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Screening the environment.

Robert H Bradley1, Bettye M Caldwell1

  • 1Center for Child Development and Education.

The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
|January 1, 1978
PubMed
Summary

Integrating environmental and developmental screening for high-risk children can address issues in programs like EPSDT. Further research is needed to understand how environmental factors impact child development.

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Area of Science:

  • Child development
  • Environmental health
  • Public health programs

Background:

  • Current screening programs like EPSDT face challenges.
  • Existing developmental screening tools have limitations.
  • Environmental factors are increasingly recognized as crucial for child well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose integrating environmental and developmental measures for improved child screening.
  • To review current limitations in developmental screening instruments.
  • To highlight the necessity of further research into environmental influences on development.

Main Methods:

  • Discussion of defects in current developmental screening instruments.
  • Review of recent advancements in environmental measurement techniques.
  • Emphasis on the need for empirical research on environmental variables.

Main Results:

  • Identified limitations in existing developmental screening tools.
  • Highlighted progress in refining environmental assessment methods.
  • Stressed the critical need for more research on environmental impacts.

Conclusions:

  • Combined environmental and developmental screening offers a promising approach for high-risk children.
  • Improvements in environmental measurement are ongoing.
  • Further investigation into environmental variables is essential for comprehensive child health strategies.

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