Healthy Young ChildrenSixth Edition by Alicia L Haupt

Healthy Young ChildrenSixth Edition by Alicia L Haupt

Now more than ever, the 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  The need for increased safety measures and training   The latest nutrition and physical and mental health standards and guidelines  The importance of creating and updating health and safety policies and procedures  The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children, families, healthcare professionals, early childhood educators, and early learning programs  Plus, new features provide  Recommendations for making family connections  Tips for health and safety actions that can be implemented quickly  A test bank of over 150 questions for instructors   A full and extensive 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).

This edition of Healthy Young Children offers early childhood educators useful, timely information to support children’s health and safetyWe have all learned from the pandemic how important effective health practices and policies are in our daily operations and how critical children’s health is to their development.  This book is organized to support teachers’ learning and ground their work in high-quality practices. It also helps educators think about strategies for engaging with families and their health practitioners on this critical topic.  

  —Deborah Flis, Division Director of ECE and Quality Improvement, Connecticut Office of Early Childhood   

  

 This is a comprehensive book for those who want to understand, teach, and model nutrition, health, safety, and wellness with young children and their families. It is a relevant and useful resource that prepares higher education students and guides educators to promote health and well-being following the pandemic. The scenarios as well as the Immediate Impact and Family Connections features throughout the book provide authentic applications to practice.  

  —Anne Karabon, Wendell and Marlys Thompson Director of the School of Education, Counseling, and Human Development, and Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, South Dakota State University 

  

  The sixth edition of Healthy Young Children is an extremely valuable resource for early learning professionals. Clear, concise, and comprehensive guidance is provided on all facets of how to best care for children’s health and well-being. NAEYC is a leader in protecting children from environmental hazards within early learning environments in an ever-changing climate. 

  —Hester Paul, National Director for Eco-Health Child Care®, Children’s Environmental Health Network 

Editors

 Part editors in alpha order 

 

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. 

Hershey, PA.

  

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.

   

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781952331213
ISBN 10	1952331218
Title	Healthy Young ChildrenSixth Edition
Author	Alicia L Haupt
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	National Association for the Education of Young Children
Year published	2024-03-07
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.