Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs - Softcover

American Academy Of Pediatrics; American Public Health Association; National Resource Center For Health And Safety In Child Care And Early Educ

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1581107145 ISBN 13: 9781581107142

Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012

Synopsis

Help prevent childhood obesity with thelatest national standards describing evidence-based best practices in nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for early care and education programs.

The standards are for all types of early care and education settings – centers and family child care homes.

These updated standards are a part of the new comprehensive Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs, 3rd Edition.

New in 2nd Edition:
- Updated all MyPyramid references to MyPlate
- Playing Outdoors standard updated

Topics include:

• General nutrition requirements
• Meal and snack patterns
• Requirements for infants including supporting breastfeeding
• Requirements for toddlers and preschoolers
• Meal service and supervision
• Food brought from home
• Nutrition education
• Active opportunities for physical activities
• Outdoor and indoor play time
• Caregivers/teachers’ encouragement of physical activity
• Screen time limits
• Policies on infant feeding, food and nutrition services, and physical activity

About this title

About the Author:

The American Public Health Association (APHA) champions the health of all people and all communities. They strengthen the public health profession and speak out for public health issues and policies backed by science. APHA is the only organization that influences federal policy, has a nearly 150-year perspective, and brings together members from all fields of public health.
APHA publishes the American Journal of Public Health and The Nation's Health newspaper. At their Annual Meeting & Exposition, thousands of people share the latest public health research. APHA leads public awareness campaigns such as Get Ready and National Public Health Week.

About this edition

• Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1581107145
• ISBN 13: 9781581107142
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 80