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A collection of research summaries from 2009 that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.


Healthy and Safe Children       2009


Adolescent Exposure to Alcohol Advertising in Magazines: An Evaluation of Advertising Placement in Relation to Underage Youth Readership — Dec. 2009

Do Benefits of U.S. Food Assistance Programs for Children Spillover to Older Children in the Same Household? — Dec. 2009

Effects of Park Improvements on Park Use and Physical Activity: Policy and Programming Implications — Dec. 2009

Efficacy of Sexually Transmitted Disease/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Sexual Risk-Reduction Intervention for African American Adolescent Females Seeking Sexual Health Services — Dec. 2009

The Impact of Industry Self-Regulation on the Nutritional Quality of Foods Advertised on Television to Children — Dec. 2009

Income Volatility and Family Structure Patterns: Association with Stability and Change in Food Stamp Program Participation — Dec. 2009

Juveniles Arrests 2008 — Dec. 2009

Juveniles Who Commit Sex Offenses Against Minors — Dec. 2009

A Longitudinal Population-Based Study of Factors in Adolescence Predicting Homelessness in Young Adulthood — Dec. 2009

A National Survey of Obesity Prevention Practices in Head Start — Dec. 2009

National Survey Tracks Rates of Common Mental Disorders Among American Youth — Dec. 2009

Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies and Practices in Family Child Care Homes — Dec. 2009

Preschool-Aged Children's Television Viewing in Child Care Settings — Dec. 2009

Prescription Medication Sharing Among Adolescents: Prevalence, Risks, and Outcomes — Dec. 2009

Recent Trends in State Children's Health Insurance Program Eligibility and Coverage for CSHCN — Dec. 2009

Substance Use and the Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescents — Dec. 2009

Survival of Children with HIV in the United States Has Improved Dramatically Since 1990s — Dec. 2009

Teen Methamphetamine Use, Cigarette Smoking at Lowest Levels in NIDA's 2009 Monitoring the Future Survey — Dec. 2009

Teens and Sexting — Dec. 2009

Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Children Aged 12-17 — Nov. 2009

Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Children Aged 6-11 — Nov. 2009

Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Children Under Age 18 — Nov. 2009

Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Children Under Age 3 — Nov. 2009

Basic Facts About Low-Income Children: Children Under Age 6 — Nov. 2009

Behind International Rankings of Infant Mortality: How the United States Compares with Europe — Nov. 2009

Clinical Preventive Services for Adolescents — Nov. 2009

Effect of Early Intervention on 8-Year Growth Status of Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Infants — Nov. 2009

Estimating the Risk of Food Stamp Use and Impoverishment During Childhood — Nov. 2009

Improving Treatment Seeking Among Adolescents with Depression: Understanding Readiness for Treatment — Nov. 2009

Motor Development in Very Preterm and Very Low-Birth-Weight Children From Birth to Adolescence — Nov. 2009

The Negative Impact of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages on Children's Health — Nov. 2009

Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence Victimization from Adolescence to Young Adulthood in a Nationally Representative Sample — Nov. 2009

School-Based Interventions on Childhood Obesity: A Meta-Analysis — Nov. 2009

Screening Adolescents for Substance Use–Related High-Risk Sexual Behaviors — Nov. 2009

Television Exposure as a Risk Factor for Aggressive Behavior Among 3-Year-Old Children — Nov. 2009

Victimization by Peers and Adolescent Suicide in Three U.S. Samples — Nov. 2009

Violence, Abuse, and Crime Exposure in a National Sample of Children and Youth — Nov. 2009

Adolescent Beverage Habits and Changes in Weight Over Time: Findings from Project EAT — Oct. 2009

Availability of Less Nutritious Snack Foods and Beverages in Secondary Schools — Selected States, 2002-2008 — Oct. 2009

Children's Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey — Oct. 2009

From Paradox to Disparity: Trends in Neonatal Death in Very Low Birth Weight Non-Hispanic Black and White Infants, 1989-2004 — Oct. 2009

