Current Projects

Community Evaluations

CA-NARCH Program Evaluation
The California Native American Research Center for Health (CA-NARCH) seeks to identify, recruit, place, and retain Native American students into two and four year universities and graduate programs using both existing minority student support programs and by creating a new initiative to supplement the existing programs. The IPH has contracted with NARCH to assist in the overall evaluation of the NARCH program and to develop a tracking system that can be used to for data collection and monitoring of students who are part of the NARCH program. IPH activities include development of data collection forms, conducting the implementation, design, training, maintenance and support of a web-based data collection solution. (Posted: 8/1/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: California Native American Research Centers for Health

Cancer Navigator
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors initiated Cancer Navigator with tobacco-settlement funds to serve as a central resource for linking to local cancer information and services. The IPH has contracted to assist Cancer Navigator in evaluating their two major components: a website and a call center. The Web site serves as a central repository of links to cancer information and services in San Diego County and includes links to national websites. The HelpLine provides personalized support, available in English and Spanish, for those who do not have Internet access or those who would rather speak with a staff member. (Posted: 8/1/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Board of Supervisors, San Diego County

CCS Claims Data Analysis
California Children's Services (CCS) is a statewide program that treats children with certain physical limitations and chronic health conditions or diseases. CCS children may have one of three funding sources depending on several factors which include family household income, guardianship, and residence documentation. CCS children may be funded by straight CCS, straight Medi-Cal, or the Healthy Families (HF) Program. IPH is assisting CCS with an evaluation/analysis of medical claims data from these different funding sources to better understand the utilization of services and needs of California's CCS population. (Posted: 8/1/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: California Children's Services

CDOC Tracking and Medical Information Collection Analysis
IPH assisted the California Dialogue on Cancer (CDOC) by conducting interviews to gain knowledge about 1) cancer tracking and reminder systems currently in place at primary care practices throughout California and, 2) the primary care practitioner's use of screening guidelines and risk assessment tools. IPH is currently conducting an extension of the original study to provide a more in-depth analysis of the patient history and cancer risk assessment information being collected by California primary care providers. (Posted: 8/1/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: California Dialogue on Cancer

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
California Health and Safety Code 124125 to 124165 declared childhood lead exposure as the most significant childhood environmental health problem in the state. The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) was established to take the steps necessary to reduce the incidence of childhood lead exposure in California. One activity of this initiative is community education. San Diego employs community representatives to provide education materials and presentations in a variety of venues. The IPH is currently administering this program. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Health and Human Services Agency, San Diego County

Community Action Partnership
The Community Action Partnership (CAP) is sponsoring public hearings to gather input from customers and community stakeholders on services that assist individuals and families. The results from the current public hearings will be used to help assess how CAP’s services are addressing community needs. IPH is assisting CAP in developing the surveys, placing the surveys online and analyzing survey results. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Health and Human Services Agency, San Diego County

Community Challenge Grant: The CONNECTION Program
The CONNECTION Program works with 300 teens and pre-teens per year to foster sound decision about pregnancy prevention through education and intervention. Neighborhood House and its collaborators provide abstinence-based curricula and youth development activities to middle and high school aged youth in southeast San Diego. Activities occur at several school sites and at the offices of the Neighborhood House Association. Since 1999, the IPH has been functioning as the local program evaluator for this project. In this role, the IPH has developed pre/post tests to measure changes in the students' knowledge about issues and consequences related to sexuality and strategies for postponing sexual involvement. The IPH continues to provide ongoing data analysis and quarterly evaluation reports that highlight the program's progress, successes and areas needing improvement. (Posted: 4/1/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Neighborhood House Association

Confia en Ti
Confia en Ti is a neutral location where laborers connect with employers for daily, temporary, or permanent job needs. Confia clients are available for job connections to perform home improvement projects, painting, moving, yard work, construction clean-up and more. Skilled labor, such as masonry and tile work is also available. All Confia clients receive a health screening prior to performing any job duties. Confia stresses the importance of occupational heath and safety with weekly occupational health and safety seminars, as well as twice-weekly walk-in medical evaluations performed by a volunteer physician. The IPH is providing evaluation consultation including the review of data collection surveys, assessing existing database and data analysis. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Interfaith Community Services

