Managing Common Childhood Illnesses in Child Care

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Course
Date of Publication
July 7, 2021
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Overview

This course covers preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or allergic reaction. It is designed to help you implement current, best practices in your child care environments. During this course, you will learn how to manage common childhood illnesses, food intolerance, and allergies.

Course Information

Management of Common Childhood Illnesses, including Food Intolerances and Allergies is a 2-hour course that is part of a series of online trainings designed to help you, as child care providers and directors, implement current, research-based best practices in your child care environments.

During this course, you will learn how to manage common childhood illnesses, food intolerance, and allergies.

This course was developed and produced by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of the Texas A&M University System in cooperation with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Child Care Licensing Division, and using funds provided by the Texas Workforce Commission.

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