"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.

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.