FNF 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Malaria, Breastfeeding, Birth Weight
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Child development 1: inequality in early childhood: risk and protecive factors for early child. Kids aren t reaching their developmental potenial due to poverty, nutriional deiciencies and inadequate learning opportuniies. Economic recession and climate change will probably increase the number of children afected. Lack of simulaion and excessive stress associated with poverty. Growth restricions had an impact on school grades. Height before 6 years of age was related to age at school enrolment and grades atained. Anemia in young kids leads to future brain development issues. Vitamins deicient in children in low income and middle income countries. Not enough money to receive prescripions for illnesses. Environmental toxins through breastmilk, food, water, house dust. Childhood disabiliies are a marker for compromised development, childhood disabiliies and access to health care and schooling. Lack of caregiver relaionships contribute to loss of developmental potenial. Young children exposed to violence at a young age are more likely to develop violent paterns.