HEALTH OF CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE. [Report No.: CB-PUB-427-1964

Autor/in	LESSER, ARTHUR
Institution	Children's Bureau (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Titel	HEALTH OF CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE. [Report No.: CB-PUB-427-1964
Quelle	(1964), (1 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Child Care; Children; Clinics; Community Health Services; Community Programs; Disabilities; Exceptional Child Services; Health Facilities; Health Needs; Hospitalized Children; Identification; Low Income Groups; Medical Services; Physical Examinations; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Public Health; Rural Areas; School Health Services; Screening Tests; Statistical Data; Statistical Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Handicap; Behinderung; Gesundheitszentrum; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Arzt; Medical examination; Medizinische Untersuchung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Gesundheitswesen; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Schuleingangsuntersuchung; Screening-Verfahren; Statistische Erhebung
Abstract	A HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE STUDY OF SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMS, THIS REPORT PRESENTS STATISTICS ON (1) THE NATION'S CHILD POPULATION, (2) CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, (3) ILLNESSES OF CHILDHOOD, (4) SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES, AND (5) TRENDS IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN. THE REPORT EMPHASIZES THE GAPS IN CHILD HEALTH SUPERVISION IN PRESCHOOL YEARS AND RESULTING DISPARITY IN SCHOOL READINESS, THE GREAT CROWDING OF URBAN WELL-BABY CLINICS AND HOSPITAL OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENTS, THE INADEQUATE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF MEDICAL CARE FOR CHILDREN IN MANY LOW INCOME FAMILIES, THE NEED FOR MORE EFFECTIVE CASEFINDING METHODS BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE OF PHYSICIANS, AND THE SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF ADOLESCENTS AND THE HANDICAPPED. RECOMMENDATIONS DRAWN FROM THE STUDY INCLUDE (1) EXTENDED PRESCHOOL ATTENTION, (2) ADDITIONAL CHILD HEALTH CLINICS IN CITIES AND RURAL AREAS, (3) NEW SCREENING METHODS, (4) USE OF CLINICS IN TEACHING HOSPITALS, (5) MORE CARE FOR ADOLESCENTS, AND (6) EVALUATION OF VISION AND HEARING TESTS FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN. THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR SALE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402, FOR $0.25. (DF)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01