for abuse and neglect. The program focuses on promoting positive parenting skills, preventing child abuse and neglect, ensuring optimal prenatal care and child health and development, and increasing parents’ self-sufficiency. Research finds that HFNY families have improved child birth weight outcomes and fewer reports of child abuse and neglect.
More about the HFNY program
RESEARCH IN BRIEF
Listed below are research summaries that have been added to the PPN site this month.
See all for 2006 » Healthy and Safe Children
Access to Care and Children's Primary Care Experiences
— Dec. 2005
Journal abstract at RAND Corporation website
Children at Risk: Consequences for School Readiness and Beyond
— Dec. 2005
Children Born in 2001: First Results From the Base Year of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
— Dec. 2005
Community Partnerships for Protecting Children: Challenges and Results
— Dec. 2005
Decline in Teen Smoking Appears to be Nearing Its End
— Dec. 2005
News release at National Institute on Drug Abuse website
Depression and Role Impairment Among Adolescents in Primary Care Clinics
— Dec. 2005
Food Marketing Aimed at Kids Influences Poor Nutritional Choices
— Dec. 2005
Mortality Among Very Low-Birthweight Infants in Hospitals Serving Minority Populations
— Dec. 2005
Patterns of Health Care Use That May Identify Young Children Who Are at Risk for Maltreatment
— Dec. 2005
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Physical Comorbidity Among Female Children and Adolescents
— Dec. 2005
Proven Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions
— Dec. 2005
Teen Drug Use Down But Progress Halts Among Youngest Teens
— Dec. 2005
The Health Status of Southern Children: A Neglected Regional Disparity
— Dec. 2005
The Preparedness of Schools to Respond to Emergencies in Children: A National Survey of School Nurses
— Dec. 2005
First Comprehensive National Study Finds Centers Safest Form of Childcare
— Nov. 2005
Indicators of School Crime and Safety in 2005
— Nov. 2005
Reaching Those in Need: State Food Stamp Participation Rates in 2003
— Nov. 2005
See all for 2006 » Children Ready for School
Children at Risk: Consequences for School Readiness and Beyond
— Dec. 2005
Children Born in 2001: First Results From the Base Year of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
— Dec. 2005
Proven Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions
— Dec. 2005
See all for 2006 » Children Succeeding in School
Children at Risk: Consequences for School Readiness and Beyond
— Dec. 2005
Proven Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions
— Dec. 2005
The Preparedness of Schools to Respond to Emergencies in Children: A National Survey of School Nurses
— Dec. 2005
Indicators of School Crime and Safety in 2005
— Nov. 2005
See all for 2006 » Strong Families
Reaching Those in Need: State Food Stamp Participation Rates in 2003
— Nov. 2005
ABOUT OUR SPONSORS
The Promising Practices Network appreciates the generous financial support of the following organizations:
- Annie E. Casey Foundation
- The California Wellness Foundation
- The Children's Institute
- Colorado Foundation for Families and Children
- The Colorado Trust
- The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
- Family and Community Trust
- Family Connection Partnership
- Foundation Consortium for California's Children & Youth
- Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families (GCYF)
- KidsOhio.org
- Northwest Early Childhood Institute
- New York State Office of Children & Family Services
- Oregon Commission on Children and Families
- Parents Action for Children (formerly the I Am Your Child Foundation)
- RAND Corporation
- The Spencer Foundation
GENERAL INFO
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