Impact of Teen Depression on Academic, Social, and Physical Functioning — Oct. 2009

A Longitudinal Study of Maternal Depression and Child Maltreatment in a National Sample of Families Investigated by Child Protective Services — Oct. 2009

Primary Access to Vehicles Increases Risky Teen Driving Behaviors and Crashes — Oct. 2009

The Relationship Between Protective Factors and Outcomes for Children Investigated for Maltreatment — Oct. 2009

The State of Latino Children and Youth in the United States — Oct. 2009

Bubbling Over: Soda Consumption and Its Link to Obesity in California — Sep. 2009

The Crunch Continues: Medicaid Spending, Coverage and Policy in the Midst of a Recession — Sep. 2009

Does Higher Quality Early Child Care Promote Low-Income Children's Math and Reading Achievement in Middle Childhood? — Sep. 2009

Early Emergence of Behavior and Social-Emotional Problems in Very Preterm Infants — Sep. 2009

Facts at a Glance: A Fact Sheet Reporting National, State, and City Trends in Teen Childbearing — Sep. 2009

Innovative Community-Based Prevention System Reduces Risky Behavior in 10-14 Year Olds — Sep. 2009

Long-Term Benefits of Short-Term Quality Improvement Interventions for Depressed Youths in Primary Care — Sep. 2009

Prevalence and Trends of Severe Obesity Among U.S. Children and Adolescents — Sep. 2009

Promoting Social-Emotional Wellbeing in Early Intervention Services: A Fifty-State View — Sep. 2009

Rates and Correlates of Recurrent Psychiatric Crisis Episodes Among Children and Adolescents in State Custody — Sep. 2009

Religiosity and Teen Birth Rate in the United States — Sep. 2009

The School Food Environment and Student Body Mass Index and Food Consumption: 2004 to 2007 National Data — Sep. 2009

Seven Years Later: Developmental Transitions and Delinquent Behavior for Male Adolescents Who Received Long-Term Substance Treatment — Sep. 2009

Socio-Economic and Family Characteristics of Teen Childbearing — Sep. 2009

Treating Even Mild Gestational Diabetes Reduces Birth Complications — Sep. 2009

What Has Been Learned About Expanding Children's Health Insurance? — Sep. 2009

12 Year Nationwide Drop in Tobacco Sales to Minors Continues Under State/Federal Partnership Program — Aug. 2009

Effects of a Prekindergarten Educational Intervention on Adult Health: 37-Year Follow-Up Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial — Aug. 2009

Engaging Parents to Increase Youth Physical Activity: A Systematic Review — Aug. 2009

Long-Term Effects of Drug Prevention on Risky Sexual Behavior Among Young Adults — Aug. 2009

Multiple Trajectories of Peer and Parental Influence and Their Association with the Development of Adolescent Heavy Drinking — Aug. 2009

Prenatal Airborne Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure and Child IQ at Age 5 Years — Aug. 2009

Preschool Depression — Aug. 2009

Prevalence, Characteristics, and Associated Health and Health Care of Family Homelessness Among Fifth-Grade Students — Aug. 2009

Recommendations for Blood Lead Screening of Medicaid-Eligible Children Aged 1-5 Years — Aug. 2009

A School-Based Program to Prevent Adolescent Dating Violence — Aug. 2009

Sixth Grade Students Who Use Alcohol: Do We Need Primary Prevention Programs for "Tweens"? — Aug. 2009

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood: What Every Policymaker Should Know — Aug. 2009

America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2009 — July 2009

Binge Drinking Among Youths and Young Adults in the United States: 1979-2006 — July 2009

Crash Types: Markers of Increased Risk of Alcohol-Involved Crashes Among Teen Drivers — July 2009

Depression, Sexually Transmitted Infection, and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Young Adults in the United States — July 2009

From Time Out to Hard Time: Young Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System — July 2009

Health Status and Behavioral Outcomes for Youth Who Anticipate a High Likelihood of Early Death — July 2009

