Safe Environments

ECE214: Nutrition & Health of Children & Families Week 4

Required Text

Groark, C.J., & Song, La. A. (2012) Health and nutrition for children. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

1. Health and Nutrition of Children :

a. Chapter 7: Assessing Health

b. Chapter 8: Safety and the Physical Environment

Websites

1. National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education (http://nrckids.org/)

· This website provides health, wellness, and safety resources for parents and educators of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and adolescents.

2. Safe Kids Worldwide.  (2013).  For educators.  Retrieved from http://www.safekids.org/educators/

· This site offers free health-related lesson plans for educators.