Center for Healthier Children, Families & Communities

First 5 Reports:

Building Community Systems

for Young Children

The UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities
has produced a variety of materials designed to promote and support
First 5 California and enhance the ability of various participants -
including county commissioners, community and service organizations, government agencies, foundations and technical assistance
consultants – to work together effectively and efficiently. Please explore these materials by clicking on the links below.

Center Publications	Full Report	Brief	Author(s)	Date
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs in the Lives of Young Children	Full Report	Brief	Gardner S Young N	Jun-00
Brain Development in Early Childhood	Full Report	Brief	Halfon N, Shulman E, Hochstein M	Aug-01
Breastfeeding: One of California's First Investments in Young Children	Full Report	Brief	Slusser W Lange L	Sep-01
Building Bridges for California's Young Children: A 12-Point Agenda to Enhance Proposition 10	Full Report	Brief	Halfon N, Gonzalez R, Hochstein M	1999
California WIC and Proposition 10: Made for Each Other	Full Report	Brief	Whaley S True L	Apr-00
The Challenges of Measuring the Impact of Prop 10	Full Report	Brief	Sutherland C, McCroskey J, Halfon N	Aug-01
Developmental and Behavioral Health Services for Children: Opportunities and Challenges for Proposition 10	Full Report	Brief	Wright K, Kuo A, Halfon N, Regalado M	Dec-01
Early Childhood Dental Caries	Full Report	Brief	Platt LJ Cabezas MC	Mar-00
Early Childhood Education	Full Report	Brief	Stipek D Ogawa T	Jul-00
Financing Early Childhood Initiatives: Making the Most of Proposition 10	Full Report	Brief	Hayes C Flynn M	Sep-00
Foster Care and Adoption: How Proposition 10 Commissions Can Help California's Most Vulnerable Young Children	Full Report	Brief	Berrick JD Edelstein SB	Mar-01
Home Visiting: A Service Strategy to Deliver Proposition 10 Results	Full Report	Brief	Thompson L, Kropenske V, Heinicke CM, Gomby DS, Halfon N	Dec-01
Improving Child Care Quality: A Guide for Proposition 10 Commissions	Full Report	Brief	Howes C Brown J	Dec-00
Nurturing Healthy Children in a Diverse Society: The Implications of Racial, Cultural and Linguistic Diversity for Proposition 10	Full Report	Brief	Chang HN Tobiassen DP	Dec-00
Parental Mental Illness	Full Report	Brief	Hendrick V Daly K	Jun-00
Public Education and Outreach	Full Report	Brief	Glik D Halper-Schilt E	Mar-01
Reading and Early Literacy	Full Report	Brief	Regalado M, Goldenberg C, Appel E	Jun-01
Results Accountability for Prop 10 Commission: A Planning Guide for Improving the Well-Being of Young Children and Their Families	Full Report	Brief	Friedman M	Mar-00
Supporting Parents through Parent Education	Full Report	Brief	Zepada M Morales A	Jun-01
Using Family Resource Centers to Support California's Young Children and Their Families	Full Report	Brief	Waddell B, Shannon M, Durr R	Aug-01
Where It All Begins: The Impact of Preconceptional and Prenatal Care on Early Childhood Development	Full Report	Brief	Lu MC, Bragonier R, Silver ER Bemis-Heys R	Jan-01