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Now more than ever, thehealth and safety of children requires the collaboration of educators, programadministrators, healthcare professionals, communities, and families. Understanding children's health; creating, implementing, and following soundhealth and safety policies and procedures; and learning to treat and respond tohealth concerns and emergencies are critical to the success of every earlylearning program.Developed by pediatric physicians, healthcare providers, and early childhood educators, the fully revised sixth edition of Healthy Young Children

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This edition of Healthy Young Children offers early childhood educators useful, timely information to support children’s health and safety. We 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 

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EditorsPart editors in alpha order Alicia L.Haupt, MD Brittany Massare, MD,Penn State College of Medicine. Hershey, PA. Jennifer Nizer, MEd Manjula Paul, CRNPFam, MSN, MPH Louis A. Valenti Contributors: Abbey Alkon,RN, PhD ShaunAdrin Chofl,EdD Stacey C. Cook, MD,PhD Kristen Copeland, MD, FAAP Nikki Gambhir, MBChB, FAAP Ruth E. Gardner, MD Nicole Hackman, MD, FABM BankuJairath,MD Madiha Jamil, MD Amy L. King, BS Julia Luckenbill, MA, Edu Terri McFadden, MD, MPH Abigail K. Myers, MD Mary Beth Pero, MD Timothy R. Shope, MD, MPH

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