Webb J K
Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
Pediatrician. 1988;15(3):122-6.
Child to Child is an approach to health education of the primary school-age child. In developing countries, infants and young children spend much of their lives in the care of an older brother or sister. Morley, a paediatrician, saw the potential of teaching these older children to provide better care for their siblings. Working with colleagues in education, Child to Child was launched in 1978, the International Year of the Child. Teaching material was prepared covering developmental needs, nutrition, common illnesses and aspects of the environment; a book was published describing an activity-oriented teaching method. This material was distributed to developing countries world-wide, with encouragement to use the material and ideas freely, adapting, translating, or innovating as found useful. Child to Child is now in use in 60 or more countries, and in at least 15 languages. It is being used by agencies like the World Bank, UNICEF, UNESCO, and OXFAM as a way of reinforcing community education in the search for 'Health for All by 2000'. A world-wide review of Child to Child is in hand. Information from this will help to provide firm guidelines on implementation in the different contexts where its value has already been established.
“儿童教儿童”是一种针对小学适龄儿童的健康教育方法。在发展中国家，婴幼儿的大部分时间是由哥哥姐姐照顾的。儿科医生莫利看到了教这些大孩子更好地照顾弟妹的潜力。1978年国际儿童年，莫利与教育界的同事合作发起了“儿童教儿童”项目。编写了涵盖发育需求、营养、常见疾病和环境方面的教材；出版了一本描述以活动为导向的教学方法的书。这些材料被分发到世界各地的发展中国家，并鼓励人们自由使用这些材料和理念，根据实际情况进行改编、翻译或创新。“儿童教儿童”项目目前在60多个国家使用，至少有15种语言版本。世界银行、联合国儿童基金会、联合国教科文组织和乐施会等机构将其作为加强社区教育以实现“2000年人人享有健康”目标的一种方式。目前正在对“儿童教儿童”项目进行全球范围的评估。评估所得信息将有助于为该项目在已证明其价值的不同环境中的实施提供明确指导方针。
