A Child's Right to a Healthy Environment

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Garbarino, James. (Editor), Sigman, Garry. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: The Loyola University Symposium on the Human Rights of Children ; 1
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Medicine.; Pediatrics.; Psychiatry.; Social work.; Developmental psychology.; Psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Education (general).; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Social Work.
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Its a startling reality that more American children are victimsand perpetratorsof violence than those of any other developed country. Yet unlike the other nations, the United States has yet to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Compelling, readable, and interdiscipli...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Part I - Perspectives on Healthy Environments for Children
• To Such as These the Kingdom of Heaven Belongs: Religion and Faith as Foundation for Childrens Rights
• Preventing Childhood Malaria: Strategies That Work Today and Directions for the Future
• A Case Study of a Partnership in Chicago to Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning
• Part II - Why Is Protecting the Human Rights of Children so Difficult?
• Spare the Rod: Why Are More American Children Victims and Perpetrators of Violence Than Those of Any Other Developed Country?
• Promoting a Protective Environment for Children Affected by Disaster and War
• When Rights and Needs Collide
• Part III - Human Rights as a Tool for Social Change
• The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: An Instrument for Creating a Healthy Environment for the Child
• The Right to a Family Environment for Children of Prisoners
• A Childs Right to an Environment that Prevents Obesity: Ethical Considerations
• Anchoring and Empowering Children: A Childs Right to Participation Within a Healthy Environment
• Part IV - Cultural and Social Impediments to a Healthy Environment for Children
• Child Slavery and the Global Economy: Historical Perspectives on a Contemporary Problem
• In Harms Way in America: The Burden of Gun Violence
• The Right to a Healthy Social Environment: Protecting Children from Social Toxicity.