Environmental Factors And Health Promotion Pamphlet Analysis
Jenna Brandt, RN.
Grand Canyon University
NRS 434
April 11, 2015
Environmental Factors and Health Promotion Pamphlet: Accident Prevention and Safety Promotion for Parents and Caregivers of Infants Part II: The subject for the pamphlet used for this project was lead exposure. Children ages 1-5 are defined by the CDC as one of the highest risk group, as they tend to stick toys and contaminated objects or fingers in their mouths, have poor hygiene, and play in the dirt more than older children. The pamphlet was presented to a young mother of an 11 month old and a 2.5 year old. The mother and father of the children were both Caucasian ages 23 and 31. They were of low socioeconomic status and received WIC and food assistance. They both had high school educations, but hadn’t completed college. The mother had never heard of lead poisoning or the environmental risks, symptoms, etc., and was eager to learn. The father wasn’t present for the teaching. …show more content…
She and her husband moved there during her pregnancy with her 11 month old daughter and had been scraping paint and re-painting to try to make the house a little more like home. The mother stated that her daughter had been having some of the symptoms discussed, such as vomiting and she was also on the lower end of the growth scale. After learning the facts, the mother stated that she would immediately schedule an appointment to have her children’s lead levels tested, considering the age of her home and her young daughter’s
Grand Canyon University
NRS 434
April 11, 2015
Environmental Factors and Health Promotion Pamphlet: Accident Prevention and Safety Promotion for Parents and Caregivers of Infants Part II: The subject for the pamphlet used for this project was lead exposure. Children ages 1-5 are defined by the CDC as one of the highest risk group, as they tend to stick toys and contaminated objects or fingers in their mouths, have poor hygiene, and play in the dirt more than older children. The pamphlet was presented to a young mother of an 11 month old and a 2.5 year old. The mother and father of the children were both Caucasian ages 23 and 31. They were of low socioeconomic status and received WIC and food assistance. They both had high school educations, but hadn’t completed college. The mother had never heard of lead poisoning or the environmental risks, symptoms, etc., and was eager to learn. The father wasn’t present for the teaching. …show more content…
She and her husband moved there during her pregnancy with her 11 month old daughter and had been scraping paint and re-painting to try to make the house a little more like home. The mother stated that her daughter had been having some of the symptoms discussed, such as vomiting and she was also on the lower end of the growth scale. After learning the facts, the mother stated that she would immediately schedule an appointment to have her children’s lead levels tested, considering the age of her home and her young daughter’s