Promoting the health of school age children
By: edited by Jane Wright and Val Thurtle
Publisher: Quay Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9781856423564
Subjects: Children; Health and hygiene; School Health Services; Health Promotion; Students
Description: "Children and young people are high on the political agenda in health, education and social care. This book considers factors that impact on children and young people and the strategies that are in place, or developing, to meet their needs using the themes of government policies such as Every Child Matters, Safeguarding Children, and Our Health Our Care Our Say." "School nurses have long moved from a purely biomedical perspective, utilising a wider outlook drawing on sociology, psychology, health promotion, social and health policy and educational theory. Their approach introduces a different perspective to others working with children, from an education social care or health angle. This book is relevant to those promoting health at individual, school or population level and will continue the process of bringing different professional groups together."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Children and young people: what are they like? / Val Thurtle; title: Promoting health: historical overview and political context / Sarah Sherwin and Alison Williams; title: Assessing population health needs of children and young people / Joanne D. Bartley; title: Models of health promotion in action: what works? / Penny Farrelly; title: Contributing to personal, social and health education programmes / Elaine Tabony; title: Parenting in the 21st century / Elizabeth Joy Power; title: Mental health and well-being of children and young people / Gill Coverdale; title: Sexual health within the public health agenda / Pat Day; title: Child protection and the school-age child / Kate Potter; title: Supporting the child with complex needs / Jane Wright and Liz Numadi; title: Safeguarding the health of children and young people in public care / Maxine Jameson; title: Children out of the school setting / Ros Godson; title: Working together to promote the health of school age children / Jane Wright.