This report is for our subject: Personal and Social Development BEED-Major in Preschool

1. CHILDREN’S
HEALTH AND WELL-
BEING
Botor, Catherine
Ciudad, Edalyn

2. Policy and Initiatives
2003. ECM (Every Child Matters) aimed
was to develop and implement policy and
practice arrangement that would enable all
children and young people to make progress
in these five outcomes:
• Be healthy
• Stay safe
• Enjoy and achieve
• Make a positive contribution
• Achieve health and well-being

3. 2009. HCP (Health Child Programme
formerly know as Child Health Promotion
Programme)
implemented with the objective of
providing preventative service.
Provides a framework for all organizations
responsible for commissioning services for
pregnant women & 0-19 years olds’
health and well-being as well as frontline
professionals delivering those services.
Provides a universal public-health program
for all children and families.

4. Health visitors have been identified to
lead 0-5 years’ component of the HCP
through the delivery of a range of
evidence-based early interventions and
packages of care.
Aims to provide an opportunity to
identify families who are in need of
additional support and children who are
at risk of poor outcomes

5. Development review according to ages:
AGE REVIEW SUMMARY
After Birth Maternity services will support breastfeeding , caring for new baby, the adjustment to
parenthood
10 – 14 days The health visitor will undertake new baby review
6 – 8 weeks The baby will have several tests a full physical examination by a health professional
8th week The baby will be given their scheduled vaccinations.
3rd month The baby will be given their scheduled vaccinations.
4th month The baby will be given their scheduled vaccinations.
12 months The 2nd full review which includes language and learning, safety, diet, and behavior
12 & 13 months Vaccination: MMR, Hib/MenC, PCV
2 ½ years Developmental Review: The 3rd full health and development review.
• General development, including movement, speech, social skills & behaviour, hearing and
vision.
• Growth, healthy eating and keeping active
• Managing behaviour and sleeping habits
• Dental care
• Child safety
• Vaccinations
At school entry
(4 – 5 years)
A pre-entry to school full health review. A child’s weight & height will be measured and their
vision and hearing tested.

6. HEALTH
Often been described as the
absence of disease
It is only possible if an individual
is free of disease or disability.

7. 2003. WHO – identifies the importance
of the relationship between child’s
environment and their health.
“Every child has the right to grow up in
a healthy environment.. to live, learn
and play in a healthy place.

8. • Seedhouse 1988 – health was defined
as an important resource for living
• Dahlgren and Whitehead 1991 –
presented layers that influence health
and describe social ecological theory of
health.

10. • Child-Health promotion – demands a
partnership approach between parents
and those members of the primary
health-care team.
Growth and Nutrition
Breastfeeding – best source of nourishment
for the early months of life and offers
significant protective factors to growing
infant. WHO encourage mothers to
support breastfeeding

11. Bottle feeding – by 10
weeks more than a
half of babies are fully
bottle fed, babies
should be given an
approved infant
formula.
o Whey dominant
o Casein dominant
o Follow-on formulas for
babies over 6 months of
age.

12. Nutrition for older infants and children
The development of good dietary habits will
last throughout their lives. Children between
ages of 1 and 3 years requires 1200 calories a
day. A healthy balanced diet for 1-5 year-old
children should based on balanced mixture of
food groups identified:
• Bread, Rice, Potatoes, Pasta and other
starchy foods
• Fruits and vegetables
• Milk and dairy foods
• Meat, fish, eggs, beans and other non-
dairy sources of protein.

14. • Immunization – protects children
against a series of infectious
disease. It is also most effective
health- protection interventions
Age Immunization
8 weeks DTaP / IPV / HiB / PCV
12 Weeks DTaP / IPV / HiB / Men C