Bright Futures: Guidelines For Health Supervision Of Infants Children And Adolescents

This Essential Resource Provides Key Background Information And Recommendations For Themes Critical To Healthy Child Development Along With Wellchild Supervision Standards For 31 Agebased Visitsfrom Newborn Through 21 Years.Whats In The Bright Futures Guidelines, Fourth Edition?Twelve Health Promotion Themes Addressing Lifelong Health For Families And Communities New Family Support Health For Children And Youth With Special Health Care Needs New Healthy Development Mental Health Healthy Weight Healthy Nutrition Physical Activity Oral Health Healthy Adolescent Development Healthy And Safe Use Of Social Media New Safety And Injury Prevention31 Agebased Health Supervision Visitsnewborn To 21 Yearsall The Information And Guidance Thats Needed To Give Children Optimal Health Outcomescontexthealth Supervisionhistorysurveillance Of Developmentreview Of Systemsobservation Of Parentchild Interactionphysical Examinationmedical Screeningimmunizationsanticipatory Guidancewhats New In The 4Th Edition?Builds Upon Previous Editions With New And Updated Content That Reflects The Latest Research.Incorporates Evidencedriven Recommendations.Includes Three New Health Promotion Themes:Promoting Lifelong Health For Families And Communitiespromoting Health For Children And Youth With Special Health Care Needspromoting The Healthy And Safe Use Of Social Mediaincludes New Screen Time Recommendationsprovides Greater Focus On Lifelong Physical And Mental Healthweaves Social Determinants Of Health Throughout The Visits, Allowing Health Care Professionals To Consider Social Factors Like Food Insecurity, Violence, And Drug Use That May Affect A Childs And Familys Healthfeatures Updated Milestones Of Development And Developmental Surveillance Questionsprovides New Clinical Content That Informs Health Care Professionals About The Latest Recommendations And Provides Guidance On How To Implement Them In Practice:Maternal Depression Screening, Safe Sleep, Iron Supplementation In Breast Fed Infants, Fluoride Varnish, Dyslipidemia Blood Screeningincludes Updates To Several Adolescent Screeningswith Bright Futures, Health Care Professionals Can Accomplish 4 Tasks In 18 Minutes!Disease Detectiondisease Preventionhealth Promotionanticipatory Guidancewhat Is Bright Futures?A Set Of Theorybased, Evidencedriven, And Systemsoriented Principles, Strategies, And Tools That Health Care Professionals Can Use To Improve The Health And Wellbeing Of Children Through Culturally Appropriate Interventions. Bright Futures Addresses The Current And Emerging Health Promotion Needs Of Families, Clinical Practices, Communities, Health Systems, And Policymakers.The Bright Futures Guidelines Are The Blueprint For Health Supervision Visits For All Children.Bright Futures Is The Health Promotion And Disease Prevention Part Of The Patientcentered Medical Home.Who Can Use Bright Futures?Child Health Professionals An