Child health and nutrition

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Select one of the articles you were provided with for this week:

1. Write a brief summary of the main ideas presented (at least 300 words) using the summary writing guidelines in the module.

2. Following the summary of the article you selected formulate an open-endedquestion that would generate a discussion on the topics covered this week. The question should lead to a discussion and not be answered in a yes or no format. Your classmates will write a short response essay to your question.

   Here are examples of open ended questionsfrom the Module 1 Readings:

• As a health provider, physician, nurse how can learning (reading/writing) narratives influence their work in providing health care?
• What is the significance of narrative medicine?
• How long should a health provider spend with a patient to listen to their stories? Explain your response
• How does narrative medicine affect the sick, or people with health issues?

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The researchers utilized secondary data for their research method. They used scholarly sources published by other researchers to gather knowledge on the topic and confirm their hypotheses. In total, 34 articles informed their conclusions. The study results showed that the social determinants negatively affect children’s health by causing higher incidences of child mortality, poor completion of immunization, poor nutrition status for many children, poor health-seeking behavior, and poor hygiene practices (Quansah et al., 2016). They concluded that all stakeholders, including families, government, and health organizations, needed to play their role

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