Social Paediatrics

Social Paediatrics is a book unique in concept and approach. It is the first book to focus on the social and environmental factors influencing child health, aspects frequently neglected by paediatricians even though they are among the major determinants of child health. Throughout the book, the authors use the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the positive health targets of the WHO Health for All by the year 2000 initiative as a theme around which to examine the effects of the many health-enhancing and health-threatening factors on child populations. The book challenges many of the traditional medical approaches of child health care. All paediatricians will benefit from a much better understanding of the social factors that affect children's health. This book is concerned with social, political, environmental, and family influences on child health at population and individual levels. This book is intended for paediatricians, especially those working in the community.