Resources related to maternal and child health, public health, and public health education and research

• Analytic Methods in Maternal and Child Health
  (7 on-line training modules)
  University of Illinois School of Public Health
  http://www.uic.edu/sph/dataskills/publications/wrkbkpdfs/
• Initiative for Decreasing Disparities in Depression CME: Provider Self-Assessment
  National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University
  Center for Child and Human Development
  http://www.gucchdgeorgetown.net/I3D/
• Introduction to Epidemiologic Methods
  Series of lectures intended for health professionals who are considering using epidemiologic study designs in their research, and for those who need a firm grounding in epidemiologic principles to interpret research results critically. Lectures were taped at the 2004 Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Clinical Research Methods Summer Session co-sponsored by the Seattle VA Epidemiologic Research and Information Center and the University of Washington.
  http://www.uwtv.org/programs/displayseries.aspx?fID=803
• Introduction to Health Services Research: A Self-Study Course
  (7-module on-line training course)
  National Library of Medicine
  National Institutes of Health
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/ihcm/index.html
• MCH Leadership Skills Development Series
  (5 on-line training modules designed for use in small groups)
  Women's and Children's Health Policy Center
  Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
  http://www.jhsph.edu/wchpc/mchlds
• Unified Health Communication 101: Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency
  (5-module on-line training course)
  Department of Health and Human Services
  Health Resources and Services Administration
  http://www.hrsa.gov/healthliteracy/training.htm

• The Future of Maternal and Child Health Leadership Training Conference, Seattle, Washington, 2004.
• Report from the MCH Working Conference: The Future of Maternal and Child Health Leadership Training, April 19-21, 2004, University of Washington, Seattle (PDF)
• 11th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference (2005)

12th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference (2006)

• Report from the 2004 MCH Working Conference: The Future of Maternal and Child Health Leadership Training (PDF)

• America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2009
  This report, published by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, provides a summary of national indicators of child well-being and monitors changes in these indicators. The main body of the report focuses on 7 domains of child well-being, including family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health. Descriptions of the data sources and surveys used the generate the background measures and the indicators are included.
• Maternal and Child Health Library
  Georgetown University's Maternal and Child Health Library publishes the MCH Alert; produces databases; develops knowledge paths, bibliographies, and provides access to key MCH-related data and information.
• Maternal and Child Health Data Report
  This 2009 report (PDF) provides information on the health status and service needs of pregnant women, infants, children, including children with special health care needs, and adolescents in Washington State. The report has three sections: health outcomes and health behaviors, publicly funded social and health services, and appendices.
• Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center
  Resources to help MCH practitioners at the federal, state, and local levels improve their capacity to gather, analyze, and use data for planning and policymaking. Links to Web conferences, Child Health USA, Women's Health USA, The Health and Well-Being of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2007, The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, 2005-2006, and Graduate Student Internship Program.
• MCH Data Connect
  This Harvard School of Public Health Web site provides a ongoing comprehensive database catalog of MCH datasets, interactive tools, and other data resources for public health professionals, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and students. The catalog is searchable using three different strategies.
• MCH Timeline: History, Legacy, and Resources for Education and Practice
  This interactive Web site, developed by HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), displays a timeline of historical events in maternal and child health in the US from 1798 to the present. These events may be further explored by group (public health and medicine, government and policy), by topic (infant mortality, systems of care, performance and accountability), by decade, or by title. Detailed narratives containing images, historical perspectives, current issues, and related resources are provided for select topics and events.
• The Oral Health of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2005
  This new HRSA publication examines national and state data and includes breakdowns by ethnic and racial groups. Parents of 102,353 children ages 0 - 17 participated in the 2003-04 survey, supported by HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau and conducted by CDC's national Center for health Statistics. A hard copy is available by contacting Steph Toomer.
• National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
  This center provides support to state and community health professionals, program administrators, educators, policymakers, and others with the goal of improving oral health services for infants, children, adolescents, and their families. The resource center collaborates with federal, state, and local agencies; national and state organizations and associations; and foundations to gather, develop, and share information and materials.
• The State Children's Health Insurance Program: Past, Present, and Future
  This 2007 report (PDF), written by Jeanne M. Lambrew, George Washington University, with support from The Commonwealth Fund, is a good summary of the SCHIP program.
• Quick Health Data Online
  This database, provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services' (HRSA) Office on Women's Health, includes comprehensive county-level health data for both women and men from 1998-2004 on a variety of topics: mortality, infectious and chronic diseases, mental health, reproductive health, maternal health, violence and abuse, illness prevention, and access to care.

• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC)
• Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound
• Harborview Injury & Prevention Research Center (HIPRC)
• King County Dept. of Community and Human Services
• Public Health - Seattle and King County
• Seattle Children's Hospital, Research, and Foundation

• Health Education Resource Exchange (HERE)
• Washington State Department of Health
• Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
• Washington State Health Care Authority
• Washington State Public Health Association

• Children's Alliance
• Docs for Tots Washington State
• March of Dimes, Washington Chapter
• WithinReach: Essential Resources for Family Health

• Academy Health (AH)
• American Association for Health Education (AAHE)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• American Public Health Association, MCH Section
• Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
• Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)
• Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health (ATMCH)
• Bright Futures
• CityMatCH
• Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH)
• Family Voices
• Institute of Medicine (IOM)
• KASA - Kids as Self Advocates
• National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
• National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
• National Commission of Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC)

• Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
• National Health Information Center (NHIC)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)