PPN Newsletter July 2009
Listed below are recent updates to the Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities website (http://www.promisingpractices.net).
WHAT'S NEW
Read PPN's new issue brief on child abuse and neglect prevention
With nearly one million substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect reported each year, preventing this problem is a high priority for all who care about the well-being of children. PPN's new issue brief, Promising Practices for Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, provides a concise overview of the topic, including a summary of the scope of the problem, a discussion of the costs to individuals and society, and promising strategies for prevention. For more information on the topic, see the links below for related PPN materials.
Read the new PPN Issue Brief on Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect See PPN's Resources and Tools page and Research in Brief page on Child Abuse and Neglect
Two recent studies of the NIDCAP program show varied findings regarding developmental outcomes for infancy and later childhood
Two recent studies of the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) had different findings about whether the program yields measurable long-term benefits. In a Pediatrics article titled "Follow-up Outcomes at 1 and 2 Years of Infants Born Less Than 32 Weeks After Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program," researchers examined measures of development at both 1 and 2 years of age. They found no significant differences in several measures of development between children who had participated in the program and those who did not participate, including measures of psychomotor development and neurological outcomes. In another study, published in Clinical Pediatrics and titled "Effects of the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) at Age 8 Years: Preliminary Data," researchers found a significant improvement in brain functioning among a group of 8-year-old children who participated in the NIDCAP program. These mixed findings underscore the need for additional studies examining the long-term impacts of NIDCAP.
Read the abstract of the Pediatrics article Read the abstract of the Clinical Pediatrics article Read more about the NIDCAP program
National Center for Children and Poverty introduces a new tool for measuring economic hardship
A new fact sheet by the National Center for Children and Poverty called Measuring Poverty in the United States describes some of the shortcomings of the federal poverty measure. These shortcomings include misrepresenting the resources and expenditures of households in today's economy, which leads to an underestimation of the number of families that do not have enough to cover their most basic living expenses. The fact sheet describes an alternative method of measuring poverty and provides a tool for users to calculate the amount it costs to cover basic needs in different locations across the country.
Read the fact sheet at nccp.org
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
Effects of a Prekindergarten Educational Intervention on Adult Health: 37-Year Follow-Up Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
— Aug. 2009
Journal abstract at American Journal of Public Health website
Engaging Parents to Increase Youth Physical Activity: A Systematic Review
— Aug. 2009
Prevalence, Characteristics, and Associated Health and Health Care of Family Homelessness Among Fifth-Grade Students
— Aug. 2009
Crash Types: Markers of Increased Risk of Alcohol-Involved Crashes Among Teen Drivers
— July 2009
Depression, Sexually Transmitted Infection, and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Young Adults in the United States
— July 2009
Health Status and Behavioral Outcomes for Youth Who Anticipate a High Likelihood of Early Death
— July 2009
After-School Program Impact on Physical Activity and Fitness: A Meta-Analysis
— June 2009
As College Drinking Problems Rise, New Studies Identify Effective Prevention Strategies
— June 2009
Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2005
— June 2009
Local School Wellness Policies: How Are Schools Implementing the Congressional Mandate?
— June 2009
NIDA Study Shows School-Based Prevention Program Reduces Problem Behaviors in Fifth-Graders by Half
— June 2009
Perceived Barriers to Treatment for Adolescent Depression
— June 2009
Potentially Avoidable Injuries to Mothers and Newborns During Childbirth, 2006
— June 2009
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Teen and Parent Perspectives toward Depression Treatment
— June 2009
Child Food Insecurity in the United States: 2005-2007
— May 2009
Early Care and Education Quality and Child Outcomes
— May 2009
Evaluating, Developing, and Enhancing Domain-Specific Measures of Child Care Quality
— May 2009
Issues for the Next Decade of Quality Rating and Improvement Systems
— May 2009
Multiple Purposes for Measuring Quality in Early Childhood Settings: Implications for Collecting and Communicating Information on Quality
— May 2009
Timing of Identification of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Findings from a Population-Based Surveillance Study
— May 2009
What We Know and Don't Know About Measuring Quality in Early Childhood and School-Age Care and Education Settings
— May 2009
The Challenge of Fetal Mortality
— Apr. 2009
Parsing the Achievement Gap II
— Apr. 2009
Hospital Education in Lactation Practices (Project HELP): Does Clinician Education Affect Breastfeeding Initiation and Exclusivity in the Hospital?
— Mar. 2009
See all in this area » Children Ready for School
Effects of a Prekindergarten Educational Intervention on Adult Health: 37-Year Follow-Up Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
— Aug. 2009
Early Care and Education Quality and Child Outcomes
— May 2009
Evaluating, Developing, and Enhancing Domain-Specific Measures of Child Care Quality
— May 2009
Issues for the Next Decade of Quality Rating and Improvement Systems
— May 2009
Multiple Purposes for Measuring Quality in Early Childhood Settings: Implications for Collecting and Communicating Information on Quality
— May 2009
What We Know and Don't Know About Measuring Quality in Early Childhood and School-Age Care and Education Settings
— May 2009
See all in this area » Children Succeeding in School
What Works? Targeted Truancy and Dropout Programs in Middle and High School
— June 2009
Evaluating, Developing, and Enhancing Domain-Specific Measures of Child Care Quality
— May 2009
What We Know and Don't Know About Measuring Quality in Early Childhood and School-Age Care and Education Settings
— May 2009
Parsing the Achievement Gap II
— Apr. 2009
See all in this area » Strong Families
Prevalence, Characteristics, and Associated Health and Health Care of Family Homelessness Among Fifth-Grade Students
— Aug. 2009
Helping Each Other in Times of Need
— June 2009
Child Food Insecurity in the United States: 2005-2007
— May 2009
Measuring Poverty in the United States
— Apr. 2009
Parsing the Achievement Gap II
— Apr. 2009
A Ten-Year Review of Family Preservation Research: Building the Evidence Base
— Jan. 2009
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Kansas Action for Children
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