Child Development

Public Health Efforts

To learn more about CDC programs and other public health efforts to promote optimal child outcomes, please visit the following websites.

• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder homepage http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd

• Child Welfare Information Gateway
  http://www.childwelfare.gov 
  Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, the Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families,  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) provides general (non-clinical) information on AD/HD in children, teens, and adults.

• Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children and Families http://www.acf.dhhs.gov

• Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau http://www.hrsa.gov

• Legacy for Children™ project http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/child/legacy.htm

• National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd

• National Center for Injury Prevention & Control: Child Maltreatment
  Fact sheets including definitions of abuse, neglect and related terms, data on the prevalence of abuse, prevention strategies, risk factors for abuse, and links to more resources.

• National Institute on Child Health and Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov

• National Resource Center on AD/HD:  A Program of CHADD has been established with funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to be a national clearinghouse of information and resources concerning this important public health concern.

• National Adoption Information Clearing House http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/index.cfm
  Comprehensive information from the U.S. Administration for Children and Families on all aspects of domestic and international adoption.

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Date: September 20, 2005
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities