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Primary Prevention In Foster Care

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Primary prevention. The number of children entering foster care that are under age five is increasing at an alarming rate. A nurturing environment is detrimental for children particularly at their younger age (Galehouse, Herrick, & Raphel 2010). A lack of healthy environment leads to behavioral and emotional problems later in life. As a primary prevention, it is important to focus on strategies that support and enable the family of origin to nurture their children appropriately instead of placing the children in the foster care system.
Pediatricians and nurses can help by facilitating record gathering and being an advocate of centralized systems like having state wide electronic immunization records. Proper documentation of health status

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