JUDITH S. PALFREY is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and first incumbent of the T. Berry Brazelton Chair in Pediatrics at the Harvard Medical School, and Associate Professor of Maternal and Child Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. She serves as the Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics at Children's Hospital in Boston.

• Introduction Where in the World are the Children? Children in a Changing Community Context Community Influences on Children's Health Trends in the Health Status of American Children Community-Based Health Services Community Services: New Ventures, New Partners Health and Schools Health and Special Education Health Services for Children at Social Risk with Bill Bithoney, Sean Palfrey and Jean Ciborowski Group Care Programs: Health Service Needs An Action Plan for Today Boundary Issues and Other Reasons Why the Current System Is Flawed Policy Developments and Why We Should Not Give Up Hope Creating Alliances To Foster Children's Health Epilogue Notes Bibliography

JUDITH S. PALFREY is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and first incumbent of the T. Berry Brazelton Chair in Pediatrics at the Harvard Medical School, and Associate Professor of Maternal and Child Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. She serves as the Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics at Children's Hospital in Boston.

• Introduction Where in the World are the Children? Children in a Changing Community Context Community Influences on Children's Health Trends in the Health Status of American Children Community-Based Health Services Community Services: New Ventures, New Partners Health and Schools Health and Special Education Health Services for Children at Social Risk with Bill Bithoney, Sean Palfrey and Jean Ciborowski Group Care Programs: Health Service Needs An Action Plan for Today Boundary Issues and Other Reasons Why the Current System Is Flawed Policy Developments and Why We Should Not Give Up Hope Creating Alliances To Foster Children's Health Epilogue Notes Bibliography