Children's Health, the Nation's Wealth: Assessing and Improving Child Health - Couverture rigide

Institute Of Medicine; National Research Council; Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Board On Children, Youth, And Families; Committee On Evaluation Of Children's Health

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ISBN 10 : 0309091187 ISBN 13 : 9780309091183

Editeur : National Academies Press, 2004

Synopsis

Children's health has clearly improved over the past several decades. Significant and positive gains have been made in lowering rates of infant mortality and morbidity from infectious diseases and accidental causes, improved access to health care, and reduction in the effects of environmental contaminants such as lead. Yet major questions still remain about how to assess the status of children's health, what factors should be monitored, and the appropriate measurement tools that should be used.

Children's Health, the Nation's Wealth: Assessing and Improving Child Health provides a detailed examination of the information about children's health that is needed to help policy makers and program providers at the federal, state, and local levels. In order to improve children's health--and, thus, the health of future generations--it is critical to have data that can be used to assess both current conditions and possible future threats to children's health. This compelling book describes what is known about the health of children and what is needed to expand the knowledge. By strategically improving the health of children, we ensure healthier future generations to come.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Committee on Evaluation of Children's Health, National Research Council

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: National Academies Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0309091187
• ISBN 13: 9780309091183
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible