Responding to Adverse Childhood Experiences
Heart disease, cancer, and chronic lower respiratory diseases are the leading causes of death in the U.S., and led to more than 1.3 million deaths in 2010. Researchers are increasingly turning their attention to young children and early traumatic stressors to further understand the pathway leading to these diseases and their associated risk factors.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.