1. A Call to Action: Addressing Socioeconomic Disparities in Childhood Unintentional Injury Risk.
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Cohen, Joanna S., Howard, Mary Beth, McDonald, Eileen M., and Manning Ryan, Leticia
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INJURY risk factors , *INTERNATIONAL relations -- Law & legislation , *PREVENTION of injury , *RISK assessment , *PATIENT safety , *INSURANCE , *SOCIOECONOMIC disparities in health , *SOCIOECONOMIC status , *CHILD mortality , *INFORMATION resources , *STRATEGIC planning , *DISEASES , *PATIENT-centered care , *HEALTH planning , *SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors , *HOSPITAL health promotion programs , *SOCIAL classes , *PEDESTRIANS , *MEDICAL care costs , *EQUIPMENT & supplies , *HEALTH care rationing , *PREVENTIVE health services , *CIVIL rights , *CHILDREN ,FOREIGN relations of the United States - Abstract
The article describes how socioeconomic inequities contribute to discrepant unintentional injury risks and calls for an expansion of investment in innovative and targeted prevention strategies to narrow this disparity. Topics include the impact of poverty on injury, barriers and opportunities to implementation of injury prevention, and recommendations for advocacy groups, health care organizations, and community organizations.
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- 2024
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