INTRODUCTION
Wellness is defined as an optimum state of health. Wellness can be increased by improvements in health promotion, illness and injury prevention, self-care knowledge and treatment.
Health promotion involves improving and maintaining healthy attitudes, good nutrition, active living, healthy personal environment, education and spirituality. Illness and injury prevention consists of personal illness and injury prevention as well as periodic health examinations with appropriate screening. Self care knowledge allows one to take care of minor illnesses and injuries and to know when to seek professional help. Treatment consists of professional care from a variety of providers as required.
Improving wellness can give your child a healthier lifestyle, a longer and healthier life, increased self-esteem, more energy, decreased illness and injury, and a longer and healthier life.
This site was created to help you to assess, maintain and/or increase your infant/child’s wellness. It allows more responsibility for your participation in their health and wellness.
Use the sections on Health Promotion and Illness and Injury Prevention as wellness activities.
Use the sections on Parent/Guardian Care, Early Warning Signs of Possible Serious Illness, and Cancer Awareness as required.
Create your Child’s Personal Wellness File: Save your child’s health information which you will be prompted to download as needed. Recording and saving your child’s medical information is an important part of maintaining her/his overall wellness.
Best wishes for Childhood Wellness!
Dr. Ben