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HRSA/Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
Our funding agency, HRSA/MCHB provides resources and funding
to a wide range of MCH related programs.

HRSA Information Center
Online publications catalog and links to HRSA funded programs.


MCH Governmental Organizations Links                           

MCH Policy and Advocacy Organizations Links

MCH Leadership/Professional Resources Links

Data Sources Links



MCH Governmental Organizations

CDC Maternal and Infant Health

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Research reports and statistics related to child health and development.

Women, Infant, and Children (WIC)

United Nations Children's Fund

Children's Health and Safety Network
Funded by MCHB/HRSA, the CSN provides information relating to injury
prevention in children in children and adolescents.

National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education

Head Start
Provides information and administers programs about providing quality care to young children.


MCH Policy and Advocacy Organizations

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

The Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center
Health policy organization that provides legislators and decision makers with policy
briefings on MCH issues.

National Center for Children in Poverty
Based in Columbia University School of Public Health, NCCP develops and distributes
fact sheets and policy briefings relating to children's health and poverty.

The Women's and Children's Health Policy Center

The Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth, and Family Policies
Also based in Columbia University, provides updates on national and international policy developments.

La Leche League

National Center for Cultural Competence
Provides information to healthcare professionals and policy makers on developing
culturally competent programs and policies.


International Women's Health Coalition

Institute for Child Health Policy
Based out of the University of Florida, provides policy briefings on the organization and financing of child healthcare.

Institute for Women's Policy Research

March of Dimes
Organization to prevent birth defects. Includes statistics, reports, and fact sheets.


MCH Leadership/Professional Resources

National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health

American Association for Health Education

American Social Health Association

National Association for Women's Health

Association of Schools of Public Health



MCH Data Sources

National Women's Health Information Center
Department of Health and Human Services Website for women's health information.

The Cochrane Collaboration

National Women's Health Indicators Database
Remarkable database of many women's health related surveys.

National SIDS/Infant Death Resource Center

Maternal and Child Health Library
Based in Georgetown University, the MCH library also produces a weekly newsletter.

National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program
Developed through a partnership with ACOG and MCHB, a clearinghouse of information
relating to fetal and infant mortality.

Society for Women's Health Research

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