Latino Children of Immigrants in the Child Welfare System: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Risk — July 2009

Obesity Prevalence Among Low-Income, Preschool-Aged Children in the United States, 1998-2008 — July 2009

Reproductive Health Outcomes Among Youth Who Ever Lived in Foster Care — July 2009

Sexual and Reproductive Health of Persons Aged 10-24 Years in the United States, 2002-2007 — July 2009

Study Shows Childhood Obesity-Related Hospitalizations Almost Doubled — July 2009

After-School Program Impact on Physical Activity and Fitness: A Meta-Analysis — June 2009

As College Drinking Problems Rise, New Studies Identify Effective Prevention Strategies — June 2009

Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2005 — June 2009

Local School Wellness Policies: How Are Schools Implementing the Congressional Mandate? — June 2009

NIDA Study Shows School-Based Prevention Program Reduces Problem Behaviors in Fifth-Graders by Half — June 2009

Perceived Barriers to Treatment for Adolescent Depression — June 2009

Potentially Avoidable Injuries to Mothers and Newborns During Childbirth, 2006 — June 2009

Prevention of Depression in At-Risk Adolescents — June 2009

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Teen and Parent Perspectives toward Depression Treatment — June 2009

Child Food Insecurity in the United States: 2005-2007 — May 2009

Child Health in Child Care: A Multi-state Survey of Head Start and Non-Head Start Child Care Directors — May 2009

Early Care and Education Quality and Child Outcomes — May 2009

Early Childhood Health Promotion and Its Life Course Health Consequences — May 2009

Eating When There is Not Enough to Eat: Eating Behaviors and Perceptions of Food Among Food-Insecure Youths — May 2009

Evaluating, Developing, and Enhancing Domain-Specific Measures of Child Care Quality — May 2009

Health Risk Behaviors and Mental Health Problems as Mediators of the Relationship Between Childhood Abuse and Adult Health — May 2009

High School Students Who Tried to Quit Smoking Cigarettes — May 2009

Issues for the Next Decade of Quality Rating and Improvement Systems — May 2009

Material Hardship and the Physical Health of School-Aged Children in Low-Income Households — May 2009

Multiple Purposes for Measuring Quality in Early Childhood Settings: Implications for Collecting and Communicating Information on Quality — May 2009

New Data Analysis Shows Possible Link Between Childhood Obesity and Allergies — May 2009

Parental Imprisonment, the Prison Boom, and the Concentration of Childhood Disadvantage — May 2009

Perceived Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Among Fifth-Grade Students and Its Association With Mental Health — May 2009

Prevention Program Helps Teens Override a Gene Linked to Risky Behavior — May 2009

Progress in Timely Vaccination Coverage Among Children Living in Low-Income Households — May 2009

Seven-Year Life Outcomes of Adolescent Offenders in Los Angeles — May 2009

Timing of Identification of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Findings from a Population-Based Surveillance Study — May 2009

Trends in Sexual Experience, Contraceptive Use, and Teenage Childbearing: 1992-2002 — May 2009

What We Know and Don't Know About Measuring Quality in Early Childhood and School-Age Care and Education Settings — May 2009

Adolescent Alcohol Use, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicide Attempts — Apr. 2009

Basic Facts About Low-Income Adolescents — Apr. 2009

The Challenge of Fetal Mortality — Apr. 2009

Child Abuse Training and Knowledge: A National Survey of Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, and Pediatric Residents and Program Directors — Apr. 2009

Children in Poverty: Trends, Consequences, and Policy Options — Apr. 2009

Drug Use and Limited Prenatal Care: An Examination of Responsible Barriers — Apr. 2009

Dynamics of WIC Program Participation by Infants and Children, 2001 to 2003 — Apr. 2009

Early School-Age Outcomes of Late Preterm Infants — Apr. 2009

Exploring the Links Between Family Strengths and Adolescent Outcomes — Apr. 2009

Follow-up Outcomes at 1 and 2 Years of Infants Born Less Than 32 Weeks After Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program — Apr. 2009

