The National Center for Education
in Maternal and Child Health Web Site provides national
leadership to the maternal and child health community in
three key areas--program development, policy analysis and
education, and state-of-the-art knowledge--to improve the
health and well-being of the nation's children and families.
Readers can learn more about
NCEMCH.
As part of Georgetown University,
this site follows the university's established policies
on copyright, disclaimers, and terms of use. The following
NCEMCH policies have been adapted with permission from the
university's Web site.
Content
The NCEMCH Web site is designed and
maintained by the National
Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health at
Georgetown University.
NCEMCH staff add content to and maintain the functionality
of the site. Please contact MCH
Library
should you have questions regarding the information contained
in the site.
Content Disclaimer
Information presented by this site
has undergone review to ensure accuracy and currency. However,
since standards in the field may change rapidly, some information
on this site may be out of date. Users are advised to consult
other sources as well to confirm information presented on
this site. NCEMCH and Georgetown University do not assume
responsibility for omissions or inaccuracies in materials
on this site nor any consequences resulting from the use
of information from this site.
Information presented by this site is not intended to replace
medical advice that is offered by a physician or other medical
professional. NCEMCH and Georgetown University are not liable
for damages resulting from information obtained from this
site. The NCEMCH Web site contains links to other Web sites
which are independently run sites outside of the ncemch.org
domain. NCEMCH is not responsible for the privacy practices,
activities, or content of such independent sites.
Links Disclaimer
Any links to external Web sites and/or non-Georgetown University
information provided on NCEMCH pages are covered under Georgetown
University's links
disclaimer.
Copyright Information
The materials contained on the NCEMCH
Web site are copyrighted and are protected by Georgetown
University's copyright
policies, unless otherwise stated. If you would like
to report a copyright infringement on the NCEMCH Web site,
please contact the MCH
Library or
Georgetown University's DMCA
agent.
Copyright Permission
To use our materials, you must submit
an official request in writing (click here for a sample
letter in
Word or
PDF)
on your organization's official letterhead. Send requests
to:
Copyright Officer
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child
Health
Georgetown University
Box 571272
Washington, DC 20057-1272
Fax: (202) 784-9777
Privacy of Usage Data
Any information that the NCEMCH Web site collects
through its feedback forms is kept strictly confidential. NCEMCH
does not sell or share e-mail addresses of individuals who have used
the site. If you have questions or concerns about privacy, please
contact MCH Library.
Information
Automatically Collected and Stored
When you browse through any web site, certain personal information
about you can be collected. We automatically collect and temporarily
store the following information about your visit:
-
the
name of the domain you use to access the Internet (for example,
aol.com, if you are using an American Online account, or stanford.edu,
if you are connecting from Stanford University's domain);
- the date and
time of your visit;
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visited; and
- the address
of the web site you came from when you came to visit.
We
use this information for statistical purposes and to help us make
our site more useful to visitors. Unless it is specifically stated
otherwise, no additional information will be collected about you.
Intrusion
Detection
For
site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available
to all users, we employ software programs to monitor traffic to identify
unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise
cause damage. In the event of authorized law enforcement investigations,
and pursuant to any required legal process, information from these
sources may be used to help identify an individual.
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and Other Technical Problems
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