PPN Newsletter December 2006
Listed below are recent updates to the Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities website (http://www.promisingpractices.net).
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
Children's Mental Health: Facts for Policymakers
— Nov. 2006
Fact sheet at National Center for Children in Poverty website
Heat or Eat: The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Nutritional and Health Risks Among Children Less Than 3 Years of Age
— Nov. 2006
Journal abstract at Pediatrics website
Public Parks and Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls
— Nov. 2006
School Bus-Related Injuries Among Children and Teenagers
— Nov. 2006
Social Status, Stress, and Adolescent Smoking
— Nov. 2006
Too Soon to Tell: Deciphering Recent Trends in Youth Violence
— Nov. 2006
Preschoolers with ADHD Improve with Low Doses of Medication
— Oct. 2006
Targeting the Most Aggressive Children May Be Cost-Effective Prevention of Later Conduct Disorders
— Nov. 2006
Curbing Teen Dating Violence: Evidence from a School Prevention Program
— 2006
Triple Jeopardy for Vulnerable Children: Greater Health Needs, Less Access, Poorer Primary Care
— 2006
See all for 2006 » Children Ready for School
Preschoolers with ADHD Improve with Low Doses of Medication
— Oct. 2006
See all for 2006 » Children Succeeding in School
How the 2005 Hurricanes Affected Students in Louisiana
— Dec. 2006
Approaches to Parental Involvement for Improving the Academic Performance of Elementary School Children in Grades K-6
— Nov. 2006
See all for 2006 » Strong Families
Heat or Eat: The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Nutritional and Health Risks Among Children Less Than 3 Years of Age
— Nov. 2006
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 ChildrenThe 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)
Kansas Action for Children
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
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