Young children are particularly vulnerable to infections becausethey have frequent contact with other children.their immune systems are still developing.they are still learning proper hygiene.All of the above

Chronic illnesses may make children more susceptible to contracting infections from others.TrueFalse

Without established health and hygiene procedures and practices, infections may happen easily in an early learning environment. Reflect on what you, as a child care provider, can do to minimize or prevent the spread of illness in your program. What do you think are the most effective ways to keep the children healthy? If the children are exposed to communicable illness, what are the best ways to respond?

Short answer (3 points):Directions: Read the following passage (in italics), and then write a summary of the key points in your own words. Even though the virus that causes COVID-19 is transmitted through the respiratory system, that’s not all it affects. The virus can cause damage to children, just as it does to adults. There is even a rare but serious associated disease specific to children that we are just beginning to understand. It’s also true that children spread COVID-19. The largest study involving children and transmission is one from from South Korea that traced nearly 60,000 people, and found that children 10 and older transmit the virus at least as well as adults. This shouldn’t be surprising considering our experience with other respiratory infections. How many of us parents have had the experience of becoming sick after our kids pick up colds at school?Some people who support on-time school reopening point to European countries that have had few outbreaks after resuming in-person instruction. However, these countries undertook many safety measures, including enforcing social distancing and implementing regular testing. They also had far lower rates of COVID-19 in the community than we do.There remains a lot that we don't know about COVID-19 and children, but we know that children can become infected, and that they can transmit the virus to others. Let’s stop justifying school reopenings based on false statements. Instead, let’s talk about how we can get widespread, rapid testing into schools, the importance of wearing masks, and the investments we need to make to reduce the density of students in classrooms and improve their physical layout, ventilation and other infrastructure.

Touching another person’s skin allows pathogen transmission viaair.body fluids.direct contact.fecal-oral route.2 of 20What skills do children learn during physical activity?Locomotor and balanceBody awareness and hand-eye coordinationStress managementAll of the above3 of 20Vaccines protect an individual by removing all risk of infection.TrueFalse4 of 20When feeling unwell, very young children may exhibit more needy or clingy behavior.TrueFalse5 of 20Allergic reactions can include both physical and mental symptoms.TrueFalsePrevious

Why do people not vaccinate?By Hal WillabyPublished in The Conversation March 27th 2014The National Health Performance Authority’s report on childhood vaccination coverage released this morning shows immunisation rates have slightly increased in 2011–2012. But there are still some areas where coverage is below the national target.The good news is that Australia has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world with over 90% of children fully immunised by age five. But there are areas where only 80% of five-year-olds are protected against preventable contagious disease.So why are some children not immunised? There are two broad influences on timely uptake of routine childhood vaccines – access and acceptance.Access is partly a structural problem, linked to barriers such as a lack of transport, limited clinic opening times, homeboundedness and, beyond that, to poverty and social exclusion. Generally speaking, we can address access problems by minimising these barriers.The other factor impacting vaccine uptake is acceptance. This is the psychological orientation to vaccines influencing uptake; it’s about attitudes, beliefs and concerns regarding vaccines, parenting, medicine generally, and a host of related matters. An individual’s vaccine acceptance is the result of a certain composition of these, like a metaphorical DNA.The public tends to hear a lot more about acceptance factors than they do about access. It’s an easy formula for mass media to pit vaccination opponents against proponents, and parade examples of non-vaccinating parents. It excites emotion, leading to high click rates in online articles and crowded comments pages.Nevertheless, the attention given to such parents is out of proportion to their actual numbers, and the likelihood of changing their minds. Vaccine refusers are a very small proportion in Australia – about 2% of parents make a values-based choice to forego all vaccines for their children.A more interesting group is the 12% of parents who are at least somewhat supportive of vaccination, but fear both vaccination and non-vaccination could have negative outcomes for their child. About half of that 12% vaccinate fully, and the other half may delay or avoid certain vaccines but will have others.Any action taken at the community level starts with acknowledging that parents want the best for their children regardless of their access to and acceptance of vaccines. When otherwise well-intentioned messages criticise what these parents view as healthy skepticism, the result can be a further distancing from timely uptake.Based on the information in the article, suggest three broad strategies for increasing vaccination rates amongst Australian children.