THE PRESIDENT'S PAGE

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1951 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-246
Author(s):  
PAUL W. BEAVEN
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Real Object ◽  
Public Welfare ◽  
Executive Board ◽  
Pediatric Practice ◽  
Large Measure ◽  
Pediatric Education ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

"The object of the Academy shall be to foster and stimulate interest in pediatrics and correlate all aspects of the work for the welfare of children that properly come within the scope of pediatrics. The Academy shall endeavor to establish and maitain the highest possible standards for pediatric education in medical schools and hospitals, pediatric practice and research . . . to maintain the dignity and efficiency of pediatric practice in its relationship to public welfare." The above quotation gives the real object of our organization as formulated by those who wrote our Constitution. The Executive Board believes this object to be the aim to which we are pledged. Details will be described in later columns, for we are organized to carry this out. The Academy will continue to correlate all pediatric aspects of the work for the welfare of children. As a society we will seek to maintain the highest possible standards for pediatric education. We will point out the relationship of pediatric practice to public welfare. By means of strong national committees dealing with child health and by reason of the survey and its subsequent interpretation and by working with other groups interested in child welfare, we have already gone a long way in blazing a trail to that goal our founders envisioned. We have no intention of losing what has been gained nor do we intend to lose our leadership in child welfare. Rather we propose to enhance it. Our membership is composed in large measure of practitioners.

scholarly journals Awareness of parents towards Teething

1970 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Bhavneet
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
General Health ◽  
Deciduous Tooth ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Child Health Care ◽  
Statistical Software ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Objective: The relationship of the first deciduous tooth eruption and the general health of an infant has always been a subject of curiosity. The enigma of teething although historical, continues to pervade contemporary child health care due to many unexplained teething myths. The treatment modalities used in teething have been diverse. The objective of this study was to evaluate the awareness, beliefs and knowledge of parents towards teething symptoms. Materials and method: Hundred parents were randomly selected from two kindergarten schools and were interviewed according to a structured questionnaire. Collected data was analyzed by a statistical software known as SPSS. Results: Results revealed that though parents knew about teething but there was lack of awareness regarding diverse treatment modalities and the teething myths and realities. Conclusions: More educative programs should be initiated to make parents aware of teething myths and realities. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v11i1.9822 BJMS 2012; 11(1): 40-43

PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1952 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
PAUL W. BEAVEN
Keyword(s):  
American Academy ◽  
Private Practice ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Public Welfare ◽  
Atlantic City ◽  
Pediatric Practice ◽  
Major Objective ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
Pediatric Education

IT IS now, 21 years since the American Academy of Pediatrics was founded. It is not inappropriate at this time to call attention to this significant anniversary of our birth. In June 1930, at Detroit, its organization was completed and officers were elected. A year later, the first annual meeting was held in Atlantic City. It was made clear at that time that pediatricians were now convinced that a society was needed whose principal objective would be not solely to promote social and scientific needs of its members, but which would exist primarily to promote child welfare. The means by which this major objective would be gained would be to raise the standards of pediatric education and pediatric research; to encourage better pediatric training in medical schools and hospitals; to promote scientific contributions to pediatric literature; and to relate the private practice of pediatrics to the larger field of the welfare of all children. The society should cooperate with others whose objectives were similar, but would he the democratic forum for pediatric thought and endeavor. Following is a quotation from the constitution adopted at the first meeting: "The object of the Academy shall be to foster and stimulate interest in pediatrics and correlate all aspects of the work for the welfare of children which properly come within the scope of pediatrics. The Academy shall endeavor to accomplish the following purposes: to maintain the highest possible standards of pediatric education in medical schools and hospitals, in pediatric practice, and in research; ... to maintain the dignity and efficiency of pediatric practice in its relationship to public welfare; to promote publications and encourage contributions to medical and scientific literature pertaining to pediatrics."

PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 1046-1048
Author(s):  
William S. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Medical Specialty ◽  
Joint Commission ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Pediatric Practice ◽  
Task Forces ◽  
Governmental Agencies ◽  
Head Start Programs ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

THE Thirty-sixth Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics terminates an eventful year of increased activities expansion, and new responsibilities of far-reaching importance. The Academy membership continues to increase rapidly and the total membership following the recent Executive Board meeting is well over 10,000. The new responsibilities have necessitated the addition of new personnel to the Central Office staff. Mr. George Degnon will work with the Council on Pediatric Practice, especially on pending legislation planned by governmental agencies. Dr. Robert S. Mendelsohn will administer the consultation program of the Academy for all Head Start programs throughout the country. The current year has also brought increased activity in the relationship of the Academy to the other medical organizations. The Medical Intersociety Council, the AMA Interspecialty Committee, the Council of Medical Specialty Societies, and the more recently organized Joint Council of Pediatric Societies have continued to meet and work together along many lines of mutual interest and concern. The Joint Commission on Mental Health for Children has been exceedingly active and now has six task forces composed of extraordinary talent in every aspect of mental health. It is hoped and expected that the final report of this joint commission will be a monumental document. It would be impossible for me to delincate the accomplishments of all the various committees of the Academy. However, I would like to pay tribute to two of these committees whose diligence and productivity have been particularly outstanding. The Council on Pediatric Practice has met many times and the workshop conferences both last October and at this meeting have been very highly successful.

