Pediatrics

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• Why is developmental assessment essential in the provision of primary care for infants, children, and adolescents, and what are the essential components of this assessment on the basis of a child’s age?
• Which tools will you use to assess specific components of development (such as speech, motor skills, social skills, etc.)? Which tools do you think are the most accurate in assessing the developmental components and why?
• Which components would you consider in assessing the basic biological functioning and well-being of your pediatric patients? Why are these components important in providing primary health-care services to children?

American Academy of Pediatrics (2001). Developmental Surveillance and Screening of Infants and Young Children. Retrieved from: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/108/1/192

Bhutta, Z. A., & Black, R. E. (2013). Global maternal, newborn, and child health-so near and yet so far. New England Journal of Medicine, 369, 2226-2235. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmra1111853

Burns, C., Dunn, A., Brady, M., Starr, N., and Blosser, C. (2016). Pediatric Primary Care. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders.

Bornstein, M. H., & Bradley, R. H. (Eds.). (2014). Socioeconomic status, parenting, and child development. Routledge.

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (2018). Developmental Monitoring and Screening for Health Professionals. Retrieved from

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/screening-hcp.html

Charlesworth, R. (2013). Understanding child development. Cengage Learning

Chiocca, E. (2014). Advanced Pediatric Assessment, Second Edition, 2nd Edition. [South University]. Retrieved from https://digitalbookshelf.southuniversity.edu/#/boo…

David, T. G., & Weinstein, C. S. (Eds.). (2013). Spaces for children: The built environment and child development. Springer Science & Business Media.

Dosman, C. F., Andrews, D., & Goulden, K. J. (2012). Evidence-based milestone ages as a framework for developmental surveillance. Paediatrics & Child Health, 17(10), 561–568.

Fischer, V. J., Morris, J., & Martines, J. (2014). Developmental screening tools: Feasibility of use at primary healthcare level in low-and-middle-income settings. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 32, 314-326. Retrieved from https://wwwncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4216967/pdf/jhnp0032-0314.pdf

Kuo, A. A., Etzel, R. A., Chilton, L. A., Watson, C., & Gorski, P. A. (2012). Primary Care Pediatrics and Public Health: Meeting the Needs of Today’s Children. American Journal of Public Health, 102(12), e17–e23. http://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2012.301013

Merrick, J. (2013). Child health and human development over the lifespan. Frontiers In Public Health, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2013.00001

Moodie, S., Daneri, P., Goldhagen, S., Halle, T., Green, K., & LaMonte, L. (2014). Early childhood developmental screening: A compendium of measures for children ages birth to five. Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, 14(11), 1-156. Retrieved from https://myclasses.southuniversity.edu/content/enforced/35023-16971137/media/week2/compendium_2013_508_compliant_final_2_5_2014.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=DUimLtYxV3z1IRasQOLIGDF5m&ou=35023

Singh, A., Squires, J., Yeh, C. J., Heo, K. H., & Bian, H. (2016). Validity and reliability of the developmental assessment screening scale. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 5(1), 124–128. http://doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.184636
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Vitrikas, K., Savard, D., & Bucaj, M. (2017). Developmental delay: when and how to screen. American Family Physician. 96(1). pp 36-43.