Child Health in America - Making a Difference Through Advocacy

Informationen zum Autor Judith S. Palfrey, M.D. , the T. Berry Brazelton Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, is chief of the Division of General Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Boston. She is the author of Community Child Health: An Action Plan for Today and the coauthor of The Disney Encyclopedia of Baby and Childcare. Klappentext Judith S. Palfrey explores the meaning of advocacy to children's health and describes how health providers! community agencies! teachers! parents! and others can work together to bring about needed change. She presents a conceptual framework for child health advocacy consisting of four interconnected components: clinical! group! professional! and legislative. Zusammenfassung This original and progressive work affirms the urgent need for child advocacy and provides valuable guidance to those seeking to participate in efforts to help all children live healthier, happier lives.

Product details

• Authors: Judith S Palfrey, Judith S. Palfrey
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.01.2007
• EAN: 9780801884528
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-8452-8
• No. of pages: 282
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law; USA, MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Pediatrics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Personal & public health, United States of America, USA, Child welfare, Paediatric medicine, Child welfare and youth services, Personal and public health / health education, Child health, Advocacy, Pediatrics, Health professionalism.