Question

Our country currently spends more money on health care than any other country in the world, yet our health outcomes are among the worst in the industrialized world. What are some measures we can take to improve the health of our nation's children without increasing healthcare spending? Be sure to support your ideas with relevant evidence based practice and acknowledge your references.

Answer 1

Some of the best ways to improve the health of children in nation without increasing healthcare spending are

• Educating the parents in rearing the child in good health conditions by giving them nutritious food,teaching them good habits and a healthy lifestyle with adequate exercises.Making the children grow under their own wish but under supervision of the parents.
• Stringent rules to the private sectors to maintain quality and child friendly food with no preservatives, additives etc., which can harm the health of children when taken regularly
• Vaccination has proved to prevent many infectious diseases and ot should be encouraged in schools,media,healthcamps,etc.,
• Screening the children periodically ideally in the school for early diagnosis and identification of any new illness
• Teaching childrens about simple infection control practices from home like hand hygiene, avoiding street foods,unhygienic foods ,etc.,