Public health polices such as immunizations of children attending public schools have improved the wellness of communities. Identify another policy that has promoted health within your community. Justify your response in two or
more complete sentences.

According to your text, early childhood educators should plan and implement the health component of their programs to respond to the a. need to find cures for communicable diseases. b. convenience of parents. c. predictable developmental patterns of young children. d. necessities of providing low-cost care.

The germs that cause infections are mainly spread in what three ways? a. immunization, mucous membranes, not washing hands b. germ-laden droplets, direct contact with body fluids, insects c. hand hygiene, sickness, immunization d. not enough sleep, low oral hygiene, germs

List several ways that negative life events (death in the family, being laid off, etc) may affect your physical health.