Overview

The children of today are the citizens and leaders of the future. It behoves us, as responsible citizens and leaders of today, to make sure that we provide our children and future leaders with the necessary health, education and guidance to prepare their future for successive generations, and to live in a safe and sustainable environment in harmony with each other and with the world around them. In this book, we bring research about smoking and pollution and its effect on childhood asthma, the issue of childhood obesity and the importance of food, not only for survival, but also for good health.

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Author:   Leslie Rubin ,  Joav Merrick
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.592kg
ISBN:  

9781629481227

ISBN 10:   162948122
Pages:   209
Publication Date:   19 December 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Break the Cycle; Environmental Health Disparities in Vulnerable Children; Second-hand Smoke Exposure in Children; Smoke Exposure Associated with Increased Prevalence of Dental Caries; The Impact of Third-hand Smoke Education in a Pediatric Emergency Department on Caregiver Smoking; Traffic-Related Air Pollution & Pediatric Asthma; Low-Income & Minority Children with Asthma; Peer-Teaching & Dramatic Play to Increase Asthma Awareness; Laws Affecting the Built Environments of Low-Income & Minority Children with Obesity; The Relationship of BMI to Menarche; Obesity Intervention Strategies & the Built Environment; Urinary Concentrations of Dichlorophenol Pesticides & Obesity in Children; Fresh Food in Vulnerable Communities; Organic Food Purchases among University Students; Foreign Food Aid Initiatives Addressing Child Malnutrition & the Future of United States Food Aid Policy; About the Editors; About the Innovative Solutions for Disadvantage & Disability; About the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU); About the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development in Israel; About the Book Series Pediatrics, Child & Adolescent Health; Index.

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Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, DMSc, born and educated in Denmark is professor of pediatrics, child health and human development, Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Mt Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, Israel and Kentucky Childrens Hospital, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky United States and professor of public health at the Center for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, United States, the medical director of the Health Services, Division for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, Jerusalem, the founder and director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel.

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