Search for dissertations about: "early childhood care and education"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words early childhood care and education.
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1. Epidemiological studies of sociodemographic factors, early life factors, health, and medical care consumption among small children
Abstract : By international standards, children in Sweden experience good health. Sweden has low infant mortality rates, low accident mortality rates, a high number of breastfed children and a high proportion of vaccinated children. READ MORE
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2. Health promotion in pregnancy and early parenthood : the challenge of innovation, implementation and change within the Salut Programme
Abstract : Background: In 2005, the Västerbotten County Council launched a child health promotion programme, “the Salut Programme”, in response to an alarming prevalence of overweight and obesity, and trends of increased dental caries, among young county citizens. The programme, initially developed in four pilot areas, is built on multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration and aims to support and strengthen health promotion activities in health care, social services and school settings. READ MORE
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3. Educational pathways and transitions in the early school years : Special educational needs, support provisions and inclusive education
Abstract : The overall aim of this research is to describe and analyse the educational pathways from preschool to school of a group of children with and without special educational needs. The aim is also to describe and analyse children’s views and experiences of early years education, and how these can be obtained. READ MORE
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4. Gender, health, the decisions we make and the actions we take
Abstract : This thesis comprises of four self-contained papers that use both experimental and applied micro-econometric methods to explore different aspects of gender, health, the decisions we make, and the actions we take. In the first paper we investigate changes in psychiatric diagnoses and their income-related inequalities over time in Sweden and attempt to disentangle the development by decomposing changes over time in terms of population-level changes in education and migration background. READ MORE
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5. Childhood obesity: early intervention and web-based treatment
Abstract : Childhood obesity is a threat to public health worldwide. In Sweden around 15% of children 5-19 years of age are overweight and 3-4 % have obesity. Early prevention is crucial as are effective treatments for children and adolescents who have already developed obesity. READ MORE