Health Promotion
Health Promotion
Health Promotion has been defined by the World Health Organisation 2005 Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion as, “the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and is determent, and thereby improving their health.”
The early years setting I work at is geographically set in a community first area had has high levels of poverty and unemployment. I decided to promote tooth brushing with the children whilst working in partnership with the Designed to Smile Campaign. Through the use of story time and songs they were given the information to educate them on oral health and the correct way to brush their teeth.
In 1948 the World Health Organisation defined health as being, “a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”
It is vital as an Early Years worker to have an understanding of health and related issues to effectively promote the holistic development of the children at the setting. At the nursery we understand that health can have both a negative and positive effect on a child’s development and know that we have a responsibility to the children to educate them in an age appropriate manner and to teach them health living skills.
IN 1998 Sir Donald Acheson published a report on health inequalities, this report highlighted the difference between the social classes and the state of their health It suggested that the poorer you were the worse your health was and vice versa.
The in equalities in children’s health are unacceptably large, and overwhelmingly affects out counties, societies, communities, families and children with the fewest resources to cope with it. Even in more affluent countries, the pooper members of society carry a disproportionate share of the disease burden
(The European Health Report 2005)
Inequalities in child dental health are well documented. The 2003 Children’s Dental Health Survey found that children attending primary
Health Promotion has been defined by the World Health Organisation 2005 Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion as, “the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and is determent, and thereby improving their health.”
The early years setting I work at is geographically set in a community first area had has high levels of poverty and unemployment. I decided to promote tooth brushing with the children whilst working in partnership with the Designed to Smile Campaign. Through the use of story time and songs they were given the information to educate them on oral health and the correct way to brush their teeth.
In 1948 the World Health Organisation defined health as being, “a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”
It is vital as an Early Years worker to have an understanding of health and related issues to effectively promote the holistic development of the children at the setting. At the nursery we understand that health can have both a negative and positive effect on a child’s development and know that we have a responsibility to the children to educate them in an age appropriate manner and to teach them health living skills.
IN 1998 Sir Donald Acheson published a report on health inequalities, this report highlighted the difference between the social classes and the state of their health It suggested that the poorer you were the worse your health was and vice versa.
The in equalities in children’s health are unacceptably large, and overwhelmingly affects out counties, societies, communities, families and children with the fewest resources to cope with it. Even in more affluent countries, the pooper members of society carry a disproportionate share of the disease burden
(The European Health Report 2005)
Inequalities in child dental health are well documented. The 2003 Children’s Dental Health Survey found that children attending primary