- Introduction
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Definition of terms
- 2 Exploring health for babies and children
- 3 A child’s view of health
- 4 Health promotion in education settings
- 5 The role of adults
- 6 Summary of Session 1
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Children’s health since the 1870s
- 2 Inequalities in health: socio-historical perspective
- 3 Current health issues for babies and children
- 4 Summary of Session 2
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Definition of health promotion
- 2 Promoting children’s health: benefits to different stakeholders
- 3 Living in poverty and the effect on children’s health
- 4 Exploring the effects of poverty on babies’ and children’s health
- 5 Summary of Session 3
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 The current state of children’s health
- 2 Contemporary child health conditions
- 3 Preventable health conditions
- 4 Prevention of communicable health conditions
- 5 Prevention of non-communicable health conditions
- 6 Inadequate nutrition
- 7 Childhood obesity
- 8 Dental caries (decay)
- 9 Mental health
- 10 Chronic health conditions
- 11 Physical and mental health
- 12 Summary of Session 4
- Further reading
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Legislation and policy: the different levels
- 2 Global initiatives
- 3 National legislation and policies
- 4 Communities
- 5 Education settings
- 6 Bringing it all together: Community and global influence
- 7 Summary of Session 5
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Introducing the Early Childhood Health Promotion Toolkit
- 2 Early childhood setting health profile
- 3 The early childhood health promotion target tool
- 4 Identifying the aims and drivers of the health promotion intervention
- 5 Mid-way progress: review Steps 2 and 3
- 6 Summary of Session 6
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Working with parents
- 2 Exploring home practices relating to health
- 3 Identifying a health promotion intervention
- 4 Working together to make a difference
- 5 The ‘Rs’ of health promotion in Early Childhood education and Care settings
- 6 Summary of Session 7
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Challenges and solutions
- 2 Solutions to some of the challenges
- 3 What can be done about other contemporary child health conditions?
- 3.1 What can be done to reduce levels of childhood obesity?
- 3.2 What can be done to improve children’s oral health?
- 3.3 What can be done to reduce the spread of communicable diseases?
- 3.4 Preventing infection: what can be done to encourage parents?
- 3.5 What can be done to promote good mental health for children?
- 4 The responsibilities of adults in promoting children’s health
- 5 Summary of Session 8
- References
- Acknowledgements
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