End Violence Against Women International Training Evaluation
End Violence Against Women (EVAW) International provides effective, victim centered, multi-disciplinary training and expert consultation regarding crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence. The IPH is providing EVAW International with both on-site and web-based training evaluation. (Posted: 4/1/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: End Violence Against Women International

Healthy Environments Against Tobacco
Funded in July 2005 by the California Tobacco Control Section (TCS), Healthy Environments Against Tobacco (H.E.A.T.) was developed by the Vista Community Clinic. The primary goal of H.E.A.T. is that of reducing exposure to secondhand smoke through policy adoption at Oceanside beaches, Legoland, and the Wild Animal Park. The program also provides cessation services to the mono-lingual Spanish speaking population in North San Diego County. IPH is providing program evaluation services. (Posted: 8/1/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Vista Community Clinic

HIV Prevention for Men Who Have Sex with Men
This Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) program is a collaborative effort between organizations and businesses that provide services to the men-who-have-sex-with-men and transgender communities of San Diego. The program goal is to reduce the spread of HIV by reducing risky behaviors and changing community norms. Since 2002, the IPH has worked with project staff to refine the survey instruments used, improve the data collection strategy and develop a project database. Ongoing activities include database modifications and the production of numbers for quarterly reports. (Posted: 4/1/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Family Health Centers of San Diego

In the Mix: Young Men of Color Who Have Sex with Other Men
In the Mix is a Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) project designed to reduce the number of HIV/STD cases among young men of color who have sex with other men (YMCSM). Harm and risk reduction, street and internet outreach, HIV testing and counseling, support groups, and social marketing interventions are used to try to reduce high risk behaviors among the target population. Since 2002, the IPH has provided ongoing program evaluation services for all aspects of the project. Evaluation activities to date have included analyzing needs assessment data, producing surveys/data collection tools, creating a project database, and summarizing data for project reports. Planned future activities include designing the evaluation of a mentoring component and continued analysis of project data. (Posted: 4/1/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Family Health Centers of San Diego

License to Freedom Database Project
License to Freedom is a community-based organization that promotes nonviolence through community education, crisis intervention, self-sufficiency programs and advocacy for refugee and immigrant survivors of domestic and relationship abuse in the San Diego region. IPH developed a client satisfaction survey and a database to track program activities. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: License to Freedom

Life After Transitional Housing
Planmatics, Inc. in partnership with the Urban Institute has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to evaluate the effects of participation in a transitional housing program on homeless families. The main effects to be examined are family residential and household stability, and children's school attendance and behavior. San Diego is one of 5 continua of care (Cleveland, Detroit, Seattle, Houston, and San Diego) selected to participate in the study. Working on behalf of San Diego, the IPH has contracted with Planmatics, Inc. to collect the data from 60 families. The families will be surveyed upon departure from transitional housing, after 3 months, 9 months and at one year. The data gathered will be forwarded on to Planmatics for analysis. (Posted: 8/1/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Planmatics, Inc.; Urban Institute

Nepal Project - Building Constituencies for Peace & Democratic Development
The Nepal Project focuses on four Nepali constituencies (political party leadership and policymakers, women representing political parties, civil society, marginalized groups, and victims, young adults entering politics and civil society service and disenfranchised or isolated conflict-affected communities) to prepare them for greater participation in peace building and democratic processes. IPH Research Scientist, Dr. Amy Pan, traveled to Kathmandu, Nepal to attend 3-day Peace Summit and serve on a 3 person evaluation team. While there the team conducted individual and focus group interviews of Summit participants and other Nepali experts. The end result was a final written document providing their findings and recommendations for progress made on previously determined strategic objectives. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice

