All children in Jersey live healthy lives
Long-term perspective
Good health is an essential foundation for children’s quality of life. Healthy lifestyles, timely access to health services as well as wider social and environmental factors such as good quality housing, active transport, and access to parks and countryside all have key roles to play in supporting healthy childhoods.
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Why Is This Important?
Healthy behaviours (e.g. a balanced diet, regular exercise or avoidance of tobacco and alcohol) established in childhood can last into adulthood and reduce the chances of developing a chronic condition later in life.
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Why Is This Important?
While most children enjoy good health, they do need access to regular health care, as well as access to special services when acute or chronic conditions occur. Children grow and develop at rapid rates, placing them at particular risk of being affected by illness and injury. If health problems are not identified and treated, they can affect a child's cognitive, physical, behavioral, and emotional development.
