ABSTRACT
La cooperación internacional al desarrollo en salud infantil despierta un especial interés en el ámbito pediátrico. En los últimos decenios se han ido revelando nuevas evidencias en torno al análisis de los factores vinculados a la morbimortalidad en las primeras etapas de la vida en los países menos adelantados. Este mayor conocimiento del origen de los problemas de salud y las posibles respuestas en forma de intervenciones con impacto determina la necesidad de su divulgación entre los profesionales de Pediatría interesados. Se hacen necesarios mayores esfuerzos para profundizar en materias relacionadas con salud global infantil y favorecer el que los pediatras conozcan y participen en estos procesos. Este artículo pretende ofrecer un acercamiento pediátrico social hacia los elementos relacionados con cooperación internacional y salud infantil
The international development cooperation in child health arouses special interest in paediatric settings. In the last 10 10 years or so, new evidence has been presented on factors associated with morbidity and mortality in the first years of life in the least developed countries. This greater knowledge on the causes of health problems and possible responses in the form of interventions with impact, leads to the need to disseminate this information among concerned professional pediatricians. Serious efforts are needed to get a deeper insight into matters related to global child health and encourage pediatricians to be aware and participate in these processes. This article aims to provide a social pediatric approach towards international cooperation and child health-related matters
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Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Child Health , International Cooperation , Global Health , Infant Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology , Infant MortalityABSTRACT
The international development cooperation in child health arouses special interest in paediatric settings. In the last 10 10 years or so, new evidence has been presented on factors associated with morbidity and mortality in the first years of life in the least developed countries. This greater knowledge on the causes of health problems and possible responses in the form of interventions with impact, leads to the need to disseminate this information among concerned professional pediatricians. Serious efforts are needed to get a deeper insight into matters related to global child health and encourage pediatricians to be aware and participate in these processes. This article aims to provide a social pediatric approach towards international cooperation and child health-related matters.
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Child Health , International Cooperation , Pediatrics , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Global Health , Humans , Infant , Infant, NewbornABSTRACT
Se presenta un resumen estructurado del documento Consenso en adopción internacional.Guía para pediatras y otros profesionales sanitarios publicado en noviembre de 2005. Elresumen presentado trata de ser una muestra representativa del conjunto del documentooriginal y reflejar con fidelidad su contenido y propósitos.La adopción internacional ha aumentado en nuestro entorno de forma extraordinaria.En el período de tiempo de 1997 a 2004 han llegado a nuestro país 24.042 niños procedentesde 49 países. Los niños adoptados en el extranjero tienen mayor riesgo de presentar problemasde salud. El viaje y la estancia en el extranjero implican riesgos adicionales. Se describenel contenido de la consulta preadoptiva y las recomendaciones para llevar a cabo una evaluacióncompleta tras la llegada del niño desde su lugar de origen a su nueva familia. También sedestaca la necesidad de hacer un seguimiento longitudinal a largo plazo
We present a structured summary of the document Consensus on international adoption.Guidelines for paediatricians and other health professionals published on November2005. The summary presented tries to be a representative sample of the whole original documentand to reflect its contents and proposals with fidelity. International adoption hasincreased in an extraordinary way in our country. Between 1997 and 2004, 24042 childrenfrom 49 countries have arrived. Children adopted abroad have an increased risk of presentingwith health problems. The journey and stay abroad implies additional risks. We describethe contents of the preadoptive medical visit and recommendations for making acomplete evaluation after the arrival of the child from his/her country of origin to the newfamily. We also stress the need of undertaking a long follow up
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Male , Female , Child , Humans , Adoption , Primary Health Care/standards , Child Health Services/standards , Consensus Development Conferences as Topic , Health Status , Child DevelopmentABSTRACT
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Humans , Child Health Services/organization & administration , International Cooperation , Infant Mortality , Socioeconomic Factors , Developing CountriesABSTRACT
In the last few years, many immigrant and adopted children from poor countries have come to live in Spain and the number is increasing. In this article we indicate which standard references can help pediatricians to determine the nutritional status and growth of these children whose social, personal and familial histories are different from our own and sometimes unknown. In these cases application of the standard national growth charts of the receiving country is recommended.
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Emigration and Immigration , Growth , Health Status Indicators , Nutritional Status , Child , Humans , Reference Values , SpainABSTRACT
En los últimos años han venido a vivir a España muchos niños emigrantes y adoptados de países en general de baja renta. En el futuro este número va a ser cada vez mayor. En este artículo se indican pautas de referencia que pueden ayudar a determinar el estado nutricional y el crecimiento de un niño extranjero con antecedentes sociales, personales y familiares diferentes a los nuestros y en ocasiones desconocidos. Se recomienda utilizar en estos casos las tablas de crecimiento del país de acogida (AU)
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Child , Humans , Nutritional Status , Emigration and Immigration , Growth , Health Status Indicators , Spain , Reference ValuesABSTRACT
Thirty-seven offspring of patients who had acute myocardial infarctions were investigated. Serum fatty acids of the whole plasma lipids were evaluated within the frame of a full biochemical assessment. Baseline values were obtained and the children were subsequently put on appropriate diets and advised to cut-out smoking and alcohol. The same values were obtained following one year on such a regimen. Results were compared with those found in a control group. Baseline palmitoleic and dihomogammalinolenic acid serum levels were significantly raised in the study group. Values of palmitoleic, but not of dihomogammalinolenic acid, had returned to normal by the reassessment one year later.
