Investing in Maternal and Child Health

(Elliott) #1

• The costs and complications of


pregnancy.


• Strategies to improve the health of


women before, during, and after


pregnancy.


• Key health issues for children and


adolescents, information on the


economic burdens of child illness


and injury, and important prevention


opportunities.


• Strategies for assisting children with


special health care needs.


• The importance of investing in primary


care and medical homes.


• Employer case-studies.


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Healthy Pregnancy and Healthy


Children: Opportunities and


Challenges for Employers


OpportunitiesHealthy Pregnancy and Healthy Children:


and

Challenges

for Employers
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