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World Health Report 2005
World Health Organization 2005; US$ 36.00The World Health Report 2005 - Make Every Mother and Child Count examines the reasons why so many children under five years of age and women in pregnancy, during childbirth or soon after continue to die from causes that are largely preventable - and how the annual toll can be reduced. more...
The Canadian Paediatric Society Guide to Caring for Your Child from Birth to Age Five
Wiley 2009; US$ 35.00The definitive Canadian resource from the leading association on child health & development Paediatrician Dr. Diane Sacks and the CPS have compiled the most current information relating to child health and development. This guide empowers parents to make informed decisions about their child’s well-being by laying out the information in... more...
Gesundheitsförderung bei sozial benachteiligten Kindern
Diplomica Verlag 2008; US$ 35.59Das vorliegende Buch beschäftigt sich mit den Problemen sozial benachteiligter Kinder und den Möglichkeiten der Intervention. Ansatzpunkt zielgerichteter Gesundheitsförderung ist die gesundheitliche Ungleichheit, welche aus sozialer Ungleichheit resultiert. Die Möglichkeiten der Gesundheitsförderung im Rahmen des Setting-Ansatzes werden am Beispiel... more...
Adipositas von Kindern und Jugendlichen
Diplomica Verlag 2009; US$ 24.81Im Verlauf der Untersuchung werden die verschiedenen Ursachen für Adipositas (Fettleibigkeit) dargestellt, die erklären können, weshalb es in den letzten Jahren zu einer Zunahme dieser Krankheit gekommen ist. Hierbei liegt der Schwerpunkt der Arbeit auf den soziokulturellen Aspekten. Durch den Welthandel und der Industrialisierung kam es zu einer Veränderung... more...
Partijen, kiezers en de multiculturele samenleving
Amsterdam University Press 2009; US$ 11.50De laatste jaren zijn in Nederland de gemoederen rond de multiculturele samenleving hoog opgelopen. Er gaat geen dag voorbij of we lezen of horen wel iets over kwesties rond de etnisch diverse samenleving. De vraag is: hoe reageren kiezers en politieke partijen op deze situatie? Wat zijn de electorale reacties van autochtone én allochtone Nederlanders... more...
Protecting Children's Health in a Changing Environment
World Health Organization 2010; US$ 20.00With the needs of children and young people uppermost, this Conference focused on three main priority areas. The first was the progress and impact of the environment and health process, particularly in the countries of south-eastern and eastern Europe, the Caucasus and central Asia, and where further action is needed. The second priority area was socioeconomic,... more...
The KidsHealth Guide for Parents
McGraw-Hill 2001; US$ 19.95Accessible, authoritative advice from the creators of the award-winning KidsHealth website. Now the pediatricians behind the celebrated KidsHealth.org website which averages one million hits a day have created an exciting general children's health reference. Packed with solid advice from medical experts and seasoned parents, The KidsHealth Guide helps... more...
Young Children's Health And Well-being
McGraw-Hill Education 2006; US$ 158.00Explores how factors such as parent-child relationships, family networks and social support, housing, poverty and the safety of the environment impact on children's early experiences and have consequences for their later health and well-being. This work is suitable for student teachers, community practitioner nurses, and others. more...
Children's Health Issues in Historical Perspective
Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2006; US$ 42.95From sentimental stories about polio to the latest cherub in hospital commercials, sick children tug at the public's heartstrings. However sick children have not always had adequate medical care or protection. The essays in Children's Issues in Historical Perspective investigate the identification, prevention, and treatment of childhood diseases... more...









