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The use of a mobile app in health visiting to support school readiness
Lee, Fiona Wright, Paula
Lee, Fiona
Wright, Paula
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2016-08-24
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Abstract
Starting school is a major milestone in family life, and there
is increasing awareness that a child who is ‘ready for school’
when they begin full-time education is more likely to reach
their full potential. This is not only in terms of academic
achievement, but also social and behavioural skills, which
have an impact later in adulthood (UNICEF, 2012). Health
visitors’ responsibilities include supporting parents to
maximise their child’s health and development from birth
onwards—a complex and challenging remit for which they
need to be continually developing engaging strategies and
tools (Department of Health, 2009). This article reviews the
collaborative development of a school readiness mobile app
for Bridgewater Community Foundation NHS Trust. The project
won the prestigious 2016 Journal of Health Visiting Award for
School Readiness, and the University of Chester was recognised
as a key collaborator in this innovative development. The
article seeks to inspire health visiting colleagues to search
for collaborative partners to address school readiness in an
engaging way with parents.
Citation
Lee, F. & Wright, P. (2016). The use of a mobile app in health visiting to support school readiness. Journal of Health Visiting, 4(8), 407-410.
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MA Healthcare
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Journal of Health Visiting
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DOI
10.12968/johv.2016.4.8.407
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en
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This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Journal of Health Visiting, copyright © MA Healthcare, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/johv.2016.4.8.407.
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2050-8719
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2052-2908