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Below is a listing of Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) research projects funded in Fiscal Years 2000 through 2008. All projects in our database are shown by default. Use the "Project Filter" to search the database.

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Reducing Environmental Tobacco smoke in NICU infants' homes
Project Number: R40 MC 08962-01
Grantee: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Department/Center: Family and Community Medicine/Medical School
Project Date: 2/1/2008

Text 4 Health: The Use of text message reminder-recalls to counter disparities in adolescent immunization coverage
Project Number: R40 MC 08961-01
Grantee: Columbia University
Department/Center: General Pediatrics/Pediatrics
Project Date: 2/1/2008

Serotonin in utero-placental unit and genesis of postpartum depression
Project Number: R40 MC 08967-01
Grantee: MCG Research Institute, Inc.
Department/Center: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology/School of Medicine
Project Date: 2/1/2008

Early Intervention Collaborative Study: Young Adulthood
Project Number: R40 MC 08956-01
Grantee: Boston College
Department/Center: Counseling, Dev/Ed Psych/Lynch School of Education
Project Date: 2/1/2008

Bridge to Independence
Project Number: R40 MC 08960-01
Grantee: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Department/Center: Pediatrics/Special Needs
Project Date: 2/1/2008

Patient centered improvement of well-child care: developing and evaluating the impact of patient-centered interventions to improve quality and equity of recommended services
Project Number: R40 MC 08959-01
Grantee: Oregon Health and Sciences University
Department/Center: Department of Pediatrics/CAHMI
Project Date: 2/1/2008

(SDAS) Exposure to stress as a mediator of disparities in childhood obesity
Project Number: R40 MC 08965-01
Grantee: University of Washington
Department/Center: Health Services/Public Health
Project Date: 2/1/2008

(SDAS) Maternal depressive symptoms and participation in early intervention services
Project Number: R40 MC 08953-01
Grantee: Boston University, BUMC
Department/Center: Maternal and Child Health/School of Public Health
Project Date: 2/1/2008

(SDAS) Risk for unintended pregnancy among American Indian and Alaska Native Women
Project Number: R40 MC 08954-01
Grantee: Seattle Indian Health Board, Inc.
Department/Center:
Project Date: 2/1/2008

(SDAS) Obesity among US children with foreign born mothers
Project Number: R40 MC 08951-01
Grantee: Johns Hopkins University
Department/Center: Population, Family & Reproductive Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Project Date: 2/1/2008

(SDAS) Longitudinal analyses of the Psychosocial sequelae of VLBW and BPD, Phases 1-3
Project Number: R40 MC 08966-01
Grantee: Case Western Reserve University
Department/Center:
Project Date: 2/1/2008

(SDAS) Parent-newborn correlates of health issues in infants with Down Syndrome
Project Number: R40 MC 08957-01
Grantee: Vanderbilt University
Department/Center: Special Education, Peabody College
Project Date: 2/1/2008

(SDAS) The interplay between bedsharing and other known risk factors for SIDS in African American infants
Project Number: R40 MC 08963-01
Grantee: Children's Research Institute
Department/Center: Goldberg Center for Community Health
Project Date: 2/1/2008

(SDAS) Statistical methods and health outcomes
Project Number: R40 MC 08952-01
Grantee: UNC Chapel Hill
Department/Center: Biostatistics/School of Public Health
Project Date: 2/1/2008

(SDAS) Long term effect of social environments on activity patterns and overweight among US adolescents
Project Number: R40 MC 08958-01
Grantee: University of South Carolina Research Foundation
Department/Center: Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health
Project Date: 2/1/2008

(SDAS) The impact of a policy change in Wisconsin authorizing non-dental provders to bill Medicaid for the application of fluoride varnish to children's teeth
Project Number: R40 MC 08955-01
Grantee: Marquette University
Department/Center: Clinical Service/Public Health/School of Dentistry
Project Date: 2/1/2008

Evaluation of an urban-based collaborative care model for ADHD
Project Number: R40 MC 08964-01
Grantee: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department/Center: Pediatrics/Child Development
Project Date: 2/1/2008

Increasing Access and Improving the Care Delivered to Abused Children in Rural, Underserved Hospitals with Telemedicine
Project Number: R40 MC 08723-02
Grantee: University of California, Davis
Department/Center: School of Medicine/Pediatrics
Project Date: 09/01/2007

