Archive for the ‘Child Health Care’ Category

postheadericon The health of our children’s teeth

Before the eruption of teeth, jaws rims should be cleaned with gauze or a clean soft cloth wrapped around his finger. This practice may continue until the appearance of the first four teeth. The best place for the hygiene of the mouth is usually where you change diapers, after bathing, to incorporate oral hygiene to the rest of the body.

From 9 to 12 months and eight anterior teeth erupted and as the dentition is complete chewing cycle stabilizes. From 12 to 24 months continues the development and maturation of the masticatory system to be completed within 30 months the presence of 20 teeth in the mouth. Oral hygiene in this period without toothpaste is enough to wet the brush with water. The most important cleaning is carried out before bedtime.

From 2 to 5 years the child completed his teeth and all care will focus on prevention and early diagnosis of dental diseases and disorders in the system that prevent the normal masticatory growth and development of the jaws. The child used to introduce the toothbrush hygiene habit to six years but the brushing should be completed by parents or responsible adults.

postheadericon Child health: care of teeth in children

teeth in childrenMouth care is very important because it helps prevent plaque, which is sticking to the teeth and helps the bacteria which attack and form cavities. So from an early age you should teach your children to have good hygiene. The lack of oral hygiene is the main cause of tooth decay by not brushing your teeth, dental plaque can cause gingivitis, which causes the gums to become red and swell. How to have healthy teeth:
- To maintain good hygiene is to wash it at least twice a day teeth. It is especially recommended after meals.
- a good brushing is important, do it carefully and do not forget any corner, not only clean the front but the sides.
- It is important to complement the cleansing mouthwash and dental floss. Do not forget to bring your child to the dentist at least twice a year. And to avoid more painful tooth or treatment, ask for a better brushing tips so your family and keep very clean teeth.

postheadericon Continuing Care for Children and Adolescents

 Children and AdolescentsNo. 42 (Revised 11/2004) Communities provide different types of programs and treatment services for children and adolescents with mental illness. The full range of these programs and services is called the continuum of care (“continuum of care”). Not every community has every type of service or ongoing programs. Some psychiatric hospitals and other organized health care systems can offer many services of continuing care. When the organization offers a number of these services is called a system of health care.

For parents concerned about the behavior or emotions of his son, the starting point should be an evaluation by a professional in the area mental health as a child and adolescent psychiatrist. At the conclusion of the evaluation, the professional will recommend certain types of services or programs in the continuum, they are available in that locality. The professional, usually to obtain authorization from the insurance company or organization that controls the mental health benefits [eg.: Organization for health management ("managed care organization")]. In the case of programs funded by the government, a state agency must approve specific programs or services recommended.

If the program or service is not authorized, it will not pay. Many of the ongoing programs offer a variety of different treatments, such as individual psychotherapy, family therapy, group therapy and medication. The following are brief descriptions of the different services or programs in the continuum of care: Office or outpatient clinic (outpatient) : The visits usually last 30-60 minutes. The number of monthly visits depends on the patient’s needs. Intensive Care Management : specially trained individuals coordinate or provide psychiatric services, financial, legal and medical help the boy / girl or adolescent live successfully at home and the community. treatment services in the home : A team of specially trained staff go home and develop a treatment program to help the child and family.

Services Family Support : Services to help the family to care your child, such as training for parents, support groups for parents, and so on. day treatment programs , intensive psychiatric treatment program, combined with special education. The child usually attends five days a week. Partial hospitalization or day clinic : treatments and offers all the services of a psychiatric hospital, but patients are going home to spend the night. Emergency / crisis : services 24 hours a day for emergencies (eg, hospital emergency room, mobile crisis team). Services truce or rest (“respite care”) : The patient spends a few days away from home under the care of people who have received special training. group homes or community residence therapy : This therapy program usually involves 6 to 10 children in each household, and may be linked with a day treatment program or a special education program.

