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Weight Gain During Pregnancy
As women of childbearing age have become heavier, the trade-off between maternal and child health created by variation in gestational weight gain has become more difficult to …
From Neurons to Neighborhoods
How we raise young children is one of today's most highly personalized and sharply politicized issues, in part because each of us can claim some level of "e;expertise."e; …
Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education
High-quality early care and education for children from birth to kindergarten entry is critical to positive child development and has the potential to generate economic returns, …
Innovations in Design and Utilization of Measurement Systems to Promote Children's Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health
Many measurement systems to monitor the well-being of children and guide services are implemented across the community, state, and national levels in the United States. While great …
Reducing Underage Drinking
Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, …
Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes
Adolescence is a critical growth period in which youth develop essential skills that prepare them for adulthood. Prevention and intervention programs are designed to meet the needs …
Working Families and Growing Kids
An informative mix of data and discussion, this book presents conclusions and recommendations for policies that can respond to the new conditions shaping America's working …
Family-Focused Interventions to Prevent Substance Use Disorders in Adolescence
Adolescence is a crucial period of life for the prevention of substance use disorders. Research has shown that early intervention can significantly reduce rates of substance use …
Building Capacity to Reduce Bullying
Bullying - long tolerated as just a part of growing up - finally has been recognized as a substantial and preventable health problem. Bullying is associated with anxiety, …
Children's Health, the Nation's Wealth
Children's health has clearly improved over the past several decades. Significant and positive gains have been made in lowering rates of infant mortality and morbidity from …
Reducing the Odds
Thousands of HIV-positive women give birth every year. Further, because many pregnant women are not tested for HIV and therefore do not receive treatment, the number of children …
Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity
The prevalence of childhood obesity is so high in the United States that it may reduce the life expectancy of today's generation of children. While parents and other adult …