Child Health Insurance Program Reauthorized
On February 12, 2009, the Kaiser Family Foundation hosted an expert panel to discuss President Obama’s reauthorized child health insurance program. The discussants included Barbara Lyons, Alan Weil, Cindy Mann... read more Posted on 05-30-2009
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... read more Posted on 06-05-2009
Children’s Health: Some Main Issues
Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases
The international community and donor priorities have targetted the prevention of HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria - which appear to have a disproportionate impact on children, youths and... read more Posted on 06-08-2009
Child Scorecard
The website for the common wealth fund features an interesting interactive map, which contrasts the wellbeing of children across US states. View it here. read more Posted on 02-09-2009
Children & Health: Suggested Resources
The following resources offer useful tools and perspectives for those interested in children’s health and development.
Towards a Better Tomorrow, A World Health Organization report on child health and development.
Picturing Hope,... read more Posted on 06-05-2009
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... read more
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... read more
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... read more
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