What's New? -Registration now open for 09/15 DataSpeak on New Approaches to State Surveillance of Children’s BMI -Streaming archive of Border Health DataSpeak Webcast now available! -The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs Chartbook 2005-2006 now available online! - Women's Health USA 2007 now available online! - Child Health USA 2006 now available online!

The Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center (MCHIRC) is dedicated to the goal of helping MCH practitioners on the Federal, State, and local levels to improve their capacity to gather, analyze, and use data for planning and policymaking.

The MCHIRC is funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau's Office of Data and Program Development under the supervision of Gopal Singh, Ph.D. The Project Director is Renee Schwalberg, MPH.

The MCHIRC's projects include:

• The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs Chartbook 2005-2006
• The Graduate Student Internship Program (GSIP)
• The DataSpeak Web conference series
• Child Health USA
• Women's Health USA
• Technical Assistance for State and Local MCH Agencies In Publishing Journal Articles
• Additional Resources, including helpful links and publications