Early Intervention Case Study

In the video ‘Early Intervention: The Missing Link’ a presumably deaf woman explains how confident deaf people are, how they are not disabled, and how doctors should be more sensitive with families of deaf children. However, I think this is not only a presumptuous point of view, but also a fine example of how political correctness is slowly taking over society.

I would engage parents/family members in the early intervention process by using the family-centered approach and the child’s natural environments. The family-centered approach “addresses and honor the family’s needs to be placed at the center of the work and family members’ goals and opinions” (Kirk, Gallagher, and Coleman; p. 73). Using the family-centered approach to engage parents/family members create a plan for the child’s development but also stimulates family members to give positive attachments to their child when given outside support (Kirk, Gallagher, and Coleman; p. 73). Another form of having the parents/family members to engage in the early intervention process is through having interventions in the child’s natural environments.

Seasonal influenza is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the industrialized world. The United States alone averages more than 23,000 influenza-associated deaths annually (Cortes-Penfield, 2014). Everyone is given the option to receive the flu vaccination each year. The vaccine is offered in health care facilities, clinics, and pharmacies around

Early years practitioners should be aware of the developmental, learning and care needs of children in their care. By completing regular observations on the children, talking to the parents/carers and looking out for any changes in the children’s behaviour, I can ensure that I am aware of a child’s changing needs. Throughout my observations and discussions with parents/carers I must be open to the possibility that a child in my care could have a safeguarding issue. It is my responsibility as an early years practitioner to attend safeguarding training and to keep up to date with new legislation and guidelines. I can also keep up to date with other safeguarding issues by reading journals such as Nursery World (https://www.nurseryworld-magazine.co.uk/)

The Situation/Challenge: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of influenza (flu)-associated deaths in the United States ranges from a low of about 3,000 to a high of about 49,000, annually (CDC, 2010). Vulnerable populations—those with a compromised immune system, elderly, very young children, and critically ill—are especially susceptible to the influenza. (Poland, 2005). Pre-exposure vaccination is the most effective method of preventing influenza and influenza-related morbidity and mortality (Poland, 2005). However, flu vaccination is frequently contra-indicated for the vulnerable

Each year 6-20% of U.S. residents are infected by influenza and more than 200,000 people are hospitalized due to complications (Klepser, Corn, Schmidt, Dering-Anderson, & Klepser, 2015). Influenza has a huge impact on not only the health of our nation, but economically, as well. Studies show that the single most effective way to prevent the spread of influenza is to vaccinate. The CDC recommends that all children over 6 months old to be vaccinated against influenza yearly (CDC, n.d.). Seldom have there been medical advancements that have impacted the health of billions of people. One such important medical advancement is the invention of vaccines. At the end of the 20th century, the CDC published its list of

This memo outlines ways to address the recurring shortages of the influenza vaccine that occurred in the United States between 2000 and 2004. There were two important contributing factors to these vaccine shortages. First, there has been a significant reduction over the past few decades in the number of companies that choose to manufacture the flu vaccine. Second, the government has taken a laissez-faire approach to managing the distribution of the vaccine, even in times of shortage. In order to fully accomplish our overarching goal – to

Early intervention is a process which involves stepping into a child’s life as soon as possible to tackle problems. ‘Early’ does not necessarily mean at an early age but in this case it refers more to the stage in the development of a child’s problems. Early intervention is important as the earlier a problem is identified; the more likely it is that the problem can be corrected before serious consequences arise, sometimes resulting in a child’s death (Mahoney 2007, p-3).

Influenza is responsible for hospitalizations and deaths in the United States. Prevention through vaccination is one way to circumvent illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths. Those persons who were more susceptible fall into the categories of 6 months to 4 years of age and 65 years and older. According to CDC (2013), the 2012-13 influenza season was characterized as a moderately severe season based on the surveillance data. Regardless of suggestions and encouragements of schools and places of employment for individuals to be vaccinated against the flu, fewer than half the persons in the United States each year are inoculated against this disease. Influenza vaccines are now widely used to reduce the burden of annual epidemics of influenza virus infections (Cowling, et al., 2016).

