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Healthy People 2020 Healthy People 2020 Ø Framework for identifying essential components for child health promotion programs Ø Designed to prevent future health problems in children Ø Goal to increase quality and length of healthy life and eliminate health disparities Ø Leading health indicators Nutrition in infancy Breastfeeding is BEST Ø Human milk is the preferred form of nutrition for all infants Ø Provides • Micronutrients • Immunologic properties • Enzymes that enhance digestion and absorption Childhood nutrition Dental caries are preventable Ø Dental hygiene beginning with first tooth eruption Ø Role of fluoridated water Ø Early dental preventive care Ø Parent and child teaching Role of the nurse in immunizations -Review individual immunization records at every clinic visit -Avoid missing opportunities to vaccinate -Encourage parents to keep immunizations current (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009) -Keep up with changes in immunization schedules, recommendations, and research related to childhood vaccines 1. When talking to parents about childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes, which topics should the nursing students discuss with the parents? (Select all that apply.) A. Obesity in children and adolescents is defined as a body mass index at or greater than the 95th percentile for youth of the same age and gender. B. Easy access to television and video games has increased the incidence of obesity. C. Lack of physical exercise contributes to obesity. D. The importance of allowing children to choose their favorite foods every day, including sweets such as dessert. E. The importance of maintaining a normal body weight. F. Overweight youth have increased risk for not only type 2 diabetes, ABCEF 2. The single most common chronic disease of childhood is: A. Arthritis B. Cancer C. Dental caries D. Diabetes C. Dental caries is the single most common chronic disease of childhood. Nursing plays an essential role in promoting early tooth care by instructing the children and parents on practicing dental hygiene beginning with the first tooth eruption; drinking fluoridated water, including bottled water and instituting early dental preventive care. . When talking to parents about pedestrian accidents, the nursing students know that the top reasons involving children are related to motor vehicle-related deaths. Most of these accidents will occur in which areas? (Select all that apply.) A. Driveways B. Freeways C. Intersections D. Midblock E. Parking lots ACDE Pedestrian accidents involving children account for significant numbers of motor vehicle-related deaths. Most of these accidents occur at midblock, at intersections, in driveways, and in parking lots. Driveway injuries typically involve small children and large vehicles backing up. Freeways are not considered in pedestrian accidents 4. The nurse makes sure that the family maintains a sense of control over their lives while their child is in the hospital when the nurse provides familycentered care and positively acknowledges their strength and helping behaviors. What concept would this nurse's actions demonstrate? A. Nonmaleficence B. Empowerment C. Atraumatic care D. Enabling Empowerment describes the interaction of professionals with families in such a way that families maintain or acquire a sense of control over their family lives and acknowledge positive changes that result from helping behaviors that foster their own strengths, abilities, and actions. Mortality Mortality: Infant mortality Ø Death in first year of life Ø Recorded per 1000 live births • Neonatal mortality (28 days of life) • Postneonatal mortality (28 days to 11 months) Childhood mortality: Ø Usually presented per 100,000 population Morbidity Morbidity: -Childhood morbidity -Statistics generally rates per 1000 population -Difficult to define Ø May denote acute illness, chronic disease, or disability Childhood morbidity: -Acute illness: Symptoms severe enough to limit activity or require medical attention -Respiratory illness = approximately 50% of all acute conditions -Infections and parasitic disease = 11%