TAILIEUCHUNG - Making Maternal and Child Health Care a Priority

A growing empirical literature examines the relationship between family income and child health. An article by Case, Lubotsky and Paxson (2002) (CLP) shows that, in the United States, the socioeconomic gradient in adult health has its origins in childhood. Using data from 1986 to 1994, they find that poor children are reported by their parents to be in worse health than wealthy children, and this gradient becomes larger as children grow older. These results suggest that the relationship between income and health that is observed in adulthood has its roots in childhood. Currie and Stabile (2003) present evidence on income. | FACT SHEET Making Maternal and Child Health Care a Priority Helene Stebbins March 2009 As the national debate about health care continues two things remain clear about ensuring children s health 1 Access to health insurance is not enough. While eligibility for and enrollment in Medicaid and or SCHIP is fundamental children must get to the doctor at regular intervals for the screening diagnosis and treatment of any special needs or developmental delays they have coupled with follow-up referrals to needed services to address them. 2 Healthy children need healthy parents. The health of the mother - before during and after pregnancy - has a direct impact on the health of the child. To help inform the national and state-level debate on how to improve the health care system this fact sheet takes a closer look at state policy choices that promote access to high-quality health care for mothers and children. What the Research Says About. National Center for Children in Poverty Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University 215 W. 125th Street 3rd Floor New York NY 10027-4426 Ph. 646-284-9600 . .Early Childhood Health Improving access to high quality health care improves health and developmental outcomes especially when targeted to low-income and minority Basic health services - including oral health and vision and hearing screening and treatment - are essential to healthy child development. Improving access to health services including mental health care when needed is one of the most effective policies available for reducing early childhood health .Maternal Health Biological and neurological sciences show that the predictors of healthy child development begin before pregnancy with the health of the mother and continue after the birth with the mother-child relationship. Smoking substance abuse poor nutrition maternal depression and perinatal infections in mothers can harm babies before birth and postpartum can lead to low .

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