By studying the behavioral psychology and needs of children,this paper analyzes the essence of child-friendly parks from the perspective of children,and discusses the design principles and key points of child-friendly...By studying the behavioral psychology and needs of children,this paper analyzes the essence of child-friendly parks from the perspective of children,and discusses the design principles and key points of child-friendly parks,so as to provide a practical basis for the construction of child-friendly cities.展开更多
Child friendliness is the need for a good life in the new era.The problems related to the construction of child-friendly cities were discussed from the perspective of the supply of public goods.Through literature rese...Child friendliness is the need for a good life in the new era.The problems related to the construction of child-friendly cities were discussed from the perspective of the supply of public goods.Through literature research and summary,the basic concepts,construction factors,sources of supply goods,structure of the main supplies,and supply behavior of public goods supply in child-friendly cities were sorted out.Some effective suggestions were proposed,such as improving the resource conversion and integration ability of the main suppliers,establishing an effective incentive system,optimizing the structure of the main suppliers,improving multi-party collaborative efficiency,ensuring benefits for all parties,raising child-friendly awareness,innovating funding sources for projects,ensuring adequate funding supply,building urban supply system in accordance with local conditions,and ensuring the supply of public goods.展开更多
The present society values the protection and development of children’s creativity,and adopted measures in many aspects,but there are still many children’s ideas that are guided by mechanization,so that their creati...The present society values the protection and development of children’s creativity,and adopted measures in many aspects,but there are still many children’s ideas that are guided by mechanization,so that their creativity is bound,eventually making less likely to children’s development.Therefore,in the construction of children’s friendly cities,it is necessary to pay special attention to the protection and development of children’s creativity.In this paper,through a large number of cases,the protection and development of children’s creativity under the establishment of child-friendly cities were studied and discussed,and the construction principles and methods for this problem,as well as specific measures were put forward.展开更多
The community is both a learning and living environment that significantly influences the physical and mental development of the children,as well as an important arena for realizing children’s rights.However,the deve...The community is both a learning and living environment that significantly influences the physical and mental development of the children,as well as an important arena for realizing children’s rights.However,the development of urban communities in China is not particularly child-friendly,causing children to abandon or misuse the communal environment.Creating a child-friendly environment in urban communities requires the adoption of three basic approaches,i.e.a shift from the"adult’s perspective"to the"child’s perspective",a shift from a simplistic focus on the"hardware"of the environment to a dual focus that balances both"hardware"and"software",as well as a shift from providing an environment to man aging and guiding the use of the environment.Specific technical indicators for developing child-friendly environments in urban communities,which based on these three approaches,should be designed.展开更多
Building a child-friendly community is becoming an important part of the overall blueprint of China’s urban renewal and community development.As the 14 th Five-Year Plan(2021-2025)puts forward goals and content frien...Building a child-friendly community is becoming an important part of the overall blueprint of China’s urban renewal and community development.As the 14 th Five-Year Plan(2021-2025)puts forward goals and content friendly to children for the first time,the corresponding theoretical research should be done in time.This research applies the analytical framework of"public spaces-neighborhood relations"and summarizes four types of childfriendly communities:participation for exploration,gathering for communication,spatial absorption,and disassociation.Four communities in the H District of T City are used as typical cases to present the status quo and characteristics of each type.The three major strategies for building a child-friendly community in the future include adding or transforming emotional community infrastructure for children,providing extensive community cultural supplies for children’s gamified participation,and proactively promoting organizational coordination and institutional guarantee for community development.展开更多
