Research in Brief
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The titles listed below are the most recent additions to the Research in Brief section, organized by topic area. In general, titles listed here have been added to the PPN site within the past month.
The Research in Brief section is a collection of brief research summaries that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.
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Academic Achievement
Building a Grad Nation: Progress and Challenge in Ending the High School Dropout Epidemic
— Mar. 2012
News release at America's Promise Alliance website
Factors Associated with Parent Report of Access to Care and the Quality of Care Received by Children 4 to 17 Years of Age in Georgia
— Mar. 2012
Quality Disparities in Child Care for At-Risk Children: Comparing Head Start and Non-Head Start Settings
— Mar. 2012
Child and Adolescent Mortality
The Risk of Stillbirth and Infant Death Stratified by Gestational Age in Women with Gestational Diabetes
— Apr. 2012
Risk Factor Changes for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome After Initiation of Back-to-Sleep Campaign
— Mar. 2012
Risk Factors for Diarrhea-Associated Infant Mortality in the United States, 2005-2007
— Mar. 2012
Childhood Obesity, Nutrition and Physical Activity
Can the Internet Be Used to Reach Parents for Family-Based Childhood Obesity Interventions?
— Apr. 2012
Frequent Ice Cream Consumption is Associated with Reduced Striatal Response to Receipt of an Ice Cream-Based Milkshake
— Apr. 2012
K-12 Education: School-Based Physical Education and Sports Programs
— Mar. 2012
Prevalence of Obesity Among Persons Aged 12-19 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex
— Mar. 2012
Low Birth Weight
Offspring Birth Weight and Cardiovascular Risk in Parents: A Population-Based HUNT 2 Study
— Apr. 2012
Maternal Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Fetal Growth, and Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes
— Mar. 2012
Media and Technology
Teens, Smartphones & Texting
— Mar. 2012
Mental Health
Ethnic Differences in Mental Illness and Mental Health Service Use Among Black Fathers
— May 2012
Preventive Health Care
Follow-Up Analysis of Adolescents Partially Vaccinated Against Human Papillomavirus
— Apr. 2012
Language and Immigrant Status Effects on Disparities in Hispanic Children's Health Status and Access to Health Care
— Apr. 2012
Characteristics of Children Eligible for Public Health Insurance But Uninsured: Data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health
— Mar. 2012
Improving Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Delivery: A National Study of Parents and their Adolescent Sons
— Mar. 2012
Inter-State Variation in Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine Coverage Among Adolescent Girls
— Mar. 2012
Medical Home Access Among American Indian and Alaska Native Children in 7 States
— Mar. 2012
Oral Health Need and Access to Dental Services: Evidence from the National Survey of Children's Health, 2007
— Mar. 2012
Substance Abuse
Intergenerational Relationships Between the Smoking Patterns of a Population-Representative Sample of U.S. Mothers and the Smoking Trajectories of their Children
— Apr. 2012
Parent-Adolescent Report Correspondence on Adolescent Substance Abuse Among Teens in Residential Rehabilitation
— Apr. 2012
Genetic and Familial Environmental Influences on the Risk for Drug Abuse
— Mar. 2012
Voluntary After-School Alcohol and Drug Programs for Middle School Youth
— Mar. 2012
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