Highlights of the 2007 National Youth Gang Survey — Apr. 2009

Infidelity, Trust, and Condom Use Among Latino Youth in Dating Relationships — Apr. 2009

Juvenile Arrests 2007 — Apr. 2009

Maltreatment Following Reunification: Predictors of Subsequent Child Protective Services Contact After Children Return Home — Apr. 2009

Maternal Age, Multiple Birth, and Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants — Apr. 2009

Mental Health Needs of Low Income Children With Special Health Care Needs — Apr. 2009

Parsing the Achievement Gap II — Apr. 2009

Prevalence of Obesity Among U.S. Preschool Children in Different Racial and Ethnic Groups — Apr. 2009

Preventive Care for Adolescents: Few Get Visits and Fewer Get Services — Apr. 2009

Reduction in Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Response to a Low-Sugar, High-Fiber Dietary Intervention in Overweight Latino Adolescents — Apr. 2009

Substance Use and Delinquency Among Fifth Graders Who Have Jobs — Apr. 2009

Trends in Sexual Risk Behaviors, by Nonsexual Risk Behavior Involvement, U.S. High School Students, 1991-2007 — Apr. 2009

12-Month and Lifetime Prevalence of Suicide Attempts Among Black Adolescents in the National Survey of American Life — Mar. 2009

Age Variability in the Association Between Heavy Episodic Drinking and Adolescent Suicide Attempts: Findings From a Large-Scale, School-Based Screening Program — Mar. 2009

America's Youngest Outcasts: State Report Card on Child Homelessness — Mar. 2009

Births: Preliminary Data for 2007 — Mar. 2009

Disparities in Obesity and Overweight Prevalence Among U.S. Immigrant Children and Adolescents by Generational Status — Mar. 2009

Disparities in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors Among U.S. Children and Adolescents: Prevalence, Correlates, and Intervention Implications — Mar. 2009

Do Educational Materials Change Knowledge and Behaviour about Crying and Shaken Baby Syndrome? A Randomized Controlled Trial — Mar. 2009

Does Participation in Organized Sports Predict Future Physical Activity for Adolescents from Diverse Economic Backgrounds? — Mar. 2009

Early Impact of the Federally Mandated Local Wellness Policy on Physical Activity in Rural, Low-Income Elementary Schools in Colorado — Mar. 2009

Effect of School-Based Physical Activity Interventions on Body Mass Index in Children: A Meta-Analysis — Mar. 2009

Effectiveness of Educational Materials Designed to Change Knowledge and Behaviors Regarding Crying and Shaken-Baby Syndrome in Mothers of Newborns — Mar. 2009

The Effects of Varying Periods of Uninsurance on Children's Access to Health Care — Mar. 2009

Findings from the ABCD Screening Academy: State Policy Improvements that Support Effective Identification of Children At Risk for Developmental Delay — Mar. 2009

Food Insecurity and Risk of Poor Health Among U.S.-Born Children of Immigrants — Mar. 2009

Hospital Education in Lactation Practices (Project HELP): Does Clinician Education Affect Breastfeeding Initiation and Exclusivity in the Hospital? — Mar. 2009

Household Language, Parent Developmental Concerns, and Child Risk for Developmental Disorder — Mar. 2009

Hyperbaric Treatment for Children with Autism: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial — Mar. 2009

Major Depression and Antidepressant Treatment: Impact on Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes — Mar. 2009

Parental Disconnect Between Perceived and Actual Weight Status of Children: A Metasynthesis of the Current Research — Mar. 2009

Parents of Preschoolers: Expert Media Recommendations and Ratings Knowledge, Media-Effects Beliefs, and Monitoring Practices — Mar. 2009

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Identification of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders — Mar. 2009

Short-Term Intensive Treatment Not Likely to Improve Long-Term Outcomes for Children with ADHD — Mar. 2009

