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November 2007, Vol 97, No. 11 | American Journal of Public Health 1931-1932
© 2007 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.118406

LETTER

TALLEY AND CREWS RESPOND

Ronda C. Talley, PhD, MPH and John E. Crews, DPA

The authors are with the National Center on Birth Defects and Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Ronda C. Talley, PhD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Disabilities, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS E-88, Atlanta, GA 30333 (e-mail: rtalley@cdc.gov).

Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.

Caregiving across the lifespan is a vital public health concern. The very personal nature of caregiving makes it a complex and often intimate process, with continual change in its nature and type. The caregiving process encompasses myriad facets. Although care is given to an individual, the caregiving process frequently involves multiple providers and occurs within interactive, dynamic contexts of varying durations and incredible delicacy.1–3 Historically, health professionals and family members have viewed caregiving as an aging issue; today, however, there is increasing attention to caregiving’s effects on children and adolescents as well as adults, including those with disabilities.4

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