scholarly journals On some results of training students-defectologists for health-preserving and health-forming activities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larisa F. Tikhomirova ◽  
◽  
Galina V. Skrigan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Institution ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Health It ◽  
Effective Work ◽  
Special Place ◽  
The University

The function of preserving and strengthening the health of children occupies a special place in the activities of teachers of each educational institution. To carry out effective work on the preservation, strengthening and formation of children's health, it is necessary that the teachers themselves be ready to engage in health-preserving activities. The author notes that the most relevant and effective is the preparation of students at the university for the implementation of the function of preserving and strengthening the health of schoolchildren. The author reveals the conditions necessary to increase the level of readiness of students-defectologists for activities to preserve and strengthen the health of children.

scholarly journals Children's Health Fiction Exhibition, October November 2014

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Tan
Keyword(s):  
Children's Literature ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
The University

The Deakin Review of Children's Literature Health Fiction Exhibition is a joint exhibit at the University of Alberta’s Education and Health Sciences libraries. It showcases books reviewed in this special issue.

scholarly journals Happy New Year!

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Desmarais
Keyword(s):  
Children's Literature ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The University

Dear Readers,Our winter issue features many excellent book reviews that cover a fascinating range of subjects and experiences, such as: crossing a harbour to an extraordinary island full of treasure (The Riddlemaster), examining issues such as poverty, racism, addiction, and healing (Dreaming in Indian); and exploring the delightful flora and fauna of Australia (Simone in Australia). There are many more books to choose from and we hope you enjoy the variety.We also take great pleasure announcing that our new issue has book reviews from the recently updated Children’s Health Fiction Titles List, including: Fishing with Grandma, Mon ami Claire, Noni Speaks Up, Saila and Betty, and Tattle-tell. The update includes titles from 2014 to 2016 and we encourage readers to have a look at the full list, A Selective Collection of Children’s Health Fiction 2014 – 2016, in the University of Alberta’s Education and Research Archive (ERA).The Children’s Health Fiction list was created to help libraries and parents looking for high quality stories that help children to better understand and cope with health issues in their lives. Information about the project, a link to the original titles list, and guidance for selecting children’s fictional works on health-related topics, was published in the October 2014 Special Issue of the Deakin Review of Children’s Literature (Vol. 4, No. 2).On a final note in the way of announcements, we are delighted to offer a peer-reviewed article that “describes why and how the University of Alberta Libraries built a Spanish language children’s literature collection.” You will find it under the “Articles” heading of the Table of Contents. All of us at the Deakin Review wish you a peaceful and happy winter season filled with good books and many visits to the library.Best wishes,Robert Desmarais, Managing Editor (with thanks to Sandy Campbell & Maria Tan for an update on the Children’s Health Fiction Titles List) 

scholarly journals Introduction

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandy Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Children's Literature ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Editorial Team ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Fountain Of Youth ◽  
The University

This special issue of the Deakin Review of Children’s Literature is dedicated to health fiction.  The concept for the special issue grew out of an interest in using fiction as a tool in health literacy and healing.  Many of us have had the experience of escaping in to a book as a place of refuge when the real world seems too tough or being moved and inspired by a story about someone coping with illness, injury, or disability.  We wondered whether or not fictional works that offer children similar benefits are readily available? The answer is ‘Yes’, to a large extent.  But as we started to read our way through the books in local libraries, we realized that a number of the books may be of questionable benefit. Many had flaws, from obvious content errors to subtle issues that you might not recognize unless you read the book closely or someone brought them to your attention.  We wanted to take the opportunity to use this issue of Deakin to showcase some of the high quality fiction that we would recommend to libraries and parents. The authors of the reviews are librarians or other information professionals, with strengths in children's literature, health librarianship, or both.  Many have children.  Most are experienced reviewers.   Even though we had done some pre-screening, several of the reviewers started reviews and then discarded them when they found that upon close examination, they could not recommend the books. The accompanying article describes the larger study that we undertook to thoroughly review current children's health fiction. The end products of this research were: 1) a checklist for selection of children's health fiction; 2) a list of readily available works in the area; 3) this special theme issue of the Deakin, and; 4) a joint exhibit of the reviewed books, at the University of Alberta’s Education and Health Sciences libraries, to complement the publication of this issue. In addition to the outcomes mentioned above, it is our hope that an additional benefit of this project will be an increased community awareness of the value of children’s health fiction and the knowledge that sometimes a good story is good medicine. Sandy Campbell and Maria TanSandy is a Health Sciences Librarian at the University of Alberta, who has written hundreds of book reviews across many disciplines.  Sandy thinks that sharing books with children is one of the greatest gifts anyone can give. Maria C. Tan is a medical librarian at the Abdul Khaliq Library in Alberta Health Services’ Cross Cancer Institute and a former editorial team member of the Deakin Review. She firmly believes that children's literature is an essential component in the fountain of youth.

