Public Health refers to the welness on an entire populaion. Measles, whooping cough, pneumonia and other illnesses were once familiar chilhood killers. Children are now protected by immunizations which primes the body's immune system to resist a specific contagious disease. Immuizatons protects children not only from diseases but also from serious complicaions including deafness, blindness, sterility and meningitis. Each vacinated child stops the spead of the disease and helps protects others. Parents dont always make sure their children get vacciated on the recommended schedule.(Berger 2009)
In Japan it is recommended that in the first year you recieve six injections and only three more in the second year. While in the US it is recommended that you recieve 13 to 15 shots in the first year. Infants may recieve the third Hep B and the third IPV shot in the first year. Seven more shots are required in the second year. I strongly support the importance of immunizations. Its very essential to a childs health that they recieve proper immunizations on time.
References:
Berger, K. (2009). The developing person through childhood (5th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
Retrieved September 20,2011
Hi Karlisa:
ReplyDeleteI also support immunizations I believe that immunizations had helped to keep many diseases under control for many years. Immunizations along with the recommended well-child check ups helps to maintain a child healthy.
Hi Karlisa,
ReplyDeleteI work for a parenting program that serves children at the age of 6 weeks to school age only once a week. We are supposed to have updates immunization in our files for the children we serve. I was out done this went when I was asked to go through the files to find out which children needed update because we had a clinic coming to the center. Out of 200 files only 138 had a record of immunization and out of that 138 only 50 were updated. We are failing our children by not giving them the ability to fight off common diseases. Children need the immunization, healthy food and water to give the body a fighting chance.
Karlisa-
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Marta and Katrice in supporting immunizations. I found it interesting that in Japan they do not receive as many vaccinations as in the U.S. I live in Germany, and my daughter's pediatrician is German as well. In Germany it is not manditory in having your child vaccinated, however routine doctor visits from birth to 1 year of age is regulated by the government. Before a routine docotor's visit, you are mailed a form, and you must take this form to the doctor. The doctor then fills this out in confirming that your child received his/her check up, and sends this to the health dept. within the county you live. The German government did this to help in preventing malnutrition, abuse, and other warning signs that doctors may see in children when coming for thier regularly scheduled doctor visits within the first year of life.
Hello Karlisa,
ReplyDeleteYour information is staggering. I knew that US children get a lot of shots, but I never counted them. I am speechless! That's probably why I felt like everytime I would go to my grand-daughters doctor's appointments she recieved shots. Not just one, but two...three. I wonder why children in Japan get so few immunizations. Do they not experience the same illnesses we do? I totally believe in shots, however sometimes I feel that they give shots just to be given them. When I had my horse, I had to let the vet know that my horse wasn't going to get all of these immunizations because he did not need them. I believe the same goes with people. What are your thoughts?
Christine M
Yes, immunizations are very important. Missing one shot can cause many problems especially for children that are in a childcare or school setting. But i do think Japan should revise their guidelines and get more shots because they have a huge country with more people compared to the United States
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