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Goals
The
overall goal of this module is to help learners
broaden their understanding of health beyond the
mere absence of illness or infirmity and to introduce
six core concepts based on Bright Futures content
and philosophy: Partnership, Communication, Health
Promotion/Illness Prevention, Time Management,
Education, and Advocacy.
This module will enable learners to:
- Explore and expand their definition and
understanding of the "healthy child".
- Understand the six skills and core concepts
addressed in the Pediatrics in Practice curriculum.
- Gain
a greater awareness of how children's
health depends on the health of their
families and communities.
- Understand 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.
- Recognize the health professional's role
in supporting families and communities
in promoting children’s health.
Instructional Design
This
module uses the process of defining health
to introduce the Bright Futures initiative and the Pediatrics in Practice core concepts.
The
module consists of two 30-minute sessions.
Each of the sessions can be used alone or
combined into one extended session.
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Foundation
Session
Session
1: Health and the Bright
Futures Concept
Presents an overview of
health, the Pediatrics in Practice core concepts and incorporates the Bright Futures videotape Bright Futures: Health Supervision
of Infants, Children, and Adolescents.
Enrichment Session
Session
2: Just Another Healthy Child?
Offers an in-depth look at effective
strategies that pediatric providers can
use to help children achieve optimal health.
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Teaching Strategies
The
teaching strategies used in this module
are:
These
strategies have been selected to help learners
develop the skills required to promote optimal
health among children and their families.
Please refer to the Facilitator’s
Guide for more information related to each
strategy. Click on the strategy to quickly
link to this resource.
Evaluation
The
Health module does not have an evaluation
component as it serves primarily as an introduction
to the six other Pediatrics in Practice modules, each of which has its own evaluation
component.
Learners will complete a Session Evaluation
Form and a Learner Self-Assessment
Form following each session.
Facilitators are encouraged to complete a Facilitator Self-Assessment Form prior to and following each teaching experience
(i.e., a single session or an entire module)
in order to assess their performance over
time.
Guiding Questions
Learners
who have completed the entire Health module
should be able to answer the following questions:
- What
is a “healthy” child in the
context of the family and community?
- What are the six core concepts that support
Bright Futures?
- How do I, as a pediatric provider, identify
the strengths of a child, family, and
community?
- How do I identify which concerns or agendas
should be addressed during a health visit?
Online Learning: Course Registration
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