Week 6-• In what ways are school-age children assessed in other parts of the world? (Choose a country or region of the world for which you have a personal affinity.)

• The public health topics  I selected are:  Nutrition/malnutrition and Access to 
• healthy water
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• Why are these two areas meaningful to me?  As I work daily with preschool 
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• children each day, I think about my boys and girls nutrition patterns.  For 

           example:  one student does not like fruits/veggies, and another one will not drink 

            milk. Instead, they want orange juice to substitute for milk.  Healthy eating is 

    

           very important and it is our responsibility to make sure our child have a healthy food

           choice each day.  

                     According to Tong, (2016) good nutrition leads to growth which will offer a 

           variety of foods for children. Also, good nutrition will give the children nutrients 

           

           and vitamins need for their brain and body to grow.

          Tong shares, if you wanted to figure out how much fiber your child (age 3-18) 

          needs, take the child's age and add 5.  The sum is the number of grams of fiber

         your child should have each day.  For example, for a 3 year old child:

  

         3 (age)  + 5 = 8 grams of fiber per day (2016). 

                   Each day our students receive a 8 oz. small bottle of water.  I informed the        

            students that water is gasoline for the body---Just as oil is to a car. It needs 

            something to make it move. 

              

            I encourage my students to drink 8 oz. bottle by the end of each day.  As we get 

            busy throughout our day, some students will have almost a full bottle left when it is 

            time to go home.  

                  

             The next morning during circle time, I emphasize the importance of water and   

           

            show a short video on why your body needs water. The students begin to think and 

            ponder when they realize that water is very important for them. I remind the 

            students of keeping their skin beautiful and smooth if they continue to drink all the 

            water in the 8 oz. bottle. 

   

                   We use 1% milk for our students and provide healthy fats and oils for them 

            each day. One thing I try to do is have students begin eating their food and then

            introducing liquids (milk/water) because the child will not be hungry for solid foods. 

           For example:  (meat and potatoes)  

                  Throughout each day, we provide regularly healthy snacks. They receive four 

           meals a day (Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, and         

           Dinner).

                         

          Reference:  

          

          Tong, W., (2016). Whole Child Parenting. Health and care. Published by Whole 

        

                   Child Inc. Pg. 66-67.