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Advancing Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Policy in States: Stories from the Field, Part Two
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Cohen, Julie; Stark, Deborah Roderick – ZERO TO THREE, 2020
This article describes some of the extraordinary accomplishments of the second cohort of states to participate in the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Financing Policy Project (IECMH-FPP). The purpose of the IECMHFPP is to support states' advancement of IECMH assessment, diagnosis, and treatment policies that will contribute to the healthy…
Descriptors: Mental Health, State Policy, Infants, Young Children
Infant Malnutrition: Shame of our Nation
Low, Merritt Burnham – Parents' Magazine and Better Homemaking, 1975
Argues that severe infant malnutrition is shockingly widespread in the United States, that the effects of malnutrition in infancy are now recognized to be much more devastating than had hitherto been known, and that the probable relationship between poverty, malnutrition, and mental deficiency is far too strong to overlook. [Available from…
Descriptors: Dietetics, Environmental Influences, Food Standards, Health Needs
The Impact of Welfare Sanctions on the Health of Infants and Toddlers. A Report from the Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program.
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Skalicky, Anne; Cook, John T. – 2002
This report summarizes the association of welfare sanctions--benefits terminated or reduced for failure to comply with behavioral requirements--with the health and food security of children younger than 3 years of age in 6 large U.S. cities (Baltimore, Boston, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Washington, D.C.). Information for the report…
Descriptors: Child Health, Health Needs, Hospitalized Children, Hunger
Starting Right: How America Neglects Its Youngest Children and What We Can Do about It.
Kamerman, Sheila B.; Kahn, Alfred J. – 1995
Despite U.S. world leadership in research in child healthcare and development, in all the statistical indicators of children's well-being the United States lags well behind most advanced industrialized societies. This book discusses U.S. public policy issues concerning the healthcare and development of children under age three. Studies are cited…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Development, Child Health, Comparative Analysis
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Lewit, Eugene M.; And Others – Future of Children, 1992
The staff of the Center for the Future of Children analyzes policies to make the U.S. health care system more responsive to the needs of children and pregnant women focusing on (1) efficiency; (2) access; and (3) affordability. Recommendations are made in each of these areas. (SLD)
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescents, Child Health, Children
Effectiveness of Health Care Services for Pregnant Women and Infants.
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Racine, Andrew D.; And Others – Future of Children, 1992
Discusses health care services received by pregnant women and infants, exploring the ways that these services affect child health outcomes, specifically low birth weight and infant mortality rate. Programs that offer the greatest potential to improve newborn survival with the least investment should have high priority. (SLD)
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Child Health, Cost Effectiveness, Health Care Costs
Provision of Services to Infants and Toddlers with Developmental Delay: The Health Perspective on Family and Social Issues. Short Report.
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Fullagar, Patricia; And Others – 1992
This study examined provision of services to children with developmental disabilities and their families in the context of requirements of Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which requires family centered services for infants and toddlers. Focus group discussions were held with health professionals at two sites in each of…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Day Care, Developmental Disabilities, Eligibility