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Mothers Learn to "Cook" Without a Kitchen, Shop Smart and Feed Kids Right
November 1, 1996 | Program Result
This unsolicited project was designed to bridge the significant gap in services that combat homelessness and those that fight against malnutrition in women and children.
Parental Home Smoking Policies
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article examines the effect of children on household indoor smoking policies. Since the primary source of secondhand smoke for children is in the home, it is important to understand how families with children address household smoking.
Using the Postpartum Hospital Stay to Address Mothers' and Fathers' Smoking
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The short period when a woman is hospitalized to give birth is a critical opportunity to reach both mothers and fathers with tobacco control programs. According to this study, it is feasible and welcome to identify tobacco-using parents in a postpartum obstetric unit, enroll them in a study and link them to quitline support.
Nurses' Home Visits Help Young Massachusetts Mothers
July 11, 2008 | Program Result
From 1998 to 2001, the Friends of Children's Trust Fund evaluated and disseminated findings on its Healthy Families Massachusetts program, which provides home visits for new mothers under the age of 20.
Cultural Relevance as Program-to-Community Alignment
May 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examined how three local family support programs implemented state standards for cultural sensitivity. The authors used data from a large-scale evaluation that produced an ethnographic study of each program.
Bringing Coordinated Services to Soon-to-be-Released Puerto Rican Inmates in Springfield, Mass.
March 24, 2010 | Program Result
North End Outreach Network in Springfield, Mass., expanded outreach to soon-to-be-released inmates and their families and coordinated access to social and medical services once they returned to the community.
New Connections Grantee Wins Salud America! Award to Study Latino Health
September 21, 2009 | Story
Cortes to study strategies to improve healthy eating.
Investigators Probe Impact of Workfare on Children's Health
December 1, 2004 | Program Result
The 1996 federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (known as welfare reform) changed the focus of welfare from providing open-ended financial aid to providing transitional assistance while the head of household secures work.
Family-Centered Support Workers Trained to Prevent Crises, Strengthen Families
June 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Massachusetts Children's Trust Fund began to offer training and credentials in a preventive family-centered approach to family development, known as "family support."