title: Supportive communities for children and families.
abstract: Starting from the premise that strong families are a key factor in building healthy communities, the author recounts what children need to become productive members of society and what families need to help children succeed. The author describes what communities can do to help families and calls for the public will to support families as they struggle to raise healthy, successful children.
authors.affiliation: Family Focus, Chicago, IL 60607, USA. weiss2737@aol.com
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weissbourd
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003256:Community Participation; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005190:Family; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D012923:Social Class; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States