It is impossible to appreciate the health and well-being of children without understanding the families in which they live. We can't fix families that are broken, but at least we can recognize where we might be able to fill some of the cracks.
Julia A. McMillan, MD
The Urban Institute recently released the results of a survey of 44,461households (75,437 adults and 34,439 children) in 13 states, designed toprovide a look at America's families. The survey was conducted from Februaryto November 1997. Some of the findings*:
It is impossible to appreciate the health and well-being of childrenwithout understanding the families in which they live. We can't fix familiesthat are broken, but at least we can recognize where we might be able tofill some of the cracks.
*For the complete survey see http://newfederalism.urban.org/nsaf/foreword.html.
Julia A. McMillan, MD, Editor-in-chief of Contemporary Pediatrics, isVice Chair, Pediatric Education, and Director, Residency Training,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore.
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