Homes crisis : intervention and treatment offer short-term (usually less than 15 days). Patients are monitored 24 hours a day. Residential treatment : Patients with serious disturbances are intensive and comprehensive psychiatric treatment in a school campus-like setting where they stay a long time. Treatment in hospital : Patients receive comprehensive in tratamientopsiquiátrico hospital. Treatment programs should be designed specifically for children or adolescents. The duration of treatment depends on several variables. Parents should always ask questions when a professional recommends psychiatric treatment for your child or adolescent.

postheadericon Standards of care in labor and puerperium

labor and puerperiumThese rules are characterized by quality search services accessible and effective in their technology and the observance of human rights of those who are subject of this action and human health . The achievement of these agreements are reached on the basis of the highest possible level of scientific evidence and consensus among the various associations of professionals involved in obstetric and perinatal care.

The recommendations arising from these rules are closely interrelated and can be run on the principle of collaborative team that is charged with the care of labor, childbirth and postpartum.

The comprehensive care of women during childbirth in the institution for labor, delivery and postpartum improves perinatal maternal outcomes in significantly, so will emphasize the need for everyone to be monitored and cared for in institutional settings under the supervision of competent and trained. The health team will be multidisciplinary and will be encouraged to be trained continuously in care under the guidelines of unrestricted respect for sexual rights and gender-sensitive reproductive

postheadericon Present book on child health care

The Cuban experience in health care for children, a paper that analyzes the work of half a century after the Revolution for Children, was presented yesterday at the headquarters of the Ministry of Public Health with the assistance of Dr. José Ramón Balaguer, member the Politburo, who is the author of the book’s foreword. This book, written Balaguer, has a peculiarity: it exposes the facts in stages, taking into account the dates on which the laws and processing carried out by the Revolution are place measures in the field of pediatrics Cuba, began a journey without limits to the social reality lived in Cuba during the Batista dictatorship, depositary of the politics of empire, never to return to the bosom of the Cuban family.

Also appreciated that whoever reads this book will feel your heart beating with intensity not known and understood with absolute clarity, what has been the revolution and why not stop, even the empire bent on destroying. “It is a recognition men and women in the field of public health, with boundless dedication, with love for his people, the revolution in consciousness have been able to realize what Fidel promised to do the triumphant Revolution. ” The National Maternal and Child conducted a study to identify “lessons learned” in Cuba that could help other countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals, and to this end are presented in the publication, grouped by decades, general measures and cross developed in our country (political, social, economic, educational and environmental), and also by the health sector.

Among the 19 “lessons learned” contained and could be applied by other countries working goal of reducing child mortality, citing the principle of equity, legal measures to ensure that the State is primarily responsible for the health of the population the right to care and protection of health and accessible health care system, free and public participation in its programs. The group of authors comprising doctors Berta Lidia Castro, Rosabel Cuellar Longina Ibargollen, Mercedes Esquivel, María del Carmen Martínez Machado, Valter, who in note to the printing of the Policy Editor emphasize “our gratitude to the Cuban revolution and its leader Fidel Castro, to realize this work we have described with admiration and respect and can be summarized in his statement that nothing is more important than a child.

postheadericon Cord Blood is Your Part of Your Future Life

Every person must want a life with a better future, including you. The future is something that cannot be easily predicted. Therefore, people need to have something in their future life, such as investment. Long-term investment can be quite varied, starting with investing your money in the stock market, to invest your important assets to the medical world. About this medical investment, one you can invest for future usage is the cord blood.

When a woman gives birth to a baby, the baby comes along with an umbilical cord as well as the placenta. These two segments are your important assets because there is cord blood in it. Cord Blood contains a high number of red blood cells, white bloods cells, and even plasma. These are the materials that support the growth of stem cells and stem cells is the crucial element for regenerative medicine.

Your investment will come in handy if you or one of your family gets attacked by a certain type of blood diseases. Researchers and scientists have been trying to cure these diseases and by using stem cells derived from both umbilical cord and placenta, you have a bigger chance to treat specific diseases such as leukemia, myeloma, and lymphoma. These are only 3 deadly and common blood disease and the scientists are able to cure at least 80 different types.