Childhood Programs Research Articles

Card game as a health education strategy in the learning of schoolchildren about parasites

Abstract Parasitic diseases are a serious public health problem, especially in regions such as the Brazilian Northeast, which despite numerous advances in health still have high rates of morbidity, with regard to intestinal parasitic diseases, especially diarrheal diseases. School-age children are the most affected by this condition, either due to lack of knowledge or poor hygiene habits. The school is a relevant place for the application and development of methods focused on the theme, and knowledge for prevention and control is essential. Thus, the card game aims to facilitate students' understanding of the subject. The contributions of the present work will contribute to prevention and will contribute to children's health programs, through the development and use of a playful tool as a health education strategy for schoolchildren in the prevention of parasites. The game consists of cards that contain parasites, morphology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, forms of prevention, among others, being elaborated based on the literature and made in computer programs, being possible to play individually or in groups. The use of playfulness can provide a better understanding, mainly because it involves children, thus generating curiosity about the theme. Health education carried out in dynamic ways provides and requires attention, leaving them more attentive and curious in view of the above. When applied to schoolchildren, the proportion and impact will be much wider, as it is a very diversified environment, where it will be possible to reach children from different areas, places and realities. When developing the game and applying it to children through health education, the subject will be much more accepted, thus making them more knowledgeable about the theme, which will favor in the prevention of parasites and a better quality of life, as well as well as the dissemination of the importance of the subject. Key messages Parasitic diseases do not yet have preventive measures, such as vaccines, and health education is extremely important. The game can bring benefits to public health, in the practice of child health, being used as a form of health education and its dissemination to schools and other learning spaces.

Cigna Foundation launches new children's health programs

Corporate Philanthropy ReportVolume 35, Issue 9 p. 2-2 News Briefs Cigna Foundation launches new children's health programs First published: 13 August 2020 https://doi.org/10.1002/cprt.30684Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume35, Issue9September 2020Pages 2-2 RelatedInformation

Existe espaço para as crianças na televisão! A presença da programação infantil na TV aberta mundial

Este trabalho objetiva compreender o lugar que a programação infantil ocupa na TV aberta considerando o papel das grades de programação na estruturação dos conteúdos televisivos. Nosso argumento tem em vista que 1) as grades são fundamentais para compreensão das práticas de veiculação e consumo da TV contemporânea e 2) a partir da análise das grades é possível compreender diversos fenômenos relacionados à programação infantil. A proposta é investigar a presença desse conteúdo na televisão aberta considerando para isso um mapeamento realizado em grades de 16 países e 30 canais. A análise revela a ainda marcante presença dos produtos infantis na TV e enfatiza a importância de perceber as televisões em diálogo com contextos globais.

Development and Application of the Working Memory Improvement Program for Children with ADHD in the First Grade Elementary School

Development and Application of the Working Memory Improvement Program for Children with ADHD in the First Grade Elementary School

The Effectiveness of a Community-Based Mentoring Program for Children Aged 5\u201311\xa0Years: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial

The study, a two-arm, randomized controlled, parallel group, superiority trial, aimed to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of a 12-month one-to-one volunteer mentoring program designed to improve behavioral and emotional outcomes in children aged 5 to 11 years who have teacher- and parent/carer-reported behavioral difficulties. Participants were 246 children (123 intervention, 123 control; mean age 8.4 years; 87% boys) in five sites in London, UK, scoring in the “abnormal” range on the teacher-rated Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Total Difficulties measure and in the “borderline” or abnormal range on the parent-rated SDQ Total Difficulties measure. Randomization on a 1:1 ratio took place using a computer-generated sequence and stratifying by site. Data collectors and statisticians were blind to participant allocation status. Outcome measures focused on parent- and teacher-rated child behavior and emotions, and child-rated self-perception and hope. Intention-to-treat analysis on all 246 randomized participants (using imputed data where necessary) showed that at post-intervention (16 months after randomization), there were no statistically significant effects on the primary outcome—parent-rated SDQ Total Difficulties (adjusted standardized mean difference = − 0.12; 95% CI: −0.38 to 0.13; p = 0.33)—or any secondary outcomes. Results from complier average causal effect (CACE) analysis using the primary outcome indicated the intervention was not effective for children who received the recommended duration of mentoring. Exploratory analyses found no sub-group effects on the primary outcome. The article concludes that the mentoring program had no effect on children’s behavior or emotional well-being, and that program content needs revising to satisfactorily address key risk and protective factors.