Background: Primary health care clinics promote health in addition to treating illness, but are often perceived as unfriendly and frightening places for children. This research aimed to improve child-friendliness in p...Background: Primary health care clinics promote health in addition to treating illness, but are often perceived as unfriendly and frightening places for children. This research aimed to improve child-friendliness in primary health care settings in a rural, high HIV prevalence area in South Africa. Methods: As part of a larger intervention (“Amagugu” Intervention) health staff in nine primary health care clinics were trained in a child-friendliness approach. 281 enrolled mothers were invited to attend clinic with their primary school-aged children and assessed childfriendliness via structured questionnaires administered by independent assessors;a sub-group also participated in in-depth interviews. Post intervention, focus groups were conducted with 87 primary health staff to determine their experiences of providing child-friendly services. Results: Mothers rated 65% of clerks and 70% of nurses as “very friendly”. Qualitative data showed that heavy clinical loads, limited human resources and inadequate infrastructure were perceived as barriers to child-friendliness, while good clinic leadership and appropriate resources facilitated child-friendliness. Post intervention most health workers reported that child-friendly health promotion activities were rewarding. Conclusions: Providing child-friendliness training and support to primary health care facilities in low-resource settings is feasible, acceptable and yielded encouraging results.展开更多
Research on child-friendly cities is an integral part of the Global Childhood Research Movement,emerging under the influence of the new sociology of childhood,feminist theory,and postmodern space theory.It has gone th...Research on child-friendly cities is an integral part of the Global Childhood Research Movement,emerging under the influence of the new sociology of childhood,feminist theory,and postmodern space theory.It has gone through several developmental stages:a period of germination from the 1970s to the 1980s,a period of exploration from the 1990s to the end of the 20th century,and a period of maturation from the 21st century to the present.During this process,the analytical framework has roughly transitioned from a focus on“age-development”to“social construction,”and then to“social structure.”In response to the current neglect of the shift from a child to a childhood perspective,China's child-friendly cities should harness the momentum of the Global Childhood Research Movement.They should pay attention to the spatial issues arising under“inter-generational relations and generational structure,”revitalize the educational and natural attributes of space,and propose urban development strategies focusing on multi-generational childhood and all-age-friendly city programs from a childhood perspective.This approach will help to realize the coordination between people(in their childhood stages)and place(urban space).展开更多
A key objective of the Outline on the Development of Chinese Children(2021–2030)is to establish child-friendly cities and communities.Clarifying the characteristics of informal children's activity spaces and unde...A key objective of the Outline on the Development of Chinese Children(2021–2030)is to establish child-friendly cities and communities.Clarifying the characteristics of informal children's activity spaces and understanding their preferences can help stakeholders in promoting child-friendly community development.This study,based on a review of existing domestic and international literature as well as field research,employs quantitative indicators to refine the concept of informal children's activity spaces,ensuring its suitability for the Chinese context.These spaces are categorized into five types:street space,street-side open space,space near the residential complex entrance,pocket park,and square.Using questionnaire surveys and factor analysis,the study develops an evaluation system for assessing the child-friendliness of informal activity spaces across six dimensions:usability,interest,educational feature,natural design,safety,and environmental comfort.This system is then applied to the informal activity spaces in Chengdu.The findings reveal two key characteristics:(1)high accessibility and safety standards in existing designs and(2)a lack of play facilities for children and educational elements.Based on these results,the study proposes general strategies for the improvement of informal children's activity spaces in communities.Additionally,it identifies priority factors for different types of spaces,providing a scientific foundation for enhancing the quality of outdoor community environments and fostering children's the healthy development.展开更多
As the child-friendly concept was enshrined in China's 14th Five-Year Plan,the construction of child-friendly spaces has emerged as a key issue.Nevertheless,current research and practices mainly focus on urban env...As the child-friendly concept was enshrined in China's 14th Five-Year Plan,the construction of child-friendly spaces has emerged as a key issue.Nevertheless,current research and practices mainly focus on urban environment,with rural areas receiving comparatively less attention.Therefore,this paper employs the contextual analysis method in new time geography to examine 208 daily activity logs from children aged 4 to 15 in rural areas of southern Shaanxi Province,uncovering their behavior and activity patterns by investigating daily,geographical,social,and emotional contexts.Specifically,the observed children tend to exhibit space-time unpredictability and limited diversity.The inadequate outdoor activity spaces makes children's activities typically center around their homes,with a relatively limited travel range.The dispersed layout of schools leads to an increase in the distance children have to travel to attend school.Additionally,they have a relatively simple and insular social circle,with activity peers often confined to family members or a fixed circle of friends.Despite their strong desire for cultural and sports activities,they exhibit negative emotions towards school commutes.The paper further explores what affects rural children's behavioral activities from the perspectives of capacity constraints,coupling constraints,and authority constraints.Accordingly,this study proposes suggestions for planning and construction of child-friendly spaces in rural areas.展开更多
