Healthy families America® effectiveness: A comprehensive review of outcomes

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 149-179

  Harding, Kathryn ^a   Galano, Joseph ^b   Martin, Joanne ^c   Huntington, Lee ^d   Schellenbach, Cynthia ^e  

^a Prevent Child Abuse America   (United States)

^b Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Huntington and Associates

^e OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Evaluation; Parenting; Prevention

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG ABUSE; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL STRESS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTHERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548824342     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: 15407330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J005v34n01_08     Document Type: Review

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