28. Child and Adolescent Health Flashcards
What is living in poverty associated with?
poor health and poor health outcomes
Problems associated with immigrant children
- may live in poverty
- may not have health insurance
- possible language barrier
What programs are used to help children access health care?
- Medicaid
- Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
What is a critical indicator of overall health in a county?
infant mortality
4 risk taking behaviors of adolescents and interventions for them
- texting while driving
- smoking
- alcohol and drug abuse
- sexual activity
- Interventions: primary prevention, education, and laws/policies
8 issues of childhood and adolescents
- obesity
- accidents and injuries
- clinical maltreatment
- acute illness
- oral health
- chronic health
- mental health
- environmental health
3 effects of childhood obesity
- increase risk for CV disease
- negative psychosocial and social impact
- increase rates of type 2 DM
ways to prevent childhood obesity
- education and nutritional teaching
- screening
- increase activity
- access to food and health foods (community level)
built food environment at the macro (community) level
- reliance on convenience foods and fast foods
- increasing portion size
- food landscape (having accessibility and availability to healthy foods)
- food deserts (limited access to affordable and nutritious foods)
built food environment at the micro (individual/family) level
- home food environment
- accessibility to fruits/vegetables
- parental role modeling
- child feeding practices
- general parenting style
leading cause of unintentional death
motor vehicle accidents
prevention measures for MVCs
- education
- laws and mandates regarding car safety
how to prevent sports injuries
rules, laws, and guidelines
