Health Sciences 1001A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Liberal Democracy, Organisation For Economic Co-Operation And Development, Determinant
15 Jul 2015
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Ecec as social determinant of health: factors: innate/genetic characteristics, prenatal conditions, physical environment, nutrition, family attributes, interaction, peers, community, schools, civil society, larger social-economic environment. Policy goals: shifting rationales (past 2 decades) - > early learning, lifelong learning, school readiness, child development, parents" employability, women"s equality, balancing work & family, anti-poverty, alleviating at risk-status, social integration. Goal 3- strong communities: through social solidarity & cohesion, children recognize racial differences & hold opinions about race (age 3, ecec - > enhance respect for diversity. Chapter 9: ecec: support neighborhood, community, interpersonal co-operation & social solidarity, parents connected to community resources. Each country was visited by international expert team for several weeks. Met w/ officials & community groups & visited elcc programs. Key topics: curricula & pedagogies, financing, children from low-income families, data. > high child poverty rate (7th in 20) > high rate of mothers of young children working outside home. > low spender on all child & family programs.
