The MassGeneral Hospital for Children Handbook of Pediatric Global Health, 2014

The MassGeneral Hospital for Children Handbook of Pediatric Global Health is a concise resource for the ever-increasing number of health professionals involved in global health, many of whom spend a few weeks to months or even years providing medical care in resource-poor countries.  This Handbook provides practical, evidence-based, hands-on guidance for managing and preventing childhood illnesses when resources are limited in low- and middle-income countries.  It also offers a setting-specific understanding and management approaches to the major causes of childhood mortality, including pneumonia, diarrhea, birth asphyxia, complications of preterm birth, and neonatal sepsis.  The Handbook provides an overview of childhood mortality, health systems, and the various stakeholders that play a role in the global health arena, and also contains chapters focusing on adolescents who are increasingly recognized as a unique population in whom interventions can go a long way in bothconsolidating the gains made in childhood and preventing adult disease.  Finally, key topics in non-communicable diseases are covered, including trauma and injuries, pediatric mental health, child and adolescent rights, and oral health.  Not meant solely for pediatricians, the Handbook is designed for generalists, specialists, doctors, nurses, other health care workers, and those in training.  An indispensable reference for health professionals overseas, the Handbook will also be a useful addition and resource for academic centers and universities in industrialized nations that are creating courses for trainees who will do clinical electives abroad during their training.

Table of Contents

Part One         Overview of Pediatric Global Health

                        Section Editor, Jennifer Kasper

Chapter 1        Child Mortality in Developing Countries

                        Norman Miles Farr and Brett D. Nelson

Chapter 2        Stakeholders and Approaches to Address Pediatric Global Health

                        Jennifer Kasper and Nancy Ringel

Chapter 3        Global Health Systems

                        Matthew Tobey and Patrick T. Lee

Chapter 4        Vulnerability of Children in Developing Countries and Disrupted Settings

                        Sylvia Veronica Romm, Iyah K. Romm, Brett D. Nelson

                        Julia Elisabeth von Oettingen, Roseda E. Marshall, Jennifer Kasper

Part Two        Newborn Health

                        Section Editor, Brett D. Nelson

Chapter 6        Maternal Health

                        Ariel Wagner, Veronica Maria Pimentel, Melody J. Eckardt

Chapter 7        Preventive Newborn Care

                        Rebecca Cook and Gopal K. Gupta

Chapter 8        Newborn Resuscitation

                        Jonathan Reisman, Jonathan M. Spector, Linda L. Wright

Chapter 9        Neonatal Infections

                        Hasan S. Merali, Anita K. M. Zaidi, Brett D. Nelson

Part Three     Adolescent Health

                        Section Editor, Nupur Gupta

Chapter 10      Adolescent Global Health

                        Karen Sadler and Nupur Gupta

Chapter 11      Adolescent Preventative and Clinical Care: A Checklist

                        Nupur Gupta and Karen Sadler

Chapter 12      Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents

                        Mark A. Goldstein and Nupur Gupta

Chapter 13      Contraceptive Options for Adolescents

                        Nupur Gupta

Part Four       Communicable Disease

                        Section Editors, Brett D. Nelson, Nupur Gupta, Patricia L. Hibberd

Chapter 14      Acute Respiratory Infections

                        David A. Lyczkowski, Peter P. Moschovis, Shamim Qazi

Chapter 15      Diarrheal Illnesses

                        A. Kaytee Welsh and Archana Patel

Chapter 16      Malaria

                        Paul J. Krezanoski and Davidson H. Hamer

Chapter 17      Measles

                        Elizabeth R. Wolf and Elisa Margolis

                        Kathleen M. Powis and Aura M. Obando

Chapter 19      Tuberculosis

                        Rinn Song and Kristian R. Olson

Chapter 20      Parasitic Diseases

                        Amanda P. Burke and LeAnne M. Fox

Chapter 21      Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

                        Michele S. Duke and Vandana L. Madhavan

Part Five        Non-Communicable Diseases

                        Edited by Jennifer Kasper

Chapter 22      Malnutrition

                        Pornthep Tanpowpong, Sarah Messmer, Ronald E. Kleinman

Chapter 23      Micronutrient Deficiencies

                        Jyoti Ramakrishna and Jay Thiagarajah

Chapter 24      Emergency Pediatric Care in Resource-Limited Settings

                        Sylvia Veronica Romm, Daniel P. Ryan, Linda T. Wang

Chapter 25      Child and Adolescent Mental Health

                        Giuseppe Raviola and Sarabeth Broder-Fingert

Chapter 26      Child and Adolescent Human Rights

                        Ashkon Shaahinfar and Theresa S. Betancourt

Chapter 27      Pediatric Preventive and Clinical Oral Health Care

                        Brittany Seymour, Michele Nations Martin, Grace J. Kim

Chapter 28      Neurological Issues and Epilepsy in Children and Adolescents in the Developing                           World

                        Amy C. Lee

Chapter 29      Care of the Child Immigrant

                        Jennifer Kasper, Nupur Gupta, Andrea J. Hunter, Brett D. Nelson

Appendix

1. WHO Integrated Management of Childhood Illness for High HIV Settings

2. WHO Growth Charts Head Circumference Boys

3. WHO Growth Charts Head Circumference for Girls

4. WHO Growth Charts Weight for Age Boys 0-5

5. WHO Growth Charts Weight for Age Girls 0-5

6. WHO Growth Charts Weight for Height Boys 2-5

7. WHO Growth Charts Weight for Height Girls 0-5

8. WHO Growth Charts Weight for Length Boys 0-2

9. WHO Growth Charts Weight for Length Girls 0-2

10. Essential Medications for RLS

11. GAPS Monograph

12. GAPS Periodic Questionnaire

13. WHO Immunization Routine LifeSpan Vaccinations

14. WHO Routine Immunization Children

15. WHO Delayed Routine Immunization

Comprehensive reference for physicians and physicians in training

Includes many uniques issues of providing optimal pediatric care

Written by renowned experts in the field

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras