Transcript Promoting Good Health

Chapter 11
Promoting
Good
Health
By: Iris Sánchez
•Antibodies
•Vaccine
•Child abuse
•Child neglect
•Pathogens
•Communicable diseases
•Non-communicable
diseases
•Infectious diseases
•Grand mal seizure
•Petit mal seizures
•Immunization
•Immune system
Children
and
Disease
•Infectious disease
Organisms that enter the body
•Communicable disease
Passed from person to person
•Non-communicable disease
Transmitted by food or animals
Immune System
• Produces antibodies
• Resist disease
• Antibodies destroy pathogens
• Disease-causing organisms
Health
Precautions
Healthful Air
• Proper air circulation
• Ventilation
*Outdoor play*
• Weather & pollution
*Indoor play*
• Small groups
• Cover mouth when sneeze or cough
Cleanliness
*Reduce pathogens*
• Bathrooms
• Drinking fountains
• Walls
• Kitchen
• Blankets
• Toys
Sanitizing
* One part mixed bleach
* Four parts of water
–Toys
–Eating tables
–Diapering surfaces
* Label sanitizing products
Hand Washing
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Turn on warm water
Rub your hands with liquid soap
Wash all surfaces
Rinse well
Dry hands
Turn of water using paper towel
Universal Precautions
• Wear disposable latex gloves
• Covered trash container
• Clean with disinfectant
–Walls
–Floors
–Diapering areas
Monitoring
Illness
Health Checks and
Screenings
• Caregivers take note of:
– Appearance
– Attitudes
– Behavior
• Physical signs of ill health:
– Watery eyes
– Harsh coughing
– Discharge from the nose
Notifying Parents
Send letter that identifies:
• The illness or condition
• Associated symptoms
• Typical length of the illness
• Suggested treatment
• Point when child can return
Maintaining Health Records
Records include:
• Physician’s Reports
• Health Histories
• Emergency Forms
• Medication Forms
Special
Health
Conditions
Asthma
Symptoms:
• Shortness of breath
• Coughing
Causes:
• Dust
• Strenuous exercise
• Smoke
Allergies
Substances:
• Foods
• Dust
• Pollen
Reactions:
• Nasal congestion
• Frequent sneezing
Head Lice
Signs:
• Itching
• Red marks
Spotted:
• Back of the neck
• Behind the ears
• Top of head
Epilepsy
• Petit mal seizures
– Clouded consciousness
– Few muscles twitch
• Grand mal seizure
– Complete loss of consciousness
– Stiffening of the body
Diabetes
* Lack of insulin
• Medication
• Special diet
• Eat at regular intervals
• No excessive exercise
HIV and AIDS
• Acquiring HIV
– Blood
– Semen
– Breast milk
• Enrollment of children
– Confidentiality
Weather
Related Health
Problems
• Hypothermia
–Low temperature
• Frostbite
–Numbness
–White or grayish-yellow
skin
• Heat exhaustion
–Dizziness
–Fatigue
–Loss of fluid and salt
–Intense perspiration
Child
Abuse and
Neglect
Child Abuse
Physical abuse:
–Bumps
–Bruises
–Burns
Sexual abuse:
–Genital exposure
–Touching personal body
parts
Emotional abuse:
–Hurtful language
Child Neglect
Signs of neglect:
• Lack of adequate cleanliness
• Nutrition
• Sanitary shelter
• Clothing
• Medical care
Prevention
• Help prevent
• Put an end
• Workshops for adults
• Support groups
• Parents anonymous
Children’s
Emotional
Health
Signs:
–Unusual aggression or
laziness
–Complaints of a pounding
heart
–Unusual anxiety or fear
–Nervous tics or habits
–Stuttering
–Trouble falling asleep
–Changes in appetite
–Unwillingness to try new
things
–Withdrawing from activities
–Displaying a sense of
hopelessness
What Can You Do to
Help?
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Listen
Talk to them
Provide books on problems
Consistent routine
Work with parents
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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