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Children in low-income, urban settings. Interventions to promote mental health and well-beingM M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201, USA
Am Psychol 53:635-46. 1998..This review presents 11 recommendations for urban interventions that build on individual, family, and community strengths to promote the mental health and well-being of urban children and adolescents...
Micronutrient deficiencies and cognitive functioningMaureen M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Nutr 133:3927S-3931S. 2003..Although micronutrient deficiencies often co-occur in the context of poverty, little is known about the impact of multiple micronutrient deficiencies on cognitive development...- Behavior and development of preschool children born to adolescent mothers: risk and 3-generation householdsMaureen M Black
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Pediatrics 109:573-80. 2002.... - Behavior problems among preschool children born to adolescent mothers: effects of maternal depression and perceptions of partner relationshipsMaureen M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 655 W Lombard Street, Suite 311, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 31:16-26. 2002..Programs for adolescent mothers should provide screening and treatment for depressive symptoms and help partners negotiate caregiving roles and mutually satisfying relationships... - Society of pediatric psychology presidential address: opportunities for health promotion in primary careMaureen M Black
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 27:637-46. 2002..To set an agenda for health promotion in primary care settings... - Home and videotape intervention delays early complementary feeding among adolescent mothersM M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Pediatrics 107:E67. 2001..Decisions on early feeding are often guided by grandmothers and influenced by beliefs that infants need complementary food to counteract signals of hunger, reduce crying, and sleep through the night... - African American fathers in low income, urban families: development, behavior, and home environment of their three-year-old childrenM M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201, USA
Child Dev 70:967-78. 1999..These findings support ecological theories linking paternal involvement with children's well-being and argue for the institution of family-oriented policies that promote positive father involvement... - Zinc deficiency and child developmentM M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 68:464S-469S. 1998..Suggestions for further research are provided... 
Household food insecurity: associations with at-risk infant and toddler developmentRuth Rose-Jacobs
Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, 91 East Concord St, Room 5106, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Pediatrics 121:65-72. 2008..In this study, we evaluated the relationship between household food security status and developmental risk in young children, after controlling for potential confounding variables...- Fathers and child neglectH Dubowitz
Department of Paediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21291, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 154:135-41. 2000..To examine the association between father involvement and child neglect... - Food insecurity is associated with adverse health outcomes among human infants and toddlersJohn T Cook
Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, MA, USA
J Nutr 134:1432-8. 2004..Food insecurity is associated with health problems for young, low-income children. Ensuring food security may reduce health problems, including the need for hospitalizations... - Adolescent mothers leaving multigenerational householdsSarah E Oberlander
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 38:62-74. 2009..Helping adolescent mothers and grandmothers negotiate roles to reduce conflict may promote autonomy and relatedness, allowing mothers to learn parenting skills, qualify for public assistance, and continue their education... - Type and timing of mothers' victimization: effects on mothers and childrenH Dubowitz
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Pediatrics 107:728-35. 2001..The effects of both timing and type of victimization are assessed. A related objective was to determine if there was a cumulative risk effect produced by victimization during both childhood and adulthood, or both physical and sexual... - Cumulative environmental risk in substance abusing women: early intervention, parenting stress, child abuse potential and child developmentPrasanna Nair
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 655 West Lombard Street, Suite 311, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Child Abuse Negl 27:997-1017. 2003..Early home-based intervention in high-risk families may be beneficial to infant development... - The effect of prenatal drug exposure and caregiving context on children's performance on a task of sustained visual attentionJohn P Ackerman
Division of Growth and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 29:467-74. 2008..Three groups of children from low-income, urban environments were examined to determine the effects of prenatal drug exposure (PDE) and caregiving environment on sustained visual attention (SVA) at 7 years of age... - Maternal depression, changing public assistance, food security, and child health statusPatrick Casey
Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Pediatrics 113:298-304. 2004.... - Welfare reform and the health of young children: a sentinel survey in 6 US citiesJohn T Cook
Boston Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, 91 E Concord St, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:678-84. 2002..Proponents anticipated that continued receipt of food stamps would offset the effects of cash benefit losses, although access to food stamps was also restricted... - Iron supplementation in early childhood: health benefits and risksLora L Iannotti
Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 84:1261-76. 2006..More research is needed in populations affected by HIV and tuberculosis. Iron supplementation in preventive programs may need to be targeted through identification of iron-deficient children... - Cumulative hardship and wellness of low-income, young children: multisite surveillance studyDeborah A Frank
Boston Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Pediatrics 125:e1115-23. 2010..The goals were to generate a cumulative hardship index and to evaluate its association with the well-being of children 4 to 36 months of age without private health insurance... - Low-income, African American adolescent mothers and their toddlers exhibit similar dietary variety patternsMia A Papas
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baltimore, MD
J Nutr Educ Behav 41:87-94. 2009..To examine the relationship between maternal and toddler dietary variety... - Father involvement and children's functioning at age 6 years: a multisite studyH Dubowitz
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201, USA
Child Maltreat 6:300-9. 2001..Priorities for future research include clarifying what motivates fathers to be positively involved in their children's lives and finding strategies to achieve this... - A brief indicator of household energy security: associations with food security, child health, and child development in US infants and toddlersJohn T Cook
Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Pediatrics 122:e867-75. 2008..The objectives of this study were to develop a clinical indicator of household energy security and assess associations with food security, health, and developmental risk in children <36 months of age... - A seven-year investigation of marital expectations and marriage among urban, low-income, African American adolescent mothersSarah E Oberlander
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Fam Psychol 24:31-40. 2010..They were older and had more children than did single mothers, suggesting that they were in a family formation phase of life. Policies that promote the education and employment opportunities necessary to support a family are needed... - Variation in breastfeeding behaviours, perceptions, and experiences by race/ethnicity among a low-income statewide sample of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) participants in the United StatesKristen M Hurley
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Matern Child Nutr 4:95-105. 2008..Race/ethnicity differences in experiences related to breastfeeding cessation suggest that culturally sensitive breastfeeding interventions are necessary... - Effect of early childhood adversity on child healthEmalee G Flaherty
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:1232-8. 2006..To examine the effect of child abuse and other household dysfunction on child health outcomes... - Early intervention and recovery among children with failure to thrive: follow-up at age 8Maureen M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 W Lombard St, Room 161, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Pediatrics 120:59-69. 2007..We sought to examine the impact of a randomized, controlled trial of home visiting among infants with failure to thrive on growth, academic/cognitive performance, and home/classroom behavior at age 8... - Heat or eat: the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and nutritional and health risks among children less than 3 years of ageDeborah A Frank
Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, 725 Massachusetts Ave, Mezzanine SW, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Pediatrics 118:e1293-302. 2006..The goal of the current study was to evaluate the association between a family's participation or nonparticipation in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and the anthropometric status and health of their young children... - Delaying second births among adolescent mothers: a randomized, controlled trial of a home-based mentoring programMaureen M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 W Lombard St, Room 161, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Pediatrics 118:e1087-99. 2006..Rates of rapid second births among low-income black adolescent mothers range from 20% to 50%. Most efforts to prevent rapid second births have been unsuccessful... - Maternal depressive symptoms and infant growth in rural BangladeshMaureen M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 89:951S-957S. 2009..Depressive disorders are a major source of disability among low-income mothers in developing countries... - Sexual intercourse among adolescents maltreated before age 12: a prospective investigationMaureen M Black
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Pediatrics 124:941-9. 2009.... - Association of physical activity and body composition with insulin sensitivity in a community sample of adolescentsSoren Snitker
Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 161:677-83. 2007..To examine how body composition and physical activity are related to insulin sensitivity and secretion in adolescents... - Depressive symptoms among rural Bangladeshi mothers: implications for infant developmentMaureen M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 48:764-72. 2007.... - Challenge! Health promotion/obesity prevention mentorship model among urban, black adolescentsMaureen M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Pediatrics 126:280-8. 2010..The objective of this study was to evaluate a 12-session home/community-based health promotion/obesity prevention program (Challenge!) on changes in BMI status, body composition, physical activity, and diet... - Development and validity of a 2-item screen to identify families at risk for food insecurityErin R Hager
