What works in reducing inequalities in child health? / / Helen Roberts

• Autore: Roberts Helen <1949->
• Pubblicazione: LaVergne, : Policy Press, 2012; Bristol ; ; Chicago : , : Policy Press, , 2012
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (184 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.10830941
• Soggetto topico: Child health services - Great Britain; Children with social disabilities - Medical care - Great Britain; Health services accessibility - Great Britain
• Classificazione: MED028000MED078000
• Note generali: Previous ed.: Ilford: Barnardo's, 2000.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-154) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""What Works in Reducing Inequalities in Child Health?""; ""Contents""; ""Tables and figures""; ""Figures""; ""Tables""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface ""; ""1. Introduction""; ""Inequalities and health""; ""What are the causes of the causes of ill health and inequalities in health?""; ""What do health inequalities mean for children?""; ""Why do inequalities matter?""; ""Poverty, inequality and the NHS""; ""Death and disease in childhood""; ""Policy reports and the importance of prevention""; ""What works?""; ""Research, policy and practice"" ; ""And when there is no evidence? """"2. What kinds of studies help us understand what works? ""; ""The challenge of evaluation at a local level""; ""Does it work? How can we design and deliver effective services? ""; ""Systematic reviews""; ""The contribution of different research designs""; ""An assets-based approach drawing on lay and scientific evidence""; ""What doesnâ€?t work?""; ""Making it work""; ""3. What works in early life? Infancy and the pre-school period""; ""Death in and before the first year ""; ""What works in making a difference?"" ; ""Cost-effectiveness and early intervention""""An intervention not to be tried at home ""; ""4. What works in childhood and adolescence? ""; ""What are the problems?""; ""What are some of the solutions?""; ""Education""; ""Disabled children and their families""; ""Adolescence""; ""Teenage pregnancy""; ""Young smokers""; ""Mental health and substance abuse""; ""Tackling obesity in children and young people""; ""What may not help""; ""5. What works in keeping children safe?""; ""Background""; ""What doesnâ€?t work?""; ""What works in making a difference?"" ; ""Drawing on children and parentsâ€? safe-keeping strategies â€? or what are people doing right?""""Child safety and local authorities which consult parents and children ""; ""Child protection (non-accidental injury) ""; ""6. What works for vulnerable groups?""; ""General health and immunisation""; ""Mental health and emotional well-being""; ""Education""; ""Settled safe accommodation ""; ""What helps?""; ""7. Tackling the causes of the causes ""; ""Inequalities in child health""; ""Context""; ""Policies for directly addressing inequalities in child health"" ; ""Policy implications of health inequalities research: dilemmas of advocacy""""And finally...""; ""References ""; ""Web and other resources ""; ""Child health data and Healthy Child Programme""; ""Policy across the UK""; ""Policy reports ""; ""Where to go for good evidence ""; ""Poverty and inequality""; ""Resources for young people""; ""What does it all mean?""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: The UK has a deservedly strong reputation for work on understanding social inequalities in health, but there is some way to go in using research and other types of knowledge to reduce inequalities in child health. This revised and updated edition of an important report looks at macro public policy interventions, community interventions, and individual level interventions in a variety of settings, including infancy, early years, childhood, adolescence, and particular needs including looked after children. It considers 'what works' - or might work - in practice. There are new case studies, updated research references, and new reference to cost effectiveness - all relevant for doing the right thing in a climate of austerity. Drawing on evidence from the UK and beyond, the book presents these in an accessible form, not just for those who make decisions now, but also for the students of today who are the decision makers of tomorrow. The book is supported by a companion website, containing additional materials for both students and lecturers, which is available from the link above.
• Titolo autorizzato: What works in reducing inequalities in child health
• ISBN: 9781447308508; 1447308506; 9781447314554; 1447314557
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910962086403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II