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Kozak, Lola Jean; McCarthy, Eileen – Vital and Health Statistics, 1984
This document presents a statistical study of hospital use by children in the United States and Canada designed to determine why the hospital discharge rate of children in the United States is lower than many other Western industrialized nations, although the discharge rate for the general U.S. population is higher. Several reasons for the lower…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescents, Children, Delivery Systems
Alesbury, Elizabeth, Ed. – Sign Them Up!, 2001
This document comprises four issues of a quarterly newsletter about the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and efforts to enroll eligible children in the program. Each issue provides information on related national news events, future events and publications of the Children's Defense Fund, and outreach initiatives in various states. Some…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Child Health, Children, Enrollment
Nelson, Douglas W.; Rust, Bill; Hinds, Michael DeCourcy – AdvoCasey, 2000
This publication includes five articles on health care and health promotion within impoverished communities. "The Health of Families and Communities" (Douglas W. Nelson) introduces the issue, discussing the work of the Annie E. Casey Foundation in communities. "Inconspicuous Consumption: Treating Latent TB Infection in Seattle"…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescents, Blacks, Child Health
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Behrman, Richard E., Ed. – Future of Children, 2003
This issue of "The Future of Children" focuses on efforts to provide publicly funded health insurance to low-income children in the United States through Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The articles summarize current knowledge and research about which children are uninsured and why, discuss ways to…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescents, Child Health, Childhood Needs
Lalley, Jacqueline, Ed.; Ahsan, Nilofer, Ed. – Family Resource Coalition Report, 1998
This report of the Family Resource Coalition of America examines partnerships between family support programs and health care providers, forged to ensure that the comprehensive needs of families are met. The report begins with two articles, "Family Support and the Emerging Health System" and "Social and Economic Issues Affecting…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Agency Cooperation, Child Health, Children