Child Health in America: Making a Difference Through Advocacy

by Judith S. Palfrey and Judith S. Palfrey MD

Book Overview

Who will speak for the children? is the question posed by Judith S. Palfrey, a pediatrician and child advocate who confronts unconscionable disparities in U.S. health care--a system that persistently fails sick and disabled children despite annual expenditures of $1.8 trillion.

In Child Health in America, Palfrey explores the meaning of advocacy to children's health and describes how health providers, community agencies, teachers,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801884527
• ISBN13: 9780801884528
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"