Child Development and Public Health

 

 

The public health measure that I chose to address is nutrition.   I feel that nutrition is a vital part of children healthy development.  I chose this particular public health measure because nutrition is definitely important to the development and well being of the whole child.  Additionally it is near and dear to my heart coming from one of the fattest state in America Mississippi.  This topic is significant to me because as an early childhood educator it is imperative that I recognize the adversatives that children are faced with that may impact or hinder their learning or healthy development in a negative way.  It is also fundamental to be aware of issues that impact their learning and development unconstructively so that I will be able to assist them or direct them to the proper resources that they may require so that they will be able to develop healthily. 

 

In my exploration of other countries I discovered that Japan is one of the healthiest country.  It is said that people live full health lives.  Unlike children in America in which the nutritionist plan their meal and they are given a choice each day on what they would like to consume.  Children in Japan don’t have that liberty to pick; they don’t get a choice of what they wanted to eat, like most American children.  It is decided for them. Additionally parents have to pay full price for each day’s lunch. Their system seems to work for them. They make healthy eating choices and respect and appreciate their food. The information learned would indeed be valuable to my success as an early childhood educator because it will allow me to be able to assist my children on a path to healthy development by being able to provide them with what is needed to develop the well-being of the whole child.