Health promotion with children, adolescents and families (2cr)

Objective

Students
• understand the importance of activities that promote and maintain health for the growth and development of children and adolescents
• know the stages of growth and development of healthy children and adolescents, how to monitor them and any developmental abnormalities
• are familiar with the principles of promoting sexual and reproductive health
• understand the normal progress of and the practices for monitoring and health promotion during pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium
• know how to support families in becoming parents and taking care of a newborn
• are familiar with the principles and practices of child welfare

Content

• factors protecting and promoting the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents
• monitoring the growth and development of children and adolescents
• the nutrition and physical activities of children and adolescents
• sexual and reproductive health
• the normal progress of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium
• supporting parenthood and taking care of a newborn
• child welfare

Further information

AHOT 8/2025:
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