title: Children's health in the United States: assessing the potential impact of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
abstract: This article examines the potential implications of U.S. ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on the health and well-being of children in the United States. The article reviews the relevant provisions of the CRC and U.S. law, along with the health status of U.S. children. It finds that ratification could lead to measures that most Americans already support and that could improve the health status of children.
authors.affiliation: Georgia State University College of Law, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Todres
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002651:Child Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014943:Global Health; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011203:Poverty; D012935:Social Justice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014480:United Nations; D014481:United States