Feasibility, Acceptability, and Considerations for Sustainability of Implementing an Integrated Family-Based Partial Hospitalization Program for Children and Adolescents with Mood Disorders

ABSTRACT There are many clinically effective outpatient psychosocial treatments for youth with mood disorders, and many of them include engaging caregivers in treatment. Despite the prevalence and severity of impairment related to mood disorders, there is a dearth of research addressing implementing evidence-based treatment (EBT) models for youth with mood disorders in intensive outpatient programs (IOP) or partial hospitalization programs (PHP). The current study provides preliminary results on the feasibility, acceptability, considerations for sustainability, and consumer satisfaction of youth and their caregivers who attended the Child and Adolescent Integrated Mood Program (CAIMP), a two-week family-based PHP for youth ages 9–18 with mood disorders. The feasibility, acceptability, and sustainability of CAIMP are addressed by reviewing access, utilization, insurance coverage, and participant satisfaction. High attendance and low attrition rates were found. Youth and caregivers reported positive outcomes of attending the program as a family unit. Access, utilization, and patient insurance coverage were favorable and suggest the potential for program sustainability. Preliminary results suggest a two-week family-based PHP is accepted and tolerated by youth and their caregivers, referred to by a range of providers, and supported by a variety of payor sources. Youth and caregivers reported positive elements of the program. The current PHP model shows promise for being an important addition to the treatment options for youth with severe mood disorders and their families.

Efficacy of a Computer-Based Learning Program in Children With Developmental Dyscalculia. What Influences Individual Responsiveness?

This study presents the evaluation of a computer-based learning program for children with developmental dyscalculia and focuses on factors affecting individual responsiveness. The adaptive training program Calcularis 2.0 has been developed according to current neuro-cognitive theory of numerical cognition. It aims to automatize number representations, supports the formation and access to the mental number line and trains arithmetic operations as well as arithmetic fact knowledge in expanding number ranges. Sixty-seven children with developmental dyscalculia from second to fifth grade (mean age 8.96 years) were randomly assigned to one of two groups (Calcularis group, waiting control group). Training duration comprised a minimum of 42 training sessions à 20 min within a maximum period of 13 weeks. Compared to the waiting control group, children of the Calcularis group demonstrated a higher benefit in arithmetic operations and number line estimation. These improvements were shown to be stable after a 3-months post training interval. In addition, this study examines which predictors accounted for training improvements. Results indicate that this self-directed training was especially beneficial for children with low math anxiety scores and without an additional reading and/or spelling disorder. In conclusion, Calcularis 2.0 supports children with developmental dyscalculia to improve their arithmetical abilities and their mental number line representation. However, it is relevant to further adapt the setting to the individual circumstances.

Analysis of Science Images Presence in Cartoons (A Turkish TV Channel Case)

<p style="text-align:justify">Knowledge is an essential part of the continuity of humanity. Access to science is through knowledge and vice versa. Children are mostly preoccupied with television, mainly with children's programs on television channels especially cartoons. Cartoons are produced in order to entertain children and to contribute to their development and maturation. Since access to knowledge is through science, it is important that cartoons contain scientific images. Through the presentation and interaction with science images, cartoons arouse children’s interest in science and contribute to their devotion to science. The aim of the present study is to determine if science images are included in cartoons and to what extent. The research is conducted in line with qualitative research method according to the case model. Whereas the population of the study is the cartoons broadcasted in the Turkish mass media, while determining the sampling method, purposive sampling has been preferred and thus currently broadcasted cartoons at TRT Cocuk (Turkish Radio and Television Children) channel, providing access to various cartoons from the same source, selected. Relevant data has been collected using " Form for Analyzing Scientific Image Presence in Cartoons” developed and applied by the researcher. The study has determined that the cartoons broadcasted include science images according to their thematic features.</p>

Sheltering in Place in a Xenophobic Climate: COVID-19 and Children in Immigrant Families.

