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Failure to make a strong national commitment to develop children's bodies, minds and spirits is short-sighted. Despite significant improvements in child health and well-being during this century, an unfinished public health agenda remains. During the 1980s, no progress was made in improving ind...

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Published inTrustee Vol. 46; no. 6; pp. 12 - 13
Main Authors Nathan, J A, Kraus, M B
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Health Forum Inc 01.06.1993
Subjects
Adolescent
American Hospital Association
Babies
Births
Child
Child Advocacy
Child Health Services - organization & administration
Children & youth
Childrens health
Education
Families & family life
Health administration
Health care delivery
Health care policy
Health insurance
Health Policy
Health Promotion
Health services
Humans
Interest groups
Maternal & child health
Medicaid
Primary Prevention
Public health
Reforms
Secondary schools
United States
United States
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Summary:Failure to make a strong national commitment to develop children's bodies, minds and spirits is short-sighted. Despite significant improvements in child health and well-being during this century, an unfinished public health agenda remains. During the 1980s, no progress was made in improving indicator's of children's health. The problems of children are inextricably linked with the mission of providing health care services to children. The core institutions of family, school, organized religion, health agencies and community have a collective responsibility to stimulate public health action to ensure healthy births and a safe environment. The American Hospital Association's vision for health care reform calls for a fundamental restructuring of the delivery system to improve the health status of communities being served by focusing on prevention, to provide a comprehensive range of high-quality health care services, to manage continuity and efficiency of care, and to simplify patient interactions with providers.
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ISSN:0041-3674
1943-5134