Well-Child Care in Infancy: Promoting Readiness for Life - Softcover

Pittard III,, William B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1491782285 ISBN 13: 9781491782286

Publisher: iUniverse, 2016

Synopsis

Experimental findings have indicated an association between well-child care and cost-efficient health care and increased school readiness. But insurance companies and Medicaid administrators sometimes aren't aware of the findings, which is why a book on well-child care is so necessary. William Pittard, a longtime medical doctor who has spent decades specializing in pediatrics, teams up with other experts to explore how well-child care promotes the health and future success of children in this book for parents, health care providers, policy makers, and others. Learn how: * Medicaid's scope has been broadened to include preventative care; * confrontations and controversies have led to health care reform; * legislators and others can take action to improve coverage. The preventive care the authors focus on includes anticipatory guidance; continuity of care; assessment of growth and development; screening procedures for vision, hearing, dental, and cognitive development; and immunizations. By learning more about the health care system and what the latest research tells us about well-child care, you'll be better equipped to promote the health and future success of children in a cost-effective way. That's a win for parents, insurance companies, taxpayers, and most importantly-the next generation.

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About the Author

Dr. Pittard received his MD from the University of Virginia and is board certified in pediatrics and the sub-board of neonatal-perinatal medicine. He also has a master of public health degree in maternal and child health and a PhD in health services and policy management. He has served for more than thirty-five years in academic pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University (1976-1985) and the Medical University of South Carolina (1985-present). For more than fifteen years, he was the director of neonatology and since retirement July 1, 2013, has served as Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at MUSC. He has four children, and his experience and interest in the public health issues of children is reflected by his publications, most recently describing the association between well child care in the preschool years and both health status and readiness for school by South Carolina Medicaid-insured children. Dr. Roberts received his MD at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, completed his residency at the Medical College of Georgia, and did a general pediatric fellowship along with a master of public health in maternal and child health degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is a professor of pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He is actively involved in patient care, teaching, and clinical investigation. Dr. Roberts is the director of the South Carolina Pediatric Practice Research Network and has co-authored more than forty peer-reviewed publications. On environmental health issues, he is nationally recognized as an expert. Dr. Roberts lives in Daniel Island, South Carolina, and enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons. He is an avid basketball player and ran his first half marathon at age forty-six. Dr. Gustafson received her MD at Southern Illinois University and her master of clinical research at the Medical Universit

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1491782285
• ISBN 13: 9781491782286
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 190