Organizational and educational program on formation and development of family medical activity

Aim. To work out the organizational and educational program on formation and development of medical activity of a family and detect the key factors, determining and prognosticating its level. Materials and methods.The method of questioning was used to study the medicosocial characteristic of living conditions and education in children of the first year of life, the mechanism of formation and development of medical activity in 244 families. On the basis of the data obtained, there was developed the organizational and educational program, directed to improvement of children’s health through the activity of district pediatrician; 214 women agreed to participate in the experiment. Results. The paper is devoted to the necessity of improving the level of knowledge in parents of early age children. The growing sickness rate indices among the child population demonstrate the actuality of searching for methods to improve children’s health, in particular, by means of developing family medical activity.There were revealed and presented the factors, determining and forecasting the level of medical activity of a family, which plans to have a child. Conclusions. To work out educational program on formation of medical activity, it is necessary to consider territorial characteristics of health status indices among child population and results of medicosocial diagnostics of families. Pediatrician, taking into account prognostic factors, can reveal “risk group” mothers and have individual approach to their training and practical formation and development of medical activity.

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TRENDS

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.9.5.648 ◽

1952 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 648-650

Author(s):

C. COLLINS-WILLIAMS

Keyword(s):

Child Care ◽

Preventive Medicine ◽

Educational Program ◽

Causes Of Death ◽

Medical Profession ◽

First Year ◽

Concerted Effort ◽

Third Place ◽

Second Year ◽

First Year Of Life

ACCIDENTS, at the present time, are one of the principal causes of death, particularly among children. In Canada approximately 1,500 children die each year as the result of accidents, a mortality greater than that due to the 10 acute infectious diseases of childhood combined. During the five year period 1942-46 inclusive, in Canada, accidents stood in eighth place as a cause of death during the first year of life, in third place during the second year, and in first place during each year after infancy up to the fifteenth birthday. During the same period, 21% of the deaths between the first and fifteenth birthdays were due to accidents. In this age of preventive medicine when our chief purpose as physicians is the prevention of morbidity and mortality, we, as pediatricians, cannot neglect this extremely important phase of child care. In any campaign to reduce the number of accidents, there are three ways in which the physician can play an important part. Firstly, the general public must be made aware of the seriousness of the situation and must be educated in the ways in which they, as citizens and parents, can help to reduce accidents. Secondly, the medical profession, working through its associations and publications, must stimulate all physicians to a concerted effort to reduce the number of accidents. Finally, and most important, the physician must concentrate on an educational program for his own private patients. A few words from the physician who looks after the child will do more to impress parents than will reams of propaganda published by someone unknown to them.

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System of rehabilitation and recreation of children in Lviv region: modern status, spatial features and problems

Visnyk of the Lviv University. Series Geography ◽

10.30970/vgg.2015.49.8605 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 47-57

Author(s):

Halyna Vuzhyns’ka

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Mineral Waters ◽

Children's Health ◽

Children’S Health ◽

Health Improvement ◽

Child Population ◽

Spatial Features ◽

Recreation Facilities ◽

The Impact ◽

Children’S Rehabilitation

The state of child population health of Ukraine is deteriorating in the last years. This situation requires careful attitude to the health of children, perfecting health systems, in particular, enhance the functioning of health resorts and spas in the regions of Ukraine in order to ensure the health and recreation of children. Scientific researchesthe current state of health child population, preconditions and factors of its formation, the spatial features we must also intensify. The relevance of research of the modern system of rehabilitation and recreation the children of Lviv region was show in the article. Regulatory-legal acts associated with this issue at the national and regional levels was analysed. Established dynamics of the number of children’s health and recreation facilities in Ukraine. It was established dynamics of the number of children’s rehabilitation and the recreation facilities in Ukraine. The mоst important children’s rehabilitation facilities that operated in 2013 in Lviv region was characterized. The spatial characteristics and problems of rehabilitation and rest of the child population in region were analyzed. Found, that the situation with the rehabilitation of children in the region over the past decade generally worsened, despite the presence of some positive developments. Recreational potential of the region was characterized and elucidated the impact of natural resources on the placement of establishments of children’s rehabilitation and recreation in the region. Most improving institutions (non-urban and sanatorium) are concentrated in areas with the best natural resources, medicinal mineral waters, climate, forest and water resources. Establishments recreation with the day care focused primarily in areas of high level of urbanization. Based on statistical information, traced the increased number of children’s institutions of rehabilitation and recreation in Lviv region. But, found that the growth achieved mainly by the rapid increase in the number of daycare camps created on the basis of educational institutions. Thus, the number of children’s institutions of rehabilitation (non-urban and sanatorium) annually decreases. In 2013 on the territory of Lviv region functioned 18 children’s institutions of rehabilitation that on seven institutions (18 %) less than in 2005. The measures for the conservation and improvement of existing children's Institutions the health and recreation, and also rebuilding and providing financing the Programme for the development of Ukrainian children's health resort “Skhidnytsia” were offered, that will allow in the future to solve the problem of rest and improvement of children. Key words: child population, spatial features, children’s institutions rehabilitation and recreation, system health improvement, territorial organization.

