Nutrition and Oral Health - NHS Lanarkshire
Nutrition and Oral Health - NHS Lanarkshire
Nutrition and Oral Health - NHS Lanarkshire
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3: SUMMARY<br />
The aim of this pack is to provide guidelines on good nutrition <strong>and</strong> oral health<br />
to agencies, staff, parents <strong>and</strong> carers of young children. As a health promoting<br />
establishment, you will already be incorporating healthy lifestyle messages into<br />
your daily activities. It is intended that this pack will complement existing work<br />
<strong>and</strong> provide assistance in building this further. The information is presented in<br />
a format that can easily be shared with parents.<br />
There are two key elements to this pack <strong>and</strong> supporting materials:<br />
1:The pack itself as guidance <strong>and</strong> a factual resource<br />
• The pack contains a range of information including nutritional requirements<br />
of children under five years, food safety <strong>and</strong> hygiene, oral health, ideas for<br />
snacks <strong>and</strong> special occasions.<br />
• The pack provides a basis for the development of nutrition <strong>and</strong> oral health<br />
policies within your own establishment.<br />
2:Topic sacks<br />
• Topic sacks have been developed to support this pack <strong>and</strong> encourage<br />
children’s learning about food, nutrition <strong>and</strong> oral health through play <strong>and</strong><br />
the everyday activities that take place in a nursery.<br />
For nurseries in North <strong>Lanarkshire</strong> topic sacks are available from North<br />
<strong>Lanarkshire</strong> Education Resource Service, Clyde Valley High School, Castlehill<br />
Road, Wishaw ML2 0LS. Tel: 01698 403510.<br />
For nurseries in South <strong>Lanarkshire</strong> topic sacks are available from the<br />
Childcare Information Service, Early Years Development Team,<br />
Chatelherault Primary School, Silvertonhill Avenue, Hamilton ML3 7NT.<br />
Tel: 01698 476745.<br />
Other groups <strong>and</strong> individuals can borrow this pack <strong>and</strong> the topic sacks from<br />
the <strong>Health</strong> Improvement Library, Law House, Airdrie Road, Carluke ML8 5ER.<br />
Tel: 01698 377600.<br />
Strategy into Practice in the Early Years<br />
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