Academic Resources: Topical Resources
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Child Health
research tools
- syllabi: child health
- the Eldis Children and Young People Resource Guide
- The Child Care and Early Education Research Connections Talk listserv is designed to encourage the exchange of ideas and to stimulate discussion on relevant research issues related to the field of child care and early education.
- Measure DHS, national and sub-national data on family planning, maternal and child health, child survival, HIV/AIDS/sexually transmitted infections (STIs), infectious diseases, reproductive health and nutrition.
centers, organizations, projects
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Canadian Institute of Child Health
- Centre for Child-Focused Anthropological Research, Brunel University
- The Center for Children and Childhood Studies at Rutgers-Camden
- Childhood Studies at Case Western Reserve University
- Institute of Education Childhood Research and Policy Centre (CRPC), University of London
- Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida
- National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD), NIH
- YouthNet,
Family Health International (FHI)
YouthNet is a global program to improve reproductive health and prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among people 10 to 24 years old. Most importantly, it is a collaboration with the young people whose lives it is designed to improve. But it also includes the energy, insight, and experience of parents, schoolteachers, employers, policymakers, the media, health professionals, nongovernmental organizations, religious and community leaders, and other youth networks.
publications & reports
- Journal of Child Health Care
- Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Maternal and Child Health Journal
- The State of the World's Children 2006: Excluded and Invistible, United Nations
- Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
links
- CDC Health Topics: Infants and Children
- BASICS II The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) flagship project is BASICS II, or Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival.