UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families & Communities







 

 

The future of a productive and civic society depends on the potential of its children. America is one of the wealthiest nations in the world, yet 15 million children live in poverty, more than 11 million have no health insurance, 40% enter kindergarten unprepared, and 20% suffer from preventable mental problems. These barriers hold back individual children and families, and they threaten to erode the very fabric of the society in which we live.

The UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families & Communities provides children with the best opportunities for health and well-being, and the chance to assume productive roles within their families and communities. The Center helps society to create health promoting environments for children so they can assume productive roles within their families and communities. The Center has created a unique partnership of University faculty, students, and researchers; service providers; community organizations; local residents; businesses; and government agencies to:

 

On this site you will find information about  past and current projects, programs, publications, conferences, as well as links to other resources.  For more detail about our mission and activities, please select About Us from the top menu.

 

Highlights

 

 New

        ►  Reading Across the Nation: A Chartbook:  
                  A resource for professionals and policymakers
                  with detailed state information on rates of
                  reading to young children.  [PDF]
             Russ S, Perez V, Garro N, Klass P, Kuo AA,
                 Gershun M, Halfon N, Zuckerman B.
                 November 2007

             Prepared by UCLA Center for Healthier
                 Children, Families and Communities for the
                 Reach Out and Read National Center.

                 Executive Summary.   [PDF]

                 To find state-by-state results, click here.


        ►  Assuring Comprehensive Dental Services
                  in Medicaid and Head Start Programs:                   Planning and Implementation
                  Considerations
                  Schneider D, Rossetti J, Crall JJ
                  October 2007

        ► National Children's Study - Los Angeles  
             and Ventura County Study Center
                 Center for Healthier Children, Families and                  Communities to lead local efforts in largest                   study of children's health in U.S. history

        ► Transforming the U.S. Child Health System
                 Halfon N, DuPlessis H, Inkelas M
                 Health Affairs, 26, no.2 (2007):315-330


        ► The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005:
             Implications for Children Receiving Child       
                 Welfare Services
                 Rubin D, Halfon N, et al.
                 Casey Family Programs (2007)   [PDF]


        ► Strategic Audit: The Brighter Futures
                  Initiative of the Hartford Foundation for                   Public Giving  
                  Halfon N, Thompson L
                 Recommendations for Early Childhood
                 System Building. (2006)  [PDF]


Wednesday, January 14, 2009

 

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Reading Across the Nation: A Chartbook

[PDF 3.95MB]

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Useful Links
 • American Academy of
     Pediatrics (AAP)
 • The Commonwealth Fund
 • First 5 California
 • Maternal & Child Health
     Bureau (MCHB)
 • More...

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