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Download full textMcCoy-Thompson, Meri – 1994
The purpose of the Healthy Start Initiative, a national demonstration program, is to reduce infant mortality by 50 percent in 15 communities. At the heart of the initiative is the belief that the community, guided by a consortium of individuals and organizations from many sectors, can best design and implement the services needed by the women and…
Descriptors: Child Health, Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Health Programs
Hightower King, Mindy M.; Ruuprecht, Karen M. – 2002
This Kids Count data book examines statewide trends in the well-being of Indiana's children. The statistical portrait is based on more than 50 indicators of child well-being in the areas of: (1) demographics; (2) economic well-being; (3) early childhood; (4) child protection; (5) health and well-being; (6) education; and (7) juveniles and the law.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accidents, Adolescents, Birth Weight
