Addressing Childhood Obesity by Studying Preschool Children
May 31, 2011 | Story
Studying what preschoolers in child care centers in California are eating and drinking - and the quality of food and beverages served.
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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.
Shaniqua Ballard's Story
March 24, 2010 | Program Result
Shaniqua Ballard was living without much hope in a shelter for pregnant women, with little money and no health insurance, until she discovered the Developing Families Center, where she received obstetric and well-woman care, and enrolled her children in the child development program.
Children's Futures: Lessons From a Second-Generation Community Change Initiative
January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Children's Futures, a 10-year RWJF initiative, developed a comprehensive, citywide program in Trenton, N.J. focusing on the critical time period of prenatal care to age three to ensure health and school readiness. This article explores the initiative's first five years, the available results and lessons learned.
Ties that Bind and Heal
February 1, 2005 | Program Result
From February 2003 through May 2004, researchers at Public/Private Ventures in Philadelphia analyzed how linking child care with health services could improve low-income and minority children's access to and quality of health care.
Dentists Brush Aside Obstacles to Bring Dental Care to Schoolchildren
January 28, 2002 | Program Result
Babyland Family Services, Inc. provided a system of care and outreach to address the multiple dental health needs of children lacking proper dental care.
Children's Futures' First Five Years
August 1, 2008 | Evaluation
This evaluation measures the effect of Children's Futures in the lives of participating families in Trenton, N.J.
New York Study Shows Telemedicine is Effective for Care of Low-Income Children in School-Based Settings
April 30, 2007 | Program Result
The University of Rochester Medical Center expanded a pilot project in Rochester called Health-E-Access, which they had created in 2001 to study the use of telemedicine to treat inner-city students.