Georgetown University: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health

NCEMCH: A Research Center of Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute

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MCH Alert Weekly Newsletter

September 12, 2008

•	Partners Engage in Focused Effort to Improve the Oral Health of Pregnant Women
•	Report Examines Eligibility, Participation, and Operations of the Commodity Supplemental Food Program
•	Web Site Highlights Initiative to Examine the Social Mission of Medical Education
•	Article Assesses Awareness and Use of California's Paid Family Leave Insurance Program Among Parents of CSHCN
•	Analysis Provides Evidence Against Association of Autism with MMR Exposure

Recognizing that high-quality maternal and child health (MCH) services are vital to the health of the nation, the NCEMCH was established in 1982 at Georgetown University as a national resource to the MCH community. The Center's multidisciplinary staff collaborates with a broad range of federal agencies, corporate and philanthropic partners, professional organizations, and academic institutions.

KNOWLEDGE PATHS

Domestic Violence
This electronic guide presents resources about identifying and responding to domestic violence within the home and the community. A separate section lists resources for families. Other sections present resources about children exposed to domestic violence; dating violence among adolescents; and violence between gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender partners.

Community Services Locator
This online directory is designed to help service providers and families find available resources within their communities that can address child and family needs.

Overweight and Obesity: Children and Adolescents
This electronic guide presents resources about the prevention, identification, management, and treatment of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents in homes, schools, and communities.

RESOURCE BRIEFS

Resource briefs provide quick access to the most important electronic resources on MCH topics. The most recent briefs are:

NON-ENGLISH MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

This languages index identifies resources written in many non-English languages, from Albanian to Yoruba. Select a language to see a list of publications and organization resources. Readers are invited to submit new resources to add to this index.

MCHB FINAL REPORTS

The MCH Library receives electronic copies of MCHB Projects final reports. They are cataloged into MCHLine^® and posted on the Final Reports page.

MCH THESAURAS

The MCH Thesaurus provides the MCH professional community with a standard vocabulary that serves as a tool for indexing and retrieving materials in any MCH research center, library, or special collection. The thesaurus Web site provides an introduction; an alphabetical list of terms; a rotated list of terms; a set of subject categories; and a search function to search MCHLine^® for specific terms. A pdf version of the full thesaurus is also available.

AWARDS

MCHB Award
The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH) at Georgetown University has been awarded a 5-year cooperative agreement from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) to continue its MCH Library services. Read more.

Read more about the APEX Award as well as other Awards the MCH Library has received.

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