ABSTRACT
After reading this chapter you should be able to:
Explain how our concepts of health influence our health behaviours.
Outline how child health services have evolved in response to changes in health and disease in childhood.
Discuss the determinants of child health and explanations of health inequalities.
Appraise current understandings of mental health and well-being in childhood.
Identify current child health policy and the importance of early intervention.
Have an awareness of health promotion theory and the need for health literacy.
Reflect on your own role and responsibilities working with young children taking into account the provocations in this chapter.