Model of functional system of adaptive control of student learning process in e-learning systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (16) ◽  
pp. 142-147
Author(s):  
O. A. Ryzhov ◽  
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N. A. Ivankova ◽  
O. I. Androsov ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Physical Development ◽  
The Body ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Medical Examinations ◽  
Development Of Students

Introduction. The current achievements of modern science are the use of specialized automated systems and applications in various fields of medicine. In the current context of health care reform, the burden on health workers who provide medical care to school-age children is growing. The purpose of the work. With the declining level of children’s health, the system of optimizing the monitoring of children’s health and their physical development is becoming an urgent issue. Results. The proposed program is based on MS Access, VBA programming language. Designed for a comprehensive automatic assessment of physical development of students on the basis of anthropometric and physiometric indicators, functional capabilities of the body and the data of medical examination. The program provides the possibility of longitudinal observation (accumulation of data) on the health and physical development of students of an educational institution or classroom during the entire period of study of students. The result of the program is the formation of reports that describe the results of medical examinations to determine the proportion of students, physical or sexual development, visual or hearing acuity which meets or does not meet the normative age. Also, students who need further counseling from specialists in various fields are identified. Conclusions. The use of the proposed software will help to improve the organization of medical care by increasing the effectiveness of health monitoring and optimizing the work of health care workers or educational institutions. Key words: Medical examinations; Database; Software packages; Children’s health.

scholarly journals Protocol for a Trial Assessing the Impacts of School-Based WaSH Interventions on Children’s Health Literacy, Handwashing, and Nutrition Status in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 226
Author(s):  
Stephanie O. Sangalang ◽  
Shelley Anne J. Medina ◽  
Zheina J. Ottong ◽  
Allen Lemuel G. Lemence ◽  
Donrey Totanes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Physical Growth ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Nutrition Status ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
School Based ◽  
The University ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Diarrhea, soil-transmitted helminth infection and malnutrition are leading causes of child mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). To reduce the prevalence of these diseases, effective interventions for adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) should be implemented. This paper describes the design of a cluster-randomized controlled trial that will compare the efficacy of four school-based WaSH interventions for improving children’s health literacy, handwashing, and nutrition. Interventions consisted of (1) WaSH policy reinforcement; (2) low-, medium-, or high-volume health education; (3) hygiene supplies; and (4) WaSH facilities (e.g., toilets, urinals, handwashing basins) improvements. We randomly allocated school clusters from the intervention arm to one of four groups to compare with schools from the control arm. Primary outcomes were: children’s health literacy, physical growth, nutrition status, and handwashing prevalence. Secondary outcomes were: children’s self-reported health status and history of extreme hunger, satisfaction with WaSH facilities, and school restrooms’ WaSH adequacy. We will measure differences in pre- and post-intervention outcomes and compare these differences between control and intervention arms. This research protocol can be a blueprint for future school-based WaSH intervention studies to be conducted in LMICs. Study protocols were approved by the ethics committees of the University of Bonn, Germany, and the University of the Philippines Manila. This trial was retroactively registered, ID number: DRKS00021623.

The United States and the International Year of the Child

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-169
Author(s):  
Robert A. Aldrich
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Health It ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
And Function ◽  
Individual Effort

Readers of Pediatrics are among the most effective advocates for children; as pediatricians, our primary focus is on children's health. It is evident that many of the forces that shape children's health are to be found throughout society and frequently are beyond the control of individual children or their families. The advancement of child health in the United States increasingly demands both individual effort by health professionals in the diagnosis and treatment of illness, and community activities focused on health problems, such as the prevention of vehicular accidents, that depend more on the design and function of cities than on biology and medicine.

scholarly journals Conceptual basis of organization of medical care for school students in the period of reforming healthcare and education systems

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Functional Model ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Medical Support ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases

Negative trends in the health status of the child population, the spread of non-communicable diseases require optimization of the system of their medical support. According to WHO, an educational institution can become a powerful tool for the preservation and strengthening of children's health through the rational use of human and material potential, opportunities for intersectoral interaction between education and medicine systems, and support for actions at the legislative level. The aim of the work is to develop a conceptual model of medical support for students of general secondary education institutions to prevent the spread of non-infectious diseases and the formation of health-oriented behavior of schoolchildren. Materials and methods: Analytical assessment of regulatory documents and scientific foreign and domestic publications on the health status and medical support of school-age children. Results and discussion. In the context of the innovative transformation of the health care system, the problematic issues of medical support for children in educational institutions are the issues of ensuring algorithms for monitoring the health of children, determining the influence of intraschool and medico-social factors on health and the formation of health-oriented behavior; systems for improving the skills and knowledge of school health workers on the issues of maintaining children's health, assessing health indicators and the results of preventive interventions.The solution of these issues is possible by introducing a unified coordinating structure of medical support for students of general secondary education institutions, with the development of its structural and functional model and defining the functions of all participants / performers to ensure an adequate system of medical support preserve the health of children in school conditions. The proposed Conceptual Model with substantiation of the functions and composition of specialists, elements of communication is aimed at preventing the spread of non-communicable diseases among students, the formation of a value attitude towards health in schoolchildren, will contribute to the formation of health-oriented behavior.

scholarly journals Public acceptability of nudges targeting parents and children to improve children's health outcomes: results from an online experiment

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
OLIVIER DROUIN
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Pediatric Obesity ◽  
The Other ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Health It ◽  
Public Acceptability ◽  
Parents And Children

Abstract There is great potential for nudges to make gains in child health through improvement of lifestyle behaviors. In this study, I use an online sample of adults to test the acceptability of two nudges (one to address teenage smoking and the other to address pediatric obesity) when targeting one of three populations: adults, parents or children. The study shows that a majority of adult respondents would accept the use of nudges aimed at parents and children. The findings show that nudging parents or children directly has the same acceptability as nudging adults. These results suggest that when the objective of a nudge is to improve children's health, it is acceptable to target parents or children themselves. These results open the door to testing the efficacy of nudges in pediatric public health.

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