Background on the Pediatrics
in Practice curriculum
How to use the Pediatrics in Practice
website
Technical Issues
Background
on the Pediatrics in Practice curriculum
| What
is Bright Futures; What is the Bright
Futures Health Promotion Workgroup; How is
Pediatrics in Practice related to Bright
Futures? |
| Bright
Futures is a heath promotion/illness prevention
initiative whose mission is “to promote and
improve the health and well-being of infants, children,
adolescents, families, and communities” through
the development of educational materials for health
professionals and families. A Bright Futures
Health Promotion Workgroup, composed of pediatricians,
educators, parents, and nurses, was formed in 1998
with the charge of developing a health promotion
curriculum that addresses the key skills, knowledge,
and attitudes necessary for child health professionals
to have in order to integrate Bright Futures’
tenets into daily practice. The Pediatrics in
Practice Health Promotion Curriculum is the
result of the Workgroup’s efforts. |
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| What
is health promotion? |
The
World Health Organization defines health promotion
as follows:
“Health promotion is the process of enabling
people to increase control over, and to improve,
their health. To reach a state of complete physical,
mental and social well-being, an individual or group
must be able to identify and to realize aspirations,
to satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the
environment. Health is, therefore, seen as a resource
for everyday life, not the objective of living.
Health is a positive concept emphasizing social
and personal resources, as well as physical capacities.
Therefore, health promotion is not just the responsibility
of the health sector, but goes beyond healthy life-styles
to well-being.” |
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| Who
provides the content for Pediatrics in Practice? |
| The
Pediatrics in Practice Health Promotion Curriculum
emerged from the tenets of Bright Futures,
a heath promotion/illness prevention initiative
whose mission is “to promote and improve the
health, education, and well-being of infants, children,
adolescents, families, and communities” through
the development of educational materials for health
professionals and families. A Bright Futures
Health Promotion Workgroup, comprised of pediatricians,
educators, parents, and nurses, was formed in 1998
with the charge of developing a health promotion
curriculum that addresses the key skills, knowledge,
and attitudes necessary for child health professionals
to integrate Bright Futures’ tenets
into daily clinical practice. The workgroup is chaired
by Henry (Hank) Bernstein, DO, of Children’s
Hospital Boston and its members come from hospitals
and medical schools throughout the United States.
Pediatrics in Practice is the result of
the Workgroup’s efforts. |
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How
to use the Pediatrics in Practice website
| Do
I need to do anything to prepare for the modules? |
| No.
The modules are designed for users of all levels
of experience with health promotion. |
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| Why
do I have to register in order to download material
or participate in the interactive lessons? |
Registration
is free and provides you with unlimited access
to all resources and interactive instruction found
on this website. Registration 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.
All
personal information remains confidential and
will not be shared with any outside group. |
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| How
much does this website cost? |
Registration
provides you with free, unlimited access to all
resources and interactive instruction found on
this website. The content modules with handouts,
Facilitator’s Guide, and videos are also
available for purchase. For information on pricing
and to order, please contact Springer
Publishing Company.
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| How
do I order Pediatrics in Practice materials? |
The
Pediatrics in Practice Health Promotion
Curriculum is available for free download to registered
users of this website.
The
content modules with handouts, Facilitator’s
Guide, and videos are also available for purchase.
For information on pricing and to order, please
contact Springer
Publishing Company.
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| Can
I make photocopies for distribution or adapt materials
for my own use? |
We
encourage you to download the handouts and photocopy
them for use in your teaching. Duplication of
Pediatrics in Practice materials for
any other use requires the expressed written permission
of Dr. Bernstein.
We
also encourage you to adapt Pediatrics in
Practice material for your teaching setting.
However, when you do, we ask that you share your
materials with other child health educators by
submitting it to the “Models of Best Practice”
and/or “Support Materials” pages of
this website. To do so, contact:
Pediatrics
in Practice
c/o
Henry (Hank) Bernstein, DO
Chief, General Academic Pediatrics
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756
603-653-9600 (phone)
603-650-0910 (fax)
info@biomedicalmedia.com
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| The
Health and Communication modules require use of
videos, but I can’t find them on the website.
Where do I get them? |
The
videos needed for the Health module and Option
A of the Communication module are part of the
book/DVD set published by Springer. For information
on pricing and to order, please contact Springer
Publishing Company.
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| Can
I put a link to Pediatrics in Practice
from my site? |
We
encourage websites to link to Pediatrics in Practice.
Please inform us if you do this so we may determine
if a link to your site would also be appropriate.
info@biomedicalmedia.com
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Can I post information about my organization
under “Community Resources”? |
We
encourage you to submit material for inclusion
in the “Models of Best Practice” and/or
“Support Materials” pages of this
website. If you have activities, initiatives,
or resources that you would like included on this
part of the website, please send us a paragraph
including:
- History
or background of the initiative
- Description
of activity (eg., focus of activity; accomplishments)
-
Implementation (how is the activity implemented?
what is the role of clinicians/educators, children,
and family members?)
-
Evaluation (have your efforts been evaluated?
what did this involve? key findings?)
- Other
relevant information
Pediatrics
in Practice
c/o
Henry (Hank) Bernstein, DO
Chief, General Academic Pediatrics
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756
603-653-9600 (phone)
603-650-0910 (fax)
info@biomedicalmedia.com
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|
Are Pediatrics in Practice materials
copyrighted? Can I use Pediatrics in Practice
graphics/images/photographs in my organization’s
materials? |
All contents copyright Henry Bernstein, DO for
the Health Promotion Workgroup, All rights reserved.
All information contained within PediatricsinPractice.org
is the property of Henry Bernstein, DO and the
Workgroup members unless otherwise noted. Duplication
of any information contained within PediatricsinPractice.org
for reasons besides personal use requires the
expressed written permission of Dr. Bernstein.
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|
Can I get CME credit for completing the
modules? |
Currently,
users cannot receive CME credit for completing
the modules. We hope to make this available in
the future. |
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How do I maintain my knowledge after a course? |
Please
visit www.pediatricsinpractice.org often. New
information will be frequently added to the site.
You can also join the listserv , for ongoing
health promotion discussions, review models of
best practice, or attend an upcoming event. These
are posted under the Community Resources section of Pediatrics in Practice. |
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How can I find out when new information
is added to the site? |
New
information will be posted under What’s
New on the homepage of this site. |
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| Where
can I get additional information about Bright
Futures and the teaching strategies? |
Our
Community Resources page contains
links to other websites offering information about
Bright Futures and the teaching strategies. |
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Technical
Issues
| Do
I need any special plug-ins to use this site or
the interactive e-learning modules? |
Yes,
The video and audio on this site takes
advantage of the features of Flash from Macromedia.
You will need this application installed on your
computer to access these files. If you are having
difficulty using these multimedia clips, download
the free, latest version of Flash.
www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer
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| How
do I view video and listen to audio clips on your site? |
The
video and audio on Pediatrics in Practice takes
advantage of the features of Flash from Macromedia.
You will need this application installed on your
computer to access these files. If you are having
difficulty using these multimedia clips, download
the free, latest version of Flash.
www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer |
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| The
interactive e-learning modules don’t seem
to work. What’s wrong? |
The
interactive lessons on Pediatrics in Practice
require the use of pop-ups. If you have pop-ups blocked on your computer, please enable them for this website.
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| I
am having difficulty reading this website because
the font is too small - how can I make it bigger? |
On
most browsers, you can make the text bigger by
going to the “View” menu and selecting
a larger text size under the “Text size”
menu. If this does not work, check the “Help”
menu for your particular browser.
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