Investing in Early Childhood

On this webinar, funders learned about a new Child Trends report’s key findings, the McCormick Foundation’s challenge, how one funder has joined this challenge, and how other funders can get involved.

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Exploring the San Joaquin Valley: A Land of Change and Promise

Exploring the San Joaquin Valley: A Land of Change and Promise, a learning tour, was held from December 4-6, 2013 in Fresno, California.

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Preventing Prematurity

Prematurity is the leading cause of infant and newborn deaths in the United States. Each year, one out of every nine infants is born prematurely (CDC 2013).

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Prenatal Care for Vulnerable Pregnant Women

This webinar examined grantmaking strategies that provide high-quality prenatal care to under served, hard-to-reach pregnant women, including Latinas, women living in poverty, and homeless women.

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Monitoring, Evaluating, and Learning from Kids’ Coverage Initiatives

On this webinar, participants joined an in-depth discussion of the monitoring, learning, and evaluation plans for the Finish Line and KidsWell initiatives and to hear from Bruce Lesley of First Focus, who will briefly discuss Children’s Health Insurance Program reauthorization.

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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

This webinar provided opportunities for participants to learn about how two foundations are working to identify and meet the economic, social, and health needs of grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.

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Meeting Adolescents Where They Are: New Directions in Behavioral Health

Meeting Adolescents Where They Are: New Directions in Behavioral Health was held on October 23, 2013 in Washington, D.C.

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The Pregnant Elephant in the Room: The U.S. Maternity Care Crisis

Maternity and newborn care cost the United States over $50 billion annually—the largest category of hospital costs for Medicaid and commercial insurers—yet the United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 36th for neonatal mortality.

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The Role of Evaluation in Designing CHOMPERS! and Bringing Dental Care to Kids

In response to the clear and urgent need to improve the dental health of young children living in poverty in western and central New York, the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York launched CHOMPERS! Because the foundation was taking a brand new approach in implementing the Cavity Free Kids curriculum as part of the initiative, a strong evaluation was critical.

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Positive School Discipline: Opportunities to Promote Behavioral Health

Concerns about school violence have heightened awareness of how schools maintain a safe and productive learning environment. Public discourse surrounding school safety has largely focused on security; yet school discipline policies have short- and long-term consequences for students and the school community.

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