Course Guide

The following chart lists each lesson and all required and non-required activities and resources in this course. Use this as a guide, table of contents, or print it out and use as a checklist to manually keep track of progress through the course. Required activities are marked with a star and must be completed and reviewed by a trainer, coach or administrator. VLS Partner users will utilize the VLS learning management system to track progress towards course certification.

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Within the Management Healthy Environments course you will learn about:

How to help adults understand the importance of handwashing and universal precautions, as well as when and how to properly wash their own hands and support handwashing of the children in their care.
How to promote sanitary restroom environments, as well as sanitary and developmentally appropriate practices with regards to toileting and diapering.
How to ensure staff conduct daily health checks and how to manage infectious diseases in your program.
How to ensure that staff model healthy eating and activity patterns and that your program promotes children's healthy eating and physical activity.
How to help adults understand family protective factors and resilience to support children's and family members' mental health.
How to support families, children, and staff members within your program deal with stressors such as deployment.
How to ensure your program is supporting children with special needs, such as asthma or allergies, and properly administering medication when necessary.

Course Outline

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Lsn/Req	Title	Section
1	Administering Healthy Programs: The Environment
Not required	Analyzing Previous Inspection Reports	Explore
Not required	Creating a Culture to Support and Sustain Healthy Environments	Apply
Not required	Guide for Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting	Apply
2	Administering Healthy Programs: Proper Hygiene
Not required	Handwashing Self-Assessment	Explore
Not required	Child Handwashing	Apply
Not required	Assisting With Handwashing	Apply
Not required	Cover Your Cough	Apply
Not required	Infant Handwashing	Apply
Not required	Adult Handwashing	Apply
Not required	Gloving Procedures	Apply
3	Administering Healthy Programs: Proper Diapering and Toileting
Not required	Changing Soiled Clothes	Learn
Not required	Potty Training and Regression	Explore
Not required	Partnering for Potty Training	Apply
Not required	Restrooms and Diapering Environment Best Practices Checklist	Apply
4	Administering Healthy Programs: Managing Infectious Disease
Not required	When Should A Child Be Sent Home?	Learn
Not required	Signs and Symptoms Chart	Learn
Not required	Daily Health Check Tool	Explore
Not required	Enrollment/Attendance/Symptom Record	Explore
Not required	Immunization Record Audit	Apply
5	Administering Healthy Programs: Nutrition and Physical Activity
Not required	Staff Wellness Reflection	Explore
6	Administering Healthy Programs: Helping Staff Meet Children's Mental Health Needs
Not required	The 7 Cs: The Essential Building Blocks of Resilience	Learn
Not required	Mental Health Resource Activity	Explore
Not required	Supporting Children Who Are Experiencing Stress: Child Care Aware	Apply
Not required	Resources for Children Affected by Deployment	Apply
7	Administering Healthy Environments: Meeting Individual Health Care Needs
Not required	Voluntary Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies In Schools and Early Care and Education Programs	Learn
Not required	Information from the American Academy of Pediatrics on Medication Administration	Learn
Not required	7 Rights of Medication Administration	Learn
Not required	Meet Claire	Explore
Not required	Menu Audit	Apply