Kane County Health Director Paul Kuehnert: Working from Personal Experience
October 27, 2009 | Story
Kuehnert’s role is to teach basic care skills and help mothers and babies develop a strong relationship.
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Implications of Teen Birth for Overweight and Obesity in Adulthood
April 12, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examined whether women giving birth in their teen years are more prone to overweight/obese status later in life.
Evaluating the Will Power/Won't Power Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program for Girls Ages 12 to 14
November 17, 2008 | Program Result Report
From 1999 to 2007, Girls Incorporated and Mathematica Policy Research (under a subcontract) designed and conducted an evaluation of Will Power/Won't Power, a pregnancy prevention program for girls ages 12 to 14.
National Scan Gives Tips on How to Run Effective Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs for Latinas
October 6, 2008 | Program Result Report
Hispanas Organized for Political Equality conducted a survey of 43 Latino teen pregnancy prevention programs across the country to understand better the most effective ways to reach Latinas, and the main challenges that these programs face.
An Overlooked Group in the Fight to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
October 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
East Side House, Inc., a social services agency in the Bronx, N.Y., replicated its Community-Based Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program, developed in 1997 in collaboration with Planned Parenthood of New York City.
Getting Off to a Good Start
May 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Between 1993 and 1999, the American Association for World Health, Washington, organized three annual meetings.
Reducing Teenage Pregnancy
January 1, 2008 | Book
In addition to providing insights about reducing teenage pregnancy, this chapter traces the evolution of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's efforts over a 20-year period to address this potentially controversial issue.
Establishing Family-Based HIV Treatment Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand
October 4, 2011 | Program Result Report
Beginning in 2002, the MTCT-Plus Initiative established family-based HIV care and treatment programs in sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand, linking HIV care and treatment of mothers to existing programs that prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
Urban Health Initiative: Working to Ensure the Health and Safety of Children
National Program
Program to improve the health and safety of young people in urban areas by improving collaboration among youth-serving agencies and organizations.
Smoke-Free Families: Innovations to Stop Smoking During and Beyond Pregnancy
National Program
To reduce rates of smoking in families by supporting research to develop and evaluate effective new interventions to help women quit smoking before, during and after pregnancy.