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Peer reviewedLewis, Robert; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1973
Based on an analysis of 46 small geographic areas, birth weight statistics were related to variables of income, home maintenance, medical and dental care, and aid to dependent children. It was suggested that birth weight statistics may be more effective than infant mortality statistics for many purposes where death data are now used. (EH)
Descriptors: Body Weight, Child Welfare, Dental Health, Environmental Influences
Download full textDresslar, Fletcher B. – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1913
The Fifteenth International Congress on Hygiene and Demography, held in Washington City in the autumn of 1912, was a notable event in the history of sanitation and in the discussion of the conditions of the physical and mental health of the people. The exhibition held in connection with the congress was instructive in many ways, and contained much…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Child Health, Public Health
