CHILD ADVOCACY

1. A child is seen in the pediatric clinic for vomiting. On further questioning you find that the family is homeless and living in a car. Describe how you would approach helping the family. Discuss how you would treat the child's acute and ongoing medical needs.
2. Certain neighborhoods in the city are noted to have high infant mortality rates. If you were the health officer how would you go about addressing this problem?
3. Severe head injuries and death are associated with bicycle riding. How would you go about promoting helmet use by children?
4. A nine-year old boy with learning disabilities and poor school performance is seen in the clinic. How would you work with the school to increase the likelihood that he gets the services that he needs?
5. You live in a small town and note that many children have dental caries. You find out that the water supply is not fluoridated. How would you proceed?
6. You are working in the Emergency Room and note that over a one-month rotation three infants have been injured in baby walkers. What would you do?
7. The clinic in which you work has a very low immunization rate among the patients. What would you do to improve these immunization rates?