scholarly journals Suffer the Children? Divorce and Child Welfare in Postwar Britain

2020 ◽  
pp. 036319902094574
Author(s):  
Rosemary Elliot
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Parental Divorce ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Parental Marital Status ◽  
The Relationship

This article explains why a consensus emerged in the 1950s that courts should be satisfied with the arrangements made for children before parental divorce was granted. I locate this within an evolving child welfare landscape in the context of high levels of divorce in England. The issues at stake were the relationship of child welfare to parental marital status, how this should be established in individual cases, and the legitimacy and boundaries of state intervention in divorce cases. Such developments were absent in Scotland, where the Scottish judiciary believed in upholding the autonomy of parents to make their own arrangements.

What Do We Know About the Relationship between Public Welfare and Child Welfare?

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 633-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peggy Billings ◽  
Terry D. Moore ◽  
Thomas P. McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Public Welfare ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Extending Maternity Leave and Early Childhood Health in Zimbabwe

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kien Le
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternity Leave ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Statistical Evidence ◽  
Childhood Health ◽  
Early Childhood Health ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Child Health

This paper explores the relationship between extending maternity leave and child health. To quantify the relationship of interest, we exploit the expansion of maternity leave in Zimbabwe Labour Amendment Act of 2005 that went into effect in December 2005. We find statistical evidence on the positive association between extending maternity leave and child health. Quantitatively, those exposed to the maternity leave extension grow 0.522 standard dеviations taller for their age, weigh 0.959 standard dеviations more for their age, and weigh 0.580 standard dеviations more for their height. The findings emphasize the significance of increasing maternity leave in enhancing child health.

AGE LIMITS OF PEDIATRICS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 463-463
Author(s):  
M. Harr Jennison ◽  
Allan B. Coleman ◽  
Richard B. Feiertag ◽  
Robert B. Kugel ◽  
William B. Forsyth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
American Academy ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Extensive Review ◽  
Executive Board ◽  
Pediatric Practice ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
Official Policy ◽  
Growth Development ◽  
Age Limits

In 1938 the American Academy of Pediatrics took formal action and defined the age limits of pediatric practice as follows (Journal of Pediatrics, 13:127 and 13:266, 1938): The practice of pediatrics begins at birth and extends well into adolescence and in most cases it will terminate between the sixteenth and eighteenth year of life. In 1969, the Council on Pediatric Practice asked the Executive Board to up date this statement, and the Executive Board referred it to the Council on Child Health. After extensive review of several statements proposed by the Committee on Youth, the Council on Child Health recommended the following statement, which has been approved by the Executive Committee of the Academy for publication as official policy of the American Academy of Pediatrics. PEDIATRICS The purview of pediatrics includes the growth, development, and health of the child and therefore begins in the period prior to birth when conception is apparent. It continues through childhood and adolescence when the growth and developmental processes are generally completed. The responsibility of pediatrics may therefore begin during pregnancy and usually terminates by 21 years of age.

The Relationship of the Child Welfare Officer and the School Medical Officer To the National Health Service

1951 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 357-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.V. Neale
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
National Health Service ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Medical Officer ◽  
Infant Welfare ◽  
Infancy And Childhood ◽  
The One ◽  
Relationship Of

Broad divisions of preventive and curative medicine can arbitrarily exist, but there should be a wide overlap and increasing effort should be made to bring all our medical forces together in a comprehensive attack upon any factors contrary to mental and physical welfare and health in infancy and childhood. Officers in the maternity and child welfare, and school medical services, will neces sarily need to have a closer and increasing liaison with other forms of preventive and clinical practice. The identity of these officers can be retained (and must be so for some years), but the overall value in the national health service will depend on a wider fusion with consultants, especially obstetricians and pædiatricians, on the one hand, and on the other (especially in health centres) with general practitioners, and particu larly with those comprising the personnel of group general practice. Most especially in the field of child health, preventive and curative activity can proceed hand-in-hand and in fact must do so to maintain fruitful results. Pædiatricians, infant welfare officers, and school medical officers have wide overlaps in their interests and duties ; to some extent a mutual interchange of work in children's hospitals and in welfare departments already exists in several large centres. Clinical area pædia tricians should organize, with the local preventive medicine authorities, arrangements for a comprehensive child health programme in the area and so act as joint influences in promoting the very best co-operative work, and particularly in its educational preventive aspects.

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