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September 15, 2008

This issue features innovations and QualityTools designed to improve the health and well-being of children, adolescents, and their families.

The featured innovations describe programs that can increase positive health behaviors in youth, reduce risk factors, and improve communication with parents. 

The featured QualityTools educate health care practitioners and parents about ways to prevent diseases.
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Innovation Profiles:
- Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Leads to Sustained Increases in Breastfeeding Among Low-Income Whites and Minorities
- Centralized Orthopedic Center and Streamlined Referral and Triage Processes Enhance Access to Appropriate Treatment
- Comprehensive School-Based Program Increases Positive Health Behaviors and Reduces Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes Among Mexican-American and Other At-Risk Youth
- Coping Skills Training Helps Adolescents Improve Quality of Life and Ability to Manage Their Diabetes
- Group-Based, Culturally Sensitive Weight-Loss Program for Families Leads to Improvements in Children's Health-Related Behaviors and Declines in Body Mass Index
- Membership Program Provides Community-Dwelling Seniors With Access to Wide Array of Health and Social Services, Helping Them Remain in Their Homes
- Pediatric Palliative Care Program Improves Communication, Reduces Patient Suffering, and Helps Parents Feel More Prepared for Child's End-of-Life Experience
- Real-Time Surgery Tracking Leads to Better Operating Room Utilization and Turnover, and Earlier Surgery Starts

QualityTools:
- 4Parents.gov
- Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Toolkit
- Lab Tests Online
- National Children's Dental Health Month Campaign
- Plain Talk About Childhood Immunizations
- Treatments for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
- What You Need to Know About Prenatal Infections

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Last updated: September 15, 2008.
 
 
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