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Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

A New Resource Guide
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This all-new guide provides resources and strategies to help care for children with chronic medical conditions and special health care needs in the community and school setting. Covers a spectrum of chronic illnesses, acute situations, and selected developmental and behavioral problems, with a special emphasis on children with special health care needs. Includes more than 35 condition-specific quick reference fact sheets, signs and symptoms, when to call emergency services, medication administration, and ready-to-use sample forms and care plans.

Author Biography:

Elaine A. Donoghue, MD, FAAP, is vice chair for academic affairs at Lehigh Valley Health Network and a general academic pediatrician.  She is the past cochair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Early Childhood and authored the policy statement on quality early education and child care.  Her background is in early childhood health, child protection, telehealth and pediatric education.  Dr Donoghue received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and her doctorate in medicine from Tulane University School of Medicine. Colleen A. Kraft, MD, MBA, FAAP, is the 2018 President of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Her background includes work in primary care pediatrics, pediatric education, and health care financing. Dr. Kraft received her undergraduate degree at Virginia Tech and her M.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Kraft’s work in early childhood and population health seeks to translate the goals of health equity into medical practice.
Release date NZ
October 1st, 2009
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by Colleen A. Kraft
  • Edited by Elaine A. Donoghue
Illustrations
52 illustrations
Pages
214
Dimensions
224x274x15
ISBN-13
9781581102994
Product ID
3591752

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