Well-Child Care: A Bright Futures Curriculum

MODULE 6

Overview

Health Education and Anticipatory Guidance

Effective Anticipatory Guidance

Age-Specific Guidance

Partnerships with Families

Partnerships with Teens

Documentation

Overview

Module 6 focuses on effective health education and anticipatory guidance. The module identifies important anticipatory guidance topics and offers suggestions for guidance that is developmentally-appropriate during health visits in infancy, childhood, and adolescence.

Guiding Questions

Users who complete the Health Education/Anticipatory Guidance module should be able to answer the following questions:

What are some effective topics for health education and/or anticipatory guidance?
When should anticipatory guidance be provided?
How does anticipatory guidance benefit the family, child, or teen?
What are the characteristics of a teachable moment?
How can anticipatory guidance be personalized to meet the specific needs of each child and family?

Getting the Most from this Module:

Bright Futures anticipatory guidance is intended to help families understand what to expect in current and future stages of development.

Be sure to view the age-appropriate Bright Futures anticipatory guidance topics offered in this module for use during health visits at each developmental stage and look for family-focused and culturally- and linguistically-competent materials.