Publications

This site will list recent publications related to MCH data and analytic methods. The MCH Clearinghouse is the primary source for all publications developed through MCH Bureau funding.

MCH Data Strategy

Epidemiological and Statistical Methods for MCH

Indicators and Measures

Economic Analysis

Evaluation

Issue Briefs

MCH Data Strategy

Maternal and Child Health Promotion: Redefining the Vision and Rebuilding the Data Strategy to Promote the Health of the Nation's Children and Families by Donna Petersen, ScD; Michelle Bajjalieh, MPH; and Greg Alexander, MPH, ScD (a PDF file)

Maternal and Child Health Strategy Statement - Data Utilization and Enhancement (a PDF file)

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Epidemiological and Statistical Methods for MCH

Analytic Methods in Maternal and Child Health

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Indicators and Measures

Maternal and Child Health Model Indicators

Trend Analysis and Interpretation: Key Concepts and Methods for Maternal and Child Health Professionals

Model School Health Information System

Computer-based Patient Records for Pediatric Primary Care and Public Health: modernizing clinical information systems with public domain software. A Technical Report

Guide to Quality Community Managed Care

Developing a Monitoring and Quality Assurance System for Connecticut's Children with Special Health Care Needs Program (CT-RPT.PDF; PDF: 163k / 22 pages)

Assessing the Needs of Children and Youth in New York State (NY-RPT.PDF; 169k)

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Economic Analysis

The following publications are available at the MCHB Economic site:

VOLUME I An Introduction to Economic Analysis for MCH Practitioners
VOLUME II A Review of Descriptive Cost Studies of Economic Evaluations of Maternal and Child Health Interventions
VOLUME III Costs of Family Health Services Evaluation of Three Programs in New Jersey

Economic Analysis Doctoral Fellows Project Abstracts

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Evaluation

Case-Study Evaluation CDC/HRSA Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Program (MCHEP) Analytic Methods in Maternal and Child Health

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Issue Briefs

Indiana SIDS Report Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 1989-1996

The Changing Pattern of Prenatal Care Utilization in the United States, 1981-1995, Using Different Prenatal Care Indices: A slide show

 

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