Leveraging technology as a clinician extender to screen young culturally diverse women for chlamydia during urgent care
Project Number: R40 MC 08719-02
Grantee: University of California, San Francisco
Department/Center: Adolescent Medicine/Pediatrics
Project Date: 9/1/2007

Neighborhood Effects on Children's Health & Access to Care
Project Number: R40 MC 08726-02
Grantee: University of California, Los Angeles
Department/Center: School of Public Health/Community Health Sciences
Project Date: 9/1/2007

(SDAS) The Causes and consequences of disparities by race/ethnicity in Cesarean section rates
Project Number: R40 MC 08720-01
Grantee: Boston University
Department/Center: School of Public Health/Maternal and Child Health
Project Date: 9/1/2007

Health care access for delinquent youth
Project Number: R40 MC 08721-02
Grantee: Indiana University
Department/Center: Adolescent Medicine/Pediatrics
Project Date: 9/1/2007

Telephone-Based Motivational Interviewing to Promote Dental Visits Among Low-Income Rural Pregnant Women
Project Number: R40 MC 08725-02
Grantee: University of Washington
Department/Center: Office of Sponsored Programs
Project Date: 9/1/2007

(SDAS) How does the family matter? Influences of child and adolescent family factors on adult mental health and functioning
Project Number: R40 MC 08718-01
Grantee: Simmons College
Department/Center: School of Social Work/Simmons Longitudinal Study
Project Date: 9/1/2007

(SDAS) Impact of Major Disorders on the Health Services Use of Family Members
Project Number: R40 MC 08722-01
Grantee: Johns Hopkins University
Department/Center: Bloomberg School of Public Health/PFRH
Project Date: 9/1/2007

(SDAS) School Breakfast Program and Children's Nutritional Status
Project Number: R40 MC 08724-01
Grantee: Georgetown University
Department/Center: Public Policy Institute
Project Date: 9/1/2007

Effects of Interdisciplinary Training on MCH Professionals, Organizations and Systems
Project Number: R40 MC 08558-02
Grantee: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department/Center: Maternal and Child Health
Project Date: 9/1/2007

Promoting Nutrition and Physical Activity in Child Care
Project Number: R40 MC 08727-02
Grantee: UNC Chapel Hill
Department/Center: School of Public Health/Maternal and Child Health
Project Date: 9/1/2007

The Impact of Caregiver's (Parents) Health Literacy on Pediatric Asthma Outcomes
Project Number: R40 MC 08728-02
Grantee: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Department/Center: Lung Health Center Medicine
Project Date: 9/1/2007

(SDAS) How Parenting Modifies Neighborhood Risks Related to Low-Income Children's Health
Project Number: R40 MC 07845-01
Grantee: Johns Hopkins University
Department/Center:
Project Date: 1/1/2007

(SDAS) Contextual Influences on Pregnancy Outcomes
Project Number: R40 MC 07841-01
Grantee: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department/Center: School of Public Health/Nutrition
Project Date: 1/1/2007

(SDAS) Fathers, Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Parenting
Project Number: R40 MC 07839-01
Grantee: Johns Hopkins University
Department/Center: Population and Family Health Sciences
Project Date: 1/1/2007

(SDAS) Health Plan Turnover and Disenrollment, Health Care Quality and Expenditures in State Children's Health Insurance Programs
Project Number: R40 MC 07843-01
Grantee: University of Florida
Department/Center:
Project Date: 1/1/2007

(SDAS) Using the National Survey of Children's Health to Examine Medical Home Effects on Asthma Hospitalizations for Vulnerable Children
Project Number: R40 MC 07844-01
Grantee: University of Southern California
Department/Center: Division of Community Health/Family Medicine
Project Date: 1/1/2007

Pregnancy Psychosocial Risk Screening Validation Study
Project Number: R40 MC 07840-02
Grantee: City of Minneapolis
Department/Center: Health and Family Support
Project Date: 1/1/2007

Xylitol for Caries Prevention in Inner-City Children
Project Number: R40 MC 07838-02
Grantee: Case Western Reserve University
Department/Center: Community Dentistry/Dental Medicine
Project Date: 1/1/2007

