The use of a mobile app in health visiting to support school readiness

Lee, Fiona; Wright, Paula

dc.contributor.author	Lee, Fiona	*
dc.contributor.author	Wright, Paula	*
dc.date.accessioned	2016-11-21T15:11:45Z
dc.date.available	2016-11-21T15:11:45Z
dc.date.issued	2016-08-24
dc.identifier.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.
dc.identifier.issn	2050-8719
dc.identifier.doi	10.12968/johv.2016.4.8.407
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10034/620255
dc.description	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.
dc.description.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.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	MA Healthcare	en
dc.relation.url	http://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/johv.2016.4.8.407?af=R&	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	School readiness	en
dc.subject	Mobile apps	en
dc.subject	health visitors	en
dc.subject	education	en
dc.subject	information technology	en
dc.subject	developing skills	en
dc.title	The use of a mobile app in health visiting to support school readiness	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.identifier.eissn	2052-2908
dc.contributor.department	University of Chester; Bridgewater Foundation Trust
dc.identifier.journal	Journal of Health Visiting
dc.date.accepted	2016-08-04
or.grant.openaccess	Yes	en
rioxxterms.funder	unfunded	en
rioxxterms.identifier.project	unfunded	en
rioxxterms.version	AM	en
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate	2016-08-24
html.description.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.