Building Community Disaster Resilience
July 1, 2013 | Journal Article
A new approach that aligns everyday public health with emergency preparedness through community resilience.
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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.
Public Health Law Research
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
This article reviews the field of public health law research and its progress in both methodological rigor and in identifying sources of data.
International Variations in Harsh Child Discipline
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines the frequency of harsh discipline of children across a range of countries and communities. Child abuse is a serious problem throughout the world, but comprehensive comparative information on child abuse is lacking.
Temperament as a Moderator of the Relation Between Neighborhood and Children's Adjustment
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Children vary in their sensitivity to neighborhood influences—good and bad.
Local Health Departments and Specific Maternal and Child Health Expenditures
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
As a part of the Public Health Activities and Service Tracking study and in collaboration with partners in two Public Health Practice–Based Research Network states, we examined relationships between local health department (LHD) maternal and child h ...
Mother's Community Participation and Child Health
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
When mothers of the most disadvantaged children participate in the community, their children's health improves, according to this analysis of an Indonesian longitudinal study of family health and welfare. This suggests community participation may be an important mechanism to help break the intergenerational cycle of poverty.
Investigators Probe Impact of Workfare on Children's Health
December 1, 2004 | Program Results Report
The 1996 federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (known as welfare reform) changed the focus of welfare from providing open-ended financial aid to providing transitional assistance while the head of household secures work.
Prior Personal Relationships Predict how Well Teens Function as Parents
January 28, 2003 | Program Results Report
In 1999-2001, the University of Utah Department of Psychology conducted the third round of data collection and analysis for the Young Parenthood Project.
University Develops a Strategic Plan for Its Collaborative "Harvard Children's Initiative"
May 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
In 2001, the Harvard Children's Initiative developed a strategic plan to attract and motivate Harvard University students, faculty and staff to participate in a sustained effort to serve children.