Category Archives: General Topics Related to CSHCN
27(1) ASSESSMENT OF GROWTH: Part 2 Interpretation of Growth
Growth charts are a major tool used for the assessment of growth and health in infants and children. The charts can also be used as a screening tool by other health professionals for referral to nutrition services provided by the … Continue reading →
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26(6) ASSESSMENT OF GROWTH: Part 1 Equipment, Technique and Growth Charts
Anthropometry is the measurement of body size, weight and proportion. In infants and children growth data, regularly obtained by accurate measurements, can be an indicator of health status and/or an effective screening tool for referral to nutrition services provided by … Continue reading →
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26(5) FROM MILK TO TABLE FOODS: A Parent’s Guide To Introducing Food Textures
Learning to eat a variety of foods is something that is often taken for granted. As with most things, this process can take longer for babies and children with Down syndrome due to low muscle tone, muscle coordination problems, sensory … Continue reading →
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26(1) Nutrition Issues Facing Children with Special Health Care Needs in Early Intervention Programs and at School
Sound nutrition practices are necessary for the growth and development of all infants and children. Physical complications and emotional stresses of a disability or chronic illness may put a child at risk for nutrition related disorders. When a diet or … Continue reading →
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25(5) Nutrition Education for the Child with a Metabolic Disorder
This article describes the process of nutrition education for children with metabolic disorders using phenylketonuria (PKU) as a model. Although you may not work directly with this population of children, the article will assist you in recognizing what most pre-schoolers … Continue reading →
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24(2) The Art of Home Visiting
Providing home-based services for the child with special health care needs presents unique challenges and opportunities for the pediatric registered dietitian (RD). From making the initial contact with parents and care providers, to scheduling follow-up visits,home visiting is an experience … Continue reading →
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23(4) Nutrition Training from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau – A trainee’s experience
Each reader’s work with children with special health care needs has developed, most likely, from training we had beyond the basic for our discipline. This issue of Nutrition Focus reviews training opportunities for many disciplines through the Maternal and Child … Continue reading →
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22(6) The Genetics of Your Nutrition Practice
With the rapidly changing knowledge resulting from the Human Genome Project this article is updated from the original that appeared in Jan/Feb 2001. The Human Genome project provides new information on the relationship of genes to daily life. Specific nutrition … Continue reading →
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22(5) Physical Activity and Exercise for Children with Special Health Care Needs – Part 2 – Selected conditions and considerations
This is Part II of a two-part series. The previous edition of Nutrition Focus (Part 1 – July/August 2007) introduced concepts and principles related to children and exercise with specific recommendations for normally developing and obese children. Part II of … Continue reading →
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22(4) Physical Activity and Exercise for Children with Special Health Care Needs – Part 1: Benefits, barriers, assessment and programs
This issue is the first of two addressing physical activity. Part 1 discusses concepts and principles related to children and exercise. Specific recommendations are given for typically developing children and those that are obese. Part 2 will discuss physical activity … Continue reading →
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