80124 HEALTH EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
99	80124 	S2  	D 	HEALTH EDUC IN EARLY CHILD	0.50

Contents

• Staffing
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

RATIONALE:

There  is  world-wide  focus  on issues relating  to  the  health  and
nutrition   of  young  children.  Maintaining  healthy  and   hygienic
environments for young children, particularly children being cared for
outside  the  home,  is  a top priority. It is  important  that  early
childhood  educators,  who  are often responsible  for  the  care  and
education  of young children from birth, understand the importance  of
maintaining  healthy  environments and are  capable  of  planning  and
implementing appropriate health and nutrition programmes for  children
birth-8 years.

SYNOPSIS:

This  unit  will  identify  and respond to health  issues  which  have
recently  been  identified  as  important  considerations  for   early
education,   including  national  and  state   based   standards   and
regulations,  infectious diseases, injury prevention  and  nutritional
requirements.  It  will  also  focus on  other  issues  such  as  AIDS
education,  abused  children,  immunisation  and  the  development  of
protective behaviour programmes for young children.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of this unit students will:

1. be familiar with the regulations in Day Care and other Early
   Childhood services relating to Health, Safety and Nutrition.
   
2. be able to create and maintain a healthy and safe physical and
   emotional environment for young children.
   
3. be able to identify and respond to important issues in the
   area of Health Education including common infectious diseases,
   AIDS, the abuse of children, hospitalisation, and nutritional
   requirements.
   
4. be capable of creating Protective Behaviour Programmes in
   relation to child abuse.
   
5. have knowledge of the importance of balanced nutrition
   programs for young children.
   
6. be competent at designing interesting and appropriate
   nutritional programs.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

Creating and maintaining motivating but safe environments             10.00
for children

Day Care Regulations                                                  10.00

Infectious Diseases, including AIDS                                   10.00

Child Abuse and Protective Behaviour Programmes                       10.00

Considerations   for   maintaining   psychological    and             10.00
emotionally safe environments

Nutrition and Young Children                                          30.00

Preparing Nutrition Programmes                                        10.00

General Health Programming                                            10.00

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   S              13/08/99  PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH                  50.00     N   N
2   S              13/09/99  DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH CARE POLICIES       50.00     N   N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    When  there  is  more  than  one marker  for  a  single  item  of
     assessment, the distribution patterns and means for the different
     markers will be compared and marks adjusted if necessary.
2    Marking   criteria  are  provided  in  unit  material   as   mark
     sheets/guides or as part of assignment specifications.
3    Summative  assessment  items will be  given  a  numerical  score.
     Ungraded summative assessment will be given either Pass, Fail  or
     Incomplete.
4    Unit Grades will be calculated by aggregating the weighted result
     or  numerical  score  for  each summative  assessment  item.  Any
     ungraded  assessment requirement will receive  a  Pass,  Fail  or
     Incomplete.
5    All  assessment  items  must  be attempted/submitted.  Assessment
     items must be passed overall. Ungraded summative assessment  will
     be given either Pass, Fail or Incomplete.
6    If  assignments  are  submitted after the  due  date  without  an
     approved extension of time, a penalty of 10% of the mark  awarded
     by  the examiner for the assessment item will apply for each  day
     late.
7    80%  attendance at workshops or tutorials is needed to fulfil the
     requirements  of this unit. Attendance sheets must be  signed  at
     each workshop or tutorial. Failure to reach the required level of
     attendance will result in failure of the unit.