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U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. 1995. Proceedings of the international collaborative effort on injury statistics, Vol. I. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, 305 pp.

Annotation: These proceedings stem from a meeting held May 18-20, 1994 which was designed to allow members of the International Collaborative Effort to improve comparability and quality of injury data. Sections address levels and trends in injury mortality and morbidity in selected participating countries, sources of injury related data and special methodological problems, current problems in producing comparable international mortality and morbidity statistics, data needs, linkage issues and coding issues.

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 Contact Phone: (301) 436-7039 Fax: (301) 458-4020 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs Available from the website. Document Number: DHHS (PHS) 95-1252.

Keywords: Australia, Canada, Clinical coding, Denmark, England, France, Injury surveillance systems, International classification of diseases, International data, Israel, Morbidity, Mortality, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Statistical reference sources, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad, United States

Starfield B, Harlow J. 1993. Cross-national comparisons of well-child supervision. Washington, DC: George Washington University, Center for Health Policy Research, 26 pp.

Annotation: This paper provides an analysis of well child care programs operating in other countries. The paper describes the methodology which included a literature review and direct interviews with knowledgeable individuals in Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, England, and the United States. The paper provides an overview of each of the following topics: the number of recommended visits; physical examinations; height and weight monitoring; and screening for vision, hearing screening, and developmental disabilities, and other conditions. The paper discusses the findings, and presents information about well child recommendations in each country in tables in the appendix. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: George Washington University, Center for Health Policy Research, 2021 K Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006, Telephone: (202) 994-4100 Contact Phone: (202) 530-2300 Fax: (202) 994-4040 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://publichealth.gwu.edu/projects/center-health-policy-research Available from the website.

Keywords: Access to health care, Canada, Child health, Denmark, England, Health promotion, Health supervision, International perspectives, Literature reviews, Netherlands, Policy development, Sweden, United States, Well child care

Lamb ME, Sternberg KJ, Hwang CP, Broberg AG, eds. 1992. Child care in context: Cross-cultural perspectives. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 542 pp.

Annotation: Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach that covers both historic and economic contexts, this book characterizes child care in 18 countries on 5 continents. Specific historical roots and the current social contexts of child care are delineated in industrialized as well as in developing countries. Each chapter includes insights from commentators of the particular country being discussed. The editors point out that child care is an integral part of the web of influences and experiences that shape children's development.

Contact: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19160, Telephone: (215) 625-8900 Secondary Telephone: (800) 354-1420 Fax: (215) 625-2940 Web Site: http://www.leaonline.com/?cookieSet=1 $39.95 paperback, $89.95 cloth; plus $2.00 shipping and handling; make checks payable to Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Document Number: 0-8058-0798-5.

Keywords: Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Child care, China, Cultural factors, East Africa, International perspectives, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Magrab PR, Brewer EJ, McPherson M. 1989. Family-centered, community-based care: A European perspective. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Child Development Center, 39 pp. (Walker)

Annotation: This report describes services to special needs children in England, the Netherlands, and Norway, including medical-health services, family support services, and financing. A general description of each country, its health status, and its health system is included.

Keywords: England, Family centered, community based care, Netherlands, Norway

Guillemin JH, Holmstrom LL. 1986. Mixed blessings: Intensive care for newborns. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 317 pp.

Annotation: This account of the closed world of neonatal intensive care focuses on the social context for medical decision making in the sensitive area of newborn life, showing how the precipitation of neonatal care has become what they term a mixed blessing. Their work is based on research in neonatal intensive care units in fifteen leading U.S. hospitals including one year in a level III unit and research from England, the Netherlands, and Brazil. The book explores the diverse experiences and perspectives of physicians, nurses, social workers, and parents, and is amplified with first-hand observations by participants.

Contact: Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, Telephone: (800) 451-7556 Secondary Telephone: (212)726-6000 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.oup.com/us Available in libraries.

Keywords: Brazil, Decision making, England, Infant death, Mental health professionals, Neonatal intensive care, Netherlands, Newborn infants, Nurses, Parents, Physicians, Social factors, Social workers, United States

Mencher GT. 1972 (ca.). Report of a visit to Israel and Yugoslavia, July 15-October 9, 1972 under the Exchange of Experts Program. [Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska] , 49 pp.

Harris HJ. 1919. Maternity benefit systems in certain foreign countries. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 206 pp. (Children's Bureau publication; no. 57; Legal series; no. 3)

Annotation: This report describes the various maternity benefit systems in selected foreign countries as of 1918. These systems are designed to protect the health of mothers and children by providing adequate medical and nursing care in childbirth and by lessening the financial burden of childbearing so mothers may be insured a reasonable period free from excessive labor. Information on the methods of administration, cost, and other details of operation of the different systems is also provided. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

Contact: Google Books, Web Site: http://www.books.google.com

Keywords: Australia, Austria, Childbirth, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, MCH programs, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Obstetrical care, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Welfare programs

Wolfe SH. 1917. Governmental provisions in the United States and foreign countries for members of the military forces and their dependents. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 236 pp. (Children's Bureau publication; no. 28; Miscellaneous series; no. 11)
   

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