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Displaying records 21 through 31 (31 total).

Hewlett S. 1991. When the bough breaks: The cost of neglecting our children. New York, NY: Basic Books, 346 pp.

Annotation: This book examines the ways American public and private policies undermine the successful development and education of children and the importance of adequate support of children to the nation's economic and social future. The author compares evidence of public and private neglect of American children with other developed nations. She describes the system of allocating national resources with true stories—many told from a child's point of view—and with a wealth of statistics. She compares spending on the elderly and military pensions with spending on children. The book also discusses parenting deficit and its possible causes. A multifaceted action plan for both the public and private sectors is proposed.

Keywords: Child development, Child neglect, Children, Education, Military, Older adults, Parenting, Private sector, Public policy, Resource allocation, United States

National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality. 1988. The private sector's role in reducing infant mortality. Washington, DC: National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality, 14 pp.

Annotation: This report discusses the three themes of the National Commission's initial study of the relationship between the private sector and the health of the nation's mothers and infants. These themes were the offering of a comprehensive employee benefit policy that promotes maternal and child health, viewing business as an important player in addressing the health needs of the uninsured and underinsured, and the increasing interconnectedness of society.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Photocopy available.

Keywords: Business, Child health, Employee benefits, Infant mortality, Maternal health, Private sector, Relationships, Uninsured persons

Edelman MW. 1987. Families in peril: An agenda for social change. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 127 pp.

Annotation: This book describes the overall and comparative status of black and white children and families in America; the human and public costs that result from widespread child and family poverty; the author's perception of our nations' failure to invest adequately and preventively in our young; the historical role of government in bolstering families; and the strong black tradition of self-help. The commitment of government to assist the needy is examined in connection with family and child poverty. The author provides suggestions for a partnership between government, the private sector, and the black community to ensure children food, clothing, housing, medical care, and education and how she feels these could benefit the nation's future.

Contact: Harvard University Press, 79 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Telephone: (800) 405-1619 Secondary Telephone: 401-531-2800 Fax: (800) 406-9145 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.hup.harvard.edu Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-674-29228-6 .

Keywords: Blacks, Children, Collaboration, Families, Government, Poverty, Private sector, United States, Whites

Southern Regional Health Forum (1974: Atlanta, GA). 1975. Report of the Southern Regional Health Forum, Atlanta, Georgia, September 8-10, 1974 on developing a community health care strategy for children and youth. New York, NY: National Health Council, 112 pp.

Northrop BA, ed. 1974. Public and private responsibility for health care under age 21: Where are we? Where do we want to be? How do we get there?—Report of the 1974 National Health Forum, Boston, Massachusetts, March 12-13, 1974 and background information for the 1974 Southern Regional Health Forum, Atlanta , Georgia, September 8-10, 1974 . New York, NY: National Health Council, 130 pp.

Annotation: This report presents the 1974 National Health Council forum on Public and Private Responsibility for Health Care Under Age 21. There were addresses and discussions on health care of children and youth in America, national health care priorities for children and youth, child health services under Medicaid, changing public/private sector roles, developing a health strategy for children and youth, health manpower, government policy, and future challenges. Four appendices at the end list forum participants, National Health Council staff, 1974 forum evaluation, and Declaration of Rights of Child.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Child health, Education, Health maintenance organizations, Health personnel, Health services, Medicaid, Preventative medicine, Private sector, Public health services

Western Regional Health Forum (1974: San Francisco). 1974. Making the health care system more accountable: Report of the Western Regional Health Forum, San Francisco, California, December 1-3, 1974. New York: National Health Council, 155 pp.

Annotation: This forum presented broad perspectives and opposing points of view concerning the changing roles of the public and private sectors in health care. Because of widespread legislative and public interest in national health insurance, the specific focus was the issues of control and regulation. The participants discussed four broad topics: planning systems, cost containment, quality assurance, and manpower distribution. Each of these was discussed from the aspect of providers, consumers, governments, and the private/volunteer sector.

Keywords: Conferences, Consumers, Cost containment, Costs, Evaluation, Government, Health personnel, Health planning, Health planning, Health services, National Health Council, Private sector, Quality assurance, United States

President's Task Force on the Physically Handicapped. 1970. A national effort for the physically handicapped. No place: President's Task Force on the Physically Handicapped; Washington, DC: for sale by U.S. Government Printing Office, 34 pp.

Annotation: This report discusses assisting handicapped people to achieve maximum independence, security, and dignity. It views the effectiveness of existing programs operated by governmental and private voluntary agencies, recommends methods for improving the quality of services and coordinating these programs, proposes ways to increase community awareness and action in the interest of the handicapped, develops recommendations for legislation or executive governmental action, and suggests how private and voluntary groups could more effectively aid the handicapped.

Keywords: Attitude change, Federal legislation, Federal programs, Physical disabilities, Private sector, Special health care needs

U.S. Children's Bureau. 1939. The Children's Bureau and its relationships with other agencies: Federal—state—local—public—private. Washington, DC: U.S. Children's Bureau, 18 pp. ([Children's Bureau publication])

Annotation: This publication describes the organization and function of the Children's Bureau. It documents the original purpose of the Children's Bureau, which was created by an Act of Congress in 1912, and highlights the initial activities of the Bureau from its first annual report. The functions, personnel and appropriates in fiscal year 1940 are described as well as its relationships with other federal agencies. It is a typescript of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Child development, Child health, Child labor, Children', Federal agencies, Private sector, State agencies, s Bureau

Hall FA. 1939. Statistical measurement in group work: A manual on statistical records for use by staff members. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 103 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 248)

Steele G. 1932. Family welfare: Summary of expenditures for relief general family welfare and relief mothers' aid, veterans' aid. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 107 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); Separate from no. 209)

Lundberg EO, Milburn ME. 1924. Child dependency in the District of Columbia: An interpretation of data concerning dependent children under the care of public and private agencies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 160 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 140)

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