title: What safety net for children?
abstract: As our nation attempts to address the multiple health and social needs of children, it is obvious that the so-called safety net of services for children and families is currently not meeting their needs. Within the current dialogue over health care reform, the special needs of children and pregnant women must not be lost. This paper discusses basic components which should be included in any discussion of health care reform. Individualized personal involvement in the solution to the health and social problems of today's underserved children and families is crucial.
authors.affiliation: Maternal and Child Division, Georgia Division of Public Health, Atlanta 30309.
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Floyd
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008489:Medical Indigency / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States