Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents (2nd ed., rev.)
For each of the 29 recommended health visits (newborn through 21), the guidelines provide key health questions, developmental observations or milestones, scheduled immunizations and screening procedures, and specific guidance for families on anticipated changes their child will experience in the approaching stage of development. Appendices cover the spectrum of screening and developmental concerns ranging from hearing to hypertension, from measurement of growth and body-mass-index to the stages of sexual development. Based on extensive review of scientific literature and best practices, the Bright Futures guidelines were developed by multidisciplinary expert panels and reviewed by nearly 1,000 practitioners, educators, and health advocates. The guidelines are consistent with those of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and were developed with the support of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau. This
publication is out of print and has been superceded
by Bright
Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants,
Children, and Adolescents-Third
Edition, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics
in 2007.
However, you can view the PDF files of the Second Edition
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Bright
Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants,
Children, and Adolescents (2nd
ed., rev.) (1994; 2000; 2002) is the cornerstone document
of the Bright Futures project. Bright Futures is dedicated
to the principle that every child deserves to be healthy
and that optimal health involves building a trusting
relationship between the health professional, the child,
the family, and the community as partners in health practice.
The guidelines present a detailed framework for health
professionals, in partnership with families, to promote
the developmental health and well-being of children from
birth to young adulthood.
