Maternal and child health : programs, problems, and policy in public health / editor, Jonathan B. Kotch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kotch, Jonathan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child health services--United States.

Child health services.

United States.

Maternal health services--United States.

Maternal health services.

Child Health Services.

Maternal Health Services.

Child Welfare.

Maternal Welfare.

Medical Subjects:

Child Health Services.

United States.

Maternal Health Services.

Child Welfare.

Maternal Welfare.

Physical Description:

xviii, 704 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, [2005]

Summary:

Maternal and Child Health: Programs, Problems, and Policy in Public Health, Second Edition provides an overview of the issues and content of maternal and child health services in the United States. This thorough revision covers important new topics such as the epidemic of obesity, the consequences of the implementation of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), efforts to reduce mother-to-child transmission of AIDS, new immunizations for child safety improvements, and more. The second edition also includes new and revised chapters on program evaluation, international health, and advocacy and policy development in maternal and child health.

Contents:

Children's rights, distributive justice, and advocacy in maternal and child health / Lewis Margolis, George Cole, and Jonathan Kotch

Historical foundations of maternal and child health / Lewis Margolis, George Cole, and Jonathan Kotch

Families and health / Joseph Telfair

Family planning / C. Arden Miller, Linda Piccinino, and Amy Tsui

Mothers and infants / Trude Bennett and Milton Kotelchuck

The child from 1 to 4: the toddler and preschool years / Anita M. Farel and Jonathan Kotch

The school age child / Joseph Telfair and Jonathan Kotch

Improving adolescent health / David Knopf

Disparities in maternal and child health in the United States / Larry Crum ... [et al.]

Women's health: a life cycle / B. Cecilia Zapata, Anjel Vahratian, and Trude Bennett

Children with special health care needs / Anita M. Farel

Issues in maternal and child health nutrition / Janice Dodds and Barbara Laraia

International maternal and child health / Sian Curtis, Shelah Bloom, and Elizabeth Sutherland

Research issues in maternal and child health / Greg R. Alexander ... [et al.]

Planning maternal and child health programs / Mary D. Peoples-Sheps

Maternal and child health program monitoring and performance appraisal / Mary D. Peoples-Sheps and Joseph Telfair

The practice of evaluation research in maternal and child health / Joseph Telfair

Advocacy and policy development in maternal and child health / Donna J. Petersen and Catherine A. Hess.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0763731714

OCLC:

56956051