An overview of the Healthy Child Wales Programme

The implementation of the HCWP ensures a commitment to support the health and welfare of all children aged 0-7 years and aims to achieve the following key priorities: To deliver key public health messages from conception to 7 years, so that families are supported to make long term health enhancing choices. To promote bonding and attachment to support positive parent-child relationships result. [...] A health visitor’s professional assessment of family resilience not only looks at the development of the child but considers the whole setting and wider influences such as social, economic and environmental factors and whether the child and family need additional support to address areas of concern. [...] The assessment and evaluation of available information will determine the level of intervention necessary to support the family; which will be discussed and agreed with the family. [...] This is another opportunity for the Health Visitor to support the family and assess the child’s health and development and to discuss any concerns or support needed in order to assist families to help their child reach their full potential. [...] School Health Nurse Review - Reception Class Age 4-5 years The purpose of the school entry review is to assess the child’s health needs, promote health and wellbeing and to support and enable children to achieve their full potential.