Maternal and Child Health Bureau Training Module: Children with special health care needs
   

 

Introduction

It has been estimated that 15% of the pediatric population have special needs and that 40-60% of those children are at risk for nutritional problems. The growth of some infants, children, and youth with special health care problems differs from that of other children because of reasons not related to nutrition. However, they are included among the children in all regular school and health care facilities and their growth will also be evaluated utilizing the CDC growth charts. The purpose of this module is to describe some of the effects that special health care needs can have on growth and to illustrate how the CDC Growth Charts can be used with children with special health care needs.

Objectives

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:

bullet recognize conditions of children with special health care needs that influence growth
bullet recognize that children with special health care needs are at high risk for nutrition problems that can influence growth
bullet use the CDC growth charts to assess the growth of children with special health care needs

Table of Contents for this Module and Printable Version of this Module

Estimated Time Needed to Complete the Module

To read through text: 45 minutes
To read through text and complete exercises: 60 minutes

 


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