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Health of Children and Adolescents uvodne misli | preface
Caring for children and adolescents
is a cornerstone of society's health
Habits and patterns of health-related behaviours, developed in childhood,
become part of our lives. It is therefore important to integrate a healthy
lifestyle from childhood on since the introduction and health-related be-
havioural represent the best prevention against a variety of illnesses and dis-
eases. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as
the World Health Organization's strategies on child and adolescent health and
different national strategies related to health care of the aforementioned pop-
ulation, justifies that each child has the right to the "highest possible level of
health". According to data from 2019, children and adolescents of maximum 19
years of age, represent 19.5 % of the populations in Slovenia.
This conference proceeding aims to raise awareness in the field of child an ad-
olescent health and well-being by presenting the latest professional or scientific
conference contributions. Authors and active conference participants present
recent studies and original best practices, by focusing on the following topics:
(1) psychosocial health in childhood & youth; (2) nutrition of children and ado-
lescents; (3) information and communication technology (ICT) solutions and
services for the health of children and adolescents; (4) child and adolescent –
environment; (5) physical (in)activity of children and youth. The publication is
intended for researchers, higher education teachers, students, experts in the
field of education and healthcare, interested in the well-being of children and
adolescents. Published abstracts and papers in the field of healthcare of chil-
dren and adolescents represent potential innovative approaches and increase
the possibility to select the most appropriate healthy options in different social
activities in a variety of environments.
This year's conference summarizes the three-year cycle of conferences of the
University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences related to the health of dif-
ferent age groups. Our ambition is that the introduced topics and contribu-
tions increased the knowledge of the participants and contribute to the raising
of public awareness regarding the importance of child and adolescents health.
Finally, we kindly invite you in 2020 to the next conference, which will focus on
the health of the working-age population.
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Caring for children and adolescents
is a cornerstone of society's health
Habits and patterns of health-related behaviours, developed in childhood,
become part of our lives. It is therefore important to integrate a healthy
lifestyle from childhood on since the introduction and health-related be-
havioural represent the best prevention against a variety of illnesses and dis-
eases. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as
the World Health Organization's strategies on child and adolescent health and
different national strategies related to health care of the aforementioned pop-
ulation, justifies that each child has the right to the "highest possible level of
health". According to data from 2019, children and adolescents of maximum 19
years of age, represent 19.5 % of the populations in Slovenia.
This conference proceeding aims to raise awareness in the field of child an ad-
olescent health and well-being by presenting the latest professional or scientific
conference contributions. Authors and active conference participants present
recent studies and original best practices, by focusing on the following topics:
(1) psychosocial health in childhood & youth; (2) nutrition of children and ado-
lescents; (3) information and communication technology (ICT) solutions and
services for the health of children and adolescents; (4) child and adolescent –
environment; (5) physical (in)activity of children and youth. The publication is
intended for researchers, higher education teachers, students, experts in the
field of education and healthcare, interested in the well-being of children and
adolescents. Published abstracts and papers in the field of healthcare of chil-
dren and adolescents represent potential innovative approaches and increase
the possibility to select the most appropriate healthy options in different social
activities in a variety of environments.
This year's conference summarizes the three-year cycle of conferences of the
University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences related to the health of dif-
ferent age groups. Our ambition is that the introduced topics and contribu-
tions increased the knowledge of the participants and contribute to the raising
of public awareness regarding the importance of child and adolescents health.
Finally, we kindly invite you in 2020 to the next conference, which will focus on
the health of the working-age population.
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