Healthy Young Children Sixth Edition - Paperback
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health and safety of children requires the collaboration of educators, program
administrators, healthcare professionals, communities, and families.
Understanding children's health; creating, implementing, and following sound
health and safety policies and procedures; and learning to treat and respond to
health concerns and emergencies are critical to the success of every early
learning program.
Developed by pediatric physicians, healthcare providers, and early childhood educators, the fully revised sixth edition of Healthy Young Children focuses on how education and healthcare professionals can work with children and families to promote physical and mental health and provide safe and healthy environments.
Highlights of the new edition include discussions on
safety measures and training
and physical and mental health standards and guidelines
creating and updating health and safety policies and procedures
COVID-19 pandemic on children, families, healthcare professionals, early
childhood educators, and early learning programs
Plus, new features provide
making family connections
safety actions that can be implemented quickly
150 questions for instructors
list of references (available online)
This text references national standards and guidelines from organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics (Caring for Our Children), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
Alicia L.
Haupt, MD, Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA.
Brittany Massare, MD, Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, Division of Academic General Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine.
Jennifer Nizer, MEd, Senior Vice President
for Child and Youth Programs, Armed Services YMCA National Headquarters, Woodbridge, VA.
Manjula Paul, CRNP-Fam, MSN, MPH, Laurel, MD.
Louis A. Valenti, Branch Chief-Licensing, Maryland State Department of Education,
Division of Child
Care, Baltimore, MD.
Contributors:
Abbey Alkon,
RN, PhD, Professor, University of
California, San Francisco School of
Nursing, California Childcare Health
Program, San
Francisco, CA.
Shaun-Adrián Choflá,
EdD , Butte College, Oroville,
CA. Empathy
Therapy, Chico, CA.
Stacey C. Cook, MD,
PhD, Medical Director,
Outpatient Complex Care Services, Boston Children's
Hospital. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Kristen Copeland, MD, FAAP, Division of General
and Community Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's
Hospital Medical Center. Professor of Pediatrics, University of
Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.
Nikki Gambhir, MBChB, FAAP, Department of
Pediatrics, Baylor College of
Medicine, Houston, TX.
Ruth E. Gardner, MD, Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, Division of Academic
General Pediatrics, Penn State College of
Medicine, Hershey, PA.
Nicole Hackman, MD, FABM, Associate Professor of
Pediatrics, Medical Director of
Lactation Services, Penn State College of
Medicine, Hershey, PA.
Banku Jairath,
MD, Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, Division of Academic
General Pediatrics, Penn State College of
Medicine, Hershey, PA.
Madiha Jamil, MD, Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, Division of Academic
General Pediatrics, Penn State College of
Medicine, Hershey, PA.
Amy L. King, BS, Cincinnati Children's
Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Julia Luckenbill, MA, Edu, Adult Educator/Director, Davis Parent Nursery School, Davis Joint Unified School District, Davis, CA.
Terri McFadden, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
Abigail K. Myers, MD , Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA.
Mary Beth Pero, MD, Cincinnati Children's
Hospital Medical Center, Division of General and Community Pediatrics, Cincinnati, OH.
Timothy R. Shope, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Contributor(s)
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