This document discusses juvenile arthritis and type 1 diabetes in children. It begins by defining juvenile arthritis as any autoimmune or inflammatory condition affecting children under 16, causing their immune system to mistakenly attack healthy tissues and joints. Symptoms include pain, swelling, stiffness, and it can negatively impact development. The document then instructs researching juvenile arthritis and creating a brochure on type 1 diabetes, which is defined as an autoimmune disease where the body attacks pancreas cells producing insulin. For type 1 diabetes, symptoms include excessive thirst and urination from high blood glucose levels. The brochure task is to inform parents on managing a child's type 1 diabetes.

1. Juvenile Arthritis and Type 1 Diabetes

2.  What is juvenile arthritis?
 Mini research activity about juvenile arthritis
 What is type 1 diabetes?
 Create a brochure informing parents about type 1
diabetes and strategies to prevent it
 Quiz on chapter 9
 Evaluation of my teaching

3.  Juvenile arthritis is any form of
autoimmune or inflammatory condition
that can occur in children under the age
of 16 years.
 Normal role of immune system is to fight
infections however a child with juvenile
arthritis, the immune system starts
attacking the healthy tissues.
 Symptoms generally include:
 Pain, joint swelling or stiffness,
skin rashes, anaemia, fever and
inflammation in one or more joints

4.  It affects less than 1 per cent of children
under the age of 16 years in Australia
 It is not particularly common however it
has a significant impact on on health
and individual human development of
children
 E.g. joint weakness, instability
and deformities that can prevent
children from performing basic
tasks such as walking, eating
and dressing.
 It may also have mental impact
as children may feel mentally
strained

5.  Log in to a computer
 Research about juvenile arthritis (JA)
 What is juvenile arthritis?
 What are some signs and symptoms of JA?
 Find determinants that are risk or protective factors for juvenile arthritis (NOTE:
you can also use your text book for this part, page 329)
 How does JA impact the health and human development of children (3 or 4
points)
 Some websites you can use:
 http://www.kidsgetarthritistoo.org
 http://www.arthritisaustralia.com.au
 https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au - search for Juvenile arthritis

6.  Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition
where the immune system attacks the cells in
the pancreas that are responsible for
producing insulin
 Insulin is required for the body’s cells to
convert glucose into energy. Without the
insulin the glucose remains in the
bloodstream rather than being used by the
cells to create energy.
 Some symptoms include:
 Extreme thirst, frequent urination, weight
loss, nausea and vomiting

7.  Australia is ranked 7th in the world for
prevalence of type 1 diabetes in
children between ages 0 to 14.
 Children have a higher incidence rate
of type 1 diabetes compared other
age groups.
 Boys appear to have a higher
incidence than girls

8.  Your task is to design a brochure for parents
explaining:
 What is type 1 diabetes?
 Why it is a health issue in Australia?
 Risk and protective factors of type 1 diabetes in
children
 Steps or ways to effectively manage type 1
diabetes in children
 Some services available in Australia to help
children with type 1 diabetes
 Be as creative as you can in designing your brochure!
 You can use both the text book (page 331 and 332) or
the internet to gather your information