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DCF 40 Hours Child Care (HSAN) Health, Safety,
and Nutrition
1. Appetite
Answer A desire to eat.
2. Isolation Area
Answer A designated area for a child who becomes ill at the facility, which must be away from the
other, healthy children.
3. Safety Hazards
Answer Things in the environment that can be identified as dangerous to one's health and
welfare.
4. Communicable Disease
Answer Disease that can be spread from one person to anoth- er.
5. Disinfect
Answer To kill germs on surfaces or objects by using chemicals. This process does not
necessarily clean dirty surfaces or remove all germs, but by killing germs on a surface after
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cleaning, it can further lower the risk of spreading infection.
6. Impermeable Surface
Answer A surface that is resistant to water, chemicals, and other fluids. These surfaces are
required in areas such as changing stations, playpens, cots, and sleeping mats.
7. Vaccine
Answer A product that protects an individual from contracting an infectious disease by
stimulating their immune system.
8. Health
Answer The total well-being of a person—including the physical, mental, and social self—in
the absence of disease or other abnormal conditions.
9. Clean
Answer To remove dirt, debris, and germs by scrubbing and washing with soap (or detergent)
and water. The process does not necessarily kill germs, but lowers the risk of spreading
infection.
10. Evacuation Plan
Answer Procedures for getting children and staff out of a building; applied during fire drills
and other emergency situations.
11. Immunizations
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Answer The process of administering a vaccine to make an individual protected from
contracting an infectious disease.
12. Nutrition
Answer The processes by which a person, animal, or plant takes in and utilizes food
substances.
13. Sanitize
Answer The process of destroying or reducing organisms to a safe level; including properly
cleaned equipment and surfaces, such as sinks and sleep mats.
14. Child care programs have a responsibility to maintain an environment that will
promote children's health. What is health?
Answer Health is the total well-being of the child—including the physical, emotional, social, and
mental self—in the absence of disease or abnormal conditions.
15. Characteristics of a healthy environment that promote good health prac- tices
include
Answer -Clean work and play areas
-Proper hygiene practices
-Implementation and routine practice of a written health policy
16. Written policies regarding health practices are essential to maintaining a healthy
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environment in your child care program.
Answer -All policies should be acces- sible to all staff
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