Children's Healthcare: How to Keep Your Kids Healthy

Which childhood characteristics have important implications for health system design? 

Quality healthcare for our children is an important aspect when discussing health issues. The healthcare system designs are various strategies getting put in place so that our children access the quality and timely healthcare services. Mortality, development vulnerability, dependency are some of the unique features of the childhood that have important implications of health system design (Zeanah, 2018). The utilization of health services gets affected by the influence of their development due to the complex and changing dependency relationships. The development process of a child is the most delicate phase due to the numerous conditions that affect them negatively. Emotional disorders, drug, and substance abuse, as well as social violence, are some of the harsh conditions that affect the children. A well-researched approach is required for a health system design to work correctly. 

Which health services are currently available for children? 

Over recent years, the health services meant for the children have been on the rise. The improvement of health services has seen a reduction in the mortality rate. The health services for the children include immunization, early development programs for infants at risk of having disabilities, cases concerning child abuse and neglect, abatement programs as well as the referrals made in the cases where children have chronic diseases (Little & Mount, 2018). Private and public hospitals, as well as the medical centers, are some of the areas where the children can access these health services. Also, many health-related support services are essential in the growth and well-being of a child even after leaving the medical facilities. The support services in health mainly dwell on educating and counseling to both the children affected and infected 

Reference 

Little, M., & Mount, K. (2018). Prevention and early intervention with children in need. Routledge. 

Zeanah, C. H. (Ed.). (2018). Handbook of infant mental health. Guilford Publications.