What's New | September 15, 2008

Improving the Health of Children, Adolescents, and Their Families

The featured innovations describe programs that can increase positive health behaviors in youth, reduce risk factors, and improve communication with parents.

The featured QualityTools educate health care practitioners and parents about ways to prevent diseases.

Featured Innovations:

• Group-Based, Culturally Sensitive Weight-Loss Program for Families Leads to Improvements in Children's Health-Related Behaviors and Declines in Body Mass Index

• Pediatric Palliative Care Program Improves Communication, Reduces Patient Suffering, and Helps Parents Feel More Prepared for Child's End-of-Life Experience

Featured QualityTools:

• Plain Talk About Childhood Immunizations
Developed by Public Health - Seattle & King County; Snohomish Health District; Washington State Department of Health

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Also in This Issue:

Innovations >

• Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Leads to Sustained Increases in Breastfeeding Among Low-Income Whites and Minorities

• Centralized Orthopedic Center and Streamlined Referral and Triage Processes Enhance Access to Appropriate Treatment

• Coping Skills Training Helps Adolescents Improve Quality of Life and Ability to Manage Their Diabetes

• Membership Program Provides Community-Dwelling Seniors With Access to Wide Array of Health and Social Services, Helping Them Remain in Their Homes

• Real-Time Surgery Tracking Leads to Better Operating Room Utilization and Turnover, and Earlier Surgery Starts

QualityTools >

• Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative
Developed by Baby-Friendly USA

• Lab Tests Online
Developed by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

• National Children's Dental Health Month Campaign
Developed by American Dental Association

• What You Need to Know About Prenatal Infections
Developed by March of Dimes