Network of Emergency Trafficking Services
The Western Territory of the Salvation Army established the Western Region of the Network of Emergency Trafficking Services through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime. The purpose of this program is to provide direct services to victims of human trafficking, many of which often have many needs resulting from the physical and psychological trauma suffered during their captivity. The IPH is providing program evaluation services for all aspects of the project. Evaluation activities include producing data collection tools and instruments as well as data analysis and summarizing data for project reports. (Posted: 8/1/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Salvation Army

Obesity and Overweight in City Heights
The objectives of this Family Health Centers of San Diego project include developing meaningful working relationships with a broad variety of entities working with and for area Latinos; developing awareness among the target population of the available health resources and the nature of and risk associated with overweight and obesity in children and adults; and developing a replicable community model dedicated to changing norms in the context of overweight and obesity. The IPH is serving as the program's independent evaluator to assess this project's effectiveness in reducing the overweight and obesity in children living in the City Heights area. (Posted: 4/01/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Family Health Centers of San Diego

Pregnancy Prevention Project
The pregnancy prevention project at Operation Samahan is a community-based effort designed to reduce the number of adolescent pregnancies in Southern San Diego through educational classes. The IPH has served as the independent evaluation consultant for this project since the project started early in 2004. The IPH is providing technical assistance in developing evaluation tools and protocols, report production and training project staff on how to collect data and write project reports. (Posted: 8/01/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Operation Samahan

Project Dulce
Project Dulce is a diabetes care and education program of Scripps Whittier Institute for Diabetes. The IPH is serving as the independent evaluator for three community-based projects associated with this program. Two of these projects are targeted towards parents and elementary school-aged children and one targets families with children 0 to 5 years of age. The projects promote and improve the health of children at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes who attend school and live in the San Diego City Heights community by reducing risk factors for Type 2 diabetes, including overweight, obesity, and sedentary lifestyles. (Posted: 8/01/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Scripps Whittier Institute for Diabetes

Project Empower
A local collaborative - comprised of the San Diego Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program (SANDAPP), The Salvation Army Haven, Home Start, Inc., the IPH, and teens served by SANDAPP and the Haven - developed Project Empower, a mastery-based prevention program, to decrease child abuse and neglect among teen moms, increase child safety, and improve child well-being. Key strategies include improving bonding and attachment skills and providing long-term case management support whether or not mothers complete the 24-week program. The project promotes healthy behaviors, addresses behavioral risk factors related to child abuse and neglect, and strengthens the relationship between teen mothers and their children. The IPH is conducting the evaluation. (Posted: 8/01/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: San Diego Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program; Salvation Army; Home Start, Inc.

Services for Survivors of Torture Program
Survivors of Torture (SOT), International has a carefully planned holistic model of health, mental health and social services. It offers many programs and encourages clients to choose the ones they need. In this way, the program empowers torture survivors and their families to reclaim their lives. Services for Survivors are offered through community partners, ensuring high quality, geographical convenience, diverse providers, specialty skills and a chance to integrate into the mainstream of community life. Services are free to clients, thanks to funders and supporters of SOT. The IPH is working with SOT in conducting an evaluation of the "Services for Survivors of Torture Program." (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Survivors of Torture, International

Sharing the San Diego Story
An accurate description of the extent and characteristics of homelessness is necessary to be able to effectively plan and monitor interventions. The Sharing the San Diego Story project will result in a scientifically rigorous, written, and transparent methodology for counting homelessness in San Diego County that has the understanding and consensus of the region's major stakeholders. The IPH has contracted with the Pt. Loma Nazarene University Center for Justice and Reconciliation to provide liaison services between several stakeholder groups, to assist with data analysis of existing and collected data, and to assist with synthesizing the information from various sources to enrich the contextual understanding of homelessness in the region. (Posted: 8/01/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Center for Justice and Reconciliation, Point Loma Nazarene University

