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Zusatztext An inherently compelling read from cover to cover, The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First-Century America is an eloquently crafted, thoughtful and thought-provoking read. Informationen zum Autor Irwin Redlener, a pediatrician, is president emeritus and cofounder of Children’s Health Fund and founding director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, where he is a senior research scholar. Jane Pauley is a television journalist and author. She is the anchor of CBS Sunday Morning and was previously cohost of Dateline NBC and NBC's Today. Klappentext In this memoir, the renowned pediatrician and children¿s advocate Irwin Redlener draws on poignant personal experiences to investigate the nation¿s healthcare safety net and the programs that too often fail to protect and nurture our most vulnerable kids. Redlener argues that we must drastically change our approach to meeting the needs of children. Zusammenfassung In this memoir, the renowned pediatrician and children’s advocate Irwin Redlener draws on poignant personal experiences to investigate the nation’s healthcare safety net and the programs that too often fail to protect and nurture our most vulnerable kids. Redlener argues that we must drastically change our approach to meeting the needs of children. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Author's Notes and Acknowledgments Foreword, by Jane Pauley Introduction: The Urgency of Childhood 1. Kids Who Dream, Kids Who Can’t 2. Roots 3. Real-World Medicine and Public Health 4. Going Forward: Government, Moonshots, and Parents Epilogue Afterword Notes Index
