Examines the adequacy of federal statistics on children and families. This volume includes papers on the relevant aspects of health care reform, family and community resources, interpersonal violence, the transition…

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 fundamentally changed the nation’s social welfare system, replacing a federal entitlement program for low-income families, called Aid to Families…

Examines the technical issues in the development of performance measures in 10 areas: mental health, substance abuse, HIV infection, sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, immunization, chronic diseases, disability, rape, and emergency…

Deals with climate forecasting and identifies research directions in this regard. This book explores: vulnerability of human activities to climate; state of the science of climate forecasting; how societies coevolved…

This report summarizes the presentations and discussion at a workshop entitled Opportunities to Promote Child and Adolescent Development During the After-School Hours, convened on October 21, 1999. The workshop was…

On June 24-25, 1999, the Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences…

Presents information for managers trying to meld human and technological resources. This volume identifies factors critical to successful technology introduction and examines why America lags behind in this effort. The…

For many household surveys in the United States, responses rates have been steadily declining for at least the past two decades. A similar decline in survey response can be observed…