Based on the interpretation of the Child-Friendly Cities Initiative(CFCI),this paper empirically demonstrates an effective action mechanism for building child-friendly communities in the policy context of multi-party ...Based on the interpretation of the Child-Friendly Cities Initiative(CFCI),this paper empirically demonstrates an effective action mechanism for building child-friendly communities in the policy context of multi-party co-construction by taking urban communities in Changsha as a longterm practice base.Through analyzing the characteristics of roles and action mechanisms of participants in three different types of child-friendly communities,namely Fengquan Gujing Community,Xingfuli Community,and Baziqiang Community in Changsha,it finds that social forces,such as the community Party organization,enterprises,universities,social organizations,elementary and secondary schools of the community,and mass organizations,are"participants"in building child-friendly communities and mobilizing residents(including children).In addition,the three necessary conditions for building a child-friendly community are"core guideline,""awareness consensus,"and"action coordination."All parties involved need to act together based on one platform,with one party playing a central role in connecting the top and the bottom and integrating resources.Among the three communities which have benefited from Changsha’s child-friendly city policy environment,Fengquan Gujing Community stands out in terms of the effectiveness of multi-party co-construction by giving full play to the central role of the community Party organization and the university’s role in improving awareness consensus.展开更多
BACKGROUND Maintenance rates of exclusive breastfeeding(EBF)worldwide are low,thus,one of the objectives of the summary of policies on breastfeeding(BF)in world nutrition goals for 2025 are that at least 50%of infants...BACKGROUND Maintenance rates of exclusive breastfeeding(EBF)worldwide are low,thus,one of the objectives of the summary of policies on breastfeeding(BF)in world nutrition goals for 2025 are that at least 50%of infants under six months of age receive EBF that year.The Objective of this study is to document the rates of EBF in children born in San Ignacio University Hospital(HUSI)and identify factors associated with maintenance.AIM To document the percentages of EBF in those that were born at HUSI and identify factors associated to their maintenance.METHODS This is a study of cases and controls in an analytic,retrospective cohort that took children born alive between January 2016 and January 2019 at HUSI located in the city of Bogotá,Colombia.RESULTS Receiving information about BF at HUSI was able to maintain EBF up until 4 mo(OR=1.65;95%CI:1.02-2.66).The presence of gynecologic and obstetric comorbidities(OR=0.32;95%CI:0.12-0.83),having mastitis(OR=0.56;95%CI:0.33-0.94),and receiving information from mass media(OR=0.52;95%CI:0.31-0.84)are factors associated with not maintaining EBF.CONCLUSION Receiving education at a Women-and Child-Friendly Institution was the only significant factor to achieve EBF until 4 mo,with a frequency greater than the one reported in the country,which matches multiple studies where counseling and individualized support on BF achieve this purpose.Knowledge about BF and early detection of obstetric/gynecologic complications must be strengthened among the healthcare staff in charge of mothers during post-partum.Additionally,strategies must be promoted to continue BF such as creating milk banks with the objective of increasing BF rates even when mothers return to work.展开更多
The school commuting path is an important space for elementary school students to engage with society and nature.The design of these paths reflects concerns for children's rights and healthy development and has cr...The school commuting path is an important space for elementary school students to engage with society and nature.The design of these paths reflects concerns for children's rights and healthy development and has crucial impacts on creating supportive environments for children.The scientific evaluation of the child-friendly level of school commuting paths forms a significant basis for shaping child-friendly environments and promoting the comprehensive development of children.Additionally,due to the unique climatic conditions,cold climate cities excert a distinct impact on children's behavior,activities,and physical and mental health compared to cities in other climate zones.This study,from the perspective of child-friendliness,constructs an evaluation system for school commuting paths in cold climate cities,based on children's behavioral characteristics and environmental needs.The system includes dimensions such as safety,diversity,and comfort.With children and their caregivers as the evaluators,the study applies structural equation modeling to assign weights to the various dimension indicators in the evaluation system.The research focuses on five elementary schools in the Nangang District of Harbin City,using methods such as machine learning,space syntax,and field surveys to assess the school commuting paths.Building upon these findings,the study constructs the characteristic profile of the commuting paths and proposes evidence-based control and optimization strategies for different types of school commuting paths in cold climate cities from a child-friendly perspective.展开更多
