Abstract
Research, pilot demonstrations and innovations in clinical practice offer a foundation for meeting the essential requirements for healthier children under the demands of today’s radically altered society. The potential implications of empowering children and families within the health care system in general, and on nursing in particular, are great. This chapter examines how empowerment might improve nursing practice, refine research and enhance the education efforts provided by nurses at home, at school and in the community.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
ANA (1991). Nursing’s agenda for health care reform. American Nurses Association: Kansas City.
Bloom, B. (1990). Vaccines for the Third World. World Health, June–July–August, 13–15.
Botvin, G. and McAlister, A. (1981). Cigarette smoking among children and adolescents: causes and prevention, in C. B. Arnold (ed.). Annual Review of Disease Prevention. Springer: New York.
Elkind, D. (1988). The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon, rev. edn. Addison-Wesley: Menlo Park, Cal.
Igoe, J. (1991). Empowerment of children and youth for consumer self-care. American Journal of Health Promotion, 6, 1, 55–65.
Igoe, J. and Giordano, B. (1992). Expanding School Health Service to Serve Families in the 21st Century. American Nurses Publishing, American Nurses Association: Kansas City.
Kalnin, I., McQueen, D., Backett, K., Curtice, L. and Currie, C. (1992). Children, empowerment and health promotion: some new directions in research and practice. Health Promotion International, 7, 1, 53–9.
Kamps, W. A., Humphrey, G. B. and Poppema, S. (Eds) (1989). Hodgkins Disease in Children: Controversies and Current Practice. Kluwer Academic: Boston.
Lewis, M. and Lewis, C. (1990). Consequences of empowering children to care for themselves. Pediatrician, 17, 63–76.
Lovato, C. (1990). School Health in America: An Assessment of State Policies to Protect and Improve the Health of Students, 5th edn. American School Health Association: Kent, Ohio.
Nakajima, H. and Grant, J. (1991). Universal child immunization: goal attained. World Health Forum, 12, 4, 493.
Nicklas, T., Johnson, C., Arbeit, M., Franklin, F. and Berenson, G. (1988). A dynamic family approach for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Journal of the American Dietetic Assocation (November 1988), 88, 1438–40.
Shannon, B., Greene, G., Stallings, V., Achterberg, C., Berman, M., Gregoire, J., Marecic, M. and Shallcross, L. (1991). A dietary program for hyper-chlolesterolemic children and their parents. Journal of the American Dietic Association, 91, 208–12.
Wallerstein, N. (1992). Powerlessness, empowerment, and health: implication for health promotion programs. American Journal of Health Promotion, 6, 3, 193–205.
World Health Organisation (1991). World Health Statistics Annual, 23–7.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Copyright information
© 1993 Judith B. Igoe
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Igoe, J.B. (1993). Healthier children through empowerment. In: Wilson-Barnett, J., Clark, J.M. (eds) Research in health promotion and nursing. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23067-9_17
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23067-9_17
Publisher Name: Palgrave, London
Print ISBN: 978-0-333-60134-1
Online ISBN: 978-1-349-23067-9
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)