Emphasizing developmentally and contextually appropriate prevention service delivery models, the authors of this volume identify state-of-the-art, empirically based strategies to strengthen the environments in which children develop. Since programmes with strong conceptualization, design and implementation have the potential to enhance children's social, emotional and physical wellbeing, the authors first review ways to strengthen the family, child-care systems, early childhood education and school-based health and mental health programming. They then explore the importance of theory-guided...

This text on enhancing children's wellness describes research and theories about family, school and community prevention and health-promotion programmes. It identifies empirically based preventive and health promotion strategies to enhance children's social, emotional and physical wellness.

A former president of the Soil Science Society of America has edited this volume of the long-running series. The series is recognized as a leading reference in its field, and as a source of the latest research in agronomy. Major reviews deal with the current topics of interest to agronomists, as well as crop and soil scientists. The subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myriad subject matter dealt with in previous volumes.