Introduction to the Bright Futures Health Supervision Visits
2017. "Introduction to the Bright Futures Health Supervision Visits", Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, Joseph F. Hagan, Jr, MD, FAAP, Judith S. Shaw, EdD, MPH, RN, FAAP, Paula M. Duncan, MD, FAAP
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Health supervision visits are an important opportunity to assess the health and function of a family and child. Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents exists “to improve the health and well-being of all children” by improving a practice’s clinical health promotion and disease prevention efforts and the organizational processes necessary to meet this goal.
This fourth edition of the Guidelines follows the Bright Futures/American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care, commonly referred to as the Periodicity Schedule, which provides an up-to-date summary of the “what to do” in primary care practice...