Putting Children FIRST
September 5, 2012 | Video
Child FIRST is an innovative home-visit program in Connecticut, is designed to stabilize families, connect them with social services, and help develop and support nurturing, responsive caregivers.
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Helping a New Jersey Nonprofit Take Its Services to the Next Level
September 3, 2012 | Story
Claire E. Walton details how a New Jersey Health Initiative (NJHI) Community Agency Capacity Enhancement (CACE) grant is helping the state's oldest nonprofit dedicated to the welfare of children develop and deliver effective programs.
Helping Students Determine Community Needs, and How to Address Them
July 12, 2012 | Story
Walter Zelman, director of the public health department at California State University, Los Angeles, tapped into Commission to Build a Healthier America research to inform students as they assessed local health concerns.
Forty-Two Years of Improving Health and Health Care for Mothers, Infants and Families through Nurse-Midwifery
June 28, 2012 | Story
Ruth Watson Lubic recalls the Foundation's early history in the field of nurse-midwifery, and an old trail-blazing friend.
Pediatrics: Public Health Updates
November 28, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, reports on some key public health concerns for children and teens in the current issue, published online today. Vaccinating Children Against Chickenpox Also Helps Protect Babies Not Yet ...
What Should You Do If You Witness Child Abuse?
November 15, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Advocates say the immediate response should be a call to 911. “That’s an emergency, a child is being assaulted,” says Mitru Ciarlante, director of the Youth Initiative at the National Center for Victims of Crime. Trained operators will then contact ...
Helping Alabama's Kids Weather the Storm
July 21, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Our staff at Success By 6 and our early childhood program partners gathered to assess the damage to child care centers to see if families, child care providers or owners had housing, mental health or financial needs in the five counties that we work ...
Child FIRST Learning Session 4
September 15, 2010 | Toolkit
This presentation (Learning Session #4) was from the Child FIRST (Child and Family Interagency Resource, Support, and Training) program which took place on September 15-16, 2012. Child FIRST works with the most vulnerable young children (prenatal th ...
Measuring Devices for Over-the-Counter Medicines Invite Confusion, Put Children at Risk
February 16, 2011 | Story
New research by RWJF Physician Faculty Scholar H. Shonna Yin establishes baseline for evaluating industry compliance with new FDA guidelines.
Court Appointed Special Advocates Medical Advocacy Training Program
January 1, 2011 | Toolkit
This manual outlines the training goals and the role of the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Volunteer in Medical Advocacy. The primary goal for the CASA Medical Advocacy is to ensure that children receive regular well-care, dental care, and ...