Understanding the Impact of Alberta’s Early Child Development Community Coalitions on Community Well-Being

2016 ◽  
pp. 531-545
Author(s):  
Samantha Berger ◽  
Launa Clark ◽  
Line Marie Perron
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Early Child Development ◽  
Community Coalitions ◽  
Early Child ◽  
The Impact

Revised standards of proficiencies for midwives: an opportunity to influence childhood health?

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 150-154
Author(s):  
Samantha Meegan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Early Child Development ◽  
Childhood Health ◽  
Early Child ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

The first 1 000 days of life are critical during early child development, yet the significance of this time and the impact on childhood health have only recently been recognised within the UK. In early 2020, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) released revised standards of proficiency for midwives. These draw on the evidence-base generated by recent research developments within public health, providing the first update of midwifery standards for a decade. This article critically explores the main aspects within the NMC's future midwife proficiencies that relate to the public health component of the midwifery role, and will examine how these factors can equip midwives of the future to support women, their babies and families within the fundamental early days of life.

Double Jeopardy: The Impact of Poverty on Early Child Development

1988 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 1227-1240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Parker ◽  
Steven Greer ◽  
Barry Zuckerman
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Early Child Development ◽  
Double Jeopardy ◽  
Early Child ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Determinants of the Early Childhood Development Index among children aged less than 5 years in Bangladesh, Costa Rica and Ghana: a comparative study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iqramul Haq ◽  
Md Ismail Hossain ◽  
Maliha Afroj Zinnia ◽  
Md Rifat Hasan ◽  
Imru-Al-Quais Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Early Child Development ◽  
Lower Odds ◽  
Early Child ◽  
Development Index

Background: Early child development is a crucial factor for children that controls health and well-being in later life. Aims: To determine the influence of sociodemographic factors on the Early Child Development Index (ECDI) among children aged < 5 years. Methods: The analysis was performed using cross-sectional survey data from 2019, 2017–2018 and 2018 Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys from Bangladesh, Ghana and Costa Rica, respectively. We used the Chi-square test for bivariate analysis and binary logistic regression model for multivariate analysis for all 3 countries. All the statistical analyses were performed with IBM SPSS version 25 and R version 4.0.0. Results: Child age and sex, followed by maternal education level, economic status, child nutritional status, reading children’s books, and maternal functional difficulties had the greatest effect on ECDI. Children aged 36–47 months had lower odds of development than those aged 48–59 months, and boys had lower odds of development than girls in Bangladesh, Costa Rica and Ghana. Urban children had lower odds of development than rural children in Costa Rica but higher odds in Ghana. Conclusion: We recommend that governments should take the necessary steps to enhance children’s early development and well-being in all 3 countries by raising education, improving economic conditions and providing balanced nutrition.

scholarly journals Effect of breast feeding on child development: At birth and beyond

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saria Tasnim
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Infant Health ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Early Child Development ◽  
Early Child ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Impact

The effect of breast feeding on infant health and development has been the subject of scientific enquiry for decades. The association between breast feeding and early child development is also a complex issue. It has been found that determining the true influence of breastfeeding on child development is difficult for several reasons. This review has been made to explore the effect of ever breast feeding and duration of breast feeding on intelligent quotient, psychomotor and social development of the child during childhood and beyond. Breast feeding has positive effects on cognitive development of infant and it is more pronounced in premature infants. Breast feeding infants have higher intelligence quotient (IQ) than non-breast fed. The amount of mutual touch, tactile stimulation and mother’s gaze to the infant are significantly elevated during breastfeeding and this has a positive influence on the child’s psychological development. The impact of breast feeding on cognitive development, behavior, social adaptation and understanding of the infant needs to be emphasized during the promotion of breast feeding and early child development programs.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/seajph.v4i1.21831 South East Asia Journal of Public Health Vol.4(1) 2014: 4-8

scholarly journals Defining the child’s curriculum, and its role in the life of the community

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colwyn Trevarthen ◽  
Aline-Wendy Dunlop ◽  
Jonathan Delafield-Butt
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Social Deprivation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Early Child Development ◽  
Development Education ◽  
Economic Productivity ◽  
Early Child ◽  
Education And Care ◽  
Creative Abilities ◽  
Before School

We invited experts in early child development, education, and care to clarify issues of universal importance for the well-being of human worlds. They include teachers who appreciate that every child is born for a life of learning and needs to develop this in a community of joyful friendships to share its culture of arts and techniques. We address the difficulties of children and their families struggling to live in social deprivation or poverty when the administration and politics of an ambitious government are principally concerned with how industry makes wealth for a minority. Evidence we present demonstrates that leadership to address and support the creative abilities of all children and their families in their years before school is essential. Such leadership recognizes the importance of these abilities for the development of healthy, cooperative, and self-confident citizens who can secure the health of the community and benefit its economic productivity in a rich and peaceful world.

scholarly journals A Pan-Canadian Data Resource for Monitoring Child Developmental Health: The Canadian Neighbourhoods Early Child Development (CanNECD) Database

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Janus ◽  
Jennifer Enns ◽  
Barry Forer ◽  
Rob Raos ◽  
Ashley Gaskin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Neighborhood Effects ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Early Child Development ◽  
Early Child ◽  
Developmental Health

The Canadian Neighbourhoods Early Child Development (CanNECD) database is a unique resource for research on child developmental health and well-being within the socioeconomic and cultural context of Canadian neighbourhoods. This paper describes the CanNECD database and highlights its potential for advancing research at the intersection of child development, social determinants of health, and neighborhood effects. The CanNECD database contains Pan-Canadian population-level child developmental health data collected through regional implementation of the Early Development Instrument (EDI), geo-coded information on residential neighbourhoods covering all of Canada, and socioeconomic and demographic variables from the Canada Census and Income Taxfiler database. The data are de-identified but linkable across datasets through use of common numeric sequences. The nearly 800,000 records spanning 2003-2014 and representing all Canadian provinces and territories (with the exception of Nunavut) are compiled in a secure electronic collection system at the Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. Early studies using the EDI demonstrated its utility as a tool for assessing child developmental health at a population level, and its potential for both community-level and large-scale monitoring of child populations. Research using the CanNECD database is now examining to what extent social determinants and the steepness of the social gradients of developmental health differ between geographical jurisdictions and between different sub-populations. We are also working to identify outlier neighbourhoods in which EDI scores are substantially higher or lower than predicted by a neighbourhood’s demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, and exploring other potentially important determinants of children’s developmental health. Finally, we are examining the extent to which change-over-time in aggregate EDI scores vary geographically, and how well it coincides with changes in socioeconomic factors. Thus, the CanNECD database offers the opportunity for research that will inform national policies and strategies on child developmental health.

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