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Reducing the Risk of Choking

Resource Topic Category:Food Safety

Child Nutrition Program:
  • CACFP – Child and Adult Care Food Programs

Team Nutrition Training Grant: 2018

Organization:

Kansas State Department of Education

State:

Kansas

Summary:

Training objectives include:
Providers will learn actionable steps that can be taken to reduce a child’s risk of choking by:
Learning about developmental readiness for the introduction and advancement of solid foods when feeding infants.
Identifying choking hazards for infants, toddlers and young children.
Identifying food preparation methods to prepare foods that are easy to chew and swallow.
Identifying and discussing tips to teach good eating habits during meal time.

Contact Info:

Jill Ladd
jladd@ksde.org
(785) 296-2276