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NICHQ RSS Feed | Child Health Care News http://www.nichq.org National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality Sat, 25 May 2013 15:56:25 +0000 en-US http://www.nichq.org/ http://www.nichq.org/images/logo.gif NICHQ RSS Feed NICHQ participates in Boston Moves for Health's first-ever flash mob to promote National Walking Day http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=95 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ and Avalere Health Assist the PHA to Incorporate Healthy Weight Plans into Electronic Medical Records http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=94 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Breastfeeding Gets Boost in Texas http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=90 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Welcomes Two New Board Members http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=89 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ It Takes a Village, Or a City, to Tackle Obesity http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=92 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ to Help Develop New Technology Recommendations for Sickle Cell Patients http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=86 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Launches Quality Improvement Project to Increase Breastfeeding Rates in Texas http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=85 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Recognizes Sickle Cell Awareness Month in September http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=84 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Op-Ed: Better Starts for Breastfeeding http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=83 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Q&A with Dr. Lori Feldman-Winter http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=82 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ CEO Charlie Homer Interviewed in June Issue of Childhood Obesity http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=81 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Launches Unprecedented National Effort to Increase Breastfeeding Rates in US Hospitals http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=80 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ A Nationwide Effort Finds Success in Improving Follow-Up for Infant Hearing Screenings http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=79 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Best Fed Beginnings Concludes Successful Recruitment http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=78 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Highlights Infant Hearing Screening Program during Better Hearing and Speech Month http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=77 Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Welcomes Dr. Shikha Anand to New Director Position http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=75 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Helps Autism Treatment Centers as Prevalence Rates Rise http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=76 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Experts Weigh In on Boosting Breastfeeding Support http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=74 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ CEO Charlie Homer Speaks on Panel with US Surgeon General http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=73 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Commentary by Charlie Homer Published in March Issue of Pediatrics http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=72 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Collaborate for Healthy Weight Initiative Expands to 50 Locations http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=71 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Continues Two-Year Trend of Staff Growth http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=70 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Be Our Voice Continues to Amplify Local Childhood Obesity Projects http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=69 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ CHIPRA Massachusetts Medical Home Initiative Announces Teams http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=68 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ to Lead National Initiative to Improve Breastfeeding Rates http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=66 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ to Participate in Obesity Prevention Campaigns in Two Massachusetts Communities http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=67 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Welcomes Tom Dahlborg as New Vice President http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=65 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Editorial by NICHQ President and CEO, Charlie Homer, Published in JAMA http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=62 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Special Issue of "Preventing Chronic Disease" Features NICHQ Obesity National Advisory Council Members http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=60 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Faculty Member for Sickle Cell Project Receives NIH Director's New Innovator Award http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=61 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ launches "Collaborate for Healthy Weight" http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=59 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ to Lead National Sickle Cell Disease Newborn Screening Program http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=58 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Dr. Victoria Rogers to Receive the Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=57 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Congratulations to Dr. Rogers, a member of NICHQ’s Obesity National Advisory Council and long-time NICHQ faculty member and contributor. She will be presented with the award on October 14 at the AAP’s PEDS21 symposium in Boston. NICHQ and CEO Charlie Homer Featured on AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange: Paths to Healthy Weight Website http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=56 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Releases Report on Changing Pediatric Residency Training to Improve Quality of Care for Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=55 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Seeking Partnerships for Community Transformation Grants http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=54 Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ CEO Charlie Homer Appointed to Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=53 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Marianne McPherson Co-Authors Article in Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics Featuring NICHQ Programs http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=52 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ CDC: Almost 17% of Children Are Obese http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=50 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Epilepsy and My Child Toolkit Released http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=51 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ to Lead National Sickle Cell Disease Prevention and Treatment Demonstration Program http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=48 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ announced it has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to