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Front Matter (R1-R12)

Executive Summary (1-12)

1 Introduction (13-27)

2 Children's Health: A New Conceptual Framework (28-44)

3 Influences on Children's Health (45-90)

4 Measuring Children's Health (91-115)

5 Measuring Influences on Children's Health (116-163)

6 Developing State and Local Data Systems (164-191)

7 Conclusions and Recommendations (192-210)

References (211-252)

Appendix A: Datasets for Measuring Children's Health and Influences on Children's Health (253-261)

Appendix B: Gaps Analysis of Measures of Children's Health and Influences on Children's Health in Select National Surveys (262-287)

Appendix C: Selected Indicators from National Children's Data Syntheses (288-301)

Appendix D: Glossary (302-304)

Appendix E: Acronyms (305-307)

Appendix F: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff (308-314)

Index (315-324)