Overview
Module
1 focuses on the importance of the health and developmental
history and includes a summary of the initial, interval, and adolescent
history. The module also provides information on conducting effective
health interviews and offers sample interview questions for use in infancy,
early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescent health visits.
Guiding Questions
Users who complete the Health and Developmental History module should be able to answer the following questions:
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Why is a comprehensive health and developmental history an important part of pediatric preventive care?
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What areas of health and development are included in an initial history? In an interval history?
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How do adolescent histories differ from those of younger children? What additional topics are covered?
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Which communication techniques help to produce effective health interviews?
| Getting the Most from this Module: |
Bright Futures health interview questions are designed to help providers build partnerships with families and children. Be sure to view the age-appropriate Bright Futures questions offered in this module for use during health interviews at each developmental stage. Also,
look for other |
family-focused
materials throughout the module.
