1. CE220 Unit 6: The Healthy Child: Disease Prevention and Medication Regimen Feel free to chat with each other. We will start class at 9 PM ET!

2. Unit 6 The Healthy Child: Disease Prevention Chapter 6: "The Infectious Process and Effective Control" Two Questions: Exclusion Case Study: Laura Text - p. 146 Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards Flier: Steps for Preventing Disease

3. Unit 6 Poster Project The Importance of Preventing Disease *select a general topic (i.e. hand washing, proper nutrition, etc.) *template available in Doc Sharing and unit 6 tab Due January 25, 2011

4. Unit 6 Project recap  Flier ~ Disease Prevention  Choose a topic Hand washing, tooth brushing, nutrition Hand washing, tooth brushing, nutrition  Use template  Include focus, facts, steps, pictures  Cite references focussteps factsreferences

5. Draw a Germ, Bacteria, or Virus Draw what you think of when we speak about germs, viruses, and bacteria. Share a description of your drawing.

6. What am I?

7. Germs and Sneezes Food for Thought….  How do we “cover” a sneeze?  What happens when we sneeze?  What is the “proper” way to sneeze? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXXgRvdq7fg

8. Steps to Prevention: Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  http://www.cdc.gov/ge rmstopper/home_wor k_school.htm http://www.cdc.gov/ge rmstopper/home_wor k_school.htm http://www.cdc.gov/ge rmstopper/home_wor k_school.htm  http://www.cdc.go v/flu/protect/stopge rms.htm http://www.cdc.go v/flu/protect/stopge rms.htm

9. Tips to Hand Washing  Wet hands with warm water  Apply soap  Rub hands together vigorously for 20 seconds (sing "Happy Birthday" twice)  Rinse hands well under running water  Dry hands using a paper towel or air dryer  Use a paper towel rather than your fingers to turn off the faucet  Mayo Clinic’s hand washing tips: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hand- washing/HQ00407http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hand- washing/HQ00407http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hand- washing/HQ00407http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hand- washing/HQ00407

10. Our Role as ECP’s… Laura comes to daycare with runny nose and cough. Her mother said it was just allergies and left quickly. What policies do you have in place?

11. Then consider…  Laura’s mother is a single-parent  Mom works part-time  Mom goes to a community college.  Teachers realize Laura has a fever, red throat, and swollen glands. Should Laura be included or excluded? Should Laura be included or excluded? Contact parent? Contact parent? If Laura stays, measures for limiting risks of spreading Illness? If Laura stays, measures for limiting risks of spreading Illness? What if this is a repeat occurrence? What if this is a repeat occurrence? Steps to parental compliance? Steps to parental compliance?

12. Communicable Illness “An illness that can be transmitted or spread from one person or animal to another” (Marotz, p. 130)  3 factors necessary for this to occur: Pathogen (disease causing agent) Pathogen (disease causing agent) Susceptible host Susceptible host Method of transmission Method of transmission  Which of these can an ECP control?

13. Forms of Transmission  Airborne Occurs from coughing, sneezing, talking Occurs from coughing, sneezing, talking Examples: influenza, colds, meningitis, tuberculosis, chickenpox Examples: influenza, colds, meningitis, tuberculosis, chickenpox  Fecal-oral Transferred to mouth by hands contaminated with fecal matter Transferred to mouth by hands contaminated with fecal matter Examples: pinworms, hepatitis A, salmonella Examples: pinworms, hepatitis A, salmonella  Body fluids Transferred by fluids such as blood or mucus Transferred by fluids such as blood or mucus Examples: ringworm, hepatitis B, pink eye Examples: ringworm, hepatitis B, pink eye (Marotz, p. 131)

14. Control Measures  Observation  Policies  Immunization  Environmental Control  Education (Marotz, p. 133-146)

15. GAMES FOR FUN!!!!  Scrub Club: http://www.scrubclub.org/home.aspx http://www.scrubclub.org/home.aspx http://www.scrubclub.org/home.aspx  Clorox (Clean Up the Classroom): http://www.cloroxclassrooms.com/teachers_classact. php http://www.cloroxclassrooms.com/teachers_classact. php http://www.cloroxclassrooms.com/teachers_classact. php http://www.cloroxclassrooms.com/teachers_classact. php  Funny Games (Germ Attack): http://www.funny-games.biz/germattack.html http://www.funny-games.biz/germattack.html http://www.funny-games.biz/germattack.html Here are some ideas that are contest winners for lessons on fighting germs: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751394 http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751394 http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751394

16. Resources:  Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Center for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/ http://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/ http://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/  National Network for Child Care: National Network for Child Care: National Network for Child Care: http://www.nncc.org/Health/coping.illness.html http://www.nncc.org/Health/coping.illness.html http://www.nncc.org/Health/coping.illness.html  United States National Library of Medicine: United States National Library of Medicine: United States National Library of Medicine: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1258069 2 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1258069 2 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1258069 2 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1258069 2

17. Resources:  Local health department  National network for child Care: http://www.nncc.org/Health/cch.disease.html http://www.nncc.org/Health/cch.disease.html http://www.nncc.org/Health/cch.disease.html  Center for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/parents/ http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/parents/ http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/parents/

18. Weekly Reminders  Complete Readings  Read Web Resources  Discussion Board: Post responses to BOTH discussion questions Post responses to BOTH discussion questions Participate in meaningful dialogue with your classmates throughout the unit Participate in meaningful dialogue with your classmates throughout the unit  Post response to Seminar Option 2 IF you do not attend seminar  Complete Project

19. Unit 6 Project  In this project, you will develop an appealing and informative handout/poster that could serve as a coloring activity for children demonstrating the steps for preventing disease. You can choose from the following ideas or think of your own: Sanitizing Sanitizing Washing Hands Washing Hands First Aid First Aid  This handout/poster should be user-friendly and not overloaded with print. Images, photos, font colors and types may be added to make your product more attractive. Due to copyright issues, if you choose to add images you must use your own original photos or images.

20. References Marotz, Lynn (2009). Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child. Clifton Park: Thomson Delmar Learning.