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Public Health Nursing and Protecting Health: an Historical look back by Helen Donovan

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Historically, public health was primarily concerned with the management of sanitation and disease. Over the twentieth century, the focus of public health shifted towards how individuals respond to health concerns. This includes how we as individuals manage and look after …

Sport for children with a learning disability, how can the school nurse help? by Pauline Watts

Sport can have a positive impact on the lives of children with  a learning disability in so many ways, not only from the point of view of improving physical health and well-being - weight management, healthier heart and lungs for …

Supporting Children to Improve Oral Health by Jenny Godson

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Poor oral health can affect a child’s emotional, physical and educational development. By the time children in England start school a quarter of them have tooth decay and those who have it, have on average 3-4 decayed teeth. Tooth decay …

National Child Measurement Programme by Loretta Sollars

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Whenever you hear a statistic quoted about the high levels of obesity in our primary school children, it is almost certainly a figure that has been reported through the National Child Measurement Programme. On 3rd November, NHS Digital (hyper link: …

Mental Health First Aid For All - Supporting Adolescents with their Wellbeing by Poppy Jaman

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The 2016 focus for World Mental Health Day was ‘psychological and mental health first aid for all’ – a theme which lent itself really well to engaging lots of different communities with an important public health message.  As the CEO …

Welcome to #Health5to19 - The future and present…… Viv Bennett

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Children and young people are our future; we want to give them the best start in life. This starts in pregnancy and the early years and continues through supporting children and young people throughout their journey to adulthood.  This week we …

Living Well with Dementia and Down’s syndrome by Julian Hallett , Down's Syndrome Association

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For those working in the field of health and social care there has rightly been a shift in focus towards ‘living well’ with dementia, not just about confirming a diagnosis. Although dementia is progressive, much can be done to improve …

The nursing contribution to care management in dementia by Karen Harrison Dening

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Admiral Nurses are specialist dementia nurses who give expert practical, clinical and emotional support to families living with dementia to help them cope. We are delighted to welcome Karen as a guest blogger to give her personal view on the …