"This edition is reprinted with license from Cengage Learning, Inc., for use in Asia only."--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit 1. Promoting children's health : healthy lifestyles and health concerns -- Children's well being : what is it and how to achieve it -- Daily health observations -- Assessing children's health -- Caring for children with special medical conditions -- The infectious process and environmental control -- Childhood illnesses : identification and management -- Unit 2. Keeping children safe -- Creating high-quality environments -- Safety management -- Management of injuries and acute illness -- Maltreatment of children : abuse and neglect -- Planning for children's health and safety education -- Unit 3. Foods and nutrients : basic concepts -- Nutrition guidelines -- Nutrients that provide energy (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins) -- Nutrients that promote growth and regulate body functions -- Unit 4. Nutrition and the young child -- Feeding infants -- Feeding toddlers and young children -- Planning and serving nutritious and economical meals -- Food safety -- Nutrition education : rationale, concepts, and lessons -- Epilogue. Looking ahead ... making a difference -- Appendices. National health education standards -- Monthly calendar : Health, safety, and nutrition observances -- Federal good and nutrition programs -- Children's book list -- Glossary -- Index.