CHILD’S HEALTH PROGRAMS (PART 1) Flashcards

1
Q

What are the age groups most vulnerable for common childhood diseases?

A

newborns, infants, and children

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2
Q

Babies are considered newborns until how many days?

A

28 days

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3
Q

Metabolic disorders in children usually results to

A

mental retardation

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4
Q

Target number for neonatal mortality

A

12 deaths per 1000 live births

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5
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Target number for under 5 mortality

A

25 deaths per 1000 live births

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6
Q

Institutionalized nationwide health campaign conducted every third week of April & October

A

Garantisadong Pambata

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7
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Also known as the Philippine National Strategic Framework for Plan Development for Children

A

CHILD 21

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8
Q

A strategic framework for planning programs and interventions that promote and safeguard the rights of Filipino children

A

CHILD 21

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9
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Goal of CHILD 21

A

To achieve good health for all Filipino children by the year 2025

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10
Q

This realizes that health is a critical and fundamental element in children’s welfare and health programs cannot be implemented in isolation from the other components that determine the safety and well being of children in society.

A

Children’s Health 2025

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11
Q

A ___ ___ ___ is:

  • Wanted, planned, and conceived by healthy parents carried to term by healthy mothers
  • Screened for congenital defects shortly after birth
  • Exclusively breastfed for at least 6 mos. of age
A

Healthy Filipino Child

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12
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This is a PhilHealth benefit package for essential health services of the newborn during the first few days of life

A

Newborn Care Package

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13
Q

It involves health practices to newborn care which have been proven to improve the health outcomes of the baby

A

Essential Newborn Package

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14
Q

True of False. Breastfeeding initiation can wait up until 2 days after childbirth.

A

False. Mother and baby should not be separated and should initiate early breastfeeding immediately after childbirth.

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15
Q

Prevents eye infection for newborns

A

Eye prophylaxis

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16
Q

Vitamin K is administered to the baby to promote

A

blood clotting

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17
Q

What are the first 2 vaccines that a baby receives?

A

Hepatitis B and BCG vaccine

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18
Q

Vaccine that prevents tuberculosis and leprosy

A

BCG vaccine

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19
Q

the practice of placing the newborn in the same room as the mother right after delivery up to discharge to facilitate mother-infant bonding and to initiate breastfeeding.

A

Rooming-in

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20
Q

How long is prolonged skin to skin contact between mother and baby recommended for?

A

90 minutes

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21
Q

This program enables blood test to be done on the newborn after 24 to 72 hours after birth. It allows early detection and management of several congenital disorders

A

Comprehensive Newborn Screening Program

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22
Q

R.A. that mandates newborn screening

A

R.A. 9288 - Newborn Screening Act of 2004

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23
Q

The basic newborn screening package detects how many disorders?

A

6 disorders

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24
Q

detects up to 28 genetic disorders

A

Expanded Newborn Screening Program

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25
Q

Which part of the body is blood taken from for screening?

A

Baby’s heel

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26
Q

NBS results are available after how many days?

A

7 - 14 working days

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27
Q

Negative NBS results mean

A

baby is normal

28
Q

True or False. When the NBS results return negative, the parents receive a notification from the health facility.

A

False. The parents usually do not get notifications of their baby’s NBS result unless if it is positive.

29
Q

What should parents do when their babies’ NBS result return positive?

A

Newborn must be brought back to his/her health practitioner for further testing.

30
Q

Establishes Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program (UNHSP) for the prevention, early Diagnosis & Intervention of hearing loss by requiring all newborns to have access to hearing screening

A

R.A. 9709 - Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) and Intervention Act of 2009

31
Q

Percentage of newborns with hearing loss in the Philippines

A

0.14%

32
Q

How many months does hearing loss intervention for babies start?

