Abstract

BUEDO, Paola Estefanía et al. Collective health checks for children: an experience in Villa Caracol, Bahía Blanca. Arch. argent. pediatr. [online]. 2014, vol.112, n.3, pp.271-275. ISSN 0325-0075.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5546/aap.2014.271.

The health team in the San Dionisio Health Center developed a device called Collective Health Checks for Children (CHCC) to minimize the difficulties arise for effective coverage of health checks of children in the neighborhood of Villa Caracol, Bahia Blanca. The objectives of the CHCC were to strengthen the sense of family responsibility for children's health, conduct a screening of children needing urgently health control and strengthen personal living spaces. There were five days of CHCC for children 2 to 14 year, 101 children were attended, achieving a coverage of 82.11%. Adhesion to the device was achieved in a recreational space in the neighborhood, which in turn was associated with healthy habits, specifying the sense of family responsibility for the health of children.

Keywords : Health checks; Children; Primary care; Adherence.

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