PPN Newsletter February 2006
Listed below are recent updates to the Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities website (http://www.promisingpractices.net).
RESEARCH IN BRIEF
Listed below are research summaries that have been added to the PPN site this month.
See all for 2006 » Healthy and Safe Children
Inequality in the Built Environment Underlies Key Health Disparities in Physical Activity and Obesity
— Feb. 2006
Journal abstract at Pediatrics website
Costs of Newborn Care in California: A Population-Based Study
— Jan. 2006
Longitudinal Trends in Race/Ethnic Disparities in Leading Health Indicators From Adolescence to Young Adulthood
— Jan. 2006
Mass-Casualty Events at Schools: A National Preparedness Survey
— Jan. 2006
Childhood Obesity: Costs, Treatment Patterns, Disparities in Care, and Prevalent Medical Conditions
— 2006
Research brief at Thomson Medstat website
State Approaches to Promoting Young Children's Healthy Mental Development
— Dec. 2005
Thirty-Six-Month Outcomes for Families of Children Who Have Disabilities and Participated in Early Intervention
— Dec. 2005
Still Going Strong: Head Start Children, Families, Staff, and Programs in 2004
— Nov. 2005
Widening Social Inequalities in Risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
— Nov. 2005
School Mental Health Services in the United States, 2002-2003
— 2005
See all for 2006 » Children Ready for School
High-Quality, Universal Preschool Would Benefit California's Population Centers
— Dec. 2005
Predictors of Child Care Subsidy Use
— Dec. 2005
Still Going Strong: Head Start Children, Families, Staff, and Programs in 2004
— Nov. 2005
Inequality in Children's School Readiness and Public Funding
— Fall 2005
See all for 2006 » Children Succeeding in School
Homeschooling in the United States: 2003
— Feb. 2006
Still Going Strong: Head Start Children, Families, Staff, and Programs in 2004
— Nov. 2005
See all for 2006 » Strong Families
Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends
— Jan. 2006
High-Quality, Universal Preschool Would Benefit California's Population Centers
— Dec. 2005
Predictors of Child Care Subsidy Use
— Dec. 2005
Thirty-Six-Month Outcomes for Families of Children Who Have Disabilities and Participated in Early Intervention
— Dec. 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
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