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Pediatrics 126:e26-32. 2010..To develop a brief screen to identify families at risk for food insecurity (FI) and to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and convergent validity of the screen... - Family Mealtime Q-Sort: A measure of mealtime practicesLaurel J Kiser
Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, MD, USA
J Fam Psychol 24:92-6. 2010..Further research on the tool is warranted... - Development and validation of a toddler silhouette scaleErin R Hager
Division of Growth and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:397-401. 2010..Interventions can be targeted toward parents who have inaccurate perceptions of or are dissatisfied with their toddler's body size... - Policies to reduce undernutrition include child developmentMaureen M Black
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Lancet 371:454-5. 2008 - Mixed method approaches to understanding cancer-related dietary risk reduction among public housing residentsAnn C Klassen
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Urban Health 86:624-40. 2009..Qualitative analyses identified eight themes related to differences between dietary patterns. Findings reinforce the value of nonreductionist approaches to cancer-related nutrition intervention... - Maternal symptoms of stress, depression, and anxiety are related to nonresponsive feeding styles in a statewide sample of WIC participantsKristen M Hurley
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Nutr 138:799-805. 2008..These findings provide support for broadening the focus of existing child nutrition programs to include strategies that recognize how issues of maternal mental health can affect feeding styles... - Commercial baby food consumption and dietary variety in a statewide sample of infants receiving benefits from the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and childrenKristen M Hurley
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 110:1537-41. 2010.... - Effects of vitamin B12 and folate deficiency on brain development in childrenMaureen M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Food Nutr Bull 29:S126-31. 2008.... - Participants' comments on changes in the revised special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children food packages: the Maryland food preference studyMaureen M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 109:116-23. 2009..By providing fruits and vegetables, reduced-fat options, and increased opportunities for nutrition education, the revised food packages may reduce the risk of obesity among low-income women, infants, and children... - The healthy eating index and youth healthy eating index are unique, nonredundant measures of diet quality among low-income, African American adolescentsKristen M Hurley
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Nutr 139:359-64. 2009.... - Children's cognitive-behavioral functioning at age 6 and 7: prenatal drug exposure and caregiving environmentPrasanna Nair
Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Ambul Pediatr 8:154-62. 2008..The aim of this study was to examine how prenatal drug exposure (PDE) and caregiving environment relate to cognitive, academic, and behavioral performance at ages 6 and 7... - African American adolescent mothers and grandmothers: a multigenerational approach to parentingSarah E Oberlander
Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD, USA
Am J Community Psychol 39:37-46. 2007..Findings provide support for Apfel and Seitz's Parental Apprentice model, in which young mothers gain competence through direct caregiving experience in the context of a supportive relationship... - Defining child neglect based on child protective services dataHoward Dubowitz
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 520 W. Lombard Street, 1st Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Child Abuse Negl 29:493-511. 2005..However, the MMCS does offer useful descriptive information on the nature of neglect children experience, and may guide future research and practice on optimal ways to conceptualize neglect... - Iron and zinc supplementation promote motor development and exploratory behavior among Bangladeshi infantsMaureen M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 80:903-10. 2004..Iron and zinc deficiency are prevalent during infancy in low-income countries... - Cognitive and motor development among small-for-gestational-age infants: impact of zinc supplementation, birth weight, and caregiving practicesMaureen M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Pediatrics 113:1297-305. 2004.... - Overweight adolescent African-American mothers gain weight in spite of intentions to lose weightMaureen M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 106:80-7. 2006.... - Child neglect: outcomes in high-risk urban preschoolersHoward Dubowitz
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Pediatrics 109:1100-7. 2002..There is a need to consider the impact of specific subtypes of neglect on children's functioning. In addition, there is interest in examining the cumulative effect of experiencing >1 subtype of neglect... - Agreement with satisfaction in adolescent body size between female caregivers and teens from a low-income African-American communityAndrea L Mitola
737 W Lombard Street, Room 161, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 32:42-51. 2007..To describe body size satisfaction and agreement among low-income, urban, African-American adolescents, and female caregivers... - Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children participation and infants' growth and health: a multisite surveillance studyMaureen M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Pediatrics 114:169-76. 2004..Little is known about the effects of WIC on infant growth, health, and food security... - Introduction to the special issue: pediatric overweightMaureen M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 32:1-5. 2007 - Ongoing maternal drug use, parenting attitudes, and a home intervention: effects on mother-child interaction at 18 monthsMaureen E Schuler
