Child Health Research Findings: Preventive Services
Pocket Guide to Good Health for Children (PDF File, 320 KB)
Spanish Version, "Guía para la buena salud de los niños"
Preventive Services for Children (February 2002)
Vitamin D Supplementation To Prevent Rickets in Breast-Fed Babies: Fact Sheet
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations Related to Children and Adolescents:
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Screening (2004)
Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Prevention (2004)
Family Violence: Screening (2004)
Newborn Hearing: Screening (2001)
Visual Impairment in Children Under 5: Screening (2004)
Research Activities, May 2004:
Continued staff education and improved processes in physicians' offices can enhance preventive care for children
Research Activities, January 2004:
Children are at risk for certain drug-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Research Activities, November 2003:
Independent task forces release recommendations on skin cancer prevention
Research Activities, October 2003:
New vaccine reduces strains of bacteria most likely to cause severe infections
Research Activities, August 2003:
Researchers examine the impact of prolonged middle ear disease on children's speech and language development
Research Activities, July 2003:
Medical treatment of one child for an injury may signal a period of increased injury risk for other children in the family
Research Activities, April 2003:
Hospitalization of children for respiratory illness presents an opportunity to counsel their parents about smoking
Research Activities, January 2003:
Researchers link cigarette smoking in adolescents with excessive television viewing
Research Activities, February 2002:
Ethnic disparities exist in asthma medication prescribing even for children seen in private practices
Research Activities, January 2002:
Rotavirus vaccine to prevent infantile gastroenteritis may not be as harmful as previously reported, but more studies are needed
Research Activities, December 2001:
Office-based quality improvement programs can substantially improve delivery of pediatric preventive services
Research Activities, August 2001:
Doctors can do much more to encourage adolescents to not smoke or stop smoking
Research Activities, March 2001:
Interactive video games can motivate health behavior change in children and adolescents
Research Activities, October 2000:
Availability of free vaccines affects clinicians' decisions about referring uninsured children to public clinics
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