Children, ages 4-11
Grow Safe and Strong
Increase the number of children who grow up healthy, safe, and ready to learn.
All people, and especially those at greater risk of health disparities, will achieve their optimal lifespan with the best possible quality of health in every stage of life.
Objectives
- Promote social and physical environments that are accessible; that support health, safety, and development; and that promote healthy behaviors of children.
- Promote social, emotional, and mental well being for children.
- Prevent infectious diseases and their consequences for children.
- Prevent injury and violence and their consequences for children.
- Promote the early identification, tracking, prevention, and follow-up treatment of chronic disease and health conditions in children.
- Promote the early identification, tracking, and follow-up of children with, or at risk for, developmental delays, disorders, or disabilities.
- Promote access to and receipt of quality, comprehensive, pediatric health services, including dental and mental health services, by children.
- Improve behaviors that promote children's health and well-being in future life stages.
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Contact Us:
- Office of Strategy and Innovation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30333
MS:D-28 - OSI Phone
(404) 639-0210
OSI Fax
(404) 639-5172
- OSIweb@cdc.gov
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