* Abbreviations: CIF — : children in immigrant families COVID-19 — : coronavirus disease DACA — : Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ICE — : Immigration and Customs Enforcement LEP — : limited English proficiency SDH — : social determinant of health TPS — : temporary protected status WIC — : Women, Infants, and Children Program Like many health conditions that disproportionately impact vulnerable populations of color, we expect that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic will inequitably affect the health and livelihoods of immigrant families. One in 4 children (>18 million) in the United States lives in an immigrant family, in which the child or ≥1 parent was born outside the United States.1 Among children in immigrant families (CIF), >7 million live in “mixed-status” families, meaning ≥1 parent is not a US citizen.2 Before the COVID-19 pandemic, immigrant families faced increasingly restrictive policies and discrimination. Regardless of legal status, CIF experience increased health and social risks compared with peers in nonimmigrant families, including lower rates of health insurance coverage and higher poverty levels.3 The COVID-19 pandemic amplifies existing inequities and introduces new ones as immigrant families navigate school closures, lack of health insurance and paid leave, and decisions to seek medical care or public services amid ongoing immigration enforcement. Additionally, immigrant families are more likely to live in multigenerational households,4 heightening the risk of COVID-19 for multiple family members. Families with limited English proficiency (LEP) must decipher rapidly evolving public health directives, such as “shelter-in-place” orders and recommendations for mask-wearing, without multilingual and culturally relevant messaging. Underlying these challenges is the implicit presumption of a safe place in shelter-in-place and social distancing directives. For immigrant families seeking safe haven in the United States, “place” may include violence and abject poverty, both in home countries and at the US border. For CIF in US communities coping with persistent fears of immigration enforcement and family separation, … Address correspondence to Rushina Cholera, Duke University School of Medicine, 200 Morris St, 3rd Floor, Durham, NC 27701. E-mail: rushina.cholera{at}duke.edu

Designing the Physical Activity Program for Children with Disabilities

Designing the Physical Activity Program for Children with Disabilities

القيم العلمية السائدة في برامج الأطفال التي تقدمها قناة mbc3

تتمثل المشكلة الاساسية لهذا البحث في الكشف عن القيم العلمية التي تتضمنها برامج الاطفال في قناة mbc3) )والتي توجَه الى فئة مهمة من فئات المجتمع،هي فئة الاطفال والذين يمضون ساعات طويلة أمام شاشات التلفاز؛لمشاهدة هذه البرامج ، وعليه فهم يكتسبون العديد من القيم التي من الممكن أنَ تحلَ محل القيم الثابتة، كالقيم الاجتماعية ،والاخلاقية ،والدينية وغيرها ، وقدتم استخدام طريقة تحليل المضمون لتحليل برامج الاطفال التي تعرضها قناة mbc3) )،وتوصل البحث الى عدد من النتائج التي يمكن اجمالها بالآتي : تباينت درجة أَهمية القيم العلمية في قناة(mbc3 )، فكانت لقيمتي تعلم مهارات جديدة واكساب قيم الفهم والتفكير التكرارات والنسب الأعلى بين فئات القيم العلمية الاخرى.. تعمل برامج الاطفال على زيادة ثقافة الطفل عن طريق المعلومات الوفيرة التي احتوت عليها مضامين برامج الاطفال في قناة (mbc3). تمثلت المجموعة القيمية العلميةالرئيسة لقناة (mbc3 في ثلاثة قيم ،هي : قيم الثقافة ، وقيم المعرفة ،وقيم الفهم والتفكير. كانت لقيم اكساب او تعلم مهارات جديدة اعلى نسبة في مجموعة القيم الفرعية لقيم الثقافة ، في حين بلغت قيمة المعلومات اعلى قيمة في مجموعة قيم المعرفة ، واخيراً شكلت قيمة الحث على التفكير اعلى نسبة في مجموعة القيم الفرعية لقيم الفهم والتفكير. تمثلت الشخصيات المجسدة للقيمةفي قناة( mbc3 )، في فئة شخصيات كارتونية والكبار فقط. شكلت فئة شخصيات كارتونية اعلى نسبة في قيم الثقافة من بين فئات الشخصيات المجسدة للقيمة، في حين كانت فئة الكباراعلى نسبة في قيم الفهم والفكير ضمن مجموعة القيم العلمية الرئيسة في قناةmbc3

Increasing Access to WIC through Discount Variety Stores: Findings from Qualitative Research

BackgroundMany low-income neighborhoods do not include a full-service grocery store. In these communities, discount variety stores (DVS) can be convenient points of food access. However, no identified DVS are authorized to accept Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) benefits. ObjectiveOne national DVS retailer implemented WIC in 10 stores located in low-income communities in North Carolina over a 10-month pilot period to assess WIC feasibility. MethodsTo better understand the facilitators and barriers to WIC implementation from the perspective of DVS staff, we analyzed 36 in-depth interviews with employees of this DVS chain at corporate, manager, and store clerk levels. ResultsMost participants provided positive feedback about implementing and offering WIC. Many store employees had personal experience participating in WIC, which increased their understanding of the WIC shopping experience. Store staff’s prior WIC participation and customers’ proximity to DVS locations were facilitators to implementation. Primary barriers included limited choice of store products for customers, complicated or unclear labeling of WIC products, and difficulty training employees to process WIC vouchers. ConclusionsThese findings suggest that whereas most employees viewed WIC positively, barriers related to product selection and training must be addressed. Notably, North Carolina’s recent change to an electronic system to process WIC transactions requires minimal manual employee training and should address several barriers to implementation. However, the computer system upgrades necessary to accept electronic WIC transactions may be a barrier for DVS to continued WIC acceptance. Future research is needed to evaluate implementation of electronic WIC transactions in DVS.

Regulating children's exposure to food marketing on television: are the restrictions during children's programmes enough?

Due to rising global rates of childhood obesity, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the adoption of policies to restrict children's exposure to the advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages. In 2017, the Slovenian government introduced regulations to restrict the advertisement of unhealthy foods and beverages during designated children's television programming. The objective of our study was to assess the impact of these regulations on children's exposure to food advertising, including during children's programmes and at peak viewing times for children. Using a standardised methodology, we investigated a large sample of 6479 food advertisements broadcast during 1652 h of television programming between 2016 and 2018 on the five most popular television channels for children aged 4–9 years. Advertised food products were coded using the WHO Regional Office for Europe Nutrient Profile Model, modified for Slovenia. The average overall frequency of not permitted (unhealthy) food advertising (±SD; standard deviation) per hour was 2.90 ± 3.22 (2016), 2.66 ± 3.55 (2017), or 2.13 ± 3.04 (2018) ads/h/channel. The frequency of not permitted food ads decreased to 0.02 ± 0.01 per h/channel during cartoons and other children's programmes in 2018. The new Slovenian food marketing regulations have reduced the advertising of unhealthy foods during children's programmes. However, children's viewership rates are also high outside of this designated programming and, as such, children's overall exposure to unhealthy food advertising is unlikely to have been reduced considerably by the regulations. Future policy interventions should be planned to cover not only children's programmes but also broadcasting periods that include the greatest numbers of child viewers. The implementation of such policies would be more challenging given that children's peak viewing times often intersect with prime time.

Randye J. Semple and Christopher Willard: The Mindfulness Matters Program for Children and Adolescents: Strategies, Activities, and Techniques for Therapists and Teachers, Guilford Press, New York, NY, 2019, 262 pp

Randye J. Semple and Christopher Willard: The Mindfulness Matters Program for Children and Adolescents: Strategies, Activities, and Techniques for Therapists and Teachers, Guilford Press, New York, NY, 2019, 262 pp

“Eu Quis Comer Você”

A partir da presença de um roqueiro gaúcho num programa televisivo infantil, propomos debater possibilidades teórico-metodológicas dos Estudos de Performance na análise de produtos da televisão. As noções de roteiro e quadro performático (Taylor, 2013) são subsídios para tratar o encontro entre a banda Os Cascavelletes e a apresentadora Angélica no Clube da Criança, na TV Manchete, como a performance em torno do estranhamento da figura do gaúcho jovem, urbano e roqueiro, no contexto midiático dos anos 1980 no Brasil. Carnavalização e fantasia integram princípios norteadores da teatralização desse encontro que ficou marcado na memória de integrantes da cena musical roqueira de Porto Alegre.

Workshop Pangan Jajanan Anak Sekolah (PJAS) dan Inovasi Sarapan Sehat untuk Anak Usia Sekolah

Abstract: Nutritious and safe intake is a prerequisite for the growth and development of school-age children. Poor breakfast habits and snacks for school children that do not meet the requirements contribute significantly to the nutritional problems of school-age children. This is one of the priority health problems. Low achievement in the implementation of school children's nutrition programs has led to healthy breakfast and snack innovations workshops at one of the elementary schools in Sekarbela sub-district, Mataram city. The workshop participants included 50 people consisting of school-age children, parents, teachers, and canteen vendors. The workshop was guided by a nutritionist, and he explained the selection of nutritional intake, both through breakfast and snack. Also, participants were trained to practice a variety of healthy breakfast innovation menus. After the workshop, participants were able to practice and be actively involved in making a healthy breakfast innovation menu. The response of participants to the menu is quite good. After mentoring by a nutritionist, parents and teachers can solve the problems encountered. Cafeteria vendors get input regarding snacks supply after expert review. This workshop has been going well and has produced the results as targeted.Keywords: PJAS, healthy breakfast, workshop, school-age children.

