Comments on Barbara Starfield’s ‘Child Health and Public Policy’

AbstractWith the increasing number of natural disasters, understanding the links between these events and child health has become timely and pertinent. Using a panel dataset, this paper empirically investigates the persistent effects on child health due to exposure to a series of natural disasters that occurred from 2002 to 2007 in Indonesia. We find that girls exposed to multiple disaster events are 0.19 standard deviations shorter and are 7 per cent more likely to be stunted when measured 7 to 12 years later. We find no persistent effect on boys. From a public policy perspective, we highlight the need for coping strategies beyond access to credit or remittances in order to mitigate growth retardation in children.

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Conclusion: The Equity Project

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.112.s3.771 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 112 (Supplement_3) ◽

pp. 771-772

Author(s):

Jeffrey Goldhagen ◽

Tony Waterston

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Child Health ◽

American Academy ◽

The Core ◽

American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽

Project Objectives ◽

Goals And Objectives ◽

And Training ◽

And Child Health ◽

Training Practice

The Issue. As a result of the work completed during the meeting and summarized at the last session, 4 implementation groups have been established as the organizational framework for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)-Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) Equity Project. This project will be the mechanism by which the RCPCH and the AAP will continue the endeavor that was initiated at this meeting. The Equity Project Implementation Groups will focus on Education and Training, Practice and Advocacy, Research and Public Policy, and Children’s Rights. The goals and objectives of each group reflect the accomplishments of the conference participants. A call will go out to members of the AAP and the RCPCH to join these groups as the core of the operation of the project. Objectives will be prioritized and joint initiatives developed to focus on these priorities. The project thus will evolve as a broad-based effort to engage as many members of the AAP and the RCPCH as possible in project endeavors.

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Child Health and Public Policy

Children And Health Care ◽

10.1007/978-0-585-27406-5_2 ◽

1989 ◽

pp. 7-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Barbara Starfield

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Child Health

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Health Literacy and Child Health Promotion: Implications for Research, Clinical Care, and Public Policy

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.2009-1162g ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 124 (Supplement 3) ◽

pp. S306-S314 ◽

Cited By ~ 104

Author(s):

Lee M. Sanders ◽

Judith S. Shaw ◽

Ghislaine Guez ◽

Cynthia Baur ◽

Rima Rudd

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Health Literacy ◽

Child Health ◽

Clinical Care ◽

Child Health Promotion ◽

And Child Health

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Brain Science, Early Intervention and ‘At Risk’ Families: Implications for Parents, Professionals and Social Policy

Social Policy and Society ◽

10.1017/s1474746402003032 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 191-202 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Helen Wilson

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

At Risk ◽

Early Childhood ◽

Early Intervention ◽

Social Policy ◽

Child Health ◽

Critical Period ◽

Multidimensional Approach ◽

Focus Attention ◽

Brain Science

In recent years neuroscience has increasingly been drawn on to focus attention on the significance of early childhood years for healthy brain development. However an examination of the literature suggests that brain science has little specific to offer parents. In spite of this, a belief that these first years are a critical period for child development has provided the impetus for the introduction of early intervention programmes targeting groups who are considered to be ‘at risk’. The literature indicates that the assumptions underpinning this notion are problematic and may have implications for the success of such interventions. The factors impacting on childhood outcomes are complex and cannot be reduced solely to biomedical explanations. A more effective way to tackle child health and welfare problems would involve a multidimensional approach and include the elimination of poverty and the scrutiny of all public policy.

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