Children, Health & the Environment

	Don't Put Me on Hold This video chronicles the need for assistance to children with illnesses during early childhood. development. Linda looks at the New York State's Early Intervention Program, a program providing services and... read more Posted on 09-30-2011

	Environment&Urbanization Brief -21: Responding to the Perspectives of Urban Youth INTRODUCTION The challenges facing urban youth are emerging as one of the most important global development issues. High levels of unemployment, health problems (especially around HIV/AIDS in many nations), social marginalization... read more Posted on 06-08-2011

	Monitoring Health Equity in the MDGs: A Practical Guide The global consensus represented by the MDGs is a new point of departure for the development community. The UN Millennium Project and scores of other decision-makers, activists, bilateral aid organizations,... read more Posted on 02-07-2011

	Start with a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health Improving the health of adolescent girls in the developing world is the... read more Posted on 02-15-2010

	Haiti's Children to Face Ongoing Challenges Perhaps children are the most vulnerable victims of the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. It is estimated that two... read more Posted on 02-03-2010

	PNOCK OUT PNEUMONIA DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT This winter, on college campuses across the country, teams will compete, spin throws will fly, glory will be grabbed, and one team... read more Posted on 02-02-2010

	WHO: Child Health and Poverty Map read more Posted on 11-24-2009

	Inheriting the World: The Atlas of Children's Health and the Environment According to the WHO, over three million children die every year due to unhealthy environments. This atlas, published in 2004 explores issues as diverse as the devastating and largely unknown... read more Posted on 11-24-2009

	USA Child Health Insurance Status Map Get the detailed map data Downlad the report Source: Child Health USA 2008-2009. Suggested Citation: U.S. Department of Health and ... read more Posted on 11-24-2009

	UNAIDS: 2009 AIDS Epidemic Update This report summarizes the latest data on the epidemiology of HIV. The epidemiological estimates reflect continued improvement in national HIV surveillance systems and estimation methodology. In 2007–2008, national household surveys... read more Posted on 11-24-2009

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Child Health and Wellbeing
Health Equity for children Could Help Save Millions of Lives Worldwide.

According to the Global Health Council, "Over the last 30 years, the global community has used effective and targeted methods to save the lives of millions of children. Despite...

Child Rights and Child Poverty: Can the International Framework of Children's Rights Be Used to Improve Child Survival Rates?

by Simon Pemberton, David Gordon, Shailen Nandy, Christina Pantazis, and Peter Townsend
Published online 2007 October 23. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040307

This paper explains how the international framework of human rights can be better used to...

Children, Health and the Environment

Children face innumerable risks to their health and wellbeing, and these are directly linked the environments they live in. The physical or built environments (or lack there of) as well as environmental pollution affect the deveopment and wellbeing...

Start with a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health