Birth Outcomes and Early Health Trajectories
Project Number: R40 MC 07837-02
Grantee: San Diego State University
Department/Center: College of Arts & Letters/Sociology
Project Date: 1/1/2007

(SDAS) Maternal Depression, Mental Health Seeking Pattern, and Child Development in US Immigrant Families
Project Number: R40 MC 07842-01
Grantee: Georgetown University
Department/Center: School of Nursing/NHS
Project Date: 1/1/2007

Competition Volume, NICU Level & Outcomes in California
Project Number: R40 MC 07678-02
Grantee: Northwestern University
Department/Center:
Project Date: 09/01/2006

Improving Adolescent Adherence to Hormonal Contraception
Project Number: R40 MC 06634-03
Grantee: University of Texas Medical Branch
Department/Center: Dept of OB/GYN
Project Date: 01/01/2006

Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Low Birthweight: A Multi Level Study in LA County
Project Number: R40 MC 06635-03
Grantee: The Regents of the University of California
Department/Center: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Project Date: 01/01/2006

Maternal Sexual Infections and Adverse Child Outcomes
Project Number: R40 MC 06636-03
Grantee: Univ. of South Carolina Research Foundation
Department/Center: Family and Preventive Medicine
Project Date: 01/01/2006

Increasing Retention in Home Visitation
Project Number: R40 MC 06632-03
Grantee: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Department/Center: Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology
Project Date: 01/01/2006

Single Home Visits to Improve Health Outcomes
Project Number: R40 MC 06630-03
Grantee: The Pennsylvania State University
Department/Center: Pediatrics
Project Date: 01/01/2006

Effectiveness of a treatment for pediatric obesity
Project Number: R40 MC 06631-03
Grantee: University of Kansas
Department/Center: Institute for Life Span Studies
Project Date: 01/01/2006

How Insurance Instability Impacts Children
Project Number: R40 MC06633-02
Grantee: Children's Hospital Medical Center
Department/Center:
Project Date: 01/01/2006

School Competence of African American High School Youth
Project Number: R40 MC 05488-04
Grantee: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department/Center: Child Development/Behavioral Science
Project Date: 09/01/2005

Family and Community Determinants of Childhood Injury Prevention
Project Number: R40 MC 05475-02
Grantee: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department/Center: Population and Family Health Sciences
Project Date: 09/01/2005

Provider Payment & Dentistry for Poor Pregnant Women
Project Number: R40 MC 05501-03
Grantee: University of Washington
Department/Center: Dental Public Health Sciences
Project Date: 09/01/2005

State-specific disparities in maternal and perinatal morbidity
Project Number: 5R40 MC 07540-03 (R40 MC 05471)
Grantee: Research Triangle Institute
Department/Center: Statistics and Epidemiology
Project Date: 09/01/2005

Aggregated Complication Measure for Neonatal Quality of Care
Project Number: R40 MC 05474-03
Grantee: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department/Center: Joseph Stokes, Jr. Research Institute
Project Date: 09/01/2005

Wraparound Care Coordination for Part C Children
Project Number: R40 MC 05473-04
Grantee: University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center
Department/Center: JFK Partners
Project Date: 09/01/2005

Using Evidence for Prenatal Case Management Structure
Project Number: R40 MC 05472-02
Grantee: University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health
Department/Center: Community Health Sciences
Project Date: 09/01/2005

Health Access for Children of Immigrants
Project Number: R40 MC 05470-02
Grantee: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department/Center: Department of Maternal and Child Health
Project Date: 09/01/2005

Dexamethasone for Bronchiolitis RCT: A PECARN Project
Project Number: R40 MC 04298-02
Grantee: University of Utah
Department/Center: Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Project Date: 01/02/2005

Measuring the Performance of State CSHCN Systems
Project Number: R40 MC 04295-01
Grantee: Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Department/Center: Dept. of Maternal and Child Health
Project Date: 01/01/2005

Growth and Development: Dissemination Plan
Project Number: R40 MC 04297-02
Grantee: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department/Center: Department of Pediatrics
Project Date: 01/01/2005

Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Longitudinal Measurement and Analysis
Project Number: R40 MC 04293-03
Grantee: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department/Center: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Project Date: 01/01/2005

