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MacDorman MF, Matthews TJ, Mohangoo AD, Zeitlin J. 2014. International comparisons of infant mortality and related factors: United States and Europe, 2010. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 7 pp. (National vital statistics reports; v. 63, no. 5)

Annotation: This report investigates the reasons for the United States' high infant mortality when compared with European countries. Specifically it measures the impact on infant mortality differences of the percentage of preterm births and gestational age-specific infant mortality rates.

Contact: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 5419, Hyattsville, MD 20782, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 Fax: (301) 458-4020 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs Available from the website.

Keywords: Europe, Infant mortality, Statistics, United States

Dijkstra H, Poot E, Wilczek I, eds. 1998. Biomedical research and orphan medicinal products: A roundtable conference organized by European Platform for Patients' Organisations, Science, and Industry, Brussels, 23 September 1997. [Brussels, Belgium]: European Platform for Patient's Organizations, Science and Industry, 122 pp.

Annotation: This book provide the texts of the presentations at a conference on biomedical research and orphan medicinal products. Section one addresses rare diseases. Section two discusses related research and development. Section three discusses legislation regarding orphan medicinal products. Section four discusses the related ethical aspects. And section five provides the related discussion of the conference.

Contact: European Platform for Patients' Organizations, Science and Industry, Square de Meeus-Rue de L'Industrie, 4, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Telephone: +32 2 503 13 07 Fax: +32 2 503 31 08 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.epposi.org/ Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 90 261 1412 5.

Keywords: Conferences, Ethics, Europe, Legislation, Orphan drugs, Pharmaceuticals, Rare diseases, Research

World Health Organization. 1998. Health21: An introduction to the health for all policy framework for the WHO European region. Copenhagen, Denmark: World Health Organization, 32 pp. (European health for all series; no. 5)

Annotation: This report is the update to the health policy of the European Region of the World Health Organization. It begins with the World Health Declaration and a summary of the European Region policy itself. It continues by outlining 21 goals for the future and concludes with a discussion of the role of the World Health Organization and a look to the future.

Contact: WHO Press, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland, Telephone: +41 22 791 3264 Fax: +41 22 791 4857 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://apps.who.int/bookorders/ Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 92-890-1348-6.

Keywords: Europe, Health objectives, Health planning, Health policy, International health, International programs

European Health Committee. 1985. Child health surveillance. Strasbourg, France: Council of Europe, 146 pp.

Annotation: This book presents information about child health surveillance programs in Council of Europe member countries and gives guidelines for the monitoring and examinations considered essential.

Contact: Manhattan Publishing Company, 468 Albany Post Road, Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520, Telephone: (914) 271-5194 Fax: (914) 271-5856 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.manhattanpublishing.com/ $11.00 plus $1.50 postage.

Keywords: Child health, Europe, Health supervision

Silver GA. 1978. Child health: America's future. Germantown, MD: Aspen Systems , 267 pp.

Annotation: This book addresses the author's recommendations for a properly structured, family-involved child health service, national in scope, predominantly preventive in concept, and private as well as public and official in character that will guarantee quality health services for America's children. The contents are an introduction to the problem, synopsis, summary, recommendations and epilogue; a discussion of child health in America; international comparisons; and a proposed program.

Keywords: Child health services, Europe, Standards, United States

World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. 1974. Evaluation of MCH services in certain countries of the European region: Report on a working group—Copenhagen: 25 - 28 September 1973. Copenhagen, Denmark: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, 53 pp.

Annotation: This report on MCH services in Europe discusses previous World Health Organization (WHO) work in MCH evaluation, the present state of MCH services in certain European countries, the goals of MCH services, measuring the degree of achievement of goals and the value of services, measuring the cost-efficiency of services, training implications, and the conclusions of the working groups.

Keywords: Europe, MCH programs, Program evaluation, World Health Organization

Blake JB. 1953. Origins of maternal and child health programs. New Haven, CT: Yale University, Department of Public Health, 42 pp.

Annotation: This paper traces the history of maternal and child health in Europe and also including the United States from as early as the 15th century, and more fully beginning with the eighteenth century. Comparisons are then drawn between the two. The role of the state and legislation, as well as private agencies, is discussed. Development of public health programs is also traced. Extensive footnotes appear throughout the paper.

Keywords: Child health, Europe, History, Legislation, Maternal health, Public health, United States

McGill N. 1921. Infant-welfare work in Europe: An account of recent experiences in Great Britian [i.e. Britain], Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, and Italy. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 169 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 76; Community child-welfare series; no. 1)

U.S. Children's Bureau. 1919. Standards of child welfare: Children in need of special care and standardization of child welfare laws. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, pp. 305-444. (Children's Bureau publication; no. 60, separate no. 4; Report from conference series; no. 1)
   

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