CDEC 1318 - Wellness of the Young Child

Institution:

College of the Mainland

Subject:

CDEC - Child Development - CDEC

Description:

This is the study of factors that impact the well-being of young children, including healthy behavior, food, nutrition, fitness, and safety practices. Instruction will focus on local and national standards and legal implications of relevant policies and regulations. The student will analyze principles of nutrition, evaluate nutrition assessment, and examine regulatory requirement for nutrition; describe community health problems, universal health precautions, legal implications regarding health and analyze environmental and personal hygiene; describe principles of safety as they relate to children, evaluate regulations regarding child safety, safety procedures and children?s environments for safety. The student will demonstrate skills in computation, record keeping, referrals and resources as they apply to nutrition, health, and safety. Prerequisite: Ability to Benefit Standards. Requires students to participate in a minimum of 16 hours field experience with children from infancy through age 12 in a variety of settings with varied and diverse populations.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2006 - 08/30/2008 

Institution Website:

www.com.edu

Phone Number:

(409) 938-1211

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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