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Early Childhood Nutrition, Health and Safety

AHEC-130 Credits: 3 s.h. Catalog Year: 2009 Course Fee Code: 2
This course is designed to present a comprehensive overview of the nutritional, health needs, and safety concepts that are the basis for facilitating physical growth and development of the infant/preschool child. Content will include the identification of common childhood illnesses, control of illness and screening for health problems within child care centers. Safety implementation and nutritional requirement adaptations for this population group is a major content focus.