WCGMF-Discovery | Children's Health

Resources

	[1] Attending Kindergarten Already Behind: A Statistical Portrait of Vulnerable Young Children Published in December 2003 by Child Trends. This report is based on the results of a national survey of kindergarteners. It covers multiple measures with and across three areas of potential vulnerability: health, cognitive achievement, and social and emotional development.
	[2] Building Services and Systems to Support the Healthy Emotional Development of Young Children–An Action Guide for Policymakers Published by the National Center for Children in Poverty. Part of the series Promoting the Emotional Well-Being of Children and Families, this report is a guide for community leaders and policymakers who want to craft policies to promote the healthy emotional development of children. It provides information about the kinds of children and families who are in need of preventative, early intervention or treatment services and highlights why policymakers should invest in such services. It also describes emerging strategies in early childhood mental health services and offers tips and recommendations from early leaders in this area.
	[3] Caring for Connecticut’s Children Volume 1: Promoting Health and Safety (Child Health and Development Institute) Volume 1 of "Caring for Connecticut's Children" is a handbook on health and safety developed in collaboration with health professionals, child care providers and parents. This guide provides research-based, up-to-date information and local resources on early childhood health and safety issues like SIDS, oral health, nutrition, firearm safety, obesity and preventive care. The guide was published by the Training Resource Academy of the Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut. (See other resources by [4] Child Health and Development Institute)
	[5] Caring for Connecticut’s Children: Volume 2: Promoting Healthy Child Development (Child Health and Development Institute) A colorful, user-friendly handbook for parents and caregivers providing research-based, up-to-date information and local resources on promoting healthy social, emotional, cognitive and physical development in children ages 5 and under. (See other resources by [6] Child Health and Development Institute)
	[7] Child and Family Poverty in Connecticut: 1990 and 2000 (Connecticut Voices for Children) This report summarizes data from the 1990 and 2000 Census about the distribution of child and family poverty among Connecticut’s 169 cities and towns and changes in this distribution over the 1990s. The report also places the findings in the context of other recently-released national reports on child and family poverty. Published in August 2002 by Connecticut Voices for Children. (See other resources by [8] Connecticut Voices for Children)
	[9] Child Poverty and Poverty Measures in Connecticut : Census Connections --Volume 1, Issue 3 (Connecticut Voices for Children) This report summarizes Census data on child poverty and explains the strengths and limitations of various measures of child poverty. Published in November 2003 by Connecticut Voices for Children. (See other resources by [10] Connecticut Voices for Children)
	[11] Community Data Profiles on Young Children (Child Health and Development Institute) Online access to individual profiles for each of Connecticut's 169 cities and towns on key factors of child well-being including health, safety and welfare, family economic stability and early care and education. (See other resources by [12] Child Health and Development Institute)
	[13] HUSKY at a Glance (Connecticut Voices for Children) This fact sheet produced by Connecticut Voices for Children provides a brief overview of HUSKY and whom it covers. (See other resources by [14] Connecticut Voices for Children)
	[15] HUSKY Outreach Flier Translations (Connecticut Voices for Children) This informational flier outlines available services and encourages working families to apply for HUSKY for children, parents, and pregnant women. The flier is available in English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Polish, and Vietnamese. The flier was produced by the Covering Connecticut’s Kids and Families Coalition, coordinated by Connecticut Voices for Children. (See other resources by [16] Connecticut Voices for Children)
	[17] Keeping Children on the Path to School Success: How is Connecticut Doing? Published by Early Childhood DataCONNections and the Connecticut Early Childhood Indicators Team, this report highlights data on how young children are faring and how well the state is supporting their health, development and chances for school success. Topics covered include: receipt of preventive care, children in foster care, supply of quality child care and children in poverty.
	[18] Making Dollars Follow Sense: Financing Early Childhood Mental Health Services to Promote Healthy Social and Emotional Development in Young Children Produced by the National Center for Children in Poverty as part of the series Promoting the Emotional Well-Being of Children and Families. This policy paper highlights the most innovative approaches states and communities are currently using to finance early childhood mental health services and explores what else might be done to mix, match and leverage all available resources.
	[19] Nipping Early Risk Factors in the Bud: Preventing Substance Abuse, Delinquency and Violence in Adolescence Through Interventions Targeted at Young Children (0-8 Years) Written by Carolyn Webster-Stratton and Ted Taylor and published in Prevention Science, Volume 2, No. 3, September 2001. This bulletin describes state-of-the-art universal and selective prevention programs designed to promote parent and teacher competencies and to prevent conduct problems. In addition, it describes interventions designed for children who have already been diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder and/or conduct disorder. (2.41M Bytes)
	[20] Preschoolers' Choice: Tofu or Potato Chips? This Education Week article looks at the efforts of preschools across the country to combat the rise of obesity in children, including an initiative designed by the Children’s Aid Society. (Free registration required)
	[21] Set for Success: Building Strong Foundations for School Readiness Based on the Social-Emotional Development of Young Children - Executive Summary Published by the Kauffman Foundation. This report contains six papers that were part of an Exchange in Early Education event which was sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation in November 2001. Each of the papers is focused on the link between social-emotional development and later cognitive development. The papers outline the latest research on preparing young children for school success and identify strategies for practice to promote positive early relationships and intervene when children are at risk. (429.73K Bytes)
	[22] Seven Simple Things Connecticut Needs to Know about Early Childhood "Seven Simple Things Connecticut Needs to Know about Early Childhood" is an 8-page publication that was distributed statewide through the Hartford Courant, the New Haven Register and the Connecticut Post, as well as libraries and local newspapers across Connecticut. The tabloid's goal is to inform Connecticut residents about the importance of early childhood development and its social and economic implications. (693.48K Bytes)
	[23] The Role of the Media in Childhood Obesity This Kaiser Family Foundation report reviews more than 40 studies and summarizes what is known about the role of the media in the increasing rates of childhood obesity. It also summarizes policy options that have been proposed to help address childhood obesity and identifies ways the media could play a positive role in helping to address this public health problem.
	[24] Using Mental Health Strategies to Move an Early Childhood Agenda and Promote School Readiness Published by the National Center for Children in Poverty as part of the series, Promoting the Emotional Well-Being of Children and Families. This issue brief highlights emerging strategies to promote the emotional wellness of young children and their families, enhance caregiver skills and ensure the appropriate use of specialized services. It describes a number of initiatives in childcare, early learning and home visiting programs, early health care and statewide approaches.