The urban developments have been carried out by only professionals for a long time because of efficiency and safety. However, most residents are ordinary people. Therefore, it is necessary to change the awareness of s...The urban developments have been carried out by only professionals for a long time because of efficiency and safety. However, most residents are ordinary people. Therefore, it is necessary to change the awareness of sustainable living environments, not only on the construction side but also the residents. In recent years, the number of cases of residents＇ participation in planning, maintaining, and repairing increased. However, sometimes youths and children, who might spend a lifetime longer than adults in a city after the developments have been done, are not included in this ＂Residents＂. Conceming youth and children＇s participation, CFC （child friendly city） is one of the good practices for sustainable development. It was launched by UNICEF （United Nations Intemational Children＇s Emergency Fund） and UN-Habitat in the Habitat II in 1996. City governments, especially in European countries, started to view CFC as their key concept for preservation and/or sustainable development. CFC means not only being ＂Children＂ friendly but also ＂All people＂ friendly. Various effects have been reported since the Historic Cities/districts included CFC in their city planning as a common concept, especially in education, community re-development, and operation and maintenance by the community. It is expected that better city planning in preservation and sustainable development can be achieved by adding CFC concept. In this research, an ideal way of city planning involving resident participation and the possibility in the future are analyzed based on case studies. Then a strategy of sustainable development and community planning involving youth and children＇s participation is proposed.展开更多
BACKGROUND: We assessed whether the paediatric-appropriate facilities were available at Emergency Departments(ED) in community hospitals in a Canadian province.METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of EDs in ...BACKGROUND: We assessed whether the paediatric-appropriate facilities were available at Emergency Departments(ED) in community hospitals in a Canadian province.METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of EDs in community hospitals in Ontario, Canada that had inpatient paediatric facilities and a neonatal intensive care unit. Key informants were ED chiefs, clinical educators, or managers. The survey included questions about paediatric facilities related to environment, triage, training, and staff in EDs.RESULTS: Of 52 hospitals, 69%(n=36) responded to our survey. Of them, 14% EDs(n=5) had some separated spaces available for paediatric patients. About 53%(n=19) of EDs lacked children activities, e.g., toys. Only 11%(n=4) EDs were using paediatric triage scales and 42%(n=15) had a designated paediatric resuscitation bay. Only half of the ED(n=18) required from their staff to update paediatric life support training. Only 31%(n=11) had a designated liaison paediatrician for the ED. Paediatric social worker was present in only 8%(n=3) of EDs in community hospitals.CONCLUSION: Most of the Ontario community hospital EDs included in this survey had inadequate facilities for paediatric patients such as specific waiting and treatment areas.展开更多
Caregivers,i.e.,parents,grandparents,and anyone caring for children,make up the majority of users in many urban centers around the world,including in China.Yet urban design and planning rarely consider specific needs ...Caregivers,i.e.,parents,grandparents,and anyone caring for children,make up the majority of users in many urban centers around the world,including in China.Yet urban design and planning rarely consider specific needs of caregivers.This can result in a negative perception among people that cities are unfriendly places to raise children.Such negative perception is among the major contributors to the aging population problem,as parents and parents-to-be feel reluctant to give birth and raise more than one or even any children.Using an interdisciplinary approach,i.e.,cognitive science,psychology,behavioral economics,and urban studies,this paper examines a new city model of"parent-friendly city,"where urban design serves the needs of caregivers,effectively creating a perception that cities are friendly places for raising children.First,we identify that caregivers'needs are characterized by two major factors:provision:parents want to provide for their children,such as providing places for play and learning,and@restoration:parents want to restore things that they lack due to childcare responsibilities,such as lack of rest and interaction with other adults.Second,we offer cognitive-based design principles that can work powerfully and effectively to fll both needs.Third,using real case studies from cities in China and around the world,we illustrate how these design principles work,even reversing caregivers'perception from negative to positive.Ultimately,thoughtful urban design can support parents in raising children,making cities into partners in parenthood.展开更多
文摘By studying the behavioral psychology and needs of children,this paper analyzes the essence of child-friendly parks from the perspective of children,and discusses the design principles and key points of child-friendly parks,so as to provide a practical basis for the construction of child-friendly cities.
