CHILD HEALTH PROTECTION DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

Natural disasters such as earthquakes are emergency situations when the fragility of the entire society, especially children, increases. In emergency situations, breastfeeding is crucial due to its unique characteristics: nutrient and bio-immunological content, optimum temperature and readiness for...

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Main Authors: Emine Gülbin Gökçay, Gonca Keskindemirci, Öykü Özbörü Aşkan, Melike Zeynep Tuğrul Aksakal
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Published: Istanbul University Press 2023-08-01
Series:İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
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Online Access:https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/E008910BE48D4B4798965BD704E794C7
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description Natural disasters such as earthquakes are emergency situations when the fragility of the entire society, especially children, increases. In emergency situations, breastfeeding is crucial due to its unique characteristics: nutrient and bio-immunological content, optimum temperature and readiness for the baby. Ensuring healthy nutrition, maintaining childhood vaccination, preventing infectious diseases, providing sheltering and child safety, and preserving mental health are the basic issues in protecting child health during emergencies. Following the children who have experienced a disaster currently is necessary regarding longterm physical and psychological effects. Moreover, monitoring the growth and development, maintaining the care of children with chronic diseases, and continuity of school attendance are essential under these circumstances. The aim of this article is to present the basic principles of child health protection during emergency situations.
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spelling doaj-art-112ffd0e2559435191f9b4e4eee2ea8d2025-08-20T02:15:38ZengIstanbul University Pressİstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi1305-64412023-08-0186325426310.26650/IUITFD.1267614123456CHILD HEALTH PROTECTION DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONSEmine Gülbin Gökçay0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1042-0407Gonca Keskindemirci1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1797-2802Öykü Özbörü Aşkan2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4139-5497Melike Zeynep Tuğrul Aksakal3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5394-1566İstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, Türkiyeİstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, Türkiyeİstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, Türkiyeİstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, TürkiyeNatural disasters such as earthquakes are emergency situations when the fragility of the entire society, especially children, increases. In emergency situations, breastfeeding is crucial due to its unique characteristics: nutrient and bio-immunological content, optimum temperature and readiness for the baby. Ensuring healthy nutrition, maintaining childhood vaccination, preventing infectious diseases, providing sheltering and child safety, and preserving mental health are the basic issues in protecting child health during emergencies. Following the children who have experienced a disaster currently is necessary regarding longterm physical and psychological effects. Moreover, monitoring the growth and development, maintaining the care of children with chronic diseases, and continuity of school attendance are essential under these circumstances. The aim of this article is to present the basic principles of child health protection during emergency situations.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/E008910BE48D4B4798965BD704E794C7child healthdisastersemergency situationsbreastfeedingwet nursingvaccination
spellingShingle Emine Gülbin Gökçay
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CHILD HEALTH PROTECTION DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
child health
disasters
emergency situations
breastfeeding
wet nursing
vaccination
title CHILD HEALTH PROTECTION DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
title_full CHILD HEALTH PROTECTION DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
title_fullStr CHILD HEALTH PROTECTION DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
title_full_unstemmed CHILD HEALTH PROTECTION DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
title_short CHILD HEALTH PROTECTION DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
title_sort child health protection during emergency situations
topic child health
disasters
emergency situations
breastfeeding
wet nursing
vaccination
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