Includes bibliographical references and index.

Interrelationship of health, safety, and nutrition -- Promoting a healthy lifestyle -- Health appraisals -- Health assessment tools -- Conditions affecting children's health -- The infectious process and environmental control -- Communicable and acute illness: identification and management -- Creating quality environments -- Safety management -- Management of injuries and acute illness -- Maltreatment of children: abuse and neglect -- Planning for children's health and safety education -- Nutritional guidelines -- Nutrients that provide energy (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins) -- Nutrients that promote growth of body tissues (proteins, minerals, and water) -- Nutrients that regulate body functions (proteins, minerals, water, and vitamins) -- Infant feeding -- Feeding toddlers and young children -- Planning and serving nutritious and economical meals -- Food safety -- Nutrition education concepts and activities.