PPN Newsletter October 2005
Listed below are recent updates to the Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities website (http://www.promisingpractices.net).
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The PPN website has a new look!
The PPN website has been redesigned to increase usability, add new features, and update the look. We still have all of the resources and information our visitors are used to seeing, but we've added more features and have incorporated a new site structure that will grow with us in the future. We hope you will enjoy visiting our improved site and find everything you are looking for. Please feel free to give us your feedback! Send email to promisingpractices@rand.org.
PPN Newsletter now available on the web
The PPN monthly newsletter is now available on the PPN website in an easy-to-read format. This October newsletter is the first one to be posted on the website. To view the current online newsletter at any time, visit the PPN home page and click on the link to the current newsletter at the bottom of the What's New section.
RESEARCH IN BRIEF
Listed below are research summaries that have been added to the PPN site this month.
See all for 2005 » Healthy and Safe Children
Developmental and Behavioral Needs and Service Use for Young Children in Child Welfare
— Oct. 2005
Journal abstract at Pediatrics website
Hearing Screening at Well-Child Visits
— Oct. 2005
Food Prices Linked to Weight Gain in Children
— Sep. 2005
National Study of Neighborhood Safety, Outdoor Play, Television Viewing, and Obesity in Preschool Children
— Sep. 2005
Prevalence of Household Firearms and Firearm-Storage Practices in the 50 States and the District of Columbia
— Sep. 2005
Sexual Activity Among Adolescents in Romantic Relationships with Friends, Acquaintances, or Strangers
— Sep. 2005
Teens and Oral Sex
— Sep. 2005
Research brief at National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy website
Use of Cigarettes and Alcohol by Preschoolers While Role-playing as Adults
— Sep. 2005
Who are America's Poor Children?
— Sep. 2005
Dynamic Effects Among Patients' Treatment Needs, Beliefs, and Utilization: A Prospective Study of Adolescents in Drug Treatment
— Aug. 2005
Juvenile Probation Initiatives in California and Their Effect
— Aug. 2005
Preventive Dental Care and Unmet Dental Needs Among Low-Income Children
— Aug. 2005
Teens' Driving Riskier with Male Teen Passenger, Teen Boy's Driving Safer with Female Teen Passenger
— Aug. 2005
Major Mental Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, Comorbidity, and HIV-AIDS Risk Behaviors in Juvenile Detainees
— July 2005
See all for 2005 » Children Ready for School
Scaling Up High-Quality Pre-K: What Can Be Learned From States' Efforts To Date?
— Aug. 2005
See all for 2005 » Children Succeeding in School
A Decade of Entrepreneurship in Education: A Look at Edison Schools' Improvement Strategies and Their Effects on Student Achievement
— Oct. 2005
See all for 2005 » Strong Families
Developmental and Behavioral Needs and Service Use for Young Children in Child Welfare
— Oct. 2005
Who are America's Poor Children?
— Sep. 2005
ABOUT OUR SPONSORS
The Promising Practices Network appreciates the generous financial support of the following organizations:
- Annie E. Casey Foundation
- The California Wellness Foundation
- The Children's Institute
- Colorado Foundation for Families and Children
- The Colorado Trust
- The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
- Family and Community Trust
- Family Connection Partnership
- Foundation Consortium for California's Children & Youth
- Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families (GCYF)
- KidsOhio.org
- Northwest Early Childhood Institute
- New York State Office of Children & Family Services
- Oregon Commission on Children and Families
- Parents Action for Children (formerly the I Am Your Child Foundation)
- RAND Corporation
- The Spencer Foundation
GENERAL INFO
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