PPN Newsletter September 2007
Listed below are recent updates to the Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities website (http://www.promisingpractices.net).
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
More than 100 Screened Programs Newly Added to PPN Website
PPN now has over 175 programs listed in the Programs that Work section, including a new category of programs identified as Screened Programs. Screened Programs have not undergone a full review by PPN, but evidence of their effectiveness has been reviewed by one or more credible organizations that apply similar evidence criteria. Each Screened Program summary contains a brief overview of the program, information about the indicators affected by the program, and a link to review evidence of the program's effectiveness synthesized by another credible organization.
RESEARCH IN BRIEF
Listed below are research summaries that have been added to the PPN site this month.
See all in this area » Healthy and Safe Children
Deaths and Injuries Attributed to Infant Crib Bumper Pads
— Sep. 2007
Journal abstract at Journal of Pediatrics website
Widening Socioeconomic Disparities in U.S. Childhood Mortality
— Sep. 2007
2007 School Lunch Report Card
— Aug. 2007
Child Maltreatment in Enlisted Soldiers' Families During Combat-Related Deployments
— Aug. 2007
Effects of Fast Food Branding on Young Children's Taste Preferences
— Aug. 2007
An Evaluation of Recovery Factors for Foster Care Alumni with Physical or Psychiatric Impairments: Predictors of Psychological Outcomes
— Aug. 2007
Gaps in Vaccine Financing for Underinsured Children in the United States
— Aug. 2007
Home Safety in Inner Cities: Prevalence and Feasibility of Home Safety-Product Use in Inner-City Housing
— Aug. 2007
It Can Be Done: Reductions in Youth Exposure to Alcohol Advertising in Magazines
— Aug. 2007
Executive summary at Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, Georgetown University website
National Prevalence and Correlates of Walking and Bicycling to School
— Aug. 2007
National Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years
— Aug. 2007
National, State, and Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19-35 Months
— Aug. 2007
Reexamining the Effects of Family Structure on Children's Access to Care: The Single-Father Family
— Aug. 2007
Trajectories of Socioeconomic Status Across Children's Lifetime Predict Health
— Aug. 2007
Using a Computer Kiosk to Promote Child Safety: Results of a Randomized, Controlled Trial in an Urban Pediatric Emergency Department
— Aug. 2007
Vaccination Coverage Among Children in Kindergarten
— Aug. 2007
Youth Exposure to Alcohol Advertising in Magazines
— Aug. 2007
Nonfatal Traumatic Brain Injuries from Sports and Recreation Activities
— July 2007
Parenting-Related Stressors and Self-Reported Mental Health of Mothers with Young Children
— July 2007
Using Outcomes to Assess Teen Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
— July 2007
Association Between Condom Use at Sexual Debut and Subsequent Sexual Trajectories: A Longitudinal Study Using Biomarkers
— June 2007
School Characteristics and Behavior Problems of U.S. Fifth-Graders
— May 2007
See all in this area » Children Succeeding in School
2007 School Lunch Report Card
— Aug. 2007
Changes in Family Functioning and Child Behavior Following Intensive In-Home Therapy
— Aug. 2007
Do Title I School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services Affect Student Achievement?
— July 2007
Quality Time After School
— May 2007
See all in this area » Strong Families
Widening Socioeconomic Disparities in U.S. Childhood Mortality
— Sep. 2007
The Adoption Tax Credit: Is it an Effective Approach to Promote Foster Care Adoption?
— Aug. 2007
Changes in Family Functioning and Child Behavior Following Intensive In-Home Therapy
— Aug. 2007
Reexamining the Effects of Family Structure on Children's Access to Care: The Single-Father Family
— Aug. 2007
Trajectories of Socioeconomic Status Across Children's Lifetime Predict Health
— Aug. 2007
Parents' Relationship Status Five Years After a Non-Marital Birth
— June 2007
ABOUT OUR SUPPORTERS
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Annie E. Casey Foundation
The California Wellness Foundation
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)
Kansas Action for Children
KidsOhio.org
New York State Office of Children & Family Services
Parents Action for Children (formerly the I Am Your Child Foundation)
RAND Corporation
The Spencer Foundation
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