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What Does the Epidemic of Childhood Obesity Mean for Children with Special Health Care Needs?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Paula M. Minihan ,
Sarah N. Fitch  and
Aviva Must
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Although the obesity epidemic appears to have affected all segments of the U.S. population, its impact on children with special health care needs (SHCN) has received little attention. “Children with special health care needs” is a term used in the U.S. to describe children who come to the attention of health care providers and policy makers because they need different services and supports than other children. Government, at both the federal and state levels, has long felt a particular responsibility for safeguarding the health of children with special needs. The definition “children with special health care needs,” in fact, was developed by a work group established by the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) to assist states in their efforts to develop community systems of services for children with complex medical and behavioral conditions.

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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , Spring 2007 , pp. 61 - 77
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2007

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