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Health Project Databases
Child Trends' LINKS Database
(http://www.childtrends.org/_catdisp_page.cfm?LID=ACEF5829-3BE5-405C-B8DDA9BB92511DB7)
The LINKS online database provides easy access to child and youth programs across various domains of child well-being that target children from birth to young adulthood. This user-friendly site offers four ways to search for programs in the LINKS database. Search results provide an overview of the program and target population and a description of the program's evaluation approach and measured outcomes results.
The
American Academy of Pediatrics Project Search Database
(http://www.aap.org/commpeds/grantsdatabase/)
This database archives current and previously funded community-based
grant projects, including the CATCH Program and the Healthy Tomorrows
Partnership for Children Program. The database is searchable by
7 major categories: target population, health topic, state/territory,
project activity, AAP program, AAP district, and project year.
Search results provide the project description, goals, keywords,
and location.
The American Public
Health Association: Health Disparities Community Solutions Database
(http://www.apha.org/programs/disparitiesdb/)
Provides a searchable database of existing programs--you
can search by keyword, health topic, program design issues, age,
race, and location.
National
Association of County and City Health Officials Model Practice
Database
(http://www.naccho.org/topics/modelpractices/index.cfm)
The Model Practice Database is an online, searchable collection
of public health programs based primarily in public health agencies
and health departments. The database includes both "Model
Practices" and "Promising Practices" that allow
you to benefit from others' experiences, learn what works, and
replicate proven programs.
Maternal and Child Health Projects Database
(http://www.mchlibrary.info/databases/MCHProjSearch.lasso)
The MCH Projects Database includes data on all Maternal and Child
Health Bureau (MCHB) discretionary grantees funded through October
1, 2002, including Special Projects of Regional and National Significance
(SPRANS), Community Integrated Service System (CISS) projects,
Abstinence Education, and other programs funded outside Title
V. The database can be searched by name, location, keywords, and
other fields. Projects funded after October 1, 2002 are posted
on the MCHB Web site.
The
Community Guide
(http://www.thecommunityguide.org/communityorgs.html)
The Community Guide is a project of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention in partnership with the Department of Health and
Human Services to provide leadership in the evaluation of community,
population, and health care system strategies to address a variety
of public health and health promotion topics. The guide has a
specific section for community-based organizations and provides
an assessment of interventions for common health topics (mental
health, obesity, oral health, etc), including specific strategies
that have been proven as successful models of intervention.
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