About children : [an authoritative resource on the state of childhood today] - Cosby, Arthur G.; Mississippi State University. Social Science Research Center; Center for Child Health Research (U.S.) ([Elk Grove Village, IL] : American Academy of Pediatrics, 2005)
Childhood "affluenza" / John de Graaf -- Advertising in schools / Alex Molnar -- Interactive media and well-being / Sandra L. Calvert -- Children and media / Thomas N. Robinson and James D. Sargent -- Violence in the lives of children / Betsy McAlister Groves -- Children in a post-9/11 world / Irwin Redlener -- Children of incarcerated parents / Angie Vachio -- Urban housing / Henry Cisneros -- Homelessness and its consequences / Irwin Redlener -- Tobacco and health / Michael Weitzman and Megan Kavanaugh -- Substance abuse / Alan I. Leshner -- Turbulence : the effects of change / Kristin Anderson Moore and Sharon Vandivere -- Children of the fortress : America's most invisible culture / Mary Edwards Wertsch -- The consequences of divorce / Judith Wallerstein -- Grandparents raising grandchildren / Donna M. Butts and Jaia Peterson -- Foster care / Moira Szilagyi -- Children of immigrants / Steven A. Camarota -- Experiences in the after-school hours / Deborah Belle and Brenda Phillips -- Challenges of child care / Helen Blank -- Gender roles / Ellen Galinsky -- Poverty / Richard Wertheimer -- Food insecurity / Patrick H. Casey -- Child health : an evaluation of the last century / Bernard Guyer and Alyssa Wigton -- Tooth decay : the best of times, the worst of times / Burton L. Edelstein -- Overweight : an epidemic / William H. Dietz -- Asthma / H. William Kelly -- Special health care needs / Polly Arango -- Impact of injuries / Frederick P. Rivera -- Maltreatment / Robert W. Block and Robert M. Reece -- Immunization delivery / Paul M. Darden -- Health insurance / Peter G. Szilagyi -- Mental health / Kelly Kelleher -- Maternal depression / Ardis L. Olson -- Youth suicide / Ann Doucette -- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder / Mark L. Wolraich -- Religion among American teens : contours and consequences / John P. Bartkowski -- Adolescent sexuality : beyond the numbers / Paula Duncan and Emily Kallock -- Youth as a resource / Karen Hein and Shannon Flasch -- Access to postsecondary education / Kati Haycock and Yun Yi -- Children and the law / Shay Bilchik -- Families : diversity and change / Daniel T. Lichter -- Minority child population growth / Steven H. Murdock -- Changes in the well-being of children / William P. O'Hare -- Medical progress and inequalities in child health / Paul H. Wise -- Genetics / Edward R.B. McCabe and Linda L. McCabe -- Health services : past, present, and future / Judith S. Palfrey and Julius B. Richmond.
"A joint venture of the Social Science Research Center of Mississippi State University and the Center for Child Health Research of the American Academy of Pediatrics"--P. [4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-243) and index.
Keywords: Child health services -- United States; Child welfare -- United States; Adolescent Behavior -- United States; Teenagers -- Medical care -- United States; Child psychology -- United States; Family Relations -- United States; Social structure -- United States; Statistics