CCEI gives opportunity to child care professionals to support childhood obesity campaign

ChildCare Education InstituteFeb 24 2010

ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI) gives child care professionals the opportunity to aid the campaign against childhood obesity. Child care staff can enroll in HLTH100: Early Childhood Obesity, at no cost, and learn strategies for combating childhood obesity.

Child care providers are responsible for ensuring the health of the children in their care, including providing healthy food choices. HLTH100: Early Childhood Obesity provides child care staff with practical strategies to address childhood obesity in the early care setting. Students will learn to define obesity, identify the causes of obesity and determine risk factors. Students completing the course will be awarded 0.1 IACET CEU and receive a certificate of completion.

"This is an outstanding opportunity for child care staff to learn new skills and aid in the campaign to reduce childhood obesity. The knowledge gained from completing HLTH100: Early Childhood Obesity has the potential to affect over 14 million children currently in early child care settings. If every child care provider completed the course and implemented the strategies in their classroom, it would make a huge impact on the campaign against childhood obesity," said Maria C. Taylor, President and CEO of CCEI.

To take advantage of this opportunity, child care staff can log in to CCEI's learning management system at www.cceionline.com and use the promotion code 022010 when prompted. It is easy to set up an account if you don't already have one. Click here for detailed registration instructions and remember to use the promotion code when requested.