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Health and health care among District of Columbia youth / Anita Chandra [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Technical report (Rand Corporation)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children--Health and hygiene--Washington (D.C.).
- Children.
- Child health services--Washington (D.C.).
- Child health services.
- Health Status--District of Columbia.
- Adolescent--District of Columbia.
- Child--District of Columbia.
- Delivery of Health Care--District of Columbia.
- Insurance, Health--District of Columbia.
- Socioeconomic Factors--District of Columbia.
- Medical Subjects:
- Health Status--District of Columbia.
- Adolescent--District of Columbia.
- Child--District of Columbia.
- Delivery of Health Care--District of Columbia.
- Insurance, Health--District of Columbia.
- Socioeconomic Factors--District of Columbia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxv, 189 pages) : color illustrations, maps (some color)
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009.
- Summary:
- Describes the health status of the more than 100,000 children residing in Washington, D.C., and their use of health services. The authors examine differences in health status and health care use within the city, environmental characteristics affecting health, and community resident and provider perspectives. The goal of the study is to lay a factual foundation for advocacy and policy decisions related to children's health in the District.
- Contents:
- Infrastructure of the health care delivery system for children in the District
- Physical and social characteristics of District of Columbia neighborhoods
- Health insurance, sociodemographic characteristics, and health status of District children
- Use of health care among District children
- Use of health care among District children in Medicaid managed care and fee-for-service Medicaid
- Use of health care among District children with special needs
- Perspectives on children's health and health care among District parents, adolescents, and health care providers
- Summary and recommendations.
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