Publications

Nemours Obesity Prevention Showcased as National Model

Nemours’ obesity prevention work is being praised as a national model by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Innovations Exchange. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Health Care Innovations Exchange is a web-based program designed to support health care professionals in sharing and adopting innovations that improve health care quality. The Office of the Vice President of Policy and Prevention at Nemours is working to spread innovative policy and practice work nationally by leveraging child health expertise and models. AHRQ invited Nemours to produce four briefs highlighting the work of Nemours Health & Prevention Services, focusing on the overall statewide obesity prevention strategy for Delaware, as well as strategies in primary care, child care and schools.

Tools for Early Childhood Professionals

• Sesame Street® Healthy Habits for Life
• Best Practices for Healthy Eating
• Best Practices for Physical Activity

The First Years in the First State Toolkit

The First Years in the First State Toolkit is a practical, "how-to" guide created to help child care providers follow Delaware CACFP/Delacare nutrition and physical activity rules. It was developed by NHPS for the Delaware Department of Education, and funded by a USDA Team Nutrition grant.

• Administrators' Guide
• Menu Planning Guide
• Shopping Cheat Sheet Handout
• Instructors' Guide
• Foods that Meet the Delaware CACFP/Delacare Rules
• Partnering with Families Guide

Tools for Health Care Professionals

• Early Childhood Primary Care Toolkit (Birth – 5-year-olds)
  
• Middle Childhood Primary Care Toolkit (6 – 11-year-olds)
  
• Late Childhood Primary Care Toolkit (12 – 18-year-olds)
  
• 5-2-1-Almost None Primary Care Toolkit
  

These are large files and may take time to download.

Research and Reports

• Health Affairs Article Highlights Early Lessons at NHPS

• Community-based Child Health Promotion
• Delaware Kids Watch Too Much TV, Get Too Little Activity, Have Few Safe Places to Play
  
• Devereux Early Childhood Assessment Ratings from Parents and Teachers in Delaware Finds Gaps Between Parent and Teacher Observations of Children's Behaviors
  
• NHPS Co-Sponsors The Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) in Delaware
  
• The Report to the Community Summarizes Expert Forum
  
• NHPS Produces Report on Disparities with NASHP
  
• Health Affairs Journal Devotes Issue to Child Health
  
• Transforming Children's Health: How Four Childcare Programs Made Positive Changes in Their Environments
  
• Improving Children's Social and Emotional Health Through Delaware Child Care Policy 
• New Expert Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity in Primary Care
• Promoting Children’s Emotional and Behavioral Health in a Changing World
• Promoting Children's Emotional and Behavioral Health
• 2006 Chartbook on Children's Emotional Health
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapters 5 & 6
  • Appendix
• 2005 Delaware Children's Health Chartbook
  • Table of Contents and Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Demographic Characteristics of Delaware's Children and Youth
  • Chapter 3: Health Status of Delaware's Children and Youth
  • Chapter 4: Health Service Utilization
  • Chapter 5: Focus on Childhood Overweight, Related Health Behaviors, and Health Complications
  • Chapter 6: Next Steps and Future Plans
  • Appendix A: Technical Notes
  • Appendix B: Glossary
  • Appendix C: Data Tables