Social Norms III
Violent behavior on college campuses is a serious, widespread problem and the second most violent crime committed on college campuses. Sexual assaults committed by friends and acquaintances in the context of social situations characterize the vast majority of these assaults. A University of California, San Diego (UCSD) social norms project targeting male students was supported by a FY2000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. However, a comprehensive intervention must also include the perceptions and behaviors of female UCSD students. A similar UCSD social norms study, also funded by the U.S. Department of Education, targeting both male and female UCSD students, is being conducted (Perceptions of Rape: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Social Norms Approach to Rape Prevention Targeting 1st Year Students). The Institute will again serve as the independent evaluator. This study will focus on promoting healthy relationships between male and female college students at the University of California, San Diego. (Posted: 08/01/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: University of California, San Diego

Steps to Change
The Steps to Change project, initially a demonstration project funded by the CDC, has been operated by Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) since 1998. Using a harm reduction model, the project provides outreach and prevention case management services to injection drug users and their families with the goal of reducing the transmission of HIV and STDs. The IPH has worked with FHCSD since the program's inception to develop and modify the evaluation plan according to project needs. The current evaluation activities include monitoring data entry in San Diego County Health and Human Services' web-based system, analyzing data from this system to produce numbers for quarterly reports, updating the data collection tools and systems as needed, and analyzing outcome data on a yearly basis. Since July 2004, the IPH has been training staff in the evaluation system and providing on-going technical assistance for the data entry and collection process. (Posted: 4/01/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Family Health Centers of San Diego

Tariq Khamisa Foundation: The Violence Impact Forum
To address the devastation caused by gangs, violence, and revenge, the Tariq Khamisa Foundation offers three programs: the Violence Impact Forum (VIF), PeaceWorks, and the TKF Circle of Peace. The goal of the TKF is to teach students about empathy, compassion, respect, understanding, and making nonviolent choices. In 2004, the IPH was requested to analyze VIF data and produce reports in an ongoing manner. Since, 2004, the IPH has been providing ongoing data analysis and report production. (Posted: 4/01/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Tariq Khamisa Foundation

Welcome Back Center
The Welcome Back Center (WBC) at Grossmont - Cuyamaca College provides nursing training to internationally trained nurses, physicians and medical health professionals. In January 2006, the Welcome Back Center and the IPH began a relationship by preparing and submitting a grant together for augmented services at the Welcome Back Center (WBC). The WBC then contracted with the IPH in early 2006 to provide program evaluation services. (Posted: 8/01/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District

Evidence-Based Public Health Practice

Center for Cancer Quality Assurance and Professional Education
In April 2006, the Center for Cancer Quality Assurance and Profession Education (QAPE) was established by uniting two IPH State of California Cancer Detection Section (CDS) contracts under one: The Cancer Clinical Services Quality Assurance Project (QAP) and the Center for Health Professional Education and Training (CHPET). However, the goal of improving breast and cervical cancer screening for California women by evaluating and developing training on quality assurance issues remains unchanged. QAPE will continue to play a significant role in providing evidence-based evaluation and education services and professional training activities and resources for Primary Care Providers involved in breast and cervical cancer screening throughout California and the nation. The services provided by the IPH include: 1) plan and implement Clinical Breast Exam Trainings and other trainings as determined by CDS; 2) develop, implement, and oversee evaluation plans for all trainings; 3) develop and/or implement new training curriculum; 4) maintain and enhance a website for primary care health professionals focused on quality assurance and professional education; 5) conduct focused medical record abstractions and/or provider interviews; 6) develop, build, enhance, and maintain a web-based computerized provider quality assurance site review application; and 7) identify and/or develop/revise appropriate patient educational materials. (Posted: 11/14/06) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: California Department of Health Services, Cancer Detection Section

Community Research Collaboration Awards
The Community Research Collaboration (CRC) Awards, developed in 1997, requires a partnership between community members (such as a breast cancer advocacy organization, a community clinic or organization serving women with breast cancer, or a member of a California community affected by breast cancer) and experienced research scientists. The partnership works together to identify the research question, develop the research plan, carry out the research, interpret the results, and disseminate information to the community. Last year, Operation Samahan and the IPH submitted a proposal for funding to CBCRP. Although we didn't receive an award for the the proposed project, we did receive monies to refine our proposal and resubmit for the next funding cycle. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: California Breast Cancer Research Program; Operation Samahan