improve care and outcomes for individuals with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). NICHQ will form a unique consortium with the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA) and the Boston Medical Center (BMC) to serve as the National Coordinating Center (NCC) that will organize and oversee demonstration and educational programs designed to establish effective mechanisms for the prevention and treatment of this debilitating disease. NICHQ Celebrates Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) 75th Anniversary http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=47 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Tapped To Create and Manage National Prevention Center for Healthy Weight http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=46 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ US Has Highest Rates of Obesity http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=49 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ selected to be member of the National Priorities Partnership http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=44 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Remembering Polly Arango http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=43 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ mourns loss of founding board member and friend Polly Arango http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=42 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ CEO Published in Journal of General Internal Medicine http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=41 Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ CEO Commends White House Childhood Obesity Task Force's Action Plan http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=40 Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ CEO Dr. Charles J. Homer Featured in ABC News Article on Asthma Intervention Programs http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=39 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Commends Washington Leadership on Healthcare Reform Legislation http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=38 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Celebrates Tenth Birthday; Honors Outstanding Healthcare Leaders with Individual and Program Awards http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=37 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ to Participate in Two CHIPRA Demonstration Grant Programs http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=36 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Launches Advocacy Web Site to Train Health Professionals in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=34 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ CEO Dr. Charles Homer and Project Executive Rachelle Mirkin Discuss Childhood Obesity in IHI Podcast http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=35 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ CHIPRA Marks its One-Year Anniversary; Read Dr. Charles Homer's Reflections on a Georgetown University children's health policy blog http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=33 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Featured in New England Alliance for Children's Health News Alert http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=32 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ, Child Policy Research Center, and Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative Release Newest State Fact Sheets Announcing Latest Childhood Obesity Levels http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=30 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Announces Eight Awards to Organizations Fighting Childhood Obesity http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=29 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Q & A with Dr. Charles Homer About Navigating the Recovery Act and CHIPRA Pediatric Healthcare Funding Opportunities http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=23 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Celebrates Child Health Day With Parent Scholarships to Annual Forum http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=22 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Reinforces its Quality Improvement Services With Additions to Senior Staffing http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=21 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Receives $3.25 Million Grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Fight Childhood Obesity http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=20 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Partners with New York State Department of Health http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=16 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ CEO Charles Homer MD, MPH, Quoted on Childhood Obesity in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=15 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Announces Recipient of the 2009 Bergman Award http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=14 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Findings and Recommendations from NICHQ Co-Sponsored Conference and Project on Health IT published http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=13 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ JAMA Commentary Highlights How to Improve US Healthcare http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=12 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ CEO Serves As Chair Of NCQA Pediatric Performance Measurement Committee http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=11 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ’s CEO, Charles Homer, MD, MPH, recently served as chair of NCQA’s pediatric performance measurement committee New Law Expands Health Care for Immigrant Children: A Preview of Health Care Reform Debate? http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=10 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ Forecasts Leading Pediatric Healthcare Trends in 2009 http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=9 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ As the nation prepares for a new era and a new administration, The National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) today announced its prediction of the key changes for children’s healthcare in the coming year. NICHQ’s 8th Annual Forum for Improving Children’s Healthcare, being held from March 9-12, at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas, near Dallas/Fort Worth, will address these trends as part of the conference agenda. A Review of the Evidence for the Medical Home for Children with Special Health Care Needs http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=1 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ A Review of the Evidence for the Medical Home for Children with Special Health Care Needs, co-authored by NICHQ CEO Charles Homer, MD, and published in the Oct. 2008 issue of Pediatrics New Study Evaluates Drug-Related Harm Among Hospitalized Children Category: Child Health News http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=6 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ Leading Pediatric Health Care Experts Launch National Action Plan to Stop Childhood Obesity Epidemic http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=7 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ NICHQ’S Childhood Obesity Action Network Implementation Strategy launched on the heels of assessment, prevention, and treatment recommendations by an expert panel Health Affairs Article Calls for Engagement by Entire Health Care Community to Address Obesity Epidemic http://www.nichq.org/about/news.html?id=8 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 NICHQ