title: Position of the American Dietetic Association: nutrition services for children with special health care needs.
abstract: The phrase "children with special health care needs" covers a group of children with a broad range of chronic illnesses and handicapping conditions. Estimates of their prevalence in the child population range from 10% to 20%. Despite improvements in meeting their complex needs, major gaps in services exist, particularly those related to nutritional support, a crucial factor needed for these children to achieve their maximum potential.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003153:Community Health Services; D004046:Dietetics; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D012952:Societies; D014481:United States