Bright Futures: A World of Health

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Bright Futures A World of Health Wellness for
ALL Children
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Prevention Works Families Matter Health
Promotion is Everybodys Business Judith S.
Palfrey, MD, mother of three children Co-author,
Bright Futures Editions 1 and 2 Former
President, American Academy of Pediatrics Former
Executive Director of Michelle Obamas Lets
Move Initiative
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The health and wellness of children today neither
begins nor ends in the doctors office! What
families do every day matters and will have
lifelong impact on childrens health and
well-being.
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Familiesworking in partnership with health care
professionals and state and community decision
makerstogether can build healthier lives for
every child, including children and youth with
special health care needs. This is the underlying
goal behind Bright Futures!
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What is Bright Futures?
Bright Futures is a vision and a philosophy of
childrens health care. It is also a set of
up-to-date guidelines, offering a practical,
strength-based approach to childrens health and
well-being, birth through adolescence.
Bright Futures is dedicated to the
principle that every child deserves to
be as healthy as possible. The best
health care involves a trusting
relationship between a child and
family, a health professional, and
their community.
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What is Bright Futures for Families?
Families roles are essential in the health of
their children. What families do every day plays
a huge role in the health and well-being of
children, including those with special health
care needs. Partnership with health care
professionals is invaluable. When families and
professionals work together, sharing their
knowledge and experience, childrenand their
familiesthrive.
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Bright Futures

• The centerpiece is the Bright Futures Guidelines
  for the Health Supervision of Infants, Children,
  and Adolescents, 3rd Ed, published by the
  American Academy of Pediatrics in 2008. The 4th
  Edition is expected in 2015.
• Bright Futures is named in the Affordable Care
  Act as the gold standard of pediatric care.
• For more information on Bright Futures, go to
  www.brightfutures.aap.org

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Bright Futures Health Promotion Themes

• Family Support
• Child Development
• Emotional Wellness and Mental Health
• Healthy Weight
• Healthy Food and Eating/Nutrition
• Physical Activity
• Oral Health
• Healthy Sexual Development and Sexuality
• Safety and Injury Prevention
• Community Relationships and Resources

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American Academy of Pediatrics Bright Futures
Resources
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AAP Bright Futures

• Website www.brightfutures.aap.org
• AAP has materials for families as well as
  professionals
• Most materials are available for free download,
  or can be purchased as hard copies

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A Sampling of AAP Bright Futures Resources

• Bright Futures Guidelines for the Health
  Supervision of Infants, Children, and
  Adolescents,3rd edition (aka BF3)
• Geared for practicing health care professionals
• Individual chapters and topics can be downloaded
  separately
• Note The 4th edition (BF4) revision is expected
  in 2015.

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A Sampling of AAP Bright Futures Resources (cont.)

• Bright Futures Nutrition,3rd edition
• Bright Futures Tool and Resource Kit
• A collection of practical resources, including
  many parent/patient materials that complement BF3
• Some samples available for download

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A Sampling of AAP Bright Futures Resources (cont.)
Bright Futures Activity Book To encourage
parent-child interaction, the Bright Futures
activity book provides a fun, informative, and
interactive overview of the 10 themes from the
Bright Futures Guidelines.
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A Sampling of AAP Bright Futures Resources (cont.)

• Bright Futures Health Promotion Theme Handouts
• Bright Futures Visit Forms
• Bright Futures Previsit Questionnaires
• Parent/Patient Educational Handouts

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Family Voices IMPACT Bright Futures for Families
Resources
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Family Voices IMPACT Bright Futures for Families

• Website www.fv-impact.org
• Family-friendly health wellness resources
• Most materials are available for free download,
  or can be purchased as hard copies

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A Sampling of Bright Futures for Families
Resources
For more information or to order, go to
http//www.fv-impact.org/publications/pocket-guid
e/
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Whats Special about the Bright Futures Family
Pocket Guide?

• Content based on AAPs Bright Futures Guidelines
  for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and
  Adolescents, 3rd Ed. (BF3).
• Takes hundreds of health wellness
  recommendations and condenses/translates them
  into language families can understandand act on.
• Includes 4 Age/Stage sections Infancy, Early
  Childhood, Middle Childhood, Adolescence, and
  identifies health guidance around the 10 Bright
  Futures health promotion themes.

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Whats Special about the Bright Futures Family
Pocket Guide?

• Includes 24 pages of more than 100 resources
  grouped by BF themes and other relevant family
  resource topics
• AAP websites and resources
• FV websites and resources
• Bright Futures Family Network organizations
• Government websites
• Other highly respected health and wellness
  websites and resources

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Whats Special about the Bright Futures Family
Pocket Guide?

• Includes information specifically for children
  and youth with special health care needs
  (CYSHCN), while also acknowledging that CYSHCN
  have the same health and wellness needs as other
  children.
• Pictures and graphics are culturally diverse,
  colorful, and engaging.
• Most graphics courtesy of Bright Futures at
  Georgetown
• Special thanks to all who helped with this
  beautiful booklet!

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Now Available in Spanish!
For more information or to order, go to
http//www.fv-impact.org//
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Whats Special about the Spanish Bright Futures
Family Pocket Guide?

• Includes the same helpful information as the
  English guide
• Includes the same resources, in Spanish where
  available
• The translation was done by a family leader and
  is in universal Spanish, designed to be
  understood by a wide range of Spanish-speaking
  people
• Special thanks to all who helped with this
  beautiful booklet!

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Other Bright Futures for Families Resources
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Bright Futures Theme Health Wellness Updates
Health and Wellness for families and children,
including those with special health care needs,
are hot topics in the news, in research, and in
publications from a variety of sources. These
1-page updates have information and resources for
families on Bright Futures themes.
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Bright Futures Family Matters e-Newsletter
A free electronic newsletter for families and
professionals about news, information, and
activities in the maternal and child health
community.
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Prevention Works Families Matter Health
Promotion is Everybodys Business Judith S.
Palfrey, MD, mother of three children Co-author,
Bright Futures Editions 1 and 2 Former
President, American Academy of Pediatrics Former
Executive Director of Michelle Obamas Lets
Move Initiative