Bright futures : guidelines for health supervision of infants, children, and adolescents

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"This essential resource provides key background information and recommendations for themes critical to healthy child development along with well-child supervision standards for 31 age-based visits--from Newborn through 21 Years. The result: better health care, more efficient visits, stronger p...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Hagan, Joseph F., Jr (Editor), Shaw, Judith S. (Editor), Duncan, Paula M. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Elk Grove Village, IL : Bright Futures/American Academy of Pediatrics, 2017
Edition:Fourth edition.
Subjects:
Preventive health services for children > United States.
Preventive health services for teenagers > United States.
Health promotion > United States.
Children.
Infants.
Maternal and infant welfare.
Health education.
Health promotion.
Human beings.
Child
Humans
Infant
Child Welfare
Infant Welfare
Adolescent
Health Education
Health Promotion
Maternal Welfare
children (people by age group)
infants.
Homo sapiens (species)
Guideline
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • What Is Bright Futures? An introduction to the fourth edition of Bright futures: guidelines for health supervision of infants, children, and adolescents
  • Bright futures health promotion themes
  • An introduction to the bright futures health promotion themes
  • Promoting lifelong health for families and communities
  • Promoting family support
  • Promoting health for children and youth with special health care needs
  • Promoting healthy development
  • Promoting mental health
  • Promoting healthy weight
  • Promoting healthy nutrition
  • Promoting physical activity
  • Promoting oral health
  • Promoting healthy sexual development and sexuality
  • Promoting the healthy and safe use of social media
  • Promoting safety and injury prevention
  • Bright futures health supervision visits
  • An introduction to the bright futures health supervision visits
  • Evidence and rationale
  • Infancy visits (prenatal through 11 months)
  • Early childhood visits (1 through 4 years)
  • Middle childhood visits (5 through 10 years)
  • Adolescence visits (11 through 21 years)
  • Appendices. World Health Organization growth charts
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts
  • Appendix C: Bright Futures/American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for preventive pediatric health care (periodicity schedule).

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