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WHO slams inequality in child health
By Melanie Defries,
Nursery World,
4 September 2008
Investing in integrated early childhood development programmes is one of the best ways to reduce health inequalities, the World Health Organisation's Commission has concluded.
The report, published last week, highlighted that a child born in a Glasgow suburb can live 28 years less than one living only 13km away. It said health problems such as obesity, heart disease and mental health problems have their roots in the early years of life, and that 200 million children worldwide are not achieving their development potential. The study, Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity through Action on the Social Determinants of Health, said, 'If Governments in rich...
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