Includes bibliographical references, glossary and index (pages 524-554).

Promoting children's health: healthy lifestyles and health concerns. Children's Well-Being: What It Is 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 -- 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 -- Foods and nutrients: Basic Concepts. Nutrition Guidelines -- Nutrients that Provide Energy (Carbohydrates, Fats, and Proteins) -- Nutrients that Promote Growth and Regulate Body Functions -- Nutrition and the Young Child. Feeding Infants -- Feeding Toddlers, Preschoolers, and school age children -- Planning and Serving Nutritious and Economical Meals -- Food Safety -- Nutrition Education: Rationale, Concepts, and Lessons -- Epilogue: Looking Ahead ... Making a Difference -- Appendix A: National Health Education Standards -- Appendix B: Monthly Calendar: Health, Safety, and Nutrition Observances -- Appendix C: Federal Nutrition Programs -- Appendix D: Children's Book List -- Glossary -- Index.