Children, Health & the Environment

	Countdown to 2015: Maternal, Newborn & Child Survival Building a Future for Women and Children In the five minutes it takes to read this page, 3 women will lose their lives to complications of pregnancy or childbirth, 60 others... read more Posted on 05-01-2013

	Going Beyond Insurance Coverage: Actionable Ways to Protect Your Family’s Health Hannah Cotts has published on InsuranceQuotes.org a seven-part resource guide on family health, which includes tips on nutrition, exercise, general health insurance, and even personal hygiene instruction. It is an... read more Posted on 02-12-2013

	2012 Argentina IFP: The Matanza-Riachuelo River Basin Observatory Project As the children of School 39 in Almirante Brown start drawing, they choose various hues of blues and greens to illustrate the small plot of land and creek adjacent to... read more Posted on 08-12-2012

	It Takes A Village This comic book deals with maternal and child health. It seeks to teach pregnant women good maternal health practices including diet, traditional medicines, and spiritual connectivity with the growing baby... read more Posted on 07-26-2012

	Improving the Odds for Adolescents This report, written by Susan Wile Schwarz and Yumiko Aratani from the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP), looks at how well the United States is currently meeting the... read more Posted on 11-09-2011

	Short Video Documentary: 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... 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

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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...

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...