Health Project Databases

The American Academy of Pediatrics Project Search Database
http://www.aap.org/commpeds/grantsdatabase/
This database archives current and previously funded community-based grant projects, including the CATCH Program and the Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program. The database is searchable by 7 major categories: target population, health topic, state/territory, project activity, AAP program, AAP district, and project year. Search results provide the project description, goals, keywords, and location.

Child Trends' LINKS Database
http://www.childtrends.org/_catdisp_page.cfm?LID=ACEF5829-3BE5-405C-B8DDA9BB92511DB7
The LINKS online database provides easy access to child and youth programs across various domains of child well-being that target children from birth to young adulthood. This user-friendly site offers four ways to search for programs in the LINKS database. Search results provide an overview of the program and target population and a description of the program's evaluation approach and measured outcomes results.

The American Public Health Association: Health Disparities Community Solutions Database http://www.apha.org/programs/disparitiesdb/
Provides a searchable database of existing programs--you can search by keyword, health topic, program design issues, age, race, and location.

National Association of County and City Health Officials Model Practice Database
http://www.naccho.org/topics/modelpractices/index.cfm
The Model Practice Database is an online, searchable collection of public health programs based primarily in public health agencies and health departments. The database includes both "Model Practices" and "Promising Practices" that allow you to benefit from others' experiences, learn what works, and replicate proven programs.

Maternal and Child Health Projects Database
http://www.mchlibrary.info/databases/MCHProjSearch.lasso
The MCH Projects Database includes data on all Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) discretionary grantees funded through October 1, 2002, including Special Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS), Community Integrated Service System (CISS) projects, Abstinence Education, and other programs funded outside Title V. The database can be searched by name, location, keywords, and other fields. Projects funded after October 1, 2002 are posted on the MCHB Web site.

The Community Guide
http://www.thecommunityguide.org/communityorgs.html
The Community Guide is a project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services to provide leadership in the evaluation of community, population, and health care system strategies to address a variety of public health and health promotion topics. The guide has a specific section for community-based organizations and provides an assessment of interventions for common health topics (mental health, obesity, oral health, etc), including specific strategies that have been proven as successful models of intervention.

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