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Evaluation of the effect of breastfeeding duration on child health

Kazan medical journal ◽

10.17816/kmj2019-578 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 100 (4) ◽

pp. 578-582 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

V K Yur'ev ◽

K E Moiseeva ◽

A V Alekseeva ◽

Sh D Harbediya

Keyword(s):

Breast Milk ◽

Strong Correlation ◽

Subjective Assessment ◽

Children's Health ◽

Children’S Health ◽

Breastfeeding Duration ◽

First Year ◽

Healthy Children ◽

Duration Of Breastfeeding ◽

The Impact

Aim. To conduct an objective and subjective assessment of the impact of breastfeeding duration on children's health. Methods. For a subjective assessment, a survey with random sampling of 476 mothers of children under the age of 1 year was conducted. For an objective assessment of health, the copying of data from the form 112/u “Case history of child's development” was used. The representativeness of this sample was tested by the method of Professor A.M. Merkov, with the error not exceeding 4%. Results. The majority of women participating in the survey indicated that after discharge from the obstetric hospital, they continued breastfeeding for up to 3 months (21.8%) and up to 6 months (25.3%). The study revealed a statistically significant relationship between the subjective assessment of children's health and the duration of breastfeeding. The highest subjective health score was in children who received breast milk up to 6 and 12 months (4.2±0.09 and 4.3±0.07), the lowest — in children who were formula-fed (3.1±0.10). The performed analysis of the dependence of the proportion of healthy children on the duration of breastfeeding demonstrated the direct strong correlation between the indicators (rxy=0.88). The presence of an inverse strong correlation was established between the proportion of children with chronic diseases and the duration of breastfeeding (rxy=–0.88). In addition, the longer the period of feeding the baby with breast milk, the lower the incidence of acute diseases during the first year of life (rxy=–0.85). Conclusion. Assessment of the child's health, both subjective and objective, depends on the duration of breastfeeding; infants who are breastfed longer during the first year are less likely to get sick and generally have better health.

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Neighbourhood child population density as a proxy measure for exposure to respiratory infections in the first year of life: A validation study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0203743 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (9) ◽

pp. e0203743

Author(s):

Judith E. Lupatsch ◽

Christian Kreis ◽

Insa Korten ◽

Philipp Latzin ◽

Urs Frey ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Population Density ◽

Validation Study ◽

Respiratory Infections ◽

First Year ◽

Child Population ◽

Proxy Measure ◽

First Year Of Life

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Conduct of pediatricians in relation to the oral health of children

Revista de Odontologia da UNESP ◽

10.1590/s1807-25772013000400006 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 42 (4) ◽

pp. 266-272 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Isadora Mello Vilarinho Soares ◽

Alynne Moreira Reis Borges da Silva ◽

Lúcia de Fátima Almeida de Deus Moura ◽

Marina de Deus Moura de Lima ◽

Otacílio Batista de Sousa Nétto ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Female Gender ◽

First Year ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Public And Private ◽

The Public ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Systemic Manifestations ◽

First Year Of Life ◽

Dental Appointment

OBJECTIVE: Pediatricians are health professionals who treat the child during the first years of their life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the conduct adopted by pediatricians regarding the oral health of children. METHOD: This was a descriptive cross-sectional observational study with a sample of 100 physicians specialized in pediatrics, working in the public and private sectors. A questionnaire was used for data collection, and the pediatricians were approached in their workplaces. RESULT: Most pediatricians (69%) belong to the female gender, with an average age of 48 years, and work in both the public and private sectors of health and have over 20 years of professional experience. Regarding their level of knowledge on oral health, 59% consider it to be good and 59% said that they had not been approached about this issue during their training in pediatrics. Ninety-two percent routinely examine the oral cavity of the baby; 64% recommend the use of fluoridated toothpaste, and 66.7% direct patients to a dental appointment in the first year of life. Regarding breastfeeding at night, 55.6% do not make the association between breastfeeding and the onset of early childhood caries. Furthermore, 74.7% do not justify the associations between the eruption of the first primary teeth and systemic manifestations, and 93% contraindicate the use of a dummy. CONCLUSION: It was concluded that pediatricians have proactive attitudes with regards to oral health. However, they need more information on the importance of fluoride for the control of dental caries

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A Multicultural May: Children’s Health Fair Celebrates BHSM

ASHA Leader ◽

10.1044/leader.an.07112002.1 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 7 (11) ◽

pp. 1-3

Keyword(s):

Children's Health ◽

Children’S Health ◽

Health Fair

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The Development of Swallowing Respiratory Coordination

Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia) ◽

10.1044/sasd18.1.19 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 19-24

Author(s):

Maggie-Lee Huckabee

Keyword(s):

Cortical Activation ◽

First Year ◽

Healthy Children ◽

Nasal Airflow ◽

Single Session ◽

Primary Finding ◽

Patterns Of Behavior ◽

Cortical Modulation ◽

First Year Of Life ◽

Swallowing Apnea

Abstract Research exists that evaluates the mechanics of swallowing respiratory coordination in healthy children and adults as well and individuals with swallowing impairment. The research program summarized in this article represents a systematic examination of swallowing respiratory coordination across the lifespan as a means of behaviorally investigating mechanisms of cortical modulation. Using time-locked recordings of submental surface electromyography, nasal airflow, and thyroid acoustics, three conditions of swallowing were evaluated in 20 adults in a single session and 10 infants in 10 sessions across the first year of life. The three swallowing conditions were selected to represent a continuum of volitional through nonvolitional swallowing control on the basis of a decreasing level of cortical activation. Our primary finding is that, across the lifespan, brainstem control strongly dictates the duration of swallowing apnea and is heavily involved in organizing the integration of swallowing and respiration, even in very early infancy. However, there is evidence that cortical modulation increases across the first 12 months of life to approximate more adult-like patterns of behavior. This modulation influences primarily conditions of volitional swallowing; sleep and naïve swallows appear to not be easily adapted by cortical regulation. Thus, it is attention, not arousal that engages cortical mechanisms.

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