A Patchwork of Progress
November 1, 2011 | Report
California making headway in battle against childhood obesity but study shows successes are uneven.
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Free To Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities
January 24, 2012 | Program Result
Free to Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities tested an innovative approach to two closely related public health problems - substance abuse and child abuse.
California Making Headway in Battle Against Childhood Obesity But Study Shows Successes are Uneven
November 9, 2011 | News Release
Study shows statewide rates for overweight and obesity among school-age children may be leveling off, but progress is uneven across counties.
How to Revitalize Poor Neighborhoods
April 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Roundtable on Initiatives for Children, Families and Communities continued to conduct in-depth research and analyses in selected areas that represent underlying or ongoing challenges to comprehensive community initiatives.
Strengthening Comprehensive Community Initiatives Helps Families
May 1, 1998 | Program Result
The Roundtable on Comprehensive Community Initiatives for Children and Families is an on-going forum of private funders, public officials, program directors, and evaluators.
A National Survey of Obesity Prevention Practices in Head Start
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The goal of this national study was to gain insight into obesity prevention practices at Head Start Programs. The authors administered a targeted survey to all Head Start program directors between February and April 2008.
New York City's Head Start Tries to Create Safe, Drug-Free Environments
February 26, 2007 | Program Result
From June 1998 through June 2004, Free to Grow attempted to replicate the program's substance abuse strategies in Head Start programs in three high-risk neighborhoods in New York City.
Helping Mothers and Children with a Families Center in Washington, D.C.
March 24, 2010 | Program Result
The Developing Families Center in Washington, D.C., provides health and social support services to young women and their families in the city's low-income, Black neighborhoods.
All Kids Count Project Builds Cooperation for Computerized Child Health Information Systems
July 1, 2005 | Program Result
The Task Force for Child Survival and Development worked for four years with federal, state and local public health agencies across the nation to foster the development of computerized child health information systems that integrate data from multiple sources.
Planning a Web-Based Immunization Registry for Rhode Island
June 1, 2002 | Program Result
Rhode Island's KIDSNET wanted its registry to meet the needs of Rhode Island's private providers its success depended on it, since nearly 100 percent of immunizations in the state are given by private sector providers.