Investing in Maternal and Child Health

Links to Cost-Calculators and Additional Resources

Cost-Calculators

Alcohol Misuse (General)

• George Washington University Alcohol Treatment ROI Calculator,

http://www.alcoholcostcalculator.org/roi/

Underage Drinking (Adolescent Alcohol Misuse)

http://www.alcoholcostcalculator.org/kids/

Diabetes (General)

• Diabetes at Work, Conducting a Diabetes Assessment. General Assessment Tool,

http://www.diabetesatwork.org/GettingStarted/AssessmentTool.cfm

Obesity and Physical Activity (General)

• CDC LEAN Works! Obesity Cost Calculator,

http://www.cdc.gov/leanworks/costcalculator/index.html

Tobacco Use (General)

• America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and Center for Health Research, Kaiser

Permanente Tobacco ROI calculator, http://www.businesscaseroi.org/roi/default.aspx

• Free & Clear Tobacco Cost Exposure Calculator,

http://www.freeclear.com/quit-for-life/calculator.aspx

Data Sources

Data Resource Center, National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs,

http://www.cshcndata.org

Additional Resources

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Federal)

• Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP),

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/acip/default.htm

m Immunization Schedules (pediatric):

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/default.htm#child

m Immunization Schedules (adult):

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/default.htm#adult

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), http://www.ahrq.gov

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), http://www.cdc.gov

• Healthy People 2010 Goals, http://www.healthypeople.gov/