Preventable diseases are among the major causes of disability and death around the world. Research and technological progress have a key role in reducing child death for preventable common diseases, with a concrete benefit for children and adolescent neurophysical development. The World Health Organization supports national strategies to organize and implement programs aimed at strengthening ongoing control of infectious diseases, and reducing transmission, mortality, and morbidity. To better understand infectious disease circulation in pediatric age groups and to finalize appropriate immunization recommendations and implement public health policy programs, updated epidemiology evaluations are essential. Vaccination is a useful strategy to avoid the significant burden of preventable infectious disease incidence. As for non-infectious preventable pediatric diseases, high-quality research focused on major modifiable risk factors, such as tobacco use, unhealthy diets, and physical inactivity, may improve the quality of life of children, preventing disabilities in later life. Communication strategies are also important to perform and spread effective health messages, immunization strategies, and awareness of risk factors. New communication strategies, such as social media, may facilitate the spread of health information, including increased interactions with others, increasing the confidence and compliance of families. Telemedicine and e-health are also of benefit for achieving optimal patient care and outcomes.
The goal of this Research Topic is to collect evidence supporting the key role of prevention in infectious and non-infectious pediatric diseases. There are multiple points for intervention and preventative actions, depending on the type of disease, with a consistent benefit for either the pediatric population or the community as a whole in terms of improved health conditions and economic burden. Prevention may be promoted through sensibilization and avoidance of risk factors or through prophylactic measures, such as immunization. It may be conducted in different ways, using innovative forms of communication, such as telemedicine or social web channels.
This Research Topic is focused on prevention strategies and programs in pediatrics to reduce risk factors and avoid infectious and non-infectious diseases in childhood and in later life. Specific themes may include:
- The role of prevention in addressing children and adolescents' health
- Strategies for the prevention of pediatric infectious diseases
- Strategies for the prevention of non-infectious pediatric diseases
- Defining new effective communication tools to promote preventive strategies
- The role of pediatricians in improving childrens' and adolescents' health
- Improving preventative care and health promotion care for children
- Prevention of diseases and the promotion of physical, mental, and social well-being for children
- Economical value of preventive strategy in the pediatric age
- Awareness of preventable risk factors and health literacy of families
Preventable diseases are among the major causes of disability and death around the world. Research and technological progress have a key role in reducing child death for preventable common diseases, with a concrete benefit for children and adolescent neurophysical development. The World Health Organization supports national strategies to organize and implement programs aimed at strengthening ongoing control of infectious diseases, and reducing transmission, mortality, and morbidity. To better understand infectious disease circulation in pediatric age groups and to finalize appropriate immunization recommendations and implement public health policy programs, updated epidemiology evaluations are essential. Vaccination is a useful strategy to avoid the significant burden of preventable infectious disease incidence. As for non-infectious preventable pediatric diseases, high-quality research focused on major modifiable risk factors, such as tobacco use, unhealthy diets, and physical inactivity, may improve the quality of life of children, preventing disabilities in later life. Communication strategies are also important to perform and spread effective health messages, immunization strategies, and awareness of risk factors. New communication strategies, such as social media, may facilitate the spread of health information, including increased interactions with others, increasing the confidence and compliance of families. Telemedicine and e-health are also of benefit for achieving optimal patient care and outcomes.
The goal of this Research Topic is to collect evidence supporting the key role of prevention in infectious and non-infectious pediatric diseases. There are multiple points for intervention and preventative actions, depending on the type of disease, with a consistent benefit for either the pediatric population or the community as a whole in terms of improved health conditions and economic burden. Prevention may be promoted through sensibilization and avoidance of risk factors or through prophylactic measures, such as immunization. It may be conducted in different ways, using innovative forms of communication, such as telemedicine or social web channels.
This Research Topic is focused on prevention strategies and programs in pediatrics to reduce risk factors and avoid infectious and non-infectious diseases in childhood and in later life. Specific themes may include:
- The role of prevention in addressing children and adolescents' health
- Strategies for the prevention of pediatric infectious diseases
- Strategies for the prevention of non-infectious pediatric diseases
- Defining new effective communication tools to promote preventive strategies
- The role of pediatricians in improving childrens' and adolescents' health
- Improving preventative care and health promotion care for children
- Prevention of diseases and the promotion of physical, mental, and social well-being for children
- Economical value of preventive strategy in the pediatric age
- Awareness of preventable risk factors and health literacy of families