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Title:
Health, safety, and nutrition for the young child
Author:
Marotz, Lynn R.
ISBN:
9780495809463
Personal Author:
Edition:
7th ed., [international student ed.].
Publication Information:
Clifton Park : Delmar Cengage Learning, 2009.
Physical Description:
xx, 570 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Contents:
Interrelationship of health, safety, and nutrition -- Promoting a healthy lifestyle -- Health appraisals -- Health assessment tools -- Conditions affecting children's health -- The infectious process and environmental control -- Communicable and acute illness: identification and management -- Creating quality environments -- Safety management -- Management of injuries and acute illness -- Maltreatment of children: abuse and neglect -- Planning for children's health and safety education -- Nutritional guidelines -- Nutrients that provide energy (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins) -- Nutrients that promote growth of body tissues (proteins, minerals, and water) -- Nutrients that regulate body functions (proteins, minerals, water, and vitamins) -- Infant feeding -- Feeding toddlers and young children -- Planning and serving nutritious and economical meals -- Food safety -- Nutrition education concepts and activities.
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