- America's Children: Key Indicators of Well-being, 2007 - This forum on child and family statistics was given the charge to develop priorities for collecting enhanced data on children and youth, improve the reporting and dissemination of information on the status of children to the policy community and general public, and produce more complete data on children at the state and local levels.
- Early literacy materials in English and Spanish - These free materials include activities for adults and young children that encourage early language and literacy development from birth through preschool. They are appropriate for children with disabilities as well as children who are developing typically.
- Healthy Child = Healthy Learner = Academic Achievement - Wisconsin’s 874,000 school children are increasingly facing very serious health problems: mental health issues, overweight and obesity, suicide, risky sexual behavior, diabetes, asthma, special needs, and more. Poor health is associated with poor academic achievement, as well as detrimental long-term impacts. School-based health services are a great way to improve the health of students. This report outlines key data, stories and actions that reflect the challenges facing our children and the opportunity to advance children’s health in Wisconsin.
- HowToDoThings.com - Strives to solve people's everyday problems by compiling reliable information from experienced contributors in over 250 categories. Family-related topics include adoption, pregnancy and birth, parenting, and celebrating family.
- The Journal of Public Health Management Practice (JPHMP) January/February 2010 issue is now available online. This special issue provides a valuable resource for the public health community to learn more about how quality improvement (QI) and accreditation efforts can help health departments better promote, preserve and protect the health of the public.
- Minority Health Report (Wisconsin) - Report of the health status and comprehensive picture of the health of racial/ethnic minorty popluations in Wisconsin.
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The National Children's Study is designed to answer the question: How does a child's environment - the air they breathe, the water they drink and the community they live in - affect their health and well-being? The study will follow 100,000 children across the U.S. from before birth to adulthood. This information may allow researchers to determine the root causes of many childhood and adult diseases, including asthma and allergies, autism, obesity and diabetes. Waukesha County was selected as one of 105 communities across the country where the study will take place.
- Stop Bullying Now! - campaign, Web episodes and other resources for teachers, school administrators and others wanting to help.
- Wisconsin County Health Rankings 2006 - Annual publication intended to summarize the current state of health and distribution of key factors that determine future health. Publication presented by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
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American Public Health Association
Black Child Development Institute
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Children's Health Education Center
Children's Trust Fund
Child Health USA 2002 Report
Department of Health Services (Wis. DHS)
Hmong Health
Hmong Health Blog
Hunger Task Force
National Center for Health Statistics
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Parents Plus, Inc.
Safe Kids Southeast Wisconsin Coalition
Teens At-Risk
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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