PEDIATRICS Vol. 87 No. 1 January 1991, pp. 1-6
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Why We Need a National Child Health Policy

Birt Harvey MD1

1 From the Institute of Health Policy Studies and the Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, and the Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

Although the federal government has long had an interest in the health of children, action in support of this interest has been limited, fragmented, and inequitable. While health problems are increasing and becoming more complex and while policy leaders, business groups, and the public recognize that action is necessary, no response has been forthcoming. Development of a policy with measurable goals is needed. Resources must be allocated and data collected to periodically evaluate progress toward goals and to appropriately redirect resources.

Key Words: child advocacy • health care delivery • health planning • health policy




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