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Focus Groups on Infant Care Practices in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
The goal of this research project was to better understand how individuals, primarily low-income African-American parents in Missouri, make decisions on infant care
practices, specifically those focused around feeding and ...
Collaboration: Transforming the Concept to Practice in Missouri Judicial Circuits
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
to meet the team building needs of child welfare teams. After reviewing possible curriculums
from a number of organizations, the educational team (composed of representatives from CD and OSCA) selected
the “Collaboration: A Training Curriculum to Enhance...
Part-time schedules for children in campus child care centers : a MAUT analysis of challenges faced by administrators
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation explored the concept of part-time schedules for children in campus child care centers as a challenge faced by administrators. A baseline of data...
School Policies and Childhood Obesity
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
Powerpoint presentation prepared for the Institute of Public Policy concerning school policies and childhood obesity in Missouri. Data representations include graphs, charts, tables, and maps....
Contributing factors to the decriminalization of infant abandonment and the implementation of safe haven legislation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
across the United States. The goal was to seek information on what was being reported in the media and the public's reactions prior to enacting the legislation in eight states; California, Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York...
Policy Options for Addressing Childhood Obesity in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2008)
The prevalence of overweight children has increased threefold nationwide, from 5.7% to 18% between 1980 and 2004.1 The current percentage of overweight children in Missouri is greater than the national average. These trends ...
Nutrition and learning handout
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2023)
"This handout reviews the role of nutrition in learning and how hunger can impact learning. Tips for starting the day with breakfast, refueling midday and after school snacks are discussed."--Extension website, viewed ...
Nutrition and learning poster
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2023)
"This poster reviews the role of nutrition in learning and how hunger can impact learning. Tips for starting the day with breakfast, refueling midday and after school snacks are discussed."--Extension website, viewed March ...
Understanding elementary teachers' beliefs, attitudes and intentions to support mental health services in schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was to investigate elementary teachers' beliefs, attitudes and intentions to support specific mental health services in schools through the development...
"Rape is a part of life where I live" the normalization of girl-child sexual abuse in Jamaica
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Caribbean Intersectional Feminist (CIF) lens, data were collected and examined from six child sexual abuse survivors, seven mother/daughter pairs (14) impacted by sexual abuse, four key experts, and a focus group of 12 persons from five select communities...
Food Insufficiency, Food Stamp Participation, and Mental Health
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2008)
Th is study examines the ways in which enrollment in the food stamp program affects the mental health status of enrollees. The results find that the negative mental health effects associated with food insufficiency
are higher among food stamp...
The role of teamwork in public child welfare caseworkers' intentions to leave
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The high turnover rates among caseworkers have emerged in the past decade as one of the most serious issues within the public child welfare agencies. High turnover rates lead to reductions in case work quality with resulting higher risks to children...
Goodbye paper, electronic pediatric screenings are here
(University of Missouri--Columbia., 2016)
"The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends universal developmental surveillance and screening of all infants and young children during well-child visits at 9, 18, and 24 or 30 months. Patient Tools, an electronic screening system...
Archives, 2015 Spring
(University of Missouri Health System, 2015)
This is the Spring 2015 online edition of the journal Archives.
Challenges and choices : family health (2009)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2009)
Stepping up, stepping back, being pushed, and stepping away : the process of making treatment decisions for children with cancer by parents who no longer live together
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
of parent involvement based on the parent's position in the family, involvement with the child before diagnosis, and stage of treatment. Psychosocial consequences for biological parent were linked to their decision making responsibility for the ill child...
All fall down
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1993)
"Research by MU faculty has led to the most sophisticated program in the United States for reviewing child deaths and preventing further tragedies."--Table of contents for issue....
The Discipline of Silence : Childrens' Bodies as Public Space [abstract]
(The Body Project, 2008)
I am a mother to two children, one eleven-year old boy in sixth grade and one nine-year old girl in the fourth grade. Their adventures through public school have been inspirational in this research, and have taken me to my seat of interest...
An Ounce of Prevention: Addressing Health Issues of Adolescents and Young Adults [description only] (2011)
(University of Missouri Extension, 2011)
This curriculum resource focuses on preconception health concerns. It includes resources for classroom use, a variety of learning activities, assessments, visual aids and e-learning tools. The first edition, titled An Ounce of Prevention; Addressing...
The Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome: A Report of 71 Cases and Literature Review
(Raven Press, 1993-02)
This study reviews 71 patients who presented between 1968 and 1988 with recurrent, self-limited episodes of nausea and vomiting separated by symptom-free intervals and were diagnosed with cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS). ...