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Early Care & Education Bachelor's Degree

Course Information

Health, Safety, and Nutrition

University:
Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University logo
Course Number:
HDFS 3063
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours - $440 per credit
Start/End Dates:
June 09, 2025 - August 01, 2025

Overview

Course Description

Examine culturally relevant elements for planning, promoting, and maintaining healthy and safe environments for young children birth through age 8 and the adults who care for them. Understand childhood illnesses, healthy lifestyles, first aid, and self-care practices. Maintain safe relationships with others and identify and report abuse and neglect. Additional content includes nutrition, food preparation, food safety, food allergies and intolerances, and appropriate feeding practices.

Contacts

Instructor

Nikki Huckabay
Office: 405-744-9932
nikki.huckabay@okstate.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

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Textbooks

Healthy Young Children
Alicia L. Haupt, Brittany Massare, Jennifer Nizer, Louis A. Valenti, Manjula Paul
Edition: 6th edition, 2024
ISBN: 978-1-952331-21-3
Publisher: NAEYC

Course Access

 
Approximately three weeks prior to the beginning of the semester, students will receive preliminary course information from the Oklahoma State campus coordinator listed below. One week prior to the beginning of the semester, students will receive an email with their login name and password. OSU's online courses are facilitated by Canvas.
 
Brianna Cooper-Kordinak for Agricultural Education, Animal Science, and Grassland Management. 
Rae Ann Montgomery for Dietetics, Early Care & Education, Family & Community Services, Family & Consumer Sciences Education, Family Financial Planning, Gerontology, and Merchandising. 

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

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