基金Sponsored by the Social Sciences Planning Foundation for Young Scholars in Liaoning Province in 2020“Study on the Construction Path and Countermeasures of Child-friendly Cities in Liaoning Province”(L20CGL014).
文摘Child friendliness is the need for a good life in the new era.The problems related to the construction of child-friendly cities were discussed from the perspective of the supply of public goods.Through literature research and summary,the basic concepts,construction factors,sources of supply goods,structure of the main supplies,and supply behavior of public goods supply in child-friendly cities were sorted out.Some effective suggestions were proposed,such as improving the resource conversion and integration ability of the main suppliers,establishing an effective incentive system,optimizing the structure of the main suppliers,improving multi-party collaborative efficiency,ensuring benefits for all parties,raising child-friendly awareness,innovating funding sources for projects,ensuring adequate funding supply,building urban supply system in accordance with local conditions,and ensuring the supply of public goods.
基金Sponsored by the Youth Project of Social Science Planning Foundation of Liaoning Province in 2020:Study on the construction path and countermeasures of child-friendly cities in Liaoning Province (L20CGL014)。
文摘The present society values the protection and development of children’s creativity,and adopted measures in many aspects,but there are still many children’s ideas that are guided by mechanization,so that their creativity is bound,eventually making less likely to children’s development.Therefore,in the construction of children’s friendly cities,it is necessary to pay special attention to the protection and development of children’s creativity.In this paper,through a large number of cases,the protection and development of children’s creativity under the establishment of child-friendly cities were studied and discussed,and the construction principles and methods for this problem,as well as specific measures were put forward.
文摘The community is both a learning and living environment that significantly influences the physical and mental development of the children,as well as an important arena for realizing children’s rights.However,the development of urban communities in China is not particularly child-friendly,causing children to abandon or misuse the communal environment.Creating a child-friendly environment in urban communities requires the adoption of three basic approaches,i.e.a shift from the"adult’s perspective"to the"child’s perspective",a shift from a simplistic focus on the"hardware"of the environment to a dual focus that balances both"hardware"and"software",as well as a shift from providing an environment to man aging and guiding the use of the environment.Specific technical indicators for developing child-friendly environments in urban communities,which based on these three approaches,should be designed.
基金sponsored by the special fund project of basic scientific researchexpenses for colleges/universities directly under ministries and commissions of the Central Government“Research on the Digital Management for a Matrix of Communities in China’s First-tier Cities”(63192202)the project of Asian Research Center of Nankai University“Research on the Pilot Program Mechanismfor Comprehensively Deepening Reform”(AS2003)
文摘Building a child-friendly community is becoming an important part of the overall blueprint of China’s urban renewal and community development.As the 14 th Five-Year Plan(2021-2025)puts forward goals and content friendly to children for the first time,the corresponding theoretical research should be done in time.This research applies the analytical framework of"public spaces-neighborhood relations"and summarizes four types of childfriendly communities:participation for exploration,gathering for communication,spatial absorption,and disassociation.Four communities in the H District of T City are used as typical cases to present the status quo and characteristics of each type.The three major strategies for building a child-friendly community in the future include adding or transforming emotional community infrastructure for children,providing extensive community cultural supplies for children’s gamified participation,and proactively promoting organizational coordination and institutional guarantee for community development.
