Why New Moms Are Not Getting Enough Sleep
December 12, 2012 | News Release
Study identifies factors that keep new mothers from getting the sleep they need.
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Father Absence and Child Well-Being
October 1, 2002 | Report
A Critical Review.
Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in New Jersey Through a Home Visitation Program
July 14, 2010 | Program Result Report
Evidence-based home visitation refers to voluntary programs that meet federally mandated requirements for family-focused services - prenatally through early childhood - delivered in the home environment.
Shaniqua Ballard's Story
March 24, 2010 | Program Result Report
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.
Parental Media Mediation Styles for Children Aged 2 to 11 Years
April 1, 2006 | Journal Article
A number of negative health consequences in children have been associated with overexposure to media. The goal of this research was to better understand parental approaches to influencing children's use of media (television, video and computer). An ...
In Two California Counties Health Teams Support Grandparents Raising Their Grandkids
March 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 1999 more than 3.9 million children in America were being raised in homes maintained by one or more grandparent.
Free to Grow Special Report: New Britain, Connecticut
September 5, 2005 | Program Result Report
This report by the Free to Grow National Program Office at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University outlines how Free to Grow was integrated into the local Head Start program.
Free to Grow Special Report: Wausau, Wisconsin
September 5, 2005 | Program Result Report
This report by the Free to Grow National Program Office at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University shows how the Wausau, Wis., Head Start/Free to Grow initiative, one of 15 FTG demonstration sites, combated alcohol abuse and strengthened families.
Free to Grow Special Report: St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
September 5, 2005 | Program Result Report
This report by the Free to Grow National Program Office at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University summarizes efforts to integrate Free to Grow into the St. Mary, La., Head Start program.
Project Expands Well-Baby Care for Infants Born to Low-Income Women
January 31, 2004 | Program Result Report
The Gift of Life Foundation worked to remove barriers to care for infants born to low-income mothers in Montgomery's four-county region and to help prevent babies from "falling through the cracks" of the health care system there.