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2. Health Policies Help manage risk to good physical and mental health Should be developed and directed for children and staff Promote healthy practices Lay the foundation for child care health ©2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

3. Designing A Health Policy Establish a process What process will be followed? Assign responsibility Who is responsible for making sure process is followed? Offer guidance for action What needs to be done? Are there any time parameters for limitations?) ©2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

4. ©2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Providing High Quality Child Care =

5. ©2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Children’s Health Records Include: Health History and updates Immunization Records Injury reports Assessment and Screening results Allergies Medication log and permission Health communication history Reports of illness in care Growth chart

6. Staff Health Health History includes: Name, etc. and physicians name Pre-employment exam Immunization record TB test Respiratory problems Hearing and vision screening ©2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

7. ©2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Maintaining Staff Health Exposure to infectious diseases Exposure to children who are ill Stress Can include job burnout

8. Maintaining Staff Health Risk for back injury Know correct way to bend, etc. Potential exposure to environmental hazards Arts and crafts, cleaning supplies, and pesticides ©2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

9. ©2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Providing a Mentally Healthy Environment Check to make sure that your early childhood education environment: Establishes a good relationship with parents Respect and mutual communication Responds with consistency, predictability, and regularity Establishes daily routine = security

10. Providing a Mentally Healthy Environment Provides support and emotional assurance for child Helps children to express and identify emotions Redirects anger and aggression through play and discussion Provides quiet area so child can be away from stimulation ©2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

11. Providing a Mentally Healthy Environment Values each child’s uniqueness, including culture Promotes responsive caregiving Is flexible and reasonable in expectations ©2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

12. Reality Check: Children with Stress What can a teacher do to help a child who is stressed out? ©2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

13. Reality Check: Secondhand Smoke Why is secondhand smoke so dangerous? ©2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

14. ©2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Implications for Teachers Role Modeling Exhibits knowledge and practice of healthy behavior Cultural Competence Increasing diversity

15. Implications for Teachers For Families Open line of communication about health issues Education ©2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.