DHS Webcast: Update on Maternal, Infant, and Child Home Visitation

WHAT: Update on Maternal, Infant, and Child Home Visitation Webcast SPONSOR: Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) WHEN: Thursday, January 6 at 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Via the web.  Please use this link to access the webcast. DESCRIPTION: The Federal Health Care...

ZERO TO THREE: 25th National Training Institute

WHAT: 25th National Training Institute, Connecting Science, Policy, and Practice SPONSOR: ZERO TO THREE WHEN: Wednesday, December 8 to Saturday December 11, 2010 WHERE: JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa – Phoenix, Arizona DESCRIPTION: “Every year,...

Use of WHO/CDC Growth Charts for Children Aged 0-59 Months

In its September 10, 2010 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  recommended that clinicians in the United States use the 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) growth charts rather than the 2000 CDC...