San Diego Academic Public Health Practice Collaborative
The San Diego Academic Public Health Practice Collaborative (ASPH) project is designed to enhance collaborative activities between students and faculty at the SDSU's Graduate School of Public Health and staff from the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Environmental Health, and other governmental organizations. These activities focus on providing greater opportunities for sharing information among individuals at all levels within these organizations. The IPH designed a website where paid student internships with HHS are posted and where students can submit their resumes for consideration. In addition, IPH manages daily operations of the program. (Posted: 04/01/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Health and Human Services Agency, San Diego County; Department of Environmental Health, County of San Diego.

STEP (Student Team Empowerment Program)- an IPH Focus Project!
Collaborative Agencies: San Diego Youth and Community Services (SDYCS); Pacific Beach Middle School; Roosevelt Middle School; Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Professional Education and Training

Center for Cancer Quality Assurance and Professional Education
In April 2006, the Center for Cancer Quality Assurance and Profession Education (QAPE) was established by uniting two IPH State of California Cancer Detection Section (CDS) contracts under one: The Cancer Clinical Services Quality Assurance Project (QAP) and the Center for Health Professional Education and Training (CHPET). However, the goal of improving breast and cervical cancer screening for California women by evaluating and developing training on quality assurance issues remains unchanged. QAPE will continue to play a significant role in providing evidence-based evaluation and education services and professional training activities and resources for Primary Care Providers involved in breast and cervical cancer screening throughout California and the nation. The services provided by the IPH include: 1) plan and implement Clinical Breast Exam Trainings and other trainings as determined by CDS; 2) develop, implement, and oversee evaluation plans for all trainings; 3) develop and/or implement new training curriculum; 4) maintain and enhance a website for primary care health professionals focused on quality assurance and professional education; 5) conduct focused medical record abstractions and/or provider interviews; 6) develop, build, enhance, and maintain a web-based computerized provider quality assurance site review application; and 7) identify and/or develop/revise appropriate patient educational materials. (Posted: 11/14/06) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: California Department of Health Services, Cancer Detection Section

National Resource Center for Safe Aging
The National Resource Center for Safe Aging (NRCSA) is a collaborative effort between the IPH, SDSU's Department of Gerontology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is funded by the CDC and its National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. The mission of NRCSA is to increase awareness and knowledge of injuries among older Americans by providing reliable and useful information to public health professionals, and also to older adults, caregivers, family members and others who share their concerns. Its primary focus is to create and sustain an online community of public health and senior care professionals whose work involves teaching and promoting safety and safe practices among the elderly. (Posted: (4/01/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Online Emergency Preparedness Training Modules - an IPH Focus Project!
Collaborative Agency: Pacific Emergency Management, Preparedness and Response Network and Training System

Pacific Public Health Training Center
The Pacific Public Health Training Center (PPHTC) is a combined effort of the four accredited Schools of Public Health in California and the University of Hawaii's School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene. The Center's mission is to develop and maintain a skilled public health workforce in California, Hawaii and the US Associated Pacific Islands in order to support and enhance individual and community health. The Center collaborates with strategic partners to provide training that is innovative, effective, flexible in methodology, and accessible to our constituents. (Posted: 4/01/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, San Diego; University of Hawai'i

Peace Medics Nigeria
The IPH received a grant from the Fred J. Hansen Institute to conduct a program that promotes collaborative efforts between Muslims and Christians through health promotion and education in the state of Kano, Nigeria, Africa. This pilot project has been named Peace Medics Nigeria and is founded on a belief that a project focusing on a non-political issue that is of great significance to the local Nigerians, i.e. improving health, has the potential to unite them in a common cause. (Posted: 4/01/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Fred J. Hansen Institute for World Peace

