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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This Issue Brief describes how telemedicine and the application of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to provide health care services at a distance and is used to improve the health of California's children, especially those who are low-income or living in medically underserved areas. The Brief provides an overview of the benefits of telemedicine for children and families, health systems, and communities. It also outlines challenges to successful adoption of telemedicine and provides concrete recommendations for action.
Author: Helen DuPlessis
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Category : Child health services
Languages : en
Pages : 47
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Author: Faye Ong
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
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Category : Children with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Author: Task Force on Public Medical Care for Children
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Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 81
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Author: Peter Hansel
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Category : Child health services
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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Author: Sergio Aguilar
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Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Access to healthcare is critical for children's development. In the United States, children with access to healthcare are more likely to have better health outcomes, live healthier lives, and do better in school. Although many children now have access to healthcare insurance, this has not always lead to these children having access to healthcare. Although state and federal healthcare reforms are addressing issues of providing children access to health insurance, many children will continue facing severe issues with acquiring access to healthcare, especially those enrolled in Medi-Cal. In this thesis, I analyze possible solutions for addressing healthcare access needs for California's children enrolled in Medi-Cal. I first review articles and published studies to develop a list of possible factors that are correlated with children being more likely to lack access to healthcare that include specific: Healthcare insurance factors; child demographic factors; and family/parental factors. Further, I review articles and published studies to develop a list of possible alternatives to addressing children's healthcare access needs including specific: Healthcare infrastructure alternatives, healthcare delivery model transformation alternatives, and finance alternatives. To analyze my research question: "what policies should California implement to address the healthcare access needs of the state0́9s child population in the Medi-Cal system?", I employ a criteria alternatives matrix (CAM) analysis model to examine which of the potential alternatives can address the factors that are correlated with children being more likely to lack access to healthcare. I further use the knowledge from the review of articles, published studies, and independent analysis to develop specific recommendations on policies the state can develop to implement the alternatives. Based on my analysis I found that there are various actions policymakers can take to ensure children enrolled in Medi-Cal throughout the state receive adequate access to healthcare. Two alternatives: expanding the use of community-based collaboratives, and expanding the use of school-based health centers are highly recommended as they would address the most barriers to children's healthcare access. The other eight alternatives each address different barriers to children's healthcare access that could benefit children in specific regions and/or populations if implemented. Ultimately policymakers should look at all options outlined and implement what is most appropriate at the state and local levels, considering that inaction is not an acceptable option as the health of our children depends on it.
Author: Martin I. Heinstein
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Languages : en
Pages : 81
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Author: California. Department of Social Welfare
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Category : Child welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 9
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Author: California. AB 99 Steering Committee
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Category : Child health services
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Recommendations from the AB 99 Steering Committee regarding health care for women, children, and adolescents in California.
Author: California. State Board of Education
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Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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This framework emphasizes health literacy for students, i.e., development of the knowledge, skills, and behaviors needed for healthy living. The framework defines four unifying ideas of health literacy that serve as central themes for all content areas and grade levels: (1) acceptance of personal responsibility for lifelong health; (2) respect for and promotion of the health of others; (3) an understanding of the process of growth and development; (4) informed use of health-related information, products, and services; and (5) promotion of health education supported by a comprehensive school health system and sustained by the collaborative efforts of school, family, and community. Seven chapters are organized as follows: (1) "The Vision: Health Literacy, Healthy Schools, Healthy People"; (2) Developing Health Literacy in the Classroom and in the School"; (3) "Health Education"; (4) "Beyond Health Education"; (5) "Assessment of Health Literacy"; (6) "Criteria for Evaluating Instructional Resources"; and (7) "Integration with Other Disciplines." Selected Education Code sections, a paper titled "Integrated Services Center Links School, Family and Community" (Andrea Zetlin and Robert Bilovsky), Project Teach recommendations on preservice teacher training in health education, and a list of publications available from the California Department of Education are appended. (LL)
