13563 (v.2) Introduction to Child Health 582

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Area:	School of Public Health
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Health problems of children in lower income countries and models for the provision of primary health care systems. Differing approaches to the provision of maternal and child health services. Determinants of child health in lower income countries, the history of maternal, child and adolescent health, health status of mothers and child development. Management of specific conditions of childhood and adolescence using the World Health Organisation guidelines. Ethical issues in primary health care.