Early Lactation Success in a Multi-Ethnic Population
Project Number: R40 MC 04294-04
Grantee: University of California, Davis
Department/Center: Department of Nutrition
Project Date: 01/01/2005

Dental Care Use and Access for Special Needs Children
Project Number: R40 MC 04296-02
Grantee: Georgetown University
Department/Center: Public Policy Institute
Project Date: 01/01/2005

Do Medical Homes Improve Health Care Quality for CSHCN?
Project Number: R40 MC 03607-03
Grantee: University of Washington
Department/Center: School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Project Date: 09/01/2004

Xylitol for Acute Otitis Media & Early Childhood Caries
Project Number: R40 MC 03622-03
Grantee: University of Washington
Department/Center: Dental Public Health Sciences
Project Date: 09/01/2004

Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Children's Growth
Project Number: R40 MC 03602-02
Grantee: Johns Hopkins University
Department/Center: Population & Family Health Sciences
Project Date: 09/01/2004

Characterizing Children at Risk for Special Health Needs
Project Number: R40 MC 03619-02
Grantee: University of California San Francisco
Department/Center: Institute for Health Policy Studies
Project Date: 09/01/2004

Preventing Childhood Caries with Chlorhexidine Varnish
Project Number: R40 MC 03621-04
Grantee: Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation
Department/Center:
Project Date: 09/01/2004

Smoking During Pregnancy and Infantile GI Dysregulation
Project Number: R40 MC 07660 (03600-04)
Grantee: Brown University
Department/Center: Community Health
Project Date: 09/01/2004

Seasonal and Racial Variation in Vitamin D Deficiency
Project Number: R40 MC 03620-03
Grantee: Boston Medical Center Corp.
Department/Center: Division of General Pediatrics
Project Date: 09/01/2004

The Economic Impact of Health-e-Access
Project Number: R40 MC 03605-03
Grantee: University of Rochester Medical Center
Department/Center: Pediatrics
Project Date: 09/01/2004

Improving Medical Homes for Children with Chronic Conditions
Project Number: R40 MC 02502-03
Grantee: Massachusetts General Hospital
Department/Center: Center for Child & Adolescent Health Policy
Project Date: 03/01/2004

Childhood Head Trauma: A Neuroimaging Decision Rule
Project Number: R40 MC 02461-03
Grantee: Regents of the University of California
Department/Center: School of Medicine
Project Date: 01/01/2004

State Managed Care Policies and Special Needs Children
Project Number: R40 MC 02495-01
Grantee: The Urban Institute
Department/Center: Health Policy Center
Project Date: 01/01/2004

Preventing Postpartum Depression in high-risk Pregnant Latinas: Effects on Maternal and Infant Health
Project Number: R40 MC 02497-04
Grantee: The George Washington University
Department/Center: Department of Psychology
Project Date: 01/01/2004

Drug-Abusing Mothers: Infant Massage-Parenting Enhancement
Project Number: R40 MC 01063-04
Grantee: Florida International University
Department/Center: College of Health and Urban Affairs
Project Date: 09/01/2003

Reducing Barriers to Care for Vulnerable Children with Asthma
Project Number: R40 MC 08044 (01214-04)
Grantee: Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center
Department/Center: Division of Pulmonary Medicine & Center for Health Care Quality
Project Date: 09/01/2003

Predicting African American Adolescents' School Success
Project Number: R40 MC 00343-04
Grantee: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department/Center: Child Development/Behavioral Science
Project Date: 03/01/2003

Infancy to Middle Childhood in Rural Appalachia
Project Number: R40 MC 00316-03
Grantee: Marshall University Research Corporation
Department/Center: Family & Community Health
Project Date: 01/01/2003

Early Intervention Collaborative Study: Late Adolescence
Project Number: R40 MC 00333-04
Grantee: Boston College
Department/Center: Lynch School of Education
Project Date: 01/01/2003

Psycho-Social Sequelae of BPD and VLBW: Phase (3) Three
Project Number: R40 MC 00334-04
Grantee: Case Western Reserve University
Department/Center:
Project Date: 01/01/2003

Project EAT II: A Longitudinal Study
Project Number: R40 MC 00319-03
Grantee: University of Minnesota
Department/Center: Division of Epidemiology
Project Date: 10/01/2002

