1PCW1 : Wellness and Wellbeing : Mental Social and Emotional Wellbeing

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Wellbeing in the course of life of every individual during each stage of life is considered important. Several benefits are attached with the wellbeing of an individual’s health. These include the health, job, family, economically related benefits of life. For an instance a higher level of wellbeing is associated with the decreased risks of the illness and several other injuries. This also contributes to the maintenance of the strong immune system of the body. It improvises the functioning of the systems and organs in the human body, and in case of the any disease the speed of recovery and the longevity of life. Moreover, the individuals with the high-wellbeing level generally become more productive as compared to other individuals, and contribute to their communities (Liamputtong, Fanany & Verrinder, 2012, p. 13).

 In the context of the essay which focuses on the wellness and wellbeing states that the subject of wellbeing in the early childhood includes several aspects. It states that the wellbeing of the children is a multi-dimensional approach; also it considers the measures that cover both the objective and subjective perspective of life. It also emphasizes their deficiencies, strengths and attributes and the difficulties faced by them in their younger years. This can be described with the help of the health models these models are the frameworks that defines the ways of thinking about health. Holistic and the medical model of health supports in gaining an understanding about the wellness and wellbeing (Dowling, 2012).

Genetic Factors

Nutritional Factors

Socio-Economic factors and chronic diseases

Poor socio-economic conditions in the early childhood impacts their learning and growth to a great extent. These factors states about the poor sanitary conditions, problems related to housing, stressful family condition. Also, it includes the instability of the financial condition of the family which have a direct and major impact on the growth and wellbeing of their children. According to the annual review of psychology, it has been recommended that the adequacy of the financial health of the family contributes to their children lead a positive and optimal life (Whitney & Rolfes, 2018).

Chronic diseases are the other factors which also influences the wellness and the growth rate. Defined by the U.S National Center Health Statistics, chronic diseases generally last for 3 months or more, affecting their immunity. These diseases are generally unpreventable even with the use of vaccines or medications. It includes untreated heart diseases, lung, and liver diseases that impair the growth and development. Growth hormone deficiency and hypotension are some of the problems caused by condition of chronic diseases that should be treated as early as possible. The models associated with the health of the individual or the child in their earlier years include ‘Health-belief model, ‘Model of Wellness’, and several other such as biomedical model of health respectively. Discussing about these models the factors have been taken by analysing the health belief model, biomedical health, and Model of Wellness (Deacon & McKay, 2015, p. 2).

It is significant to achieve the health equity, especially in the case of the children in their years of the growth and development, because it will enable the individual (or child) to achieve the plans of their life. The issues which have been selected for the purpose of the studying the aspects of wellness and wellbeing, includes the problems of ‘abuse at home’ and ‘Malnutrition in the early stages of life’. The above mentioned issues are common to all the families and they have significant influence on the upbringing and the growth of the chid. Moreover, the lack of financial resources can be another major issue faced by them affect the quality of life and the attainment of the wellness and life goals (De Pee, Grais, Fenn, Brown, Briend, Frize & Kiess, 2015, p. 25).

Discussing the aspects of health equity and their importance it has been found that the media play a vital role for the same. The life of healthy people are characterised by balance and potential (Braveman, 2014, p.369). To promote the health equity, the interventions of the social media has been gradually increasing. Social media has been proved effective than other tools as they can easily move forward to promote the health equity, having the power to cross the geographical and physical access barriers. Social media consist of the activities such as discussion forums, blogs, and social-networks (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018).

A disturbance in the child wellbeing or wellness also leads to the problems of obesity and other health diseases may also occur. A high quality early childhood programmes aims at providing a safe and a nurturing environment to the child in their early years, which will eliminate the issues of abuse and malnutrition. This will ultimately improve the wellness and wellbeing of the child. Several other programmes can be enlisted which enhances the overall physical, social, mental and cognitive development of the child (Project Launch, 2016).

Head Start

The term is described as one of the federal program or the initiative which is headed towards promoting the school readiness of the children from the age of 5 years, belonging to the lo-income family group. It is mainly focused towards enhancing the cognitive, emotional, and social development of the child (Robbins, Powers & Burgess, 2009, p. 20).

Early childhood Health and Home Visiting strategies

References:

Carson, V., Hunter, S., Kuzik, N., Wiebe, S. A., Spence, J. C., Friedman, A. & Hinkley, T. (2016). Systematic review of physical activity and cognitive development in early childhood. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19(7), 573-578.

Carson, V., Kuzik, N., Hunter, S., Wiebe, S. A., Spence, J. C., Friedman, A. & Hinkley, T. (2015). Systematic review of sedentary behavior and cognitive development in early childhood. Preventive medicine, 78, 115-122.

De Pee, S., Grais, R., Fenn, B., Brown, R., Briend, A., Frize, J. & Kiess, L. (2015). Prevention of acute malnutrition: distribution of special nutritious foods and cash, and addressing underlying causes—what to recommend when, where, for whom, and how. Food and nutrition bulletin, 36(1), 24-29.

Deacon, B. J., & McKay, D. (2015). The biomedical model of psychological problems: A call for critical dialogue. Lancet, 16, 2-3.

Klosek, J. (2015). Wellness by Numbers: Understanding and Interpreting American Health Statistics. California: ABC-CLIO.

Liamputtong, P., Fanany, R. & Verrinder, G. (2012). Health, illness, and well-being: an introduction. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 11-17.

Project Launch. (2016). Implementation of Young Child Wellness Strategies in a Unique Cohort of Local Communities. Retrieved from: https://healthysafechildren.org//sites/default/files/Project_LAUNCH_C3_E-Book_10.31.16.pdf

Robbins, G., Powers, D., & Burgess, S. (2009). Understanding wellness: In A wellness way of life. 8th ed.  7-14, 19-21, 23-26. New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

Whitney, E. N. & Rolfes, S. R. (2018). Understanding nutrition. Boston: Cengage Learning.

Wiley (2018). Health care in Australia. Retrieved from: https://www.wiley.com/legacy/Australia/Landing_Pages/KC_VCE_H&HD_U3&4_4E_c06_web.pdf