Overview: As a child health professional, you have your own definition of health that determines your expectations about your role in promoting or improving the health of children. How the concept of health is defined and interpreted by health professionals and the children they treat has important implications for children’s health. The purpose of this module is to introduce the Bright Futures definition of health and how to apply this definition during the office visit. It focuses on oral health however the strategies presented can be adapted to other child health issues.
Objectives: After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Define Bright Futures and the concept of a “healthy child”
- Define the Healthy People 2010 initiative
- Identify Pediatrics in Practice and the six core concepts as integral to the promotion of children’s health
- Discuss how children's health depends on the health of their families and communities
- Describe the importance of acknowledging the strengths of the child, family, and community as partners in health
- Identify the child’s, family’s, and health professional’s concerns or agendas during a health visit
Length: This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Learning Activities: To complete this online module, you must read text on the screen and link to resources provided for your review. The module includes video and/or audio clips to enhance learning, as well as Self-assessments and/or Progress Checks that will help you identify areas of understanding. An online "Journal" is available for you to (1) record your personal responses to reflective questions designed to enhance your comprehension of the content and (2) provide a place where you can take notes. In addition, there is a centralized online "Briefcase" for you to save items that you would like to access later. At the end of the module you will be directed to an evaluation.
Accreditation: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(TM). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's Nursing Continuing Education Council is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This educational activity carries 0.5 contact hours.
Registration: The content on Pediatrics in Practice is accessible at no charge to registered users only, with a small charge if you wish to receive credit. Free registration provides you with unlimited access to all resources and interactive instruction found on this website. Registration also ensures you can interrupt an activity and resume it at a later time. In addition, your registration helps us to understand usage patterns so we can continually improve the Pediatrics in Practice experience. |
