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Child Care Related Resources
- Allergies
Allergy and Asthma Center (Mayo Clinic) The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
- Asthma
Allergy and Asthma Center (Mayo Clinic) Asthma in Children (American Lung Association) Asthma in Children (MEDLINEplus Health Information) Breathing Easy: Solutions in Pediatric Asthma (Maternal and Child Health Library) Childhood Asthma (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America) How Asthma Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting? Checklist available in English and Spanish. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Bicycle Safety
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute Bicycle Safety (American Academy of Pediatrics) National Bicycle Safety Network (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control)
- Biting
When children at Daycare Bite: What are the risks? (Canadian Paediatric Society) Biters: Why They Do It and What To Do About It (National Association for the Education of Young Children) Dealing with Biting Behaviors in Young Children (Clearinghouse on Education and Parenting -ECAP- Collaborative) Fighting the Biting (Kids Health – Nemours Foundation)
- Brain Development
Brain Works (Zero to Three) Healthy Start, Grow Smart Series (US Department of Education)
- Bullying
Stop Bullying Now
- Burn Prevention
Burn Prevention Tips (Shriners Hospitals for Children) Burns (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- Car Safety
Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families (American Academy of Pediatrics) Child Passenger Safety (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) One Minute Safety Seat Checklist (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) Reducing the Risk Of Rollover Crashes in 15-Passenger Vans (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
- Child Abuse
Child Abuse (MEDLINEplus Health Information) Child Abuse Reporting Telephone Numbers (by State) (NCCANI) National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Child Care
Zero to Three Policy Center Child Day Care (MEDLINEplus Health Information) Child Trends ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center, Educator's Reference Desk National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) National Network for Child Care The NICHD Study of Early Child Care (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) U.S. Census Bureau Data on Child Care
- Child Care Health Consultants
Building Better Child Care through Health Consultation (video ) Continuum of Liability Exposure for Child Care Health Consultants (from California Childcare Health Program) Health and Safety Consultation in Child Care - DVD Multimedia Training (video) Healthy Child Care America Newsletter Articles on the Child Care Health Consultants Liability Exposure and Child Care Health Consultation (from California Childcare Health Program) National Training Institute for Child Care Health Consultants
- Children with Special Needs
Children with Diabetes The Division for Early Childhood (of the Council for Exceptional Children) Family Village: A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources Family Voices First Start Inclusive Child Care (Easter Seals) Internet Resources for Special Children National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
- Choosing Child Care
Checklists from National Network for Child Care Child Care Aware (a national resource for referrals to child care providers) Search lists of NAEYC accredited centers
- Emergency Preparedness/Disaster Planning
After the Emergency is Over: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and You Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Disaster Planning Information Sheet (National Network for Child Care) Head Start Disaster Preparedness Workbook Helping Children Cope with the Attack on America: National Association of Child Care Professionals (NACCP) Helping Children Through Disasters American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) It Pays to Prepare: An Emergency Preparedness Guide for Child Care Providers (Healthy Child Care Virginia) Protecting Our Children from Disasters: Nonstructural Mitigation for Child Care Centers (Institute for Business and Home Safety)
- Environmental Exposure
Children's Environmental Health Network Resource Guide Eco-Healthy Childcare (Oregon Environmental Council resource) Children's Health Environmental Coalition HealtheHouse Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes (Partnership program of the Environmental Protection Agency, Montana State Univ. Extension Service, and U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)
- Farm Safety
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids Farm Safety and