Opportunities for Success: Cost Effective Programs for Children : Update, 1988 : a Report of the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, Second SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1988 - 72 pages |
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... nutrition and development of children in America . That report provided powerful research evidence that these key programs can make critical improvements in the lives of millions of children in this country , while reducing ...
... nutrition and development of children in America . That report provided powerful research evidence that these key programs can make critical improvements in the lives of millions of children in this country , while reducing ...
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... nutrition , this report will be an invaluable document for use by researchers , policymakers , and elected officials in responding to the urgent needs of children and families . -- -- George Miller , Chairman William Lehman Patricia ...
... nutrition , this report will be an invaluable document for use by researchers , policymakers , and elected officials in responding to the urgent needs of children and families . -- -- George Miller , Chairman William Lehman Patricia ...
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... Nutrition Service , 1987 . Participation : US . Dept. of Agric . Food & Nutrition Services . SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR WOMEN INFANTS , AND CHILDREN 8 Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC):
... Nutrition Service , 1987 . Participation : US . Dept. of Agric . Food & Nutrition Services . SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR WOMEN INFANTS , AND CHILDREN 8 Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC):
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... nutritional risk . The WIC program pro- vides food benefits which are specifically prescribed according to the nutritional needs of the participant . WIC also provides nutrition counseling and education , and serves as an adjunct to ...
... nutritional risk . The WIC program pro- vides food benefits which are specifically prescribed according to the nutritional needs of the participant . WIC also provides nutrition counseling and education , and serves as an adjunct to ...
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... nutrition supplementation programs such as WIC be a part of comprehensive strategies to reduce the incidence of low birthweight among high - risk women , " and that " such programs be closely linked to prenatal services . " Kotelchuck ...
... nutrition supplementation programs such as WIC be a part of comprehensive strategies to reduce the incidence of low birthweight among high - risk women , " and that " such programs be closely linked to prenatal services . " Kotelchuck ...
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Page 71 - National Center for Health Statistics. Advance Report of Final Natality Statistics. 1985.
Page 20 - overwhelming weight of the evidence is that prenatal care reduces low birthweight. This finding is strong enough to support a broad, national commitment to ensuring that all pregnant women, especially those at medical or socioeconomic risk, receive high-quality care.
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Page 10 - Prenatal participation in WIC related to Medicaid costs for Missouri newborns: 1982 update.
Page 28 - Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. US House of Representatives. June 30, 1983.
Page 10 - Source of Prenatal Care and Infant Birthweight: The Case of a North Carolina County.
Page 36 - White, CC An update on the benefits and costs of measles and rubella immunization. In proceedings of the symposium, "Conquest of agents that endanger the brain.
Page 21 - ... percent, the increased expenditures for prenatal services would be approximately equal to a single year of cost savings in direct medical care expenditures for the low birthweight infants born to the target population. If the rate were reduced to 9 percent (the 1990 goal set by the Surgeon General for a maximum low birthweight rate among high-risk groups) , every additional dollar spent for prenatal care within the target group would save $3.38 in the total cost of caring for low birthweight...
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Page 32 - ... Rosenbaum S, et al. The health of America's children: maternal and child health data book. Washington: Children's Defense Fund, 1987. 26- Geronimus A. The effects of race, residence and prenatal care on the relationship of maternal age to neonatal mortality. Am J Public Health 1986; 76:1416-21. 27- Johnson K. Who is watching our children's health? The immunization status of American children. Washington: Children's Defense Fund, 1987. 28- Anonymous. Blood pressure levels and hypertension in persons...