Pub Date : 2016-02-06DOI: 10.3109/01460862.2015.1115156
Janice Acton, B. Carter
ABSTRACT Children’s well-being is linked to a complex web of factors including the child’s personality, inherent protective mechanisms, family relationships, social capital, and economic status. Young carers are particularly at risk from poor mental health outcomes and low well-being. In this study the impact of immersive activities in nature on the well-being of 8 young carers (3 girls and 5 boys; aged 9–13 years) was explored. The immersive woodland activities included practical skills such as fire making, cooking, and using tools as well as team building and activities to help build trust. A mixed method, pre-test/post-test approach was undertaken using Emotional Literacy Checklists and interviews, poems and discussion. There were measurable improvements—specifically in motivation and self-awareness—in the young carers’ emotional literacy as reported by the parents and teachers. The well-being indicators that were referenced most frequently by parents and teachers related to the children’s social relationships and their development as individuals. The children reported changes related to social, physical, and “natural connection” well-being.
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Pub Date : 2016-01-02DOI: 10.3109/01460862.2016.1145020
E. Glasper
One morning some weeks ago, as I walked to my local train station for the journey to my office at the University of Southampton, I was astounded to see a young person devouring a whole family size bag of potato chips, presumably for breakfast! In December 2015 the chief medical officer of England, Professor Dame Sally C. Davies published her annual report entitled The Health of the 51%: Women. Her report is oriented towards the gender of 51% of the UK population, i.e., women, and highlights the growing health burden of obesity (Davies, 2015). It is perhaps important to note that the health warnings of the English chief medical officer which are aimed at women also apply to the female health service workforce which is not immune to the health risks that apply to their own gender. Some might wonder why the English chief medical officer has concentrated her report on the 51% of the population who are female. Given the pivotal role that women in society play in child rearing, where the health of their children and their own health may be inextricably linked, this is not erroneous. Data discussed in this report from 2013 show that there are an estimated 3.2 million people with diabetes in the UK, predicted to reach 4 million by 2025.Much of this increase is predicated on rising levels of societal obesity. In England the proportion of men and women classified as obese has increased in recent years and the chief medical officer is committed to tackling obesity in the whole population and sees this as an COMPREHENSIVE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT NURSING 2016, VOL. 39, NO. 1, 1–4 http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/01460862.2016.1145020
几周前的一天早上，当我前往南安普顿大学(University of Southampton)的办公室去当地火车站时，我惊讶地看到一个年轻人正在狼吞虎咽地吃一袋全家装的薯片，大概是当早餐吧!2015年12月，英国首席医疗官莎莉·c·戴维斯教授发表了题为《51%人群的健康:女性》的年度报告。她的报告面向51%的英国人口的性别，即女性，并强调肥胖带来的日益严重的健康负担(Davies, 2015)。或许值得注意的是，英国首席医疗官针对妇女的健康警告也适用于女性保健服务人员，她们也不能幸免于适用于她们自己性别的健康风险。有些人可能会奇怪，为什么英国首席医疗官把她的报告集中在占人口51%的女性身上。鉴于妇女在社会中在养育子女方面发挥的关键作用，她们子女的健康和她们自己的健康可能不可分割地联系在一起，这并不是错误的。本报告中讨论的2013年数据显示，英国估计有320万人患有糖尿病，预计到2025年将达到400万。这种增长在很大程度上是基于社会肥胖水平的上升。在英格兰，被归类为肥胖的男性和女性的比例近年来有所增加，首席医疗官致力于解决整个人口的肥胖问题，并将其视为2016年综合儿童和青少年护理，VOL. 39, NO. 1。1,1 - 4 http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/01460862.2016.1145020
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