Address Toxic Stress in Vulnerable Children and Families for a Healthier America
June 21, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
Low incomes, subpar education, and often race and ethnicity, combine to create a conspiracy against health.
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‘Adverse Childhood Experiences’: Early Life Events that Can Damage our Adult Health
September 30, 2013 | New Public Health Post
RWJF.org recently pulled together a collection of resources on “adverse childhood experiences”—how common they are and what they can mean for the adults those traumatized children become.
A New Look at Nature vs. Nurture Emphasizes Multiple Influences
September 1, 2001 | Program Results Report
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the University of Notre Dame held a 1999 conference on parenting and child development.
Are Local Laws the Key to Ending Childhood Lead Poisoning?
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
Reducing and eventually eliminating childhood lead exposure through local policy innovations, is the main objective of this study.
Arlene Goldsmith, PhD
February 28, 2002 | Story
To Dr. Arlene Goldsmith, anyone can become a leader, provided they are driven, have a personality that is open and engaging, and a passionate commitment to the work they do.
Boston PBS Affiliate Produces "Failure to Protect" - Frontline Documentaries about the U.S. Child Welfare System
December 15, 2004 | Program Results Report
In January and February 2003, WGBH Educational Foundation aired a three-part Frontline series called "Failure to Protect," which addresses problems with the child welfare system in America.
Building Community Disaster Resilience
July 1, 2013 | Journal Article
A new approach that aligns everyday public health with emergency preparedness through community resilience.
Center for Child Welfare Identifies Needs of Hispanic Families
August 1, 1998 | Program Results Report
The Center for Child Welfare developed a series of activities designed to strengthen the organization's capacity to work with service providers, policymakers, researchers and community-based organizations that serve Latino children and their families.
Center Goes National to Solve Children's Health Issues, But Ends Up Local
August 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
The leadership of the Task Force for Child Survival and Development planned and implemented a national center to provide the public and policy-makers with science-based information on child health and development issues.
Child FIRST: A Program to Help Very Young At-Risk Children
October 1, 2012 | Book
This chapter of To Improve Health and Health Care, Volume XV, focuses on Child First, a family-based intervention to prevent mental health problems in high-risk mothers and young children.