Resources
Resources
We’ve gathered a collection of articles, videos and presentations designed to bolster understanding of our foundation mission and the philosophy behind our Baby Basics program. For further information, feel free to contact us.
Reports
New York State Health Foundation Report
Lessons learned from a two-year pilot of the Baby Basics Program funded by the New York State Health Foundation
Excerpt from Advancing Health Literacy
Chapter on Baby Basics Programs from Chris Zarcadoolas and Andrew Pleasant's book on the topic that gives a succinct overview of how Baby Basics fits into the evolving field of health literacy—a must-read for anyone who is planning to start a Baby Basics Program
Pulse Evaluation from MHRA
Evaluation report brief from our first major evaluation of the MIC Women's Health Center Baby Basics program in Jamaica, Queens (for a more detailed, qualitative report with graphs you can also look at our Jamaica MIC Evaluation)
Meeting Report
Meeting notes from May 2007 Baby Basics Program gathering of professionals from across the country to discuss next steps for the program; outlines many of the goals and core components of Baby Basics
Improving Pregnancy Outcomes
Presentation by Karla Damus from the March of Dimes on the value of the Baby Basics Program
The What To Expect Guide to Immunizations
Your partner in protecting your child from vaccine-preventable childhood illnesses
Case Studies, Models and Guidelines
Praise for Baby Basics
Series of quotes and other testimonials about the Baby Basics Program.
Tools for Programs Using Baby Basics
Baby Basics Chart Checklist
Downloadable PDF organized by appointment that helps you keep track of the topics you've reviewed with moms and tells you the pages that cover these topics in Baby Basics
Baby Basics Prenatal Health Education Checklist
Downloadable PDF organized by topic that lists page numbers in the Baby Basics book for Prenatal Health Education Topics
Baby Basics Moms Club Handouts
For those trained to use the Baby Basics Moms Club Curriculum, downloadable PDFs of the activity handouts to print out
Related Information
Taking Better Care of Adults to Improve Education
Article by Tom Sticht about improving education in children by better educating adults (read online or PDF)
AMA Health Literacy Video
Must-see introduction to health literacy in healthcare video from the American Medical Association
Presentation on Developing Culturally Appropriate Prenatal Education
PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Deborah Hong describes the process that the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center and the What to Expect Foundation used to create the Chinese language version of Baby Basics, Xiao Bao Bao
