Community 12
child and Adolescent Health
Read chapter 33 of the class textbook and review the attached Power Point presentation. Once done, answer the following questions;
Do you think that school nurses should or should not be allowed to discuss contraception and pregnancy options with students? What are the possible pros and cons?
Why are some parents choosing not to vaccinate their children in recent years?
How do students view this issue? Should this be a parents’ right? Discuss any current events surrounding this issue- research, lawsuits, outbreaks, CDC news.
Do you feel that there are enough programs and funding available for children regarding mental health promotion and developmental issues? What types of programs are students familiar with? What areas do they feel are not well addressed? How would they improve this situation if given the chance?
As stated in the syllabus, present your assignment in an APA format, word document, Arial 12 font attach to the forum in the discussion tab of the blackboard title “week 12 discussion questions”. The requirements for the assignment are the following;
-Minimum of 500 words without counting first and reference page2
-2 evidence based references excluding the class textbook
Chapter 33 Child and Adolescent Health
Working with Families
Preventing mother and infant deaths
Immunizing children
Preventing Childhood injuries
Promoting children’s mental health
Selected Nursing Interventions
Transition from hospital to home
Weaving spirituality into nursing interventions
School-based programs
Illness
Obesity
Home-based programs
Improving Children’s Health: Systems of Care
Core values
Being child centered and family focused
Being community based so that children can live at home
Being culturally competent about racial, ethnic, and cultural differences among families
Providing individualized services that build on the strengths of families
Providing integrated, coordinated, effective, and efficient services
Identifying and treating problems early
Mental Health
Mental health is an important factor in the justice, school, healthcare, welfare, and public housing systems
Most of the children in the justice system have mental health problems
School systems are the largest providers of mental health services for children
Mental health problems increase the cost of care for physical health problems
School clinics
Resources
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010
Contexts for Growth and Development
Poverty
Low birth weight and prematurity
Respiratory illnesses
Maternal stress
Gastroenteritis
Poor education
Children raised in poverty at a disadvantage from the start
Social deprivation
Mental retardation
Childhood injuries
Violence and abuse
Poor environment
Contexts
Environmental hazards
Pollutants
Tobacco smoke or nitrous oxide
Neighborhood contexts
Impoverishment
High childcare burden to adult ratio
High population turnover
Female-headed households
High child abuse and neglect
Contexts (cont.)
Parents’ work context
Childcare context
Public policy context
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