Sharing Web Resources

National Black Child Development Institute http://nbcdi.org/ (Newsletter: http://nbcdi.org/support/sign-up-for-nbcdi-newsletters/ ) The National Black Child Development Institute (NBCD) website does offer a newsletter but it is not electronic, the website stated that it would be sent through the mail. I am not for sure how often they are mailed. I also checked the box to subscribe for the Child Health Talk, which is a quarterly publication, generously funded by State Farm Insurance. It provides a wide range of information for families with young children on topics related to health and well being. “Each issue typically includes the following issues, indentified by parents and caregivers as important to helping them with the overall growth and development of their children: Child development and education, healthy home environment, nutrition, and health and fitness”(National Black Child Development Institute). I have learned that the NBCD provides opportunities to improve the lives of children/parents and communities of color. Some of their major focuses are the health/ well-being, the early years and parenting (making parents aware of the importance of early reading to children, and making sure that kids and ready to enter into school, and the schools are ready for them), The Middle Years (assuring middle schoolers the readiness for college), and the Community Mobilization (ensures that information resources to all of those who work directly with children). UNICEF http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html Jamiaca http://www.unicef.org/jamaica/index.html I also choose to research the country Jamaica as a link under the UNICEF website. This site did not have a place to subscribe for a newsletter. This site also focused on health/ well being, education and community as its main topics. The website did not have a specific issue or trend that caught my eye, but I was amazed at one program under the umbrella was the “Bashy Bus”, which is a colorful bus that would stop at adolescent hangouts to counselor and discussion sexual behavior and the danger of sharing partners through music and drama. This issue caught me off guard because in this group sometimes counselors have to communicate with young children and try to prevent teenage pregnancy. Most children born to teenage mothers are usually born under weight/preterm and do not receive adequate health care. Demographics played a major role because most of the communities that UNICEF are assisting are low-income/poor areas of the country and some of the people who are providing assistance are those in a higher social or economic class.