Promoting Good Health

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Promoting Good Health

• Chapter 11

By Iris Sánchez
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• Vocabulary

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• Antibodies
• Vaccine
• Child abuse
• Child neglect

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• Pathogens
• Communicable diseases
• Non-communicable diseases
• Infectious diseases

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• Grand mal seizure
• Petit mal seizures
• Immunization
• Immune system

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Children and Disease
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• Infectious disease
• Organisms that enter the body
• Communicable disease
• Passed from person to person
• Non-communicable disease
• Transmitted by food or animals

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Immune System

• Produces antibodies
• Resist disease
• Antibodies destroy pathogens
• Disease-causing organisms

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Health Precautions
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Healthful Air

• Proper air circulation
• Ventilation
• Outdoor play
• Weather pollution
• Indoor play
• Small groups
• Cover mouth when sneeze or cough

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Cleanliness

• Reduce pathogens
• Bathrooms
• Drinking fountains
• Walls
• Kitchen
• Blankets
• Toys

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Sanitizing

• One part mixed bleach
• Four parts of water
• Toys
• Eating tables
• Diapering surfaces
• Label sanitizing products

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Hand Washing

1. Turn on warm water
2. Rub your hands with liquid soap
3. Wash all surfaces
4. Rinse well
5. Dry hands
6. Turn of water using paper towel

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Universal Precautions

• Wear disposable latex gloves
• Covered trash container
• Clean with disinfectant
• Walls
• Floors
• Diapering areas

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Monitoring Illness
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Health Checks and Screenings

• Caregivers take note of
• Appearance
• Attitudes
• Behavior
• Physical signs of ill health
• Watery eyes
• Harsh coughing
• Discharge from the nose

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Notifying Parents

• Send letter that identifies
• The illness or condition
• Associated symptoms
• Typical length of the illness
• Suggested treatment
• Point when child can return

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Maintaining Health Records

• Records include
• Physicians Reports
• Health Histories
• Emergency Forms
• Medication Forms

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Special Health Conditions
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Asthma

• Symptoms
• Shortness of breath
• Coughing
• Causes
• Dust
• Strenuous exercise
• Smoke

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Allergies

• Substances
• Foods
• Dust
• Pollen
• Reactions
• Nasal congestion
• Frequent sneezing

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Head Lice

• Signs
• Itching
• Red marks
• Spotted
• Back of the neck
• Behind the ears
• Top of head

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Epilepsy

• Petit mal seizures
• Clouded consciousness
• Few muscles twitch
• Grand mal seizure
• Complete loss of consciousness
• Stiffening of the body

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Diabetes

• Lack of insulin
• Medication
• Special diet
• Eat at regular intervals
• No excessive exercise

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HIV and AIDS

• Acquiring HIV
• Blood
• Semen
• Breast milk
• Enrollment of children
• Confidentiality

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Weather Related Health Problems
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• Hypothermia
• Low temperature
• Frostbite
• Numbness
• White or grayish-yellow skin

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• Heat exhaustion
• Dizziness
• Fatigue
• Loss of fluid and salt
• Intense perspiration

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Child Abuse and Neglect
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Child Abuse

• Physical abuse
• Bumps
• Bruises
• Burns

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• Sexual abuse
• Genital exposure
• Touching personal body parts
• Emotional abuse
• Hurtful language

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Child Neglect

• Signs of neglect
• Lack of adequate cleanliness
• Nutrition
• Sanitary shelter
• Clothing
• Medical care

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Prevention

• Help prevent
• Put an end
• Workshops for adults
• Support groups
• Parents anonymous

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Childrens Emotional Health
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• Signs
• Unusual aggression or laziness
• Complaints of a pounding heart
• Unusual anxiety or fear
• Nervous tics or habits
• Stuttering

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• Trouble falling asleep
• Changes in appetite
• Unwillingness to try new things
• Withdrawing from activities
• Displaying a sense of hopelessness

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What Can You Do to Help?

1. Listen
2. Talk to them
3. Provide books on problems
4. Consistent routine
5. Work with parents

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In Your Hands

• Without the support of adults , children can not
  achieve good physical and emotional health. As a
  child care professional, children are, indeed, in
  your hands.

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• Related links
• http//kidshealth.org/

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