This essential resource provides key background information and recommendations for themes critical to healthy child development along with well-child supervision standards for 31 age-based visitsfrom Newborn through 21 Years.

Whats in the Bright Futures Guidelines Fourth Edition?
Twelve health promotion themes addressing
? lifelong health for families and communities NEW
? family support
? health for children and youth with special health care needs NEW
? healthy development
? mental health
? healthy weight
? healthy nutrition
? physical activity
? oral health
? healthy adolescent development
? healthy and safe use of social media NEW
? safety and injury prevention

31 age-based health supervision visitsNewborn to 21 Years
All the information and guidance thats needed to give children optimal health outcomes
-Context
-Health Supervision
-History
-Surveillance of Development
-Review of Systems
-Observation of Parent-Child Interaction
-Physical Examination
-Medical Screening
-Immunizations
-Anticipatory Guidance

What??s NEW in the 4th Edition?
??Builds upon previous editions with new and updated content that reflects the latest research.

??Incorporates evidence-driven recommendations.

??Includes three new health promotion themes:
-Promoting Lifelong Health for Families and Communities
-Promoting Health for Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs
-Promoting the Healthy and Safe Use of Social Media

??Includes new screen time recommendations

??Provides greater focus on lifelong physical and mental health
-Weaves social determinants of health throughout the Visits?? allowing health care professionals to consider social factors like food insecurity?? viole