19 Coping and Stress Tolerance Mental Health and Illness Dawn Lee Garzon The term “mental health disorder” describes conditions that affect behavioral, emotional, and neurological development, psychiatric illnesses, and circumstances…
42 Complementary Medicine Catherine G. Blosser National dialogue and legislative action occurred in 2010 that addressed health care reform. This reform focused largely on who would pay for health care,…
11 Breastfeeding Pamela J. Hellings Breast milk is the ideal food for newborns and infants and supports infant nutrition essential for optimal growth and development. In addition to healthy nutrition,…
2 Child and Family Health Assessment Catherine E. Burns Family-centered, community-based primary care for children is recognized as the best possible practice model for providing health care services to children…
20 Values and Beliefs Ardys M. Dunn Children’s health and well-being are not determined by physical measures alone. As discussed in previous chapters, being part of a family and community,…
4 Developmental Management in Pediatric Primary Care Anita D. Berry, dawn lee garzon, Barbara Jones Deloian Modern approaches to managing children’s well-being differ dramatically from those that prevailed at the…
7 Developmental Management of School-Age Children Bonnie Gance-Cleveland, Yvonne Yousey School-age children are busy, active, curious, and creative. With guidance and encouragement they eagerly apply the skills they learned as…
16 Self-Perception Issues Nancy Barber Starr, Sara D. DeGolier All people—children and adults—have mental pictures of themselves that steer the course of their lives. This mental picture, or self-perception, begins…
23 Infectious Diseases and Immunizations Catherine G. Blosser, Margaret A. Brady, Roberta BenTson Royal Infections are among the most common reasons for children to be taken to their health care…
