MCH PORTAL
The MCH Portal provides information to Indian Health Service providers and consumers about American Indian and Alaska Native women and children.
The MCH Portal provides access to the following pages:
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October 30, 2009
Strategic plan available - HEALTHY
WEIGHT FOR LIFE: a Comprehensive Strategy across the Lifespan of American Indians
and Alaska Natives (PDF - 4.6MB)
- The 48-page action plan and vision frame the steps for individuals, communities
and tribes, as we address healthy weight for all ages. The built environment
and social messaging, data and personal messages for nutrition and physical activity,
including the science and what works are presented. Over thirty resources, an
index, stories and photos from the field interweave the 3 strategies and series
of recommendations. Low resolution PDF online. Print copies will be distributed
across ITU and individually upon request: Judith.thierry@ihs.gov
In Women's Health
October 15, 2009
In Maternal Child
October 7, 2009
American Academy of Pediatrics
- Just
released! The AAP/American College of Emergency Physicians/Emergency
Nurses Association joint policy statement Guidelines
for Care of Children in the Emergency Department. (PDF
- 131k) Endorsed
by 22 other national organizations this statement offers recommendations
for essential equipment, medications, personnel training, and key policies
necessary for optimal pediatric emergency care.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the Access
to Trauma Centers in the United States fact sheet and interactive mapping
tool. This new tool, created in partnership with the American Trauma Society
and the University of Pennsylvania, shows the location of all hospitals
and trauma centers (Levels I-IV) across the country.
September 21, 2009
In Maternal Child
September 10, 2009
In Women's Health
August 17, 2009
In Maternal Child
July 24, 2009
In Female Health Systems
July 16, 2009
In Maternal Child
May 20, 2009
In Maternal Child
April 21, 2009
In Maternal Child
April 14, 2009
Announcement
- The Indian Health Service is seeking comments for the new HHS Call
to Action on Breastfeeding. We are looking for your recommendations
for promoting and supporting breastfeeding over the next decade.
Post
your comments
April 4, 2009
In Maternal Child
March 6, 2009
In Maternal Child
February 10, 2009
In Maternal Child
January 23, 2008
In Maternal Child
January 8, 2009
In Maternal Child
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