Physical Activity AHA Scientific Position Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for developing coronary artery disease. Coronary artery disease is characterized by deposits of fatty substances‚ cholesterol‚ calcium and other substances in the inner lining of arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle. It also contributes to other risk factors‚ including obesity‚ high blood pressure‚ high triglycerides‚ a low level of HDL ("good") cholesterol and diabetes. Even moderately intense physical
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could be: Emotional wellbeing Physical impairment Learning difficulties Health Status Home life circumstances Genetic influences It is important to be able to adapt the tasks to the child’s abilities. For example‚ if a child were not engaging in an activity because they are upset it would be better to assess the child on another day‚ as they are unlikely to perform it to the standard they would normally be able to. In the same sense‚ someone that has a physical disability may need to have
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CU1520 Kimberley Winter Promote child and young person development When assessing a child’s development many factors need to be taken into account. It is more important to assess if a child is following the expected pattern of development rather than where they should be at their age. Every child develops at a different rate. You should account for circumstantial factors such as if the young person is tired‚ ill and what young people in a similar age range are able to achieve. It is important
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Physical activity In the early part of the nineteenth century‚ it was believed that physical activity was dangerous and inappropriate for girls. Girls were taught to reserve their delicate health for the express purpose of birthing healthy children. Furthermore‚ the physiological difference between the sexes helped to reinforce the societal inequality. An anonymous female writer was able to contend that women were not intended to fill male roles‚ because "women are‚ as a rule‚ physically smaller
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024 Promote child and young person development Assessment criteria 1.2a Assess a child or young person’s development in the following areas: physical (Planned: 0 ‚ Completed:0) In my line of work as a carer there are different ways of assessing a young person for physical development. Each week young people in my care are given a weekly activity and menu planner in which they complete to show what activities and food they are planning through the week. The young people are encouraged to
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research Physical activity for cancer survivors: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Daniel Y T Fong‚1 Judy W C Ho‚2 Bryant P H Hui‚3 Antoinette M Lee‚4 Duncan J Macfarlane‚5 Sharron S K Leung‚1 Ester Cerin‚5 Wynnie Y Y Chan‚6 Ivy P F Leung‚7 Sharon H S Lam‚8 Aliki J Taylor‚9 Kar-keung Cheng9 1 School of Nursing‚ Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine‚ University of Hong Kong‚ Hong Kong‚ China 2 Division of Colorectal Surgery‚ Department of Surgery‚ Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
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“What does psychological research tell us about ‘egocentrism’ in young children?” “Egocentrism is the tendency of children to cognize their environment only in terms of their own point of view” (Castillo‚ R.J‚ 1954). This technical meaning for the term was given by Jean Piaget who suggests that it is a state of mind where the child attempts to understand the world from their own point of view and fails to realise that other people’s points of view are different from theirs. Egocentrism is the unawareness
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their placement. The second part of the visit consists of a direct observation‚ in which the learner must demonstrate a range of communication methods‚ adapting the style to meet the needs of the child/children with whom they are working. The learner will need to read a story to a small group of children. Learner name: Becky Ferris Assessor name: Kath Dineen Date: 15th January 2013 Professional discussion: topics to discuss Comments Learners need to explain confidentiality and
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Describe the Social‚ Economic and Cultural Factors That Will Impact on the Lives of Children and Young People There are other issues in our broader society that will affect the lives of children and young people. Unemployment can lead to economic crisis resulting in difficulties in funding food‚ bills and cloths for children. Conditions in health or a cultural background can cause exclusion from certain activities in the setting. Being aware of the positive and negative issues that influence
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(Hampton & Toombs‚ 2013).The major factors connected with Indigenous Australians physical and emotional health is an important change in their lifestyle and decline of physical activity (Macdonald‚ Abbott & Jenkins‚ 2012). Indigenous mental health issues Quality of life and mental health are highly associated concepts‚ but difficult to measure directly. Physical activity in Indigenous culture Over the years‚ physical activity in Indigenous Australians has reduced with European settlement (Macdonald‚
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