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Contemporary views of “livable communities” maintain that density and diversity are good for cities. Healthy communities are more pedestrian-friendly and less automobile-centric. Mixed use zoning keeps a flow of people through parks, streets, neighborhoods, and districts, which is good for business, safety, and tourism. Dwellings are human scale and locally-sourced food is more sustainable for the environment and healthier for individuals. But how should social institutions collaborate with those of the economic and political sectors to maximize community well-being? The United Way partnership model and the growing concern for triple-bottom-line outcomes involving financial, social, and environmental considerations offer a broad perspective on healthy communities.This special collection, therefore, employs a wide lens to examine multiple factors that characterize healthy communities including inclusiveness, equity, human rights, and mutual assistance. Researchers from various fields including psychiatry, public health, sociology, political science, community planning, economics, kinesiology, and social work present their findings on critical issues impacting the health of communities.

child development, sustainable community development, health care access, nonprofit organizations, nongovernmental organizations, food security, affordable housing, poverty prevention

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Maternal mortality is still globally high and reducing it is a top priority. Teenage pregnancies have more complications and are also unwanted in many cases. This contributes to the high maternal mortality with both obstetric complications and burden of unsafe abortion. Additionally, many teenagers live in areas with heavy pollution that affects the mother and the unborn child. Global public health is a very important issue that aims to prevent disease, prolong life, and promote physical, mental and social well-being. Teenagers are the future, and maternal death is a disaster that should be prevented. Hence, research should aim to improve teenage reproductive health and influence policy makers. There are a variety of topics in this issue, with some conclusions and ways forward as described in different papers in this book.

Teenage pregnancies --- Unwanted pregnancies --- Unsafe abortion --- Postabortion care --- Contraception --- Fertility --- Environmental impacts on pregnancy --- Pregnancy outcome --- Early child development

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This open access book develops a theoretical concept of teaching that is relevant to early childhood education, and based on children’s learning and development through play. It discusses theoretical premises and research on playing and learning, and proposes the development of play-responsive didaktik. It examines the processes and products of learning and development, teaching and its phylogenetic and ontogenetic development, as well as the ‘what’ of learning and didaktik. Next, it explores the actions, objects and meaning of play and provides insight into the diversity of beliefs about the practices of play. The book presents ideas on how combined research and development projects can be carried out, providing incentive and a model for practice development and research. The second part of the book consists of empirical studies on teacher’s playing skills and examples of play with very young as well as older children.

Education --- Child development --- Teaching --- Educational psychology --- Education—Psychology --- Child psychology --- School psychology --- Infant psychology --- Language and languages—Study and teaching

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Mercury is a global pollutant that affects the health of both humans and ecosystems. This Special Issue collects three review papers and six research articles that report on the latest findings on the mechanisms of mercury toxicology and its impacts on environmental health. This collection of papers provides useful, new information on the mechanisms of mercury toxicity and methods of improving the risk assessment of mercury exposure.

Hg --- Cd --- Pb --- mRNA --- Fish --- methylmercury --- brain --- chemokine --- CCL4 --- heart rate variability --- methylmercury neurotoxicity --- review --- sympathodominant state --- methylmercury --- long term exposure --- symptoms --- neurological findings --- severity --- delayed toxicity --- correlation of signs and symptoms --- dose-response relationship --- methylmercury --- kinetics --- toxicity --- fetus --- exposure assessment --- methylmercury --- oxidative stress --- molecular mechanisms --- methylmercury --- mercury vapor --- metallothionein-III --- chemokine --- methylmercury --- prenatal exposure --- child development --- methylmercury --- cortical precursors --- developmental neurotoxicity --- low-dose exposure --- delayed effects --- n/a --- n/a

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This Special Issue of Children will focus on the migration arc of children from their country of origin through the experience in refugee camps and, finally, to their arrival in in a new home. It will examine the impact experiencing migration as refugees, immigrants or those internally displaced due to war and conflict has on children’s health. Explored topics include adverse health conditions, trauma and mental health, best practice and care coordination. It explores specific populations, such as children with disabilities, unaccompanied minors and child separation at international borders. This Special Issue also includes an examination of new clinical guidelines, the development of new care systems and advocacy for new policies. It also provides a summary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child’s specific mandate to provide for the most vulnerable children in need.

migration --- refugee --- internally displaced persons (IDP) --- immigrant --- children’s rights --- Budapest Declaration --- war --- migration --- resettlement --- refugee --- youth --- exclusion --- cultural norms --- Quebec --- Canada --- child morbidity --- disease burden --- refugee crisis --- immigrant families --- food insecurity --- supplemental nutrition assistance program --- refugee --- children --- anemia --- burns --- trauma --- foreign bodies --- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus --- Multidrugresistant gram negative bacteria --- climate change --- migration --- immigration policy --- children’s rights --- age assessments --- migration --- child-protection --- medico-legal ethics --- forensic evaluations --- limited English proficiency (LEP) --- linguistic minorities --- medical interpreters --- immigrants --- refugees --- Mayan --- youth --- refugee --- immigrant --- trauma --- health care --- children on the move --- refugees --- immigrants --- trauma informed care --- children’s rights --- oral health --- immigrant and refugee children --- culturally responsive care --- acculturation --- refugee --- gender --- trauma --- educational intervention --- Convention on the Rights of the Child --- child rights --- refugee --- asylum-seeking children --- child health --- child development --- Article 22 of the CRC --- children on the move --- refugee --- migrant --- children --- infectious diseases --- screening --- immunizations