Child Poverty and Health

Poor Child Development
1. Nursing Interventions
  1. Physical and Cognitive Assessment
  2. Health Teaching and Health Promotion
  3. Collaborate and Coordinate Care and Social Services
    1. Affordable transitional housing
    2. Respite Care
    3. Educational events
    4. Connect to Social Services
  4. Collaborative Healthcare
2. Causes
  1. Chronic Illnesses
    1. DIabetes
    2. Asthma
    3. Chronic Inflammation
  2. Chronic Stress
    1. CVD
    2. Metabolic Disorders
  3. Lack of Access to Prenatal and Perinatal Care
    1. Failure to Thrive
3. Outcomes
  1. Poor Academic Performance
  2. Behavioral Problems
  3. Poor Employment Prospects
  4. Risk of developing hypentension, arthritis, and other disorders that limit ADLs as adults.
  5. Bullying
Malnutrition
1. Causes
  1. Food Insecurity
  2. Caregiver's Socioeconomic Status/Income
2. Outcomes
  1. Obesity
    1. Diabetes
    2. CVA
    3. CAD and Hyperlipdemia
    4. Hypertension
  2. Underweight, Wasting and Stunting
    1. Hunger and Poor Eating Habits
    2. Nutritional Defieciencies Disorders
      1. Anemia
      2. Osteoporosis
      3. Kwashiokor
      4. Cognititve Deficits
      5. Increased Infection Rates
      6. Weakened Immunity
    3. Psychological Effects
      1. Low Self Esteem
      2. Low quality of Life
      3. Experience of Discrimination
3. Nursing Interventins
  1. Pormoting Healthy Eating
    1. Canada's Food Guide
  2. Refer to Food Banks and Soup Kitchens
  3. Assess huger through the Hunger Vital Signs Tool
Poor Mental Health and Mental Illness
1. Phyisical and Sexual Abuse
2. Toxic Stress
3. Anxiety and Depresssion
4. Suicide
5. Causes
6. Outcomes
  1. Chronic Stress
    1. Maladaptive behaviours
      1. Smoking
      2. Excessive alcohol intake
      3. Promiscuity
      4. Substance Abuse
      5. Prolonged activation of the stress response
  2. Physical and Sexual Abuse
  3. Suicide
7. Nursing Interventions
  1. Refer Child and Family to Crisis Care
  2. Provide Family Centered Trauma Informed Care
  3. Screen Child for Physical and Sexual Abuse
    1. Refer to Children Aid Society of Suspicion of Abuse
  4. Mental Health Screening
  5. Refer Child to Pediatrician for Behavioral Problems
  6. Triple P Parent Program to Manage Behavioral Problems
  7. Brief Parent Child Interaction Therapy
8. Relational Health Issues
Contributing and Risk factors
1. Environmental Consideration
  1. Physical Environment
    1. Poor Unaffordable Housing
    2. Lack of Access to Parks and Recreation
    3. Transportation Inaccessibility
    4. Inadequate Healthcare Access and Screening
    5. Living Overcrowded and Dilapidated Housing
    6. Exposure to Crime and Violence
  2. Social Environment
    1. Social Network
      1. Reduced Social Cohesion
      2. Diminished Social Support
    2. Social Services
      1. Diminished Social Welfare Funding
      2. Lack of Access to Quality School and Employment Opportunites
      3. Lack of access to financial manageement training
2. Parental and Cargiver Factors
  1. Social Economic Contributors
    1. Lower income
    2. Immigrant and Refugees Status
    3. Single-parent household
      1. 4X poorer than 2 parent household
    4. Parental or Child Chronic Illness/ Disability
    5. Experiences of Racism, Discrimination, and Stigma
    6. Parenting Skills
    7. Race & Ethnicity
      1. Higher poverty rates among Blacks and Hispanics
    8. Parental Level of Education
  2. Health Status and Health History
    1. Substance abuse and Addiction
      1. Poor Coping And Parental Skills
    2. Trans-generational Trauma
      1. Lack of role models
        Family Violence and Turmoil
        Separation from families
        Child Maltreatment and Unintentional Injuries

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