Terrorism Web-Based Training Modules
The IPH developed several sets of online multimedia training modules meant to increase public awareness and understanding of terrorism threats in today's communities, and encourage appropriate preventive and reactive actions. San Diego County Office of Emergency Services worked with the Institute to produce training modules customized to the County's needs. The modules are offered in both English and Spanish languages. These training modules were later adapted to meet the needs of Santa Barbara County (see www.countyofsb.org/terrorism/SlideShow). Currently, the IPH is working with Orange County to develop these modules for the City of Anaheim and the surrounding area. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Office of Emergency Services, San Diego County; Orange County and City of Anaheim

Maternal and Child Health Initiative

The Alliance Healthcare Foundation MCHI Core Support (Formerly Re-Establishment of the MCH Curriculum)
The MCH Initiative was launched in 1999 with a grant to the Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) from the Alliance Healthcare Foundation. The initial goal of this initiative was to re-establish a Division of Maternal and Child Health at the GSPH. However, the focus of the Initiative was modified over the last several years and has been redirected and broadened to include three primary activities: Community Engagement and Service, Research and Education. The funding is now serving as core support to expand IPH involvement in the MCH community. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: The Alliance Healthcare Foundation

Analysis of Expenditures by California Children’s Services
California Children’s Services (CCS) is a statewide program that treats children with certain physical limitations and chronic health conditions or diseases. CCS children may have one of three funding sources depending on several factors which include family household income, guardianship, and residence documentation. CCS children may be funded by straight CCS, straight Medi-Cal, or the Healthy Families (HF) Program. IPH is assisting CCS with an evaluation/analysis of medical claims data from these different funding sources to better understand the utilization of services and needs of California’s CCS population. (Posted: 08/01/05) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: California Children’s Services, State of California

The California Endowment Foundation MCHI Core Support (Formerly Re-Establishment of the MCH Program)
The MCH Initiative was launched in 1999 with a grant to the Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) from the Alliance Healthcare Foundation. In 2003 funding was received from the California Endowment to supplement the Alliance grant. The initial goal of this initiative was to re-establish a Division of Maternal and Child Health at the GSPH. However, the focus of the Initiative was modified over the last several years and has been redirected and broadened to include three primary activities: Community Engagement and Service, Research and Education. The funding is now serving as core support to expand IPH involvement in the MCH community. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: The California Endowment

First 5 Parent Education Program Evaluation
Jewish Family Services of San Diego has contracted with the IPH to serve as an independent evaluator their project, the Parent Education Program for Young Children which is funded by the San Diego County First 5 Commission. This program delivers parenting skills services to parents with children age 0 to 5. Group classes, home visits and parent coaching style services are offered Countywide and are available in a variety of languages. The evaluation scope of work includes developing an evaluation plan, developing survey instruments, conducting data analysis, and writing quarterly reports.(Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Jewish Family Service of San Diego

Neonatal Quality Improvement Initiative Planning and Implementation
Children’s Medical Services (CMS) Branch and California Children’s Hospital Association (CCHA) are jointly sponsoring a statewide Neonatal Quality Improvement Initiative (NQI), which includes an experienced multidisciplinary project team, to improve neonatal care by working toward eliminating catheter related blood stream infections in NICUs. IPH is contributing to the design, implementation and evaluation of this quality initiative to reduce acquired infections and improve clinical care for neonates. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: California Children’s Services, State of California

Treatment and Prevention of Obesity in African-American Children and Adolescents
At the request of a practicing African-American Pediatrician, and funded by the Rest Haven Preventorium for Children, the MCH group of IPH is identifying methods to address the increasing problem of childhood obesity among African-Americans of San Diego. Forums are being held with healthcare providers in school and community settings to provide continuing education regarding methods of addressing issues of the Ecology of Pediatric Obesity. School Nurses have been trained in the use of CDC software for monitoring the growth of the children within their schools. Short educational messages to be delivered directly to parent by pediatricians during regularly schedule "Well-Child" visits are being developed. (Posted: 11/10/06) Collaborative Agency/Agencies: Rest Haven Preventorium for Children

Welcome Home Baby- an IPH Focus Project!
Collaborative Agency: Palomar Pomerado Health

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Updated: 12/1/06