2 cr. hrs. This elective course is designed to be professional preparation for students in health education and safety in Early Childhood and Child Care. It is also open to day care and other child care workers.
Students study safety and environment as they apply to the early childhood ages.
In addition, standard introductory topics of disease prevention and control, nutrition and physical health and fitness are studied with an emphasis on the early childhood years. Finally, community health resources, referrals and health counseling of parents are covered. Current schedule and registration information.