Author: Border Maternal and Child Health Project (Health Officers Association of California)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hispanic American children
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Maternal and Child Health Profile for Hispanics in California
Author: Border Maternal and Child Health Project (Health Officers Association of California)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hispanic American children
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Health Status Indicators for Hispanics in California and Los Angeles County
Author: California Maternal and Child Health Data Book
Author: Maternal and Child Health in the San Joaquin Valley Area
Author: California. Bureau of Maternal and Child HealthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Infants
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
California Grant Application and Annual Report for the Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant Program
Author: California. Maternal and Child Health Services. Block Grant ProgramPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Child health services
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
California child health fact book
Author: California. Bureau of Maternal and Child HealthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309139279
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
The prevalence of childhood obesity is so high in the United States that it may reduce the life expectancy of today's generation of children. While parents and other adult caregivers play a fundamental role in teaching children about healthy behaviors, even the most positive efforts can be undermined by local environments that are poorly suited to supporting healthy behaviors. For example, many communities lack ready sources of healthy food choices, such as supermarkets and grocery stores. Or they may not provide safe places for children to walk or play. In such communities, even the most motivated child or adolescent may find it difficult to act in healthy ways. Local governments-with jurisdiction over many aspects of land use, food marketing, community planning, transportation, health and nutrition programs, and other community issues-are ideally positioned to promote behaviors that will help children and adolescents reach and maintain healthy weights. Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity presents a number of recommendations that touch on the vital role of government actions on all levels-federal, state, and local-in childhood obesity prevention. The book offers healthy eating and physical activity strategies for local governments to consider, making it an excellent resource for mayors, managers, commissioners, council members, county board members, and administrators.
A Department of Health Services Progress Report on Healthy People 2000
Author: Jim SutockyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Prenatal care
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Family Planning in California
Author: California Family Planning CouncilPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birth control
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Communities in Action
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309452961
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.