NCJ Number
142710
Date Published
1993
Length
84 pages
Annotation
This guide outlines the steps to implement recommendations of the National Commission on Children for improving the health of the nation's pregnant women and children.
Abstract
All but nine of the Commission's 34 members approved its majority recommendations for improving the health of pregnant women and their children. These recommendations include: provide universal health insurance for pregnant women and children; expand effective health care programs for underserved populations; improve the delivery of health care through joint efforts on the part of health care professionals and professionals from other disciplines; reinforce parental responsibility; and increase community responsibility for creating safe neighborhoods, for supporting the development of community-based health education and health care programs, and for sponsoring activities and special projects to help families gain access to needed services. 1 appendix and 44 notes