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1 online resource (503 pages) : color illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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Consensus study report
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Consensus study report.
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
All children deserve the opportunity to meet their full health potential and lead a fulfilling life. Our nation's future depends on it. Yet, there are millions of children in the United States who are not afforded this opportunity today. While spending a record amount of money on health care services, the United States has the worst infant mortality rate among 19 similar wealthy nations, and the U.S. maternal mortality rate in 2018 was our highest since 2000. Although the United States is one of the richest nations in the world, in 2015 more than 9.6 million children lived in families with annual incomes below the poverty line (based on the Supplemental Poverty Measure), with approximately 2.1 million living in deep poverty. The highest rates of poverty were found among Hispanic, African American, and American Indian/Alaska Native families. This is deeply concerning because poverty during pregnancy and childhood is directly tied to poor health and developmental outcomes. Our nation's health disparities, of which there are many, are directly linked to what happens in early children and prenatally (and even earlier). For all children to lead fulfilling lives, we need to first achieve health equity as a nation, and to do so, we must focus on the youngest, and most vulnerable, in our nation. We also need to look beyond health care for solutions; while health care is necessary to improve health outcomes, fixing health care alone will not address health inequities. |
| Contents |
Intro; FrontMatter; Reviewers; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Summary; 1 The Need to Intervene Early to Advance Health Equity for Children and Families; 2 Healthy Development from Conception Through Early Childhood; 3 Development Happens in Contexts: Overview of Early Life Critical Influences; 4 Fostering Caregiver Well-Being Toward Healthy Child Development; 5 Leveraging the Health Care System to Improve Outcomes and Promote Health Equity; 6 Creating Healthy Living Conditions for Early Development; 7 Promoting Health Equity Through Early Care and Education |
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8 A Systems Approach to Advance Early Development and Health Equity9 A Roadmap for Applying the Science of Early Development; Appendix A: Criteria for Selecting Promising Models; Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas; Appendix C: Committee Biographical Sketches |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Children -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Congresses.
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Children -- Health and hygiene. |
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United States. |
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Children -- United States -- Congresses.
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Children. |
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Child development -- United States -- Congresses.
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Child development. |
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Children -- Services for -- United States -- Congresses.
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Children -- Services for. |
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Child welfare -- United States -- Congresses.
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Child welfare. |
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Poor children -- United States -- Congresses.
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Poor children. |
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Public health -- United States -- Congresses.
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Public health. |
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Families -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Congresses.
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Families -- Health and hygiene. |
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Poor families -- United States -- Congresses.
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Poor families. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Children. |
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
De Voe, Jennifer, editor.
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Geller, Amy (Amy B.), editor.
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Negussie, Yamrot, editor.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Applying Neurobiological and Socio-behavioral Sciences from Prenatal through Early Childhood Development, issuing body.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Vibrant and Healthy Kids : Aligning Science, Practice, and Policy to Advance Health Equity. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2019 9780309493383 |
| ISBN |
9780309493390 |
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0309493390 |
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9780309493413 (electronic book) |
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0309493412 (electronic book) |
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9780309493383 |
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0309493382 |
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