Bright Futures: Health Care Professionals Tools and Resources

Thanks to a partnership between AAP Bright Futures and the Virginia Department of Health, we’re pleased to feature the 14 most frequently viewed videos from www.Healthyfuturesva.com. View these 1-2 minute educational videos for parents, child care providers, and others who care for children from prenatal and newborn to 21 years old by clicking on the play button. The video will automatically load into the viewer on the page.

Early Childhood Nutrition
Theme:
Healthy Nutrition

Food Sensitivities and Allergies
Theme:
Healthy Nutrition

Introducing Solid Foods
Theme:
Healthy Nutrition

Infant Sleep Position
Theme:
Child Development

Early Childhood Socialization
Theme:
Child Development

Body Mass Index Rebound
Theme:
Healthy Nutrition

Infant-Family Relationships
Theme:
Healthy Nutrition

Breastfeeding
Theme:
Healthy Nutrition

Folic Acid
Theme:
Healthy Nutrition

Healthy Feeding Environment
Theme:
Healthy Nutrition

Early Childhood Toilet Training
Theme:
Child Development

Early Childhood
Child Care
Theme:
Child Development

Early Childhood
School Readiness
Theme:
Child Development

Infant Behavior
Theme:
Visit - 2 month

The www.healthyfuturesva.com Web site features nearly 100 videos on other topics, by theme and by health visit from prenatal through age 4. Themes include child development, healthy weight, healthy nutrition, physical activity and oral health. Videos organized by health visits help prepare parents for what to expect from health supervision visits consistent with the Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, Third Edition.

Health professionals can feel confident recommending these videos to parents and other care givers. These videos can be shared during office visits, recommended to families for viewing at home, or used when making presentations to families and child care givers in the community.
When parents and health professionals share the same child’s health information, they are better prepared to work as partners to promote positive outcomes for a healthy child, family and community.

Parents will gain valuable information about the health and development of their child and read supplementary information that supports the videos, including action plans to help promote and foster progress and development.

For more information about the integration of Bright Futures into the health promotion initiatives in Virginia, and background information on the development of these videos, visit www.healthyfuturesva.com.

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