Child public health /

This text focuses on a public health approach to the health and sickness of children and young people - comprising about a quarter of the population. It explores the state of health of our children, the historical roots of the specialty and the relation between early health and later adult health.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Blair, Mitch
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Why child public health?
  • Child health in the UK and Europe
  • Child health in developing countries/the majority world
  • Determinants of child health
  • Child public health : lessons from the past
  • Key concepts and definitions
  • Child health and adult health
  • Techniques and resources for child public health practice
  • Child public health in practice : case scenarios.