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1 online resource |
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Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Health (Series Editor: Joav Merrick - National Institute of Child H |
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Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Health (Series Editor: Joav Merrick - National Institute of Child H
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| Contents |
Ch. 1 Break the cycle of environmental health disparities / Joav Merrick -- ch. 2 Together we can break the cycle / Pamela J. Maxson -- Section 1 Social and economic factors -- ch. 3 Uninsured children: Characteristics, consequences and solutions / Kathryn Kay Lemmond -- ch. 4 Health of children living in poverty / Shava Cureton -- ch. 5 Impact and Risks of Recession / Miles Anthony Irving -- Section 2 Environmental factors -- ch. 6 Rethinking the role of community collected data in environmental justice movements / Katheryne Taylor Kramer -- ch. 7 Agricultural pesticides: Implications for migrant farmworkers and their families / Martha H. Keating -- ch. 8 Pesticide exposure and neurodevelopment in migrant farmworker children / Chensheng Lu -- ch. 9 Mercury exposure education provided by women's health clinics / David Wood -- ch. 10 Early childhood lead exposure / Dohyeong Kim -- ch. 11 Crawl spaces and transmission of mold / Wayne R. Thomann |
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Ch. 12 Exposure to inorganic arsenic through drinking water / Yudan Wei -- ch. 13 Arsenic exposure among children and adolescents in the United States / Yudan Wei -- ch. 14 Neglected tropical disease prevention programs through treaty law / Madison Ann Hardee -- Section 3 Acknowledgments -- ch. 15 About the editors -- ch. 16 About the Innovative Solutions for Disadvantage and Disability -- ch. 17 About the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) -- ch. 18 About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel -- ch. 19 About the book series "Pediatrics, child and adolescent health" -- Section 4 Index |
| Summary |
The literature on children who grow up in circumstances of social and economic disadvantage is very much a part of the place and time. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) wrote much about children who suffered under the burden of being poor in 19th Century London. In that age of industrialization, technical advances brought much progress to society, but also resulted in seismic population shifts. Large numbers of people moved from rural agricultural settings and lifestyles to the cities, where the new engines of industry promised more opportunities. We have progressed today, but there are still many c |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
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Children with social disabilities -- Health and hygiene
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Child development -- Economic aspects
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Child development -- Social aspects
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Child health services.
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Social medicine.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Social medicine
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Children with social disabilities -- Health and hygiene
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Child health services
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Child development -- Social aspects
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Child development -- Economic aspects
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Children -- Economic conditions
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Children -- Health and hygiene
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Children -- Social conditions
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United States
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Rubin, Isadore Leslie, editor
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Merrick, Joav, 1950- editor.
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| LC no. |
2020679419 |
| ISBN |
9781629481692 |
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1629481696 |
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