Amartya Sen
Drawing on her rich clinical experience and on her academic excellence, Judith Palfrey has written a remarkable book on how advocacy and public involvement can make a major difference to one of the most important and yet neglected areas of health care. The complex influences that operate on child health require a serious exploration which Palfrey has provided in an account that is at once informative and readable. We have much reason to be grateful to Judith Palfrey for this timely and significant contribution.
— Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate
Renée R. Jenkins
Dr. Palfrey’s written call to action comes at a time when child health is receiving its most challenging assaults both at the federal and state level. Policies which determine the distribution of health resources are as child-unfriendly as they have been in over a decade. Child Health in America: Making a Difference through Advocacy provides a plan, calls upon the examples of successful advocates, and closes with the most important element of all, political will! I will use it to spread the word, and teach my students and residents. Thank you Judy.
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Drawing on her rich clinical experience and on her academic excellence, Judith Palfrey has written a remarkable book on how advocacy and public involvement can make a major difference to one of the most important and yet neglected areas of health care. The complex influences that operate on child health require a serious exploration which Palfrey has provided in an account that is at once informative and readable. We have much reason to be grateful to Judith Palfrey for this timely and significant contribution.—Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate
Dr. Palfrey has provided an excellent framework and overview of child health advocacy. All those concerned with the status of children and families in America today will benefit from reading Dr. Palfrey’s guide to advocacy and examples of visionary leaders who have been successful in implementing policy and programs for children. This should be required reading for all child health practitioners and citizens interested in making a difference for children.—Deborah Klein Walker, Ed.D, President, American Public Health Association
Dr. Palfrey’s written call to action comes at a time when child health is receiving its most challenging assaults both at the federal and state level. Policies which determine the distribution of health resources are as child-unfriendly as they have been in over a decade. Child Health in America: Making a Difference through Advocacy provides a plan, calls upon the examples of successful advocates, and closes with the most important element of all, political will! I will use it to spread the word, and teach my students and residents. Thank you Judy.—Renée R. Jenkins, M.D., F.A.A.P., Howard University College of Medicine and President-Elect,American Academy of Pediatrics
Amartya Sen
Drawing on her rich clinical experience and on her academic excellence, Judith Palfrey has written a remarkable book on how advocacy and public involvement can make a major difference to one of the most important and yet neglected areas of health care. The complex influences that operate on child health require a serious exploration which Palfrey has provided in an account that is at once informative and readable. We have much reason to be grateful to Judith Palfrey for this timely and significant contribution.
Renée R. Jenkins
Dr. Palfrey’s written call to action comes at a time when child health is receiving its most challenging assaults both at the federal and state level. Policies which determine the distribution of health resources are as child-unfriendly as they have been in over a decade. Child Health in America: Making a Difference through Advocacy provides a plan, calls upon the examples of successful advocates, and closes with the most important element of all, political will! I will use it to spread the word, and teach my students and residents. Thank you Judy.
— Renée R. Jenkins, M.D., F.A.A.P., Howard University College of Medicine and President-Elect,American Academy of Pediatrics
Deborah Klein Walker
Dr. Palfrey has provided an excellent framework and overview of child health advocacy. All those concerned with the status of children and families in America today will benefit from reading Dr. Palfrey’s guide to advocacy and examples of visionary leaders who have been successful in implementing policy and programs for children. This should be required reading for all child health practitioners and citizens interested in making a difference for children.
