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BL
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Record Number
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949529
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b703899
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Title & Author
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Children's health, the nation's wealth : : assessing and improving child health /\ Committee on Evaluation of Children's Health, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.
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Publication Statement
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Washington, DC :: National Academies Press,, ©2004.
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Page. NO
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1 online resource (xi, 324 pages) :: illustrations
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ISBN
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0309533325
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: 9780309533324
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0309091187
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9780309091183
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
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Introduction -- Children's Health: A New Conceptual Framework -- Influences on Children's Health -- Measuring Children's Health -- Measuring Influences on Children's Health -- Developing State and Local Data Systems -- Conclusions and Recommendations.
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Abstract
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Children's health has clearly improved over the past several decades. Significant and positive gains have been made in lowering rates of infant mortality and morbidity from infectious diseases and accidental causes, improved access to health care, and reduction in the effects of environmental contaminants such as lead. Yet major questions still remain about how to assess the status of children's health, what factors should be monitored, and the appropriate measurement tools that should be used. "Little Things Count provides a detailed examination of the information about children's health that is needed to help policy makers and program providers at the federal, state, and local levels. In order to improve children's health--and, thus, the health of future generations--it is critical to have data that can be used to assess both current conditions and possible future threats to children's health. This compelling book describes what is known about the health of children and what is needed to expandthe knowledge. By strategically improving the health of children, we ensure healthier future generations to come.
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Subject
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Child health services-- United States.
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Children-- Health and hygiene-- United States.
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Age Groups
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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
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Child Welfare.
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Child.
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Data Collection.
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Delivery of Health Care.
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Disciplines and Occupations
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Environment and Public Health
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Epidemiologic Methods.
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Health Care Economics and Organizations
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Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms.
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Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
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Health Occupations.
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Health Policy.
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Health.
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Information Science.
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Investigative Techniques
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Medicine.
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Methods.
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Named Groups
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Natural Science Disciplines.
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Persons
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Population Characteristics.
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Public Health.
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Public Policy.
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Quality of Health Care.
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Research Design.
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Research.
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Science.
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Social Control Policies.
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Social Control, Formal.
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Social Sciences.
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Social Welfare.
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Sociology.
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Enfants-- Santé et hygiène-- États-Unis.
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Enfants-- Santé mentale, Services de.
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Child health services.
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Children-- Health and hygiene.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Children's Health.
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United States.
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Dewey Classification
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362.198/92/000973
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LC Classification
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RJ102.C4895 2004eb
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NLM classification
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2004 N-221
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WA 320C5379 2004
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Added Entry
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National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Evaluation of Children's Health.
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