TY  - BOOK
AU  - Williams,Trefor
AU  - Moon,Alysoun
AU  - Williams,Margaret
ED  - World Health Organization.
TI  - Food, environment and health: a guide for primary school teachers 
SN  - 9241544007
PY  - 1990///
CY  - Geneva
PB  - World Health Organization
KW  - Health education
KW  - in infancy and childhood
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - education
KW  - Environmental health
KW  - School health services
KW  - Teaching
KW  - Developing countries
N1  - nep published by: Kathmandu : Development Communication Consultancy Services
N2  - Gives educators a highly practical collection of facts, advice, projects, games, illustrations, stories, and sample questions for use in teaching children the importance of healthy habits, particularly concerning food, personal hygiene and the home environment. Details range from advice on how to start a school garden or design a class growth chart to instructions for a game of germ warfare that illustrates how pathogens invade the human body. Throughout, emphasis is placed on simple, imaginative tools for correcting errors of food safety, nutrition, and personal hygiene commonly found in developing countries. The book consists of seven self-contained teaching units which can be used in any sequence. Various chapters deal with the practical aspects of storing and handling food safely, making water fit to drink, disposing of wastes, and maintaining a healthy home environment. Teachers are also given guidance on explaining to children exactly why the body needs water, the types of food needed by the body to stay healthy, and the means by which infection and disease can be spread through a community. Liberally illustrated, the book contains numerous suggestions for involving school children in practical activities that will reinforce what they learn and help them to appreciate the relevance of their new knowledge to their lives outside the school. Participation by parents and community leaders in many of these activities is also encouraged as yet another route for spreading the book's simple yet vital messages
UR  - http://apps.who.int/iris/
ER  -