Child And Adolescent Development - An Expanded Focus For Public Health In Africa (Paperback)

Global public health has improved vastly during the past 25 years, and especially in the survival of infants and young children. However, many of these children, particularly in Africa, continue to live in poverty and in unhealthy, unsupportive environments, and will not be able to meet their developmental potential. In other words, they will survive but not thrive. The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) stress sustainable development, not just survival and disease reduction, and the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health proposes a Survive (end preventable deaths), Thrive (ensure health and wellbeing) and Transform (expand enabling environments) agenda. For children to thrive they must make good developmental progress from birth until the end of adolescence.

Addressing the social determinants of developmental problems, this volume offers a broad, contextualised understanding of the factors that impact on children and adolescents in Africa. Unlike other works on the subject it is Africa-wide in its scope, with case studies in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa. Covering mental health as well as physical and social development, it looks at policies and practice, culture and priorities for research, identifying challenges and proposing solutions.

Recommended for academics, students and practitioners in psychology, including developmental psychology, child clinical psychology, developmental psychopathology, psychiatry, human ecology, and in schools of education. It will also be of interest to nurses and paediatricians, health workers and those interested in early childhood development.

General

Imprint:	University of Cape Town Press
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	April 2018
Editors:	Mark Tomlinson • Charlotte Hanlon • Anne Stevenson
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	360
ISBN-13:	978-1-919895-51-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Physiological & neuro-psychology Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Children Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adolescents Books > Academic & Education > Varsity Textbooks > Social & Politics Books > Academic & Education > Varsity Textbooks > Health & Medical Books > Academic & Education > Varsity Textbooks > Social Studies Books > Local Author Showcase > Lifestyle Books > Academic & Education > University Of Johannesburg > Health & Medical Books > Academic & Education > University Of Johannesburg > Social Studies Books > Academic & Education > Wits University > Health & Medical Books > Academic & Education > Wits University > Social Studies
LSN:	1-919895-51-5
Barcode:	9781919895512

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