Vaccination1 works by exposing an individual to a killed or weakened infectious organism or part of an organism, usually via injection. This stimulates the immune system to respond quicker to future exposure to that organism, preventing the disease or reducing its severity. Risks of naturally acquired infection are avoided. Many …
Sure Start Local Programmes (SSLP) aim to support young children and families in disadvantaged areas through integrated early years education, healthcare, child care, and other support services tailored to local needs. Sure Start was developed because investment in the early years of childhood is likely to be more effective in …
The Health Visitor Improvement Plan 2011-2015 outlines plans to develop and expand the Health Visiting Service in England. It is proposed that Health Visitors (HVs) will provide four different levels (tiers) of service based on assessment of the needs of the child and family: Community Services (available to all families) …
New government policy states that child benefit will no longer be paid to families in which one or more members is a higher rate income tax payer. This is scheduled to start in January 2013. Child benefit is a tax free payment to people who look after children (normally to …
The National Healthy Schools Programme (NHSP) promotes the link between good health, behaviour and achievement through four key areas: healthy eating; physical activity; personal, social and health education (PSHE); and emotional health and well-being 1. The previous government set targets for the number of schools achieving National Healthy School Status, …
The 2008 government white paper, Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives; A cross-government strategy for England1 set out the ambition that ‘by 2020 we will have reduced the proportion of overweight and obese children to 2000 levels’. The strategy included a commitment to support local areas in commissioning weight management services for …