A

6 months

33
Q

Method where sounds are played & if a baby hears normally, an echo is reflected back into the ear canal & is measured by the microphone

A

otoacoustic emissions (OAE)

34
Q

Measures how the hearing nerve responds to sounds and can identify babies who have a hearing loss

A

automated auditory brainstem response (AABR)

35
Q

It has the goal of reducing child mortality and morbidity through optimal feeding of infants and young children

A

Infant and Young Child Feeding Program

36
Q

Breastfeeding should be initiated within ___ hour/s after birth

A

1 (one)

37
Q

Breastmilk should be exclusive for the first ___ months of life

A

6 (six)

38
Q

True of False. Breastfeeding strengthens the infant’s immune system, preventing many infections by providing nutritinal complete food

A

True

39
Q

Breastfeeding provides natural methods of delaying pregnancies like

A

Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM)

40
Q

Give examples of diseases that mothers could prevent through breastfeeding.

A

Ovarian cancer, breast cancer, and osteoporosis

41
Q

Thick, sticky and yellowish form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth

A

Colostrum

42
Q

Colostrum is concentrated in

A

proteins and carbohydrates

43
Q

True or False. Colostrum is sometimes hard to digest.

A

False. Colostrum is low in fats making it easy to digest.

44
Q

Antibodies in the colostrum help protect the ___ in the throat, lungs, and intestine of the infant

A

mucous membranes

45
Q

Colostrum is also concentrated with ___ that protect the infant from harmful viruses and bacteria

A

Leukocytes

46
Q

Breastfeeding is encouraged until what age?

A

2 years or longer

47
Q

starting other foods in addition to breast milk at 6 complemented months helps a child to grow well

A

Complementary feeding

48
Q

These types of vegetables help a child to have healthy eyes

A

Dark green leaves and yellow colored fruits and vegetables

49
Q

6-8 months old should be fed how many times a day?

A

2-3 times

50
Q

9-23 months old should be fed how many times a day?

A

3-4 times, with 1-2 additional snacks

51
Q

Requires both public & private health institutions to promote rooming-in & to encourage, protect, & support the practice of breastfeeding.

A

R.A. 7600 - Rooming-In and Breastfeeding Act of 1992

52
Q

Expands the promotion of breastfeeding, amending for the purpose of RA 7600 - lactation periods for breastfeeding employees and lactation stations in all Health & Non-Health Institutions

A

R.A. 10028 - Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009

53
Q

It shall be adopted as an intervention to address micronutrient deficiency for a package of micronutrient supplements

A

Micronutrient Supplementation Program

54
Q

Promotes the micronutrient supplementation program

A

A.O. No. 2010-0010 - Revised Policy on the Micronutrient Supplementation

55
Q

Micronutrient supplements are provided to

A

6 mos - 5 yrs, pregnant and lactating women, and women of reproductive age (15-49)

56
Q

helps in the formation and maintenance of healthy teeth, skeletal and soft tissue, mucus membranes, and skin

A

Vitamin A

57
Q

Vitamin A is also known as ___ because it produces the pigments in the retina of the eye and also promotes good vision, especially in low light

A

retinol

58
Q

Vitamin A supplementation under the Garantisadong Pambata Program involves supplementation that is given every ___ for children 6 mos to 5 years old

A

6 months

59
Q

considered a moderate public health concern among children from 6 months to 5 years old

A

Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD)

60
Q

a dietary element essential only is small quantities

A

Micronutrients

61
Q

short term intervention to correct high levels of micronutrient deficiencies by providing large doses of micronutrients immediately until more sustainable food based approaches are put in place and become effective

A

Micronutrient Supplementation

62
Q

not in a conventional food form and whose purpose is to supplement the intake of vitamins and/or minerals from the normal diet

A

Micronutrient Supplement

63
Q

mandates the fortification of staples to address micronutrient deficiencies of the Filipino diet

A

R.A. 8976 - Food Fortification Law of 2000

64
Q

Encourage manufacturers to undergo food fortification in their products

A

Voluntary fortification

65
Q

Voluntary fortification if usually done through which program?

A

Sangkap Pinoy Seal Program

66
Q

These drugs are distributed during the national deworming months

A

Antihelminthic drugs

67
Q

National deworming months

A

January and July