The foundations of health and wellbeing are laid down in pregnancy and the early years. Health for all Children takes a life course approach to child health, starting in pregnancy and extending to the age of seven to include transition into school, and to cover the foundation years in education. This new edition summarizes the evidence supporting preventive health care and health promotion; providing an effective, community-based response to the needs offamilies and children.Each chapter summarizes evidence of effectiveness in the topic area, in health promotion, and in universal and selective interventions. The fifth edition starts in pregnancy and runs until age seven taking into account Government policies and different models of delivery of the child health programme. Evidence from all over the world is critically appraised and referenced to UK policy and practice.Health for all Children summarizes the evidence about 'why' and 'what works' in health promotion and health surveillance with children and families, providing guidance on how to implement and quality assure a programme, and the competencies needed. Each chapter includes 'learning links' to online training materials and e-learning for health, or to resources freely available to practitioners.This established, evidence-based book continues to be essential reading for all health professionals who work with children. It will also provide vital background knowledge for those charged with the responsibility of planning, commissioning, and monitoring child health.
Section 1: Introduction 1: Alan Emond: Health for all children- philosophy and principles 2: Alan Emond: The scope of the review Section 2: Pregnancy, perinatal period and preparation for parenthood 3: Caroline Taylor: Dietary and environmental exposures in pregnancy 4: Vivette Glover, Rebecca Reynolds, Nick Axford, and Jane Barlow: Perinatal parental mental health problems 5: Anita Schrader- McMillan and Nick Axford: Intimate partner violence 6: Jane Barlow and Nick Axford: Tobacco, alcohol, and substance use in the perinatal period 7: Jane Barlow: Transition to parenthood programmes Section 3: Primary prevention and health promotion in childhood 8: Cheryll Adams and Sarah Cowley: Primary prevention and health promotion in childhood 9: James Law and Alan Emond: Promoting child development 10: Jane Barlow: Promoting infant and child mental health through support for parenting 11: Charlotte Wright: Promoting healthy nutrition 12: Anna Chalkley and Lauren Sherar: Promoting physical activity 13: Jenny Godson and Diane Seymour: Primary prevention and health promotion in oral health 14: Denise Kendrick: Unintentional injuries and their prevention 15: Peter Blair and Anna Pease: Prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) 16: Helen Bedford and David Elliman: Integrating immunisations into the programme Section 4: Secondary prevention- screening and identification of impairments 17: David Elliman: Secondary prevention- principles and good practice/ screening tests 18: Charlotte Wright: Growth monitoring 19: Alan Emond: Physical examination 20: David Elliman: Identification of hearing impairment 21: Lola Solebo: Identification of visual impairments 22: Phil Wilson and James Law: Developmental reviews and the identification of impairments/disorders 23: Phil Wilson and Jackie Kirkham: Opportunistic surveillance in primary care Section 5: Children with additional needs and children in special circumstances 24: Alan Emond and James Law: Supporting children with developmental disorders and disabilities 25: Alison Kemp: Safeguarding 26: Julie Mytton and Louise Condon: Gypsy/Traveller, migrant and refugee children 27: Doug Simkiss: Looked after and adopted children Section 6: Components of a healthy child programme 28: Alison Burton: Recommended universal components by age across the UK 29: Helen Bedford: Personal child health record 30: Susan Soar and Mary Malone: Health and early years services 31: Alan Emond and Jane Coad: School readiness and transition into school 32: Alan Emond: Enhancements to child health programmes in the UK Section 7: Implementation of a healthy child programme 33: Mitch Blair: Delivering and managing an effective child health programme across the UK 34: Mitch Blair and Andy Spencer: Quality assurance and data requirements of the child health programme 35: Alan Emond: Conclusions and recommendations
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