The Impoverished Family and Child.

McAdoo, Harriette Pipes

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ERIC Number: EJ433903

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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The Impoverished Family and Child.

McAdoo, Harriette Pipes

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, v2 n1 p52-56 Sum 1991

The impact of family situations on the health of children is examined along the dimensions of (1) the growing povertization of parents who are of color; (2) health risks for children in poverty; and (3) consequences of placement in the foster care system. (SLD)

Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Blacks, Child Health, Child Welfare, Children, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Environment, Family Influence, Foster Care, Health Conditions, Health Services, Minority Groups, Poverty, Urban Environment, Urban Problems, Welfare Services

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Paper presented at the National Conference on Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (3rd, Nashville, TN, October 1-2, 1990).