Things in the library 18th October...

Things about refugee and migrant children...
An article in Archives of Disease in Childhood  discusses 'How can we meet the health needs of child refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants?'. Over half of the world's refugees are children. Child refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants are exposed to multiple risk factors for poor physical and mental health throughout their migration experience. International treaties and national legislation recognise child migrants' 'right to health' and equitable access to healthcare, yet restrictive immigration policies, health system challenges and service provider barriers to care impede translation into practice. This review explores how the experiences of child refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants in England impacts on their health and presents recommendations as to how their health needs can be met. This article is available to you via your NHS OpenAthens account. If you don't have one set up then join here.

Things about an App...
The NHS App has been rolled out in many areas. The NHS App is for people aged 13 and over who are registered with a connected GP surgery. You can use some of the app's features without your GP surgery being connected.95% of surgeries are now connected to the NHS App.


Things about another App...
Did you know there is an App for our library system which sends you notifications about overdue items, reminds you of reservations and allows you to renew your loans. It is rather slower than we would like, but it does work well and the developers are working on the speed. You can find it in your normal App store by searching for 'MyCirqa' and then start typing 'Sheffield' to select our library - login with your library number (first group of numbers on the back of your staff card for most of you) and your PIN. If you didn't set up a PIN when you joined the library please email us to request one.


Things about the indoor climate...

The 'healthiness' of indoor environments such as homes, schools and work places has recently received increasing attention and been the subject of publications and guidelines by governmental agencies and the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO has distinguished between the following aspects of the indoor environment: thermal environment; air quality environment; noise environment; and light environment. The combination of all those is also referred to as indoor climate. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of poor indoor climate on child health.

Things about public health...
The What Good Looks Like (WGLL) programme aims to facilitate the collective efforts of local organisations and wider society (the system) towards  improvements in their population health outcomes. This 'What Good Children and Young People’s Public Health Looks Like' represents the practical translation of the core guiding principles of the new Quality Framework for the Public Health system and features of what good children and young people’s health looks like in any defined place. It was developed collaboratively through the synthesis of existing evidence, examples of best practice, practitioners’ experiences and consensus expert opinions. It is intended to serve as a guide and will be iterative with regular reviews and updates when new evidence and insights emerge.

Things to eat...
We are coming up to the season of bonfire night so I thought these toffee apple muffins sound just the thing.