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You Have to Give Her That Confidence - Conversations about Sex in Hispanic Mother-Daughter Dyads
February 28, 2006 | Journal Article
The study sample was comprised of 10 mother-daughter dyads and four additional individuals.
Parental Media Mediation Styles for Children Aged 2 to 11 Years
April 1, 2006 | Journal Article
A number of negative health consequences in children have been associated with overexposure to media. The goal of this research was to better understand parental approaches to influencing children's use of media (television, video and computer). An ...
In Two California Counties Health Teams Support Grandparents Raising Their Grandkids
March 1, 2006 | Program Result
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 1999 more than 3.9 million children in America were being raised in homes maintained by one or more grandparent.
Free to Grow Special Report: New Britain, Connecticut
September 5, 2005 | Program Result
This report by the Free to Grow National Program Office at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University outlines how Free to Grow was integrated into the local Head Start program.
Free to Grow Special Report: Wausau, Wisconsin
September 5, 2005 | Program Result
This report by the Free to Grow National Program Office at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University shows how the Wausau, Wis., Head Start/Free to Grow initiative, one of 15 FTG demonstration sites, combated alcohol abuse and strengthened families.
Free to Grow Special Report: St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
September 5, 2005 | Program Result
This report by the Free to Grow National Program Office at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University summarizes efforts to integrate Free to Grow into the St. Mary, La., Head Start program.
West Virginia Uses RWJF's Family Support Services Program Funding to Expand Its Parenting Leadership Project
December 7, 2005 | Program Result
The West Virginia Governor's Cabinet on Children and Families worked to develop a statewide family leadership project to increase parent engagement in policies and programs affecting children and families.
Michigan Implements Family Support Services Program and Improves Assistance to Families
December 7, 2005 | Program Result
Michigan's Department of Community Health began working on its family support agenda for the state - strengthening individual and family functioning by empowering families to manage life's events effectively - in the early 1990s.
Project Expands Well-Baby Care for Infants Born to Low-Income Women
January 31, 2004 | Program Result
The Gift of Life Foundation worked to remove barriers to care for infants born to low-income mothers in Montgomery's four-county region and to help prevent babies from "falling through the cracks" of the health care system there.