Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Holistic Approaches to Child Health
- Dimensions of Health
- Physical
- Emotional
- Cognitive
- Social
- Spirtitual
- Environmental
- Theoretical Approach to Health
- Maslow
- Hierarchy of Needs
- Each skill must be met before
progressing to the next.
- Pringle
- All needs are inter-related and interdependent
- Importance
of
environment
- focused on
psycho-social needs
- 4 emotional needs
- Basic Health Needs
- Food
- Essential for
growth & repair,
provides energy
and warmth, helps
fight diseases and
maintains proper
functioning of body
systems
- Hygiene
- Helps prevent
infection, allows
skin to function
properly, helps
prevent skin
problems,
increases self
esteem and
social
acceptance,
good habits
establish a
pattern for later
life
- Rest and Sleep
- Allows body to recuperate,
growth hormones are released
during sleep to renew tissues,
allows the central nervous
system to rest.
- Physical Activity and Exercise
- Stimulates appetite,
strengthens muscles,
improves concentration,
raises confidence and self
esteem, promotes
interaction and
cooperation
- Fresh Air/Pollution/Sunlight
- Stimulates central nervous system,
sunlight provides vitamin D which is
needed for healthy bones and teeth, lively
active and happy,
- Love and Affection
- Confidence, self
worth, self esteem.
- Screening
- Performed by health professionals
- Identify problems which
may need further
investigation
- Development, Hearing, Vision,
Specific Medical Conditions
- Professionals involved in the Promotion of Child Health
- GP
- Health Visitor
- School Nurse
- Dietician
- Dentist
- Social Worker
- Teacher
- Factors Affecting the Health of Children
- Poverty
- Poor Housing
- Pollution
- Family Structure
- Social Class
- Changing Lifestyles
- Convenience Foods
- Stress
- Crime
- Exercise
- Drug and Alcohol Misuse
- Health/Wealth Gap