CHILD HEALTH AND ILLNESS: PATTERNS AND IMPACT

Question 1

as a child, when is the higher risk of dying?

Answer 1

when you’re <1 years old with adolescence deaths being the next highest

Question 2

what causes >50% of deaths in adolescents?

Answer 2

external factors e.g. motor vehicle crashes, firearms, and suffocation

Question 3

how does gender affect deaths in adolescence?

Answer 3

boys tend to have a much higher rate of mortality than girls due to riskier behaviours

Question 4

what are some non-intentional causes of children mortality?

Answer 4

drowning, falls, fires, suffocation and strangulation, head injuries, poisoning

Question 5

what are some implications of chronic illnesses on children?

Answer 5

physical, mental and social wellbeing, repeated absence at school, family needs to support you, financial implications etc

Question 6

what is the Healthy child programme?

Answer 6

a universal preventative service, providing families with a programme of screening, immunisation, health and development reviews, supplemented by advice around health, wellbeing and parenting.

Question 7

what are some key points in the healthy child programme?

Answer 7

help parents develop a strong bond with children
encourage car that keeps children healthy and safe
protect children from serious diseases through screening/immunisation
reduced childhood obesity
encourage mothers to breast feed
identify problems in children health/developent/safety so they can get help asap
make sure children are prepared for school