Saturday, April 2, 2011

Week 5

GLOBAL CHILDREN’S INITIATIVE
Promoting child survival, health, and development in the earliest of years on an International level
Three areas of focus and current projects:
Ø  Early Childhood Development
o   Evaluating quality globally
o   Conducting test that measure links to child development outcomes to malaria control strategies in Zambia
o   Improving quality preschool programs in Chile

Ø  Mental Health
o   Evaluate mental health services in China
o   Developing strategies to prevent mental health issues for children effected by HIV/AIDS in Rwanda
o   Addressing child abuse and mental health effects in three Caribbean nations:
Barbados, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago,
and Suriname

Ø  Children in Crisis and Conflict Situations
o   Exploring child status after earthquakes in Haiti and Chile
o   Addressing malnutrition




Global children’s initiative. (2010).  Retrieved from http://developingchild.harvard.edu/initiatives/global_initiative/

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