Pediatric Clinical Research Center Demonstration Grant
Project Number: R60 MC 00003-01-06
Grantee: All Children's,/University of South Florida
Department/Center: Pediatric Clinical Research Center
Project Date: 09/30/2002

Neighborhood Conditions and Health Disparities
Project Number: R40 MC 00303-02
Grantee: RAND
Department/Center:
Project Date: 09/01/2002

Assessing the Stress/Preterm-Low Birthweight Relationship
Project Number: R40 MC 00305-03
Grantee: University of California, Berkeley
Department/Center: School of Public Health
Project Date: 09/01/2002

Preterm Functional Development and Outcome
Project Number: R40 MC 00312-04
Grantee: Johns Hopkins University
Department/Center: School of Medicine
Project Date: 09/01/2002

Reducing Injury Among High-Risk Preschool Children
Project Number: R40 MC 00294-03
Grantee: Children's Hospital Medical Center
Department/Center: Pediatric Surgery
Project Date: 01/01/2002

Intergenerational Pathways to Competence -II.
Project Number: R40 MC 00254-07
Grantee: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department/Center: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center
Project Date: 09/30/2001

Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN)
Project Number:
Grantee:
Department/Center:
Project Date: 9/30/2001

Enhancing Breastfeeding Duration in Premature Infants
Project Number: R40 MC 00252-03
Grantee: Boston Medical Center
Department/Center: Pediatrics
Project Date: 09/01/2001

Pediatric Phase (Pre-Hospital Arrest Survival Evaluation)
Project Number: R40 MC 00262-03
Grantee: Bellevue Hospital
Department/Center: Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Project Date: 09/01/2001

Infant Functional Status and Discharge Management
Project Number: R40 MC 00236-03
Grantee: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/Stokes Research Institute
Department/Center: Center for Outcomes Research
Project Date: 09/01/2001

Epidural and Intrapartum Fever: A Randomized Trial.
Project Number: R40 MC 00248-04
Grantee: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Department/Center: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Project Date: 09/01/2001

Early Detection of Autism: Comparison of Three Screening Instruments.
Project Number: R40 MC 00270-04
Grantee: University of Connecticut
Department/Center: Department of Psychology
Project Date: 09/01/2001

Growth and Development Longitudinal Follow-Up: Phase 2
Project Number: R40 MC 00241-04
Grantee: University of Maryland, Baltimore
Department/Center: Department of Pediatrics, Western Health Center
Project Date: 08/01/2001

Improved Prenatal Down Syndrome Screening: PAIRED Testing
Project Number: R40 MC 00195-03
Grantee: Foundation for Blood Research
Department/Center:
Project Date: 08/01/2001

The Epidemiology of Abruptio Placentae
Project Number: R40 MC 00187-04
Grantee: Swedish Medical Center
Department/Center: Center for Perinatal Studies
Project Date: 09/01/2000

Economic Impact of Breast-Feeding Promotion Interventions.
Project Number: R40 MC 00198-04
Grantee: Montefiore Medical Center
Department/Center: Epidemiology and Population Health
Project Date: 09/01/2000

Doula Support for Young Mothers: A Randomized Trial
Project Number: R40 MC 00203-04
Grantee: University of Chicago
Department/Center: School of Social Service Administration
Project Date: 09/01/2000

Community-Based Violence Prevention for High-Risk Youth
Project Number: R4 MC 00325-04 (R40 MC 00174)
Grantee: The Johns Hopkins University
Department/Center: General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Project Date: 01/01/2000

WIC Families Who Smoke: A Behavioral Counseling Study
Project Number: R40 MC 02494-04
Grantee: San Diego State University Foundation
Department/Center: Graduate School of Public Health
Project Date: 01/01/2000

National Practice Based Network to Improve Child Health
Project Number: R60 MC 00107-17
Grantee: The American Academy of Pediatrics
Department/Center: Department, Service, Laboratory or Equivalent Pediatrics
Project Date: 09/01/1990

The Collaborative Ambulatory Research Network.
Project Number: R60 MC 05674-03
Grantee: American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologist
Department/Center: Department of Research
Project Date: 7/1/1990