The Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative: Final report on implementation and youth experience in the initiative
A study of the Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative, which aims to provide structured out-of-school time programming for 200 students in each of 80 public school-based sites in New York City, that examines participant characteristics and attendance, program activities and staff, and program features associated with with positive participant and program outcomes, based on director and participant surveys, program and participant administrative data, and visits to 10 sites
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Effectiveness of an oral health program in improving the knowledge and competencies of Head Start staff
A study of the relationship between participation in the Columbia Head Start Oral Health Program and changes in Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) staff's oral health concerns, perceptions of enrollee oral health status, attitudes when counseling parents on pediatric oral health, and difficulties related to parental dental care service take-up, based on data from 4 HS and EHS centers in New York City
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Nutrition practices and children's dietary intakes at 40 child-care centers in New York City
An evaluation of nutrition practices and an assessment of children's dietary intakes using nutrition recommendations, based on a review of menus, observations of foods and beverages consumed by 240 3- and 4-year-old children, and from the directors of 40 child care centers in the underserved communities in Central Brooklyn, East/Central Harlem, South Bronx, and Manhattan
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Staffing and skill-building in the DYCD out-of-school time initiative: Findings from 10 programs
A study of 10 programs administered as part of the New York City Out-of-School Time Programs for Youth initiative, which provides high-quality, publicly-funded out-of-school time programming, that examines participant characteristics, management and staffing practices, and programming content, based on director and participant surveys, program and participant administrative data, and visits to the 10 sites
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