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Download full textPrice, James H.; McKinney, Molly A.; Braun, Robert E. – Health Educator, 2011
Too many racial/ethnic minorities do not reach their full potential for a healthy and rewarding life. This paper addresses the social determinants that impact, either directly or indirectly, child and adolescent health disparities. Understanding the role social determinants play in the life course of health status can help guide educational…
Descriptors: Health Conditions, Health Behavior, Child Health, Race
Halfon, Neal; Houtrow, Amy; Larson, Kandyce; Newacheck, Paul W. – Future of Children, 2012
Americans' perceptions of childhood disability have changed dramatically over the past century, as have their ideas about health and illness, medical developments, threats to children's health and development, and expectations for child functioning. Neal Halfon, Amy Houtrow, Kandyce Larson, and Paul Newacheck examine how these changes have…
Descriptors: Incidence, Disabilities, Children, Disease Incidence
Peer reviewedBateman, David – Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 1991
A clinical progress report is presented concerning how the infants and children of Harlem (New York City) have endured the past six years. Crack abuse, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, social disorganization, and violence have been added to the traditional concomitants of poverty. Proposals are made for improvement. (SLD)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs
Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children, New York, NY. – 1996
After 30 years of war, Angola faces the challenge of creating a civil society. This report presents key findings of a visit to Angola, December 1-13, 1996, by the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children. The report describes conditions facing women and children affected by war in Angola, addresses the return process of refugees from…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Childhood Needs, Children, Civil Liberties
Cherlin, Andrew J. – 1988
This book brings a social science perspective to bear on family change and family policy; identifies the determinants of change; and analyzes the role that government has played and can play in affecting the course of family life. Trends are examined from the perspective of children, mothers, and fathers. The book is comprised of the following…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Agents, Children, Employed Parents
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1988
The challenges to Congress posed by the threat of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) to children are to support the development of more humane and cost-effective treatment and care, and to stop the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The rate of reported HIV infection and cases of AIDS among children and youth is increasing.…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Children, Communicable Diseases
