Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents

1. Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents

2. Every Child Deserves a Bright Future!

3. “New Morbidities” of the 21st Century Changing family structures Highly mobile populations Health disparities Deteriorating neighborhoods and communities Intentional and unintentional injury Substance abuse

4. What Is Bright Futures? Bright Futures is A vision A philosophy A set of expert guidelines A practical developmental approach to providing health supervision

5. Bright Futures Guidelines

6. The Mission of Bright Futures • To promote and improve the health and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, families, and communities. Bright Futures is dedicated to developing educational materials for health professionals and families; implementing Bright Futures content, philosophy, and materials; and fostering partnerships and collaboration.

7. The Goals of Bright Futures • Foster partnerships between families, health professionals, and communities • Promote desired social, developmental, and health outcomes • Increase family knowledge, skills, and participation in health-promoting and disease prevention activities • Enhance health professionals’ knowledge, skills, and practice of developmentally appropriate health care in the context of family and community

8. Bright Futures Sponsors

9. Bright Futures Management http://www.ncemch.org

10. NCEMCH’s Mission To promote and improve the health and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, families, and communities. Bright Futures is dedicated to developing educational materials for health professionals and families; implementing Bright Futures content, philosophy, and materials; and fostering partnerships and collaboration. • The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health provides national leadership to the maternal and child health community in three key areas

11. Bright Futures Corporate Partner

12. Organizations That Support Bright Futures • American Academy of Pediatrics • American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry • American Dietetic Association • American Medical Association • National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners • American Academy of Physician Assistants • American School Health Association • American Public Health Association • and many more…

13. Bright Futures: An Organized Structure for Health Supervision Bright Futures provides a framework to address the current and emerging health needs of infants, children, adolescents, and their families.

14. Child Safety Seats Prevention Works! Fluoridation Immunizations BikeHelmets Back to Sleep

15. Families Matter! • Families as partners • Families as caregivers • Families as teachers • Families as resources

16. Health Promotion Is Everybody’s Business • Health professionals • Families • Child care professionals • Social service professionals • Schools • Local and state government • Community groups • Business/industry • Faith communities • Payers

17. Bright Futures as a Tool for Health Supervision • Organize health supervision • Increase the quality of preventive services • Enhance communication • Develop partnerships • Integrate community-based health, education, and social services in a seamless system of care • Improve overall health outcomes

18. Bright Futures as a Partner in Policy Bright Futures continues to be Incorporated into EPSDT guidelines, SCHIP, Head Start, and WIC programs Used to revise standards of practice Used to promote program development Used as a training tool for health professionals and health departments

19. Health Promotion Work Group Core Concepts Communication Partnership Education Advocacy Health promotion/illness prevention Health Time management

20. Materials for Health Professionals

21. Bright Futures Guidelines

22. Four Major Developmental Stages Infancy 0–11 Months Early Childhood 1–4 Years Middle Childhood 5–10 Years Adolescence 11–21 Years

23. Periodicity Schedulefor the 29 Recommended Health Supervision Visits

24. What’s New in the Second Edition? 2002 recommended childhood immunization schedule Expanded guidance on infant sleep position, nutrition, physical activity, violence and injury prevention Prevention of early childhood dental caries Information for healthy pregnancies and healthy babies Correct use of safety and booster seats Current CDC growth charts

25. Bright Futures Pocket Guide

26. Bright Futures Anticipatory Guidance Cards

27. Bright Notes

28. Bright Futures in Practice Series

29. Materials for Families

30. www.brightfutures.org