Prevention & Community Health: Maternal & Child Health

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a federal agency funding state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families.

The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs is a national resource, partner and advocate for state public health leaders and others working to improve the health of women, children, youth and families, including those with special health care needs.

Guttmacher Institute covers issues on sexual and reproductive health in the United States and worldwide through an interrelated program of social science research, policy analysis and public education designed to generate new ideas, encourage enlightened public debate and promote sound policy and program development.

MCH compiled links to resources on government sites and organizations to assist in staying current on maternal and child issues, new developments and support research.

This website contains UNICEF’s statistical information, including data used in UNICEF’s flagship publications, The State of the World’s Children and Progress for Children.

The UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals concluded with the adoption of a global action plan to achieve the eight anti-poverty goals by their 2015 target date and the announcement of major new commitments for women's and children's health and other initiatives against poverty, hunger and disease.

USAID is committed to improving the health and well-being of children and families in the developing world.

The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world.

World Bank section on Maternal & Child resources include maternal and child nutrition, breastfeeding and low-birthweight.