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Best Fed Beginnings Concludes Successful Recruitment
NICHQ received 235 applications from hospitals across the country interested in pursuing Baby-Friendly designation through a 22-month learning collaborative. 90 hospitals will be selected to participate. Read more.
Advancing Our Mission Through Applied Research and Evaluation
In this month's Leadership Message, Marianne McPherson, PhD, MS, NICHQ's Director of Applied Research and Evaluation, peeks through the looking glass at her role in NICHQ's project work.
Low-Cost Remedies for Battling Obesity in Arkansas
From kid-friendly yoga to new recipes, families in Augusta, Arkansas are learning how to be healthier, thanks to the local team in the Collaborate for Healthy Weight initiative. Read more.
May Is Better Hearing and Speech Month!
NICHQ is taking action to address the unreliable follow-up processes that threaten the development of infants with hearing loss. Read more.
Fueling a Statewide Movement in Kentucky
The grassroots efforts of Dr. Christopher Bolling and the Kentucky Be Our Voice team have influenced state-level policy and planted seeds for a self-sustaining movement. Read more.
Medical Home Transformation and the Power of Collaboration
Maria Mignone and Sally Faggella represent two of the 13 Massachusetts pediatric practices working together to transform into patient-centered medical homes. Read more.
Healthy Weight's New Ally
The Collaborate for Healthy Weight team in Iosco County, Michigan, has an unusual champion: Shelby Fransee, the winner of Iosco County’s Miss America pageant. Read more.
Helping Improve Autism Treatment as Diagnosis Rates Rise
While the CDC reports that more children are being diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder than ever before, NICHQ is working in coordination with the Autism Treatment Network to help treatment centers address the disorder's physical symptoms. Read more.
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