Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health
2011
Aftershocks: The Impact of Clinic Violence on Abortion Services — 2011
Clinic violence reduces abortion services in targeted areas; however, once travel is taken into account, the overall effect of the violence is much smaller.
Assessment of Food Offerings and Marketing Strategies in the Food-Service Venues at California Children's Hospitals — 2011
Cafeteria food in California children's hospitals gets an average rating on a nutritional scale. Cafeterias could improve by providing nutritional information, using signage to promote healthy choices, and eliminating impulse items at the register.
The Association Between Perceptions of Social Support and Maternal Mental Health: A Cumulative Perspective — 2011
Mothers who perceive that their child's father is supportive are less likely to have mental health problems 5 years after birth; married mothers report the highest levels of supportiveness.
The Association of Activity Level, Parent Mental Distress, and Parental Involvement and Monitoring with Unintentional Injury Risk in Fifth Graders — 2011
Unintentional injuries in fifth graders are associated with both parent and child characteristics.
Association of Family Stressful Life-Change Events and Health-Related Quality of Life in Fifth-Grade Children — 2011
Stressful events such as death of a family member, moving, or parental divorce significantly lower children's health related quality of life.
Can Health Care Information Technology Save Babies? — 2011
Using a 12-year county-level panel, this study found that a 10 percent increase in births that occur in hospitals with electronic medical records reduces neonatal mortality by 16 deaths per 100,000 live births.
Changes in Body Mass During Elementary and Middle School in a National Cohort of Kindergarteners — 2011
Many children gained substantial weight in elementary school, especially in grades 1-3. Gains were not just among children who were already overweight or obese; children who entered kindergarten at normal weight also gained substantially.
Children with Diabetes Compared to Peers: Depressed? Distressed? A Meta-Analytic Review — 2011
This meta-analysis suggests that children with diabetes are at slightly elevated risk for psychological difficulties such as depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems.
Coexistence of Obesity and Anemia in Children Between 2 and 18 Years of Age in Mexico — 2011
This article carries out a secondary data analysis to determine the frequency of anemia in different categories of body mass index (BMI) and the frequency in which obesity and anemia co-occurred in children between 2 and 18 years of age.
Community-based Care Coordination: Practical Applications for Childhood Asthma — 2011
Using a community-based care coordination logic model, this article describes childhood asthma programs at multiple sites, along with program operational statistics.
The Effectiveness of Community-Based Delivery of an Evidence-Based Treatment for Adolescent Substance Use — 2011
This study evaluates the effectiveness of motivational enhancement therapy/cognitive behavioral therapy–5 (MET/CBT-5) when delivered in community practice settings relative to standard community-based adolescent treatment.
Factors Associated with Prolonged Emergency Department Length of Stay for Admitted Children — 2011
Children admitted to the hospital seem more likely to have a prolonged stay in the emergency department if they are Hispanic, come to the ED in the winter, and arrive early in the morning.
Going to Scale: Experiences Implementing a School-Based Trauma Intervention — 2011
This article describes implementation experiences describes implementation experiences "scaling up" the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS)—an intervention developed using a community partnered research framework.
Group Alcohol and Drug Treatment — 2011
Group treatment for teen alcohol and drug disorders can be enhanced by motivational interviewing, a technique that may be ideally suited to addressing barriers to treating teens in groups because it is inherently collaborative, focusing on achievable approaches for change.
Healthcare Spending and Preventive Care in High-Deductible and Consumer-Directed Health Plans — 2011
The largest-ever assessment of high-deductible health plans find that such plans significantly cut health spending but families with such plans also cut preventive care such as cancer screening, childhood immunizations, and routine diabetes testing.
Health Information Management and Perceptions of the Quality of Care for Children with Tracheotomy: A Qualitative Study — 2011
This study investigated perceptions and experiences of parents and providers about health information management, care planning and coordination for children with tracheotomy, and strategies to improve health information management for these children.
Helping Children Cope with Violence and Trauma: A School-Based Program That Works — 2010
School-based program helps children cope with violence
A History of the Academic Pediatric Association's Public Policy and Advocacy Initiatives — 2011
This article reviews the public policy and advocacy priorities of the Academic Pediatric Association over the last 50 years.
Homophily and Contagion as Explanations for Weight Similarities Among Adolescent Friends — 2011
Weight-based similarities among friends stem from marginalization of overweight adolescents by their peers. These findings highlight the importance of modeling friendship selection processes when estimating social influence effects on adiposity.
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