Multi Perspectives on Play Based Curriculum Quality Standards in the Center Learning Model

Multi Perspectives on Play Based Curriculum Quality Standards in the Center Learning Model

Comparing the Effectiveness of Home-based and Group-Care Programs for Children and Young People: The Challenge and Path Forward

ABSTRACT It is not unusual to see research studies or published opinion pieces that claim to demonstrate that home-based interventions (HBI) are more effective than group-care (GC) programs for young people with emotional and behavioral difficulties. The claim about the comparative effectiveness of HBIs in contrast to GC programs can only be true if they serve the same population of young people by age, gender, and degree of emotional and behavioral difficulties and that the outcomes for HBIs are statistically significantly better than those for GC. There is a long-standing argument between those who think that GC programs are unnecessary in comparison to those who think a mature child welfare system will always need some GC programs, albeit for a few young people with extreme difficulties. This article explores this issue in terms of how legitimate comparisons can be made between these two forms of service and how case-mix adjustment provides an established method for doing this. The purpose is to move away from ideological posturing by advocates from either side of the argument and put the debate about these forms of service and their effectiveness onto a firmer evidence base.

The role of childrens television programs on aggrresive behavior of kurdsh children

The aim of this research is to identify the television programs that children watch in general during interviews with a group of (504) children. After analyzing the content of those programs that were widely viewed according to some categories such as (the tools used for aggression), (verbal violence), (Practical violence) and (symbolic violence). Then the programs were arranged according to the number of repeated the violence in them. For all this, a questionnaire was prepared to analyze the content of the programs. After doing face validity and Internal consistency to the measure, the researcher analyzed the content of (50) programs from the animated films and the total time was (830) minutes or (13) hour and (50) minutes.According to all categories of content analysis measure, the results showed that children's programs generaly includes violent scenes and (Spiderman, Tom and jerry and Ben 10) got the first rank in that they contain stylized scenes, and this makes them the most influential cartoon movie on children to learn from them violent behavior and to make social and psychological problems. At the end, the researcher has presented some suggestion and recommendations.

The spatiotemporal distribution of Japanese Encephalitis cases in Yunnan Province, China, from 2007 to 2017.

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a vector-borne disease with a high prevalence in Yunnan Province, China. However, there has been a lack of a JE epidemic systematic analysis, which is urgently needed to guide control and prevention efforts. This study explored and described the spatiotemporal distribution of JE cases observed among two different age groups in Yunnan Province from 2007 to 2017. The epidemiological features and spatial features were analyzed according to basic statistics, ArcGIS software (version 9.3; ESRI, Redlands, CA) and SPSS software (version 20; IBM Corp., Armonk, New York). Overall, the whole province had a high incidence of JE. The annual incidence rates in 2007 and 2017 were 1.668/100,000 and 0.158/100,000, respectively. The annual mortality was under 0.095/100,000 for these years. Although the whole province was in danger of JE, the Diqing autonomous prefecture and the Lijiang autonomous prefecture had no JE cases recorded for over 10 years. The JE cases were reported by hospitals located in 60 counties of 14 municipalities. The top ten areas with the most JE cases were Kunming City, Zhaotong City, Jinghong City, Wenshan City, Mangshi City, Pu'er City, Baoshan City, Dali City, Chuxiong City, and Gejiu City. The incidence declined smoothly, with a peak occurring from June to September, which accounted for 96.1% of the total cases. Children whose age was equal or less than 10 years old (LEQ10) still maintained a high frequency of JEV infection, and a large number of cases were reported in August, despite the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), which was established in April 2008. There was no difference in the quantity of cases between the two groups (t = -0.411, P>0.05); additionally, the number of JE cases among patients LEQ10 were significantly greater than those among patients older than 10 years (GTR10). Further analysis using local indicators of spatial association (LISA) revealed that the distribution of JE exhibited a high-high cluster characteristic (Z = 2.06, P<0.05), which showed that Jinghong City, Guangnan County, Yanshan County, Funing County, and Mengzi City were hot spots for the JE epidemic. Although the EPI was established in 2008 and the incidence of JE declined smoothly in Yunnan Province, there was no difference in the number of cases between the two age groups, which reveals that the EPI has been conducted with a low level success. In the context of limited vaccine supply capacity, we should strengthen the implementation of the children's immunization program before strengthening other immunization programs.