文摘Background: Primary health care clinics promote health in addition to treating illness, but are often perceived as unfriendly and frightening places for children. This research aimed to improve child-friendliness in primary health care settings in a rural, high HIV prevalence area in South Africa. Methods: As part of a larger intervention (“Amagugu” Intervention) health staff in nine primary health care clinics were trained in a child-friendliness approach. 281 enrolled mothers were invited to attend clinic with their primary school-aged children and assessed childfriendliness via structured questionnaires administered by independent assessors;a sub-group also participated in in-depth interviews. Post intervention, focus groups were conducted with 87 primary health staff to determine their experiences of providing child-friendly services. Results: Mothers rated 65% of clerks and 70% of nurses as “very friendly”. Qualitative data showed that heavy clinical loads, limited human resources and inadequate infrastructure were perceived as barriers to child-friendliness, while good clinic leadership and appropriate resources facilitated child-friendliness. Post intervention most health workers reported that child-friendly health promotion activities were rewarding. Conclusions: Providing child-friendliness training and support to primary health care facilities in low-resource settings is feasible, acceptable and yielded encouraging results.
文摘Research on child-friendly cities is an integral part of the Global Childhood Research Movement,emerging under the influence of the new sociology of childhood,feminist theory,and postmodern space theory.It has gone through several developmental stages:a period of germination from the 1970s to the 1980s,a period of exploration from the 1990s to the end of the 20th century,and a period of maturation from the 21st century to the present.During this process,the analytical framework has roughly transitioned from a focus on“age-development”to“social construction,”and then to“social structure.”In response to the current neglect of the shift from a child to a childhood perspective,China's child-friendly cities should harness the momentum of the Global Childhood Research Movement.They should pay attention to the spatial issues arising under“inter-generational relations and generational structure,”revitalize the educational and natural attributes of space,and propose urban development strategies focusing on multi-generational childhood and all-age-friendly city programs from a childhood perspective.This approach will help to realize the coordination between people(in their childhood stages)and place(urban space).
基金funded by the Youth Science Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project No.51708370)。
文摘A key objective of the Outline on the Development of Chinese Children(2021–2030)is to establish child-friendly cities and communities.Clarifying the characteristics of informal children's activity spaces and understanding their preferences can help stakeholders in promoting child-friendly community development.This study,based on a review of existing domestic and international literature as well as field research,employs quantitative indicators to refine the concept of informal children's activity spaces,ensuring its suitability for the Chinese context.These spaces are categorized into five types:street space,street-side open space,space near the residential complex entrance,pocket park,and square.Using questionnaire surveys and factor analysis,the study develops an evaluation system for assessing the child-friendliness of informal activity spaces across six dimensions:usability,interest,educational feature,natural design,safety,and environmental comfort.This system is then applied to the informal activity spaces in Chengdu.The findings reveal two key characteristics:(1)high accessibility and safety standards in existing designs and(2)a lack of play facilities for children and educational elements.Based on these results,the study proposes general strategies for the improvement of informal children's activity spaces in communities.Additionally,it identifies priority factors for different types of spaces,providing a scientific foundation for enhancing the quality of outdoor community environments and fostering children's the healthy development.
基金funded by the National Key R&D Program of China During the 14~(th)Five-Year Plan Period(No.2022YFC3802801)the General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52178056)+1 种基金the Shaanxi Province Innovation Capability Support Program–Soft Science General Project(No:2024ZC-YBXM-197)the General Program of Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province(No.2022JM-290)。
文摘As the child-friendly concept was enshrined in China's 14th Five-Year Plan,the construction of child-friendly spaces has emerged as a key issue.Nevertheless,current research and practices mainly focus on urban environment,with rural areas receiving comparatively less attention.Therefore,this paper employs the contextual analysis method in new time geography to examine 208 daily activity logs from children aged 4 to 15 in rural areas of southern Shaanxi Province,uncovering their behavior and activity patterns by investigating daily,geographical,social,and emotional contexts.Specifically,the observed children tend to exhibit space-time unpredictability and limited diversity.The inadequate outdoor activity spaces makes children's activities typically center around their homes,with a relatively limited travel range.The dispersed layout of schools leads to an increase in the distance children have to travel to attend school.Additionally,they have a relatively simple and insular social circle,with activity peers often confined to family members or a fixed circle of friends.Despite their strong desire for cultural and sports activities,they exhibit negative emotions towards school commutes.The paper further explores what affects rural children's behavioral activities from the perspectives of capacity constraints,coupling constraints,and authority constraints.Accordingly,this study proposes suggestions for planning and construction of child-friendly spaces in rural areas.
