You want your child to eat healthy foods, but do you know which nutrients are necessary and in what amounts? Here’s a quick overview. Introduction Nutrition for kids is based on the same principles as nutrition for adults. Everyone needs the same types of nutrients — such as vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, protein and fat. Children, […]
Five Skills Every Environment Health Officer Should Possess Extensive Knowledge Of The Law Concern For The Environment Concern For Human Health And Safety Attention To Detail Keep Excellent Written Records Students interested in working in environmental health should understand the characteristics of a great environmental health officer. This can be a highly rewarding role for […]
Introduction to children’s health The health of the family as a whole plays a major role in determining the health of each child within that family. Children’s health, or pediatrics, focuses on the well-being of children from conception through adolescence. It is vitally concerned with all aspects of children’s growth and development and with the unique […]
Why Does Early Health Matter? The biology of health explains how experiences and environmental influences “get under the skin” and interact with genetic predispositions. The resulting physiological adaptations or disruptions affect lifelong outcomes in learning, behavior, and both physical and mental well-being. Science tells us: Early experiences are built into our bodies, creating biological “memories” […]
Children’s health, or pediatrics, focuses on the well-being of children from conception through adolescence. It is vitally concerned with all aspects of children’s growth and development and with the unique opportunity that each child has to achieve their full potential as a healthy adult. Children’s health was once a subset of adult medicine. In the 19th and […]
The Environmental Protection Agency is cutting off its funding of a network of research centers that focus on the risks to children from toxic chemicals and industrial pollution. E&E News reports that the cuts will endanger important studies underway at 13 colleges and universities from California to New Hampshire. The decision ends a 20-year collaboration between […]
Nurse staffing levels are affected throughout the world due to budget cuts, scarcity of nurses, the aging population, and the increasing healthcare requirement. In the nursing profession, safe staffing of nurses has become the main problem, leading to protests, extensive research, and support of the main nursing organizations for the right legislation. The Safe Staffing […]
There is no denying the fact that the most vital part of maintaining a healthy and blissful lifestyle is eating healthy and being in proper shape. And when it comes to having healthy kids, good eating habits must be followed by them from a young age. Making them follow the right eating habits with adequate […]