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Child and Adolescent Health
Read chapter 16 PowerPoint presentation. Once done, answer the following questions;
1. Identify and discuss major indicators of child and adolescents health status.
2. Describe and discuss the social determinants of child and adolescent health.
3. Mention and discuss at least 2 public programs and prevention strategies targeted to children's health.
4. Mention and discuss the individual and societal costs of poor child health status.
Please present your assignment in an APA format word document, Arial 12 font. A minimum of 2 evidence-based references besides the class textbook must be used. A minimum of 700 words is required.
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Running head: COMMUNITY NURSING
Community Nursing
Student’s Name:
Institutional Affiliation:
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COMMUNITY NURSING
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Community Nursing: Child and Adolescent Health
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The Major Indicators of Child and Adolescents Health Status
Child and adolescents health status is a critical health concept in a community
nursing program. Mainly, there is a set of indicators that describe the health status of
children
and
adolescent. The
leading indicators include
program
indicators,
demographic and social indicators, morbidity and mortality indicators, and behavior
indicators. These indicators enhance the performance of health providers, practices of
caregivers, inputs, and its implications (Merrick, 2016). First, the program indicator of
child and adolescents health status measures the quality of services offered in a
medical facility. The use of highly designed health care inputs promotes the health
status of children and adolescent.
Secondly, demographic and social indicators are used to measure the health
status based on social aspects and population. These indicators influence the
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