Health Safety and Nutrition DCF 45
hours
1. Explain why written policies are important in maintaining a safe and healthy child care
program.
Effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy child care program
2. Identify the characteristics of a healthy child care environment.
-Clean playing/ work area
-proper hygiene practices -
-Implication & routine practice of a written healthy policy.
3. List the three A's of a healthy child and describe each briefly.
Appetite
Appearance
Activity
4. List some of the most common signs and symptoms you might see in a child who is
experiencing illness while in your care.
skin color
discharge from nose, eyes and ears
general mood
Unusual behavior
severe sneezing or coughing
eye red irritated, sensitive to light
Heat Exhaustion
Symptoms may include excessive sweating and a rapid pulse rate. Other symptoms may include:
cool, moist skin, dizziness, faintness, muscle cramps, headache, and nausea.
Heat Stroke
Occurs because of prolonged exposure to very hot conditions. The mechanism in the brain that
regulates body temperature stops functioning, and the body's temperature rapidly rises to 104
, degrees Fahrenheit. The person becomes flushed, with hot, dry skin and a strong, rapid pulse.
He or she quickly becomes confused or unconscious.
Dehydration
Dry to very dry mouth. Little or no tears when crying. Less active than usual, or very fussy. Infant
will wet less than 6 diapers a day; a child will make fewer trips to the restroom than he normally
does. Eyes are sunken. Hands and feet are cool and blotchy. Pulse may seem weak and fast.
Child will not urinate for hours.
Fungi
Grow best in warm, moist places. Can causes athlete's foot and ringworm. Effective medication
is available. Medications work best when conditions favorable to fungal growth are removed.
Virus
Smaller than bacteria. Grow only in living cells. Can cause colds, chicken pox, measles, German
measles, mumps. Antibiotics have no effect. Rest is the best action; body fights better when
rested. Vaccines against common ones are available.
Bacteria
Small organisms seen with an ordinary microscope. Can causes strep throat, impetigo, Pink eye,
and some pneumonia. Antibiotics help stop growth.
Parasites
Organisms that live on or in animals and people. Common examples include pinworms,
roundworms, head lice. Effective medications are available for most.
7. List the four methods through which diseases are transmitted.
- Respiratory
- Fecal/oral
-direct contact
- blood borne
8. List three ways of preventing communicable disease.
- Isolation
- Immunization
- Standard precautions
9. Define the term Standard Precautions and give three examples of how to use it in a child care
program.
hours
1. Explain why written policies are important in maintaining a safe and healthy child care
program.
Effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy child care program
2. Identify the characteristics of a healthy child care environment.
-Clean playing/ work area
-proper hygiene practices -
-Implication & routine practice of a written healthy policy.
3. List the three A's of a healthy child and describe each briefly.
Appetite
Appearance
Activity
4. List some of the most common signs and symptoms you might see in a child who is
experiencing illness while in your care.
skin color
discharge from nose, eyes and ears
general mood
Unusual behavior
severe sneezing or coughing
eye red irritated, sensitive to light
Heat Exhaustion
Symptoms may include excessive sweating and a rapid pulse rate. Other symptoms may include:
cool, moist skin, dizziness, faintness, muscle cramps, headache, and nausea.
Heat Stroke
Occurs because of prolonged exposure to very hot conditions. The mechanism in the brain that
regulates body temperature stops functioning, and the body's temperature rapidly rises to 104
, degrees Fahrenheit. The person becomes flushed, with hot, dry skin and a strong, rapid pulse.
He or she quickly becomes confused or unconscious.
Dehydration
Dry to very dry mouth. Little or no tears when crying. Less active than usual, or very fussy. Infant
will wet less than 6 diapers a day; a child will make fewer trips to the restroom than he normally
does. Eyes are sunken. Hands and feet are cool and blotchy. Pulse may seem weak and fast.
Child will not urinate for hours.
Fungi
Grow best in warm, moist places. Can causes athlete's foot and ringworm. Effective medication
is available. Medications work best when conditions favorable to fungal growth are removed.
Virus
Smaller than bacteria. Grow only in living cells. Can cause colds, chicken pox, measles, German
measles, mumps. Antibiotics have no effect. Rest is the best action; body fights better when
rested. Vaccines against common ones are available.
Bacteria
Small organisms seen with an ordinary microscope. Can causes strep throat, impetigo, Pink eye,
and some pneumonia. Antibiotics help stop growth.
Parasites
Organisms that live on or in animals and people. Common examples include pinworms,
roundworms, head lice. Effective medications are available for most.
7. List the four methods through which diseases are transmitted.
- Respiratory
- Fecal/oral
-direct contact
- blood borne
8. List three ways of preventing communicable disease.
- Isolation
- Immunization
- Standard precautions
9. Define the term Standard Precautions and give three examples of how to use it in a child care
program.