Smoking Patterns in Oregon Youth: Effects of Funding and Defunding of a Comprehensive State Tobacco Control Program — Mar. 2009

Sociodemographic, Family, and Environmental Factors Associated with Active Commuting to School Among U.S. Adolescents — Mar. 2009

State-Based Home Visiting: Strengthening Programs Through State Leadership — Mar. 2009

Teen Births: Examining the Recent Increase — Mar. 2009

Television Viewing in Infancy and Child Cognition at 3 Years of Age in a U.S. Cohort — Mar. 2009

Transforming Disability Policy for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities — Mar. 2009

Youths Exposed to HIV Before Birth Have Higher Chance of Developing Psychiatric Disorders — Mar. 2009

Adverse Childhood Events and Lifetime Alcohol Dependence — Feb. 2009

Association Between School Food Environment and Practices and Body Mass Index of U.S. Public School Children — Feb. 2009

Associations Between Indoor Environmental Factors and Parental-Reported Autistic Spectrum Disorders in Children 6-8 Years of Age — Feb. 2009

Breaking the Link Between Special Health Care Needs and Financial Hardship — Feb. 2009

The Effectiveness of Child Restraint Systems for Children Aged 3 Years or Younger During Motor Vehicle Collisions: 1996 to 2005 — Feb. 2009

The Impact of Episodic and Chronic Poverty on Child Cognitive Development — Feb. 2009

Improving Child Nutrition Policy: Insights from National USDA Study of School Food Environments — Feb. 2009

Managed Care Quality of Care and Plan Choice in New York SCHIP — Feb. 2009

Maximizing Kids' Enrollment in Medicaid and SCHIP: What Works in Reaching, Enrolling and Retaining Eligible Children — Feb. 2009

Meals Offered and Served in U.S. Public Schools: Do They Meet Nutrient Standards? — Feb. 2009

Nutritional Quality of the Diets of U.S. Public School Children and the Role of the School Meal Programs — Feb. 2009

Physical Activity and Depression in Young Adults — Feb. 2009

Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in the Incidence of Obesity Related to Childbirth — Feb. 2009

Reducing Low Birth Weight Through Home Visitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial — Feb. 2009

School-Based Screening to Identify At-Risk Students Not Already Known to School Professionals: The Columbia Suicide Screen — Feb. 2009

Suicidal Thinking May Be Predicted Among Certain Teens with Depression — Feb. 2009

Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Hispanic-White Disparities — Feb. 2009

Assisted Reproductive Technology and Trends in Low Birthweight — Jan. 2009

Covering Uninsured Children: Reaching and Enrolling Citizen Children with Non-Citizen Parents — Jan. 2009

Health Care Use and Health and Functional Impact of Developmental Disabilities Among U.S. Children — Jan. 2009

Intimate Partner Violence, Maternal Stress, Nativity, and Risk for Maternal Maltreatment of Young Children — Jan. 2009

Military Enlistment of Hispanic Youth: Obstacles and Opportunities — Jan. 2009

Prospects for Reducing Uninsured Rates Among Children — Jan. 2009

Racial Disparities in Perinatal Outcomes and Pregnancy Spacing Among Women Delaying Initiation of Childbearing — Jan. 2009

Resilient Girls—Factors that Protect Against Delinquency — Jan. 2009

SCHIP Children: How Long Do They Stay and Where Do They Go? — Jan. 2009

School-Based Physical Activity Programs for Promoting Physical Activity and Fitness in Children and Adolescents Aged 6-18 — Jan. 2009

The Socioeconomic, Health, Safety, and Educational Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California — Jan. 2009

Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Black-White Disparities — Jan. 2009

Trends in the Diagnosis of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents — Jan. 2009

The Validity of Teens' and Young Adults' Self-Reported Condom Use — Jan. 2009

2009 KIDS COUNT Data: Overall State Rankings — 2009

Child Maltreatment 2007 — 2009

Intimate Partner Violence and Community Service Needs Among Pregnant and Postpartum Latina Women — 2009