World Health Organization : Report on a European Syposium Convened by the Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization, Health Education, No. 73.5: Health Aspects of Family Life Education Focus on Children and Youth

By Kuth E. Grout, Prof.

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Title:	World Health Organization : Report on a European Syposium Convened by the Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization, Health Education, No. 73.5: Health Aspects of Family Life Education Focus on Children and Youth
Author:	Kuth E. Grout, Prof.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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These notos focus on one component of family l j f e e d u c a t i o n , nhmel.y t h e h e a l t h componmnt, wilt1 p a r t i c u l a r r e f e r e n c c to c h i l d r e n and youth. They a r c trnsed on t h e r e c o g n i t i o n t h a t tlirougl~oul: l i f e , from c o n c e p t i o n , through periods of a c t i v e growth and devclopmont, (luring thc r c p r a t l r l c t i yee a r s , ilrld on i n t o aging, h e a l t h problcms anrl needs e x i s t t h a t must he talicn i n t o account when p1anni.n~ f o r education about family Living. The manner 'i.n which school!; and conlmmrr\ities deal wi,th t h e s e prot~lems v a r i e s widely nnd is influenced by such f s c t o r s a s s o c i n - c u l t u r a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of a country or r e g i o n , i n c l u d i n g s o c i a l norms and mores and l.ll rrlirture of I u m i l y l i f e ; cx5,sting h e a l t h c o n d i t i o n s ; p r i o r i t i e s wilh5.n n country or rcElon i rl rt!rpect l o i t s own devclor,mmt; e d u c a t i o n a l g o a l s , l e a d e r s h i p , and fHci.1 i t i e s ; a v a i l a b i l i Ly ilncl guali ty of h c a l t h nnd welfaro s e r v i c e s : and t h e a s p i r a t i o n s of i n d i v i d u a l s and f a m i l i n s amonKst, wt>om programmes a r e being developed.

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. HF.AI.TH PROnLEMS AND NEEUS OF INDIVIDUALS RELATED TO GROWTiI AND DEVELOPMFNT WI'I'IIIN 'I'IIE FAMILY SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food and c a r i n g 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A l t e r n a t i n g p e r i o d s of a c t i v i t y and inactivity 5 S a f e t y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (j . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P r c v c n t i o n of hnndicnpplng d e f e c t s 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P r e v e n t i o n nnd c o n t r o l of i l l n e s s and d i s e a s e 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Development oC cmotional s t a b i l i t y and a d a p t a b i l i t y 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D r u g d e p e n d e n c ~ . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S m o k i n g a n d h e n l t n I 2 2. HEALTH PROBLEMS AND NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH AS COM'RIBUTING MEMBERS OF FAMILIES INCLUDING TIIOSE ASSOCIATE11 WITH PREPARATION FOR RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD . . . . . 13 2.1 Heproduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2.2 P h y s i c a l maintenance and p r o t e c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2 . 3 E d u c a t i o n and s o c i a l i z a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 X 2. Home Illanngcn,cnt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 2.5 Child c a r e - r n s p o n s i b i l i t i e s of parenthood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1 . HEALTH PHOHLEMS AND NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE PERTINENT TO BBCOMTNG RESPONSIBLE CITIZRNS AND PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOClETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 3.1 U r b a n i z a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 3.2 A v a i l a b i l i t y and use of iheaith 5rrvir:es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 % l 4. SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27