文摘Based on the interpretation of the Child-Friendly Cities Initiative(CFCI),this paper empirically demonstrates an effective action mechanism for building child-friendly communities in the policy context of multi-party co-construction by taking urban communities in Changsha as a longterm practice base.Through analyzing the characteristics of roles and action mechanisms of participants in three different types of child-friendly communities,namely Fengquan Gujing Community,Xingfuli Community,and Baziqiang Community in Changsha,it finds that social forces,such as the community Party organization,enterprises,universities,social organizations,elementary and secondary schools of the community,and mass organizations,are"participants"in building child-friendly communities and mobilizing residents(including children).In addition,the three necessary conditions for building a child-friendly community are"core guideline,""awareness consensus,"and"action coordination."All parties involved need to act together based on one platform,with one party playing a central role in connecting the top and the bottom and integrating resources.Among the three communities which have benefited from Changsha’s child-friendly city policy environment,Fengquan Gujing Community stands out in terms of the effectiveness of multi-party co-construction by giving full play to the central role of the community Party organization and the university’s role in improving awareness consensus.
基金The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Research and Ethics Committee(No.2018/105).
文摘BACKGROUND Maintenance rates of exclusive breastfeeding(EBF)worldwide are low,thus,one of the objectives of the summary of policies on breastfeeding(BF)in world nutrition goals for 2025 are that at least 50%of infants under six months of age receive EBF that year.The Objective of this study is to document the rates of EBF in children born in San Ignacio University Hospital(HUSI)and identify factors associated with maintenance.AIM To document the percentages of EBF in those that were born at HUSI and identify factors associated to their maintenance.METHODS This is a study of cases and controls in an analytic,retrospective cohort that took children born alive between January 2016 and January 2019 at HUSI located in the city of Bogotá,Colombia.RESULTS Receiving information about BF at HUSI was able to maintain EBF up until 4 mo(OR=1.65;95%CI:1.02-2.66).The presence of gynecologic and obstetric comorbidities(OR=0.32;95%CI:0.12-0.83),having mastitis(OR=0.56;95%CI:0.33-0.94),and receiving information from mass media(OR=0.52;95%CI:0.31-0.84)are factors associated with not maintaining EBF.CONCLUSION Receiving education at a Women-and Child-Friendly Institution was the only significant factor to achieve EBF until 4 mo,with a frequency greater than the one reported in the country,which matches multiple studies where counseling and individualized support on BF achieve this purpose.Knowledge about BF and early detection of obstetric/gynecologic complications must be strengthened among the healthcare staff in charge of mothers during post-partum.Additionally,strategies must be promoted to continue BF such as creating milk banks with the objective of increasing BF rates even when mothers return to work.
基金funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Project(No.52308018)China Higher Education Institution Industry-University-Research Innovation Fund(2024SE031)+1 种基金Doctoral Postdoctoral Funding Project in Heilongjiang Province(No.LBH-Z22159)Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities(HIT.HSS.202312)。
文摘The school commuting path is an important space for elementary school students to engage with society and nature.The design of these paths reflects concerns for children's rights and healthy development and has crucial impacts on creating supportive environments for children.The scientific evaluation of the child-friendly level of school commuting paths forms a significant basis for shaping child-friendly environments and promoting the comprehensive development of children.Additionally,due to the unique climatic conditions,cold climate cities excert a distinct impact on children's behavior,activities,and physical and mental health compared to cities in other climate zones.This study,from the perspective of child-friendliness,constructs an evaluation system for school commuting paths in cold climate cities,based on children's behavioral characteristics and environmental needs.The system includes dimensions such as safety,diversity,and comfort.With children and their caregivers as the evaluators,the study applies structural equation modeling to assign weights to the various dimension indicators in the evaluation system.The research focuses on five elementary schools in the Nangang District of Harbin City,using methods such as machine learning,space syntax,and field surveys to assess the school commuting paths.Building upon these findings,the study constructs the characteristic profile of the commuting paths and proposes evidence-based control and optimization strategies for different types of school commuting paths in cold climate cities from a child-friendly perspective.
