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Author:   Alan Emond (Professor of Community Child Health, Professor of Community Child Health, University of Bristol, UK)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   5th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.718kg
ISBN:  

9780198788850

ISBN 10:   0198788851
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   28 February 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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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Review from previous edition This is a must read for all those pediatricians involved in grass root efforts to help make children healthier and safer. * Doody's Notes *

Review from previous edition This is a must read for all those pediatricians involved in grass root efforts to help make children healthier and safer. * Doody's NotesFeb 2007 *

Author Information

Alan Emond is a clinical academic paediatrician at the Bristol Medical School, where he directs the multi-disciplinary Centre for Child and Adolescent Health. He has 36 years of clinical experience in general and community paediatrics, and held national positions as chair of the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU) and the British Association of Community Child Health (BACCH). He has extensive research experience in epidemiology using the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), in health service evaluation across the NHS, and is active in clinical trials involving children, both as PI and chair of trial steering groups. He has published over 150 papers and books on a wide range of paediatric topics and advised successive governments on child health policy.

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