[1]: http://www.childtrends.org/Files/AttendingKindergartenRB.pdf
[2]: http://www.nccp.org/publications/pub_369.html
[3]: http://www.chdi.org/resources_download.htm
[4]: http://discovery.wcgmf.org/partner_6.html
[5]: http://www.chdi.org/resources_download.htm
[6]: http://discovery.wcgmf.org/partner_6.html
[7]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_45.html
[8]: http://discovery.wcgmf.org/partner_1.html
[9]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_51.html
[10]: http://discovery.wcgmf.org/partner_1.html
[11]: http://www.chdi.org/resources_profile.asp
[12]: http://discovery.wcgmf.org/partner_6.html
[13]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_194.html
[14]: http://discovery.wcgmf.org/partner_1.html
[15]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/announcement_37.html
[16]: http://discovery.wcgmf.org/partner_1.html
[17]: http://www.chdi.org/files/indicators_highlights.pdf
[18]: http://www.nccp.org/publications/pub_483.html
[19]: http://discovery.wcgmf.org/resources/sps_resource_371.pdf
[20]: http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=32obese.h23
[21]: http://discovery.wcgmf.org/resources/sps_resource_356.pdf
[22]: http://discovery.wcgmf.org/resources/sps_resource_614.pdf
[23]: http://www.kff.org/entmedia/entmedia022404pkg.cfm
[24]: http://www.nccp.org/publications/pub_384.html