School Health : Policy and Practice (7TH)

Significantly revised and updated, this new seventh edition provides paediatric health care professionals with guidelines for communicating with schools and developing health programmes for school-aged children, with a focus on health and illness management as they relate to a child's educational problems and potential. Specific health issues are also addressed, including obesity, learning and discipline problems, chronic illness, school sports, STIs, pregnancy, child abuse, drug abuse, and more.