NEWS & PUBLICATIONS

News and publications from or about The What To Expect Foundation

Cover of The What to Expect Guide to Immunizations

The What To Expect Guide to Immunizations is your partner in protecting your child from vaccine-preventable childhood illnesses. You'll find:

Information about the vaccines on your child's schedule of shots.
Answers to your questions about a vaccine's safety effectiveness,and importance.
The latest on the new generation of combination shots.
Tips on how to prepare your child for the needles coming his or her way.
And much more...

Excerpt from Advancing Health Literacy
This chapter on Baby Basics Programs is from Chris Zarcadoolas and Andrew Pleasant's book on the topic and gives a succinct overview of how Baby Basics fits into the evolving field of health literacy. It is a must-read for anyone who is planning to start a Baby Basics Program.

Pulse Evaluation from MHRA
This is the evaluation report brief from our first major evaluation of the MIC Women's Health Center Baby Basics program in Jamaica, Queens. For a more detailed, qualitative report with graphs you can also look at our Jamaica MIC Evaluation

Meeting Report
In May 2007 Baby Basics Programs from across the country met to discuss next steps for the program. The report outlines many of the goals and core components of the program.

The What To Expect Foundation Newsletter
Volume 1 Summer, 2006