文摘The urban developments have been carried out by only professionals for a long time because of efficiency and safety. However, most residents are ordinary people. Therefore, it is necessary to change the awareness of sustainable living environments, not only on the construction side but also the residents. In recent years, the number of cases of residents＇ participation in planning, maintaining, and repairing increased. However, sometimes youths and children, who might spend a lifetime longer than adults in a city after the developments have been done, are not included in this ＂Residents＂. Conceming youth and children＇s participation, CFC （child friendly city） is one of the good practices for sustainable development. It was launched by UNICEF （United Nations Intemational Children＇s Emergency Fund） and UN-Habitat in the Habitat II in 1996. City governments, especially in European countries, started to view CFC as their key concept for preservation and/or sustainable development. CFC means not only being ＂Children＂ friendly but also ＂All people＂ friendly. Various effects have been reported since the Historic Cities/districts included CFC in their city planning as a common concept, especially in education, community re-development, and operation and maintenance by the community. It is expected that better city planning in preservation and sustainable development can be achieved by adding CFC concept. In this research, an ideal way of city planning involving resident participation and the possibility in the future are analyzed based on case studies. Then a strategy of sustainable development and community planning involving youth and children＇s participation is proposed.
文摘BACKGROUND: We assessed whether the paediatric-appropriate facilities were available at Emergency Departments(ED) in community hospitals in a Canadian province.METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of EDs in community hospitals in Ontario, Canada that had inpatient paediatric facilities and a neonatal intensive care unit. Key informants were ED chiefs, clinical educators, or managers. The survey included questions about paediatric facilities related to environment, triage, training, and staff in EDs.RESULTS: Of 52 hospitals, 69%(n=36) responded to our survey. Of them, 14% EDs(n=5) had some separated spaces available for paediatric patients. About 53%(n=19) of EDs lacked children activities, e.g., toys. Only 11%(n=4) EDs were using paediatric triage scales and 42%(n=15) had a designated paediatric resuscitation bay. Only half of the ED(n=18) required from their staff to update paediatric life support training. Only 31%(n=11) had a designated liaison paediatrician for the ED. Paediatric social worker was present in only 8%(n=3) of EDs in community hospitals.CONCLUSION: Most of the Ontario community hospital EDs included in this survey had inadequate facilities for paediatric patients such as specific waiting and treatment areas.
文摘Caregivers,i.e.,parents,grandparents,and anyone caring for children,make up the majority of users in many urban centers around the world,including in China.Yet urban design and planning rarely consider specific needs of caregivers.This can result in a negative perception among people that cities are unfriendly places to raise children.Such negative perception is among the major contributors to the aging population problem,as parents and parents-to-be feel reluctant to give birth and raise more than one or even any children.Using an interdisciplinary approach,i.e.,cognitive science,psychology,behavioral economics,and urban studies,this paper examines a new city model of"parent-friendly city,"where urban design serves the needs of caregivers,effectively creating a perception that cities are friendly places for raising children.First,we identify that caregivers'needs are characterized by two major factors:provision:parents want to provide for their children,such as providing places for play and learning,and@restoration:parents want to restore things that they lack due to childcare responsibilities,such as lack of rest and interaction with other adults.Second,we offer cognitive-based design principles that can work powerfully and effectively to fll both needs.Third,using real case studies from cities in China and around the world,we illustrate how these design principles work,even reversing caregivers'perception from negative to positive.Ultimately,thoughtful urban design can support parents in raising children,making cities into partners in parenthood.
