Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children

Related links

• School Health Programs: An investment in our nation's future, 2000. CDC document available at http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash. This lists useful information about health challenges to today's youth as well as listing numerous national partners in the school health arena.
   
• The National Assembly on School-based Health Care is a useful source of data. Its website lists legislative updates on school health matters and the Prevention section of the site contains a useful list of articles and abstracts. http://www.nasbhc.org
   
• The AAP's Committee on School Health hosts a website with numerous statements on matters related to School Health including the administration of medication and guidelines for urgent care. http://www.schoolhealth.org
   
• Children's Defense Fund's website has a new report Protect Children Instead of Guns 2000. The report is full of state-specific statistics about child and teen deaths from firearms and by manner of death. There is also a link for resources to coordinate action to address this devastating problem. http://www.childrensdefense.org/youthviolence/Gun-report-2000.html
   
• All Over the Map, new Children's Defense Fund report on the progress of the Children's Health Insurance Program. http://www.childrensdefense.org/chip/all_over.html
  
• Project UJIMA - "Working Together to Make Things Right". Project UJIMA is a collaborative program that tries to stop violent behavior patterns and reduce the number of children hurt by violence. Team members support victims of violence throughout their recovery at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, at their homes, and in their communities. http://www.mcw.edu/peds/er/edtc.html#ujima
   
• The website for the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control has a wealth of information on statistics and grants related to injury prevention. The most recent revision of the website includes the year 2000 report on injuries associated with riding unpowered, lightweight scooters (i.e. Razors). http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/ncipchm.htm
   
• Sponsored by the Office of Community Services (OCS) and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), both agencies of the DHHS, the Domestic Violence and Child Protection Services (DVCPS) website contains an annotated bibliography on the subject. http://www.calib.com/dvcps/bib.htm