Children and Families in Health and Illness

Dr. Feetham has held clinical, research and leadership positions in academia, health systems (Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC), the Federal government (US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Nursing Research (Deputy Director and Chief of the Office of Science Policy, Planning and Analysis) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Her career has focused on health care to families and underserved populations and health policy.

• PART ONE: HEALTH PROMOTION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIESHistorical Overview of Health Promotion for Children and Families in Late 19th and 20th Century America - Barbara BrodieIntegrative Review - Margaret GreyAssessment Models for Health Promotion of Children and Their FamiliesIntegrative Review - Laura HaymanIntervention Models for Health Promotion of Children and FamiliesImplications for Practice, Education and Research in Health Promotion of Children and their Families - Karen PridhamPART TWO: RESPONSES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO ACUTE ILLNESSHistorical Overview of Responses of Children and Their Families to Acute Illness - Judith VesseyIntegrative Review - Joanne YoungblutAssessment Models for Examining Children′s and Families′ Response to Acute IllnessIntegrated Review of Nursing Intervention Research on Children Who Are Acutely Ill and Their Families - Janice Denehy, Martha Craft-Rosenberg and MaryJo GaganAcutely/Critically Ill Children and Their Families - Marion BroomeA Review of the ResearchPART THREE: RESPONSES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO CHRONIC ILLNESSHistorical Overview of Responses of Children and Their Families to Chronic Illness - Sandra FauxIntegrative Review - Joan Austin and Sharon SimsAssessment Models for Examining the Children′s and Families Responses to Chronic IllnessIntegrative Review of Intervention Research with Children Who Have Chronic Conditions and Their Families - Janet DeatrickMeeting the Challenges of Chronic Illness for Children and Families - Kathleen KnaflResearch Implications and Future DirectionsPART FOUR: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMHistorical Overview of Health Care Delivery Models for Children and Their Families - Doris Beister and Barbara Velsor-FreidrichCommunity Infrastructures - Susan MeisterPrinciples and Strategies for Child HealthIssues in Health Services Research - Suzanne Feetham and Barbara FrinkChildren and Families and the Health Care System