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, 21201, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 23:87-94. 2002..05). Although the intervention had no measured effect, ongoing maternal drug use and poor parenting attitudes were associated with less optimal maternal behavior during mother-child interaction... - The evidence linking zinc deficiency with children's cognitive and motor functioningMaureen M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Nutr 133:1473S-6S. 2003.... - Measurement of three major subtypes of child neglectHoward Dubowitz
University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA
Child Maltreat 9:344-56. 2004..These findings suggest that considering the subtypes of neglect may enhance our understanding of neglect and lead to interventions tailored to families' specific needs... - Mother-infant interaction: effects of a home intervention and ongoing maternal drug useM E Schuler
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201, USA
J Clin Child Psychol 29:424-31. 2000..Weekly home-based intervention may be a protective strategy for children of drug-using women because it disrupts the relation between ongoing maternal drug use and low maternal responsiveness... - Young, disadvantaged fathers' involvement with their infants: an ecological perspectiveLoretta E Gavin
Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Adolesc Health 31:266-76. 2002.... - Use of the Child Abuse Potential inventory as a measure of treatment outcomeScot W McNary
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 655 W. Lombard St, Room 311E, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Child Abuse Negl 27:459-61. 2003 - Effects of stunting, diarrhoeal disease, and parasitic infection during infancy on cognition in late childhood: a follow-up studyDouglas S Berkman
Department of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Lancet 359:564-71. 2002.... - Commentary: mentoring--benchmarks for work performanceSusan L Rosenthal
Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 77555-0319, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 31:643-6. 2006 - A review of the effects of prenatal cocaine exposure among school-aged childrenJohn P Ackerman
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 737 W Lombard St, Room 161, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Pediatrics 125:554-65. 2010..Little is known about the effects of PCE among school-aged children aged 6 years and older... - Resilience among African American adolescent mothers: predictors of positive parenting in early infancyChristine Reiner Hess
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 27:619-29. 2002..Recommendations are provided for intervention programs to enhance mother-grandmother relationships in contexts where adolescents are required to live with a guardian to receive government assistance... - Cognitive development of children in poverty with failure to thrive: a prospective study through age 6Laura M Mackner
Psychology Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 44:743-51. 2003..This study examined the cognitive development of children in poverty with normal growth and those with a history of failure to thrive (FTT) prospectively from infancy through age 6... - Family processes within three-generation households and adolescent mothers' satisfaction with father involvementAmbika Krishnakumar
Syracuse University, College for Human Services and Health Professions, Department of Child and Family Studies, Syracuse, NY 13244-1250, USA
J Fam Psychol 17:488-98. 2003..Efforts to increase paternal involvement should focus on role clarification for grandmothers and fathers and on parenting activities for mothers and fathers, regardless of their romantic relationship... - The effect of poverty on child development and educational outcomesPatrice L Engle
Department of Psychology and Child Development, Cal Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93402, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1136:243-56. 2008..The paper reviews evidence from interventions to improve school readiness of children in poverty, both in the United States and in developing countries, and provides recommendations for future research and action... - Longitudinal investigation of the relationship among maternal victimization, depressive symptoms, social support, and children's behavior and developmentCatherine Koverola
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, USA
J Interpers Violence 20:1523-46. 2005..The effects of maternal depressive symptoms on externalizing behavior problems, socialization, and anger are mediated by maternal social support. Clinical implications of findings are discussed... - Breastfeeding and health outcomes among citizen infants of immigrant mothersNicole B Neault
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Center for American Indian Health, Albuquerque, NM 87102, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 107:2077-86. 2007..To examine the associations between breastfeeding and child health outcomes among citizen infants of mothers immigrant to the United States... - Strategies to avoid the loss of developmental potential in more than 200 million children in the developing worldPatrice L Engle
UNICEF, New York, NY, USA
Lancet 369:229-42. 2007.... - Maltreatment history and weapon carrying among early adolescentsTerri Lewis
Department of Biostatistics, Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC27599 8030, USA
Child Maltreat 12:259-68. 2007..Results indicated that perceived need for a weapon fully mediated the effect of physical abuse and partially mediated the effect of sexual abuse. Results are discussed in the context of self-protection theory... - Failure to thrive as distinct from child neglectMaureen M Black
Pediatrics 117:1456-8; author reply 1458-9. 2006 - Use of the Bayley Infant Neurodevelopmental Screener with an environmental risk groupChristine Reiner Hess
Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 29:321-30. 2004....