In the article “Why Early Intervention Matters”, the author Douglas Jacobs gives a statistical analysis of the amount of mental illness and substance use disorders there are in America and introduces a type of recovery called Screening. He gives an interesting insight on the amount of people that deal with these struggles, and properly explains how they can effect one’s life. He explains the extremity of certain disorders and makes the reader aware of the importance of recovery. Mental health screening has recently been created to help people recognize and treat substance abuse and mental illness’s. It has been proven that screening, when timed properly, can prevent the development of substance use disorders.

People are dying every second to a variety of reasons, some that could be prevented others where that is not the case. However, experts agree that influenza and influenza related deaths could be significantly prevented if people took the influenza vaccine annually. The influenza virus is a deadly virus that has been killing people since the 1900s; in 1918 the first recorded epidemic of a strain of influenza known as the Spanish flu killed approximately 50 million people ("Pandemic Flu History"). Because people did not know what the virus was or how to fight against it, it spread very fast. However, after the vaccine was made, later epidemics such as the 1957, 1968, and 2009 epidemics were not as fatal, killing approximately one million people worldwide. Vaccines played a large role in human history in fighting and preventing diseases from annihilating human beings. This paper will discuss the economic aspects of whether it should be mandatory for hospital health care workers to take the flu vaccine.

The seasonal influenza vaccine has been in existence for a numerous amount of decades, therefore so has the gradual implementation of the vaccination. Through recent studies, the break through knowledge of the importance of enforcing the requirement of this vaccine for children has acquired increasing acceptance statistics. During the many outbreaks of different classified strands of avian influenza, the health care community has been unable to retain the virus and alleviate patients efficiently. However current tallies have shown that the system for controlling these outbreaks have improved lowering the mortality rate profoundly. (BioScience Trends, 2013).

Flu/influenza is a leading pressure associated with the winter season. It has huge impacts on the external community, providers of direct healthcare services and a wide range of health and social services that supports people at risk. This policy brief is directed towards the complete mitigation of vaccine shortage that was encountered in the 2004-2005 flu season in the United States. There is a need to develop program that would address these problems, implement vaccination programs that would place priorities on accessibility to the population at risk, and the entire community, providing resilience for the entire country during the forthcoming flu season.

One way to help stop the spread of the influenza virus is through receiving yearly vaccinations. Every year through predictions, a group of scientists help drug companies develop vaccines for the approaching influenza season (Surviving the flu season, 2016). Due to the importance of receiving the vaccine there should be a plan in place that makes this vaccine more accessible to all individuals especially the younger population. A start could be partnering with the local medical community to initiate school vaccination programs. Having a nationwide program advocate for kids that do not have a primary doctors, insurance, or means or transportation to get to a clinic to be vaccinated would be highly beneficial. School based health clinics can be successful because kids are already in one central location around ninety-two to ninety-eight percent are in attendance at school on average (Herbert, Gargano, Painter, Sales, Morfaw, Murray, DiClemente, & Hughes, 2013). In addition, having kids get vaccinated at the same time could prevent influenza cases, and decrease medical care cost for families. School-age kids also remain carriers of the virus for an extended period of time, therefore targeting school-aged kids is critical to helping minimize the spread of the influenza virus in the community (Herbert et al., 2013). Additionally, having all students vaccinated can minimize the severity

Medical vaccines are highly valuable to the human race. Medical vaccines are becoming more and more strong and effective. This is due to how fast technology is advancing as time goes by. One of the major outcomes of the advancing and innovative technology is that the United States can now develop better vaccines. For example, the influenza vaccine is a major positive outcome that has change people’s life. In Cathy Munford’s article, "Should Influenza Vaccination be Mandatory?” she states how there has been a ninety percent increase in the prevention of the influenza because of the new and revolutionary vaccine. Due