Robin C. Miller
EDUC-6163
Blog Assignment Week 3
If
I possessed the means and knowledge to conduct a research study based on the
field of early education I would choose to focus the study on “The Health and
Well-Being of Children with Life Threatening Illnesses.” The research would
focus on heart disease which according to Deanna Dean (2008) is the #1 Killer
in America starting at Childhood. Unbeknown to some people who think that only
adults and seniors can be diagnosed with a heart disease, sadly so can children.
Heart disease threatens our children as well and can even begin in the womb if
the mother’s diet is insufficient during her pregnancy (Dean, 2008). My
research would be conducted to help find a cure to this disease by first
studying pregnant women and children who both have and do not have this
disease.
Dean
(2008) states, “In the summer of 2002,
The American Heart Association (AHA) recommended that health care professionals
start measuring children's blood pressure at age three and cholesterol at age
five. They also recommend that children with high cholesterol levels should be
given cholesterol lowering statin drugs as an early treatment. This is alarming
for many reasons; one being the harmful side effects of these drugs.” My research
will help find a cure that will eliminate the need for a drug that has any
negative side effects that could possibly harm pregnant women, children, and
their families. I think that this would be a positive contribution to society
as a whole because it helps everyone and not just one particular group.
Resource
Dean, D. (2008). Heart Disease: The Number One Killer in America
Starts in Childhood. Retrieved from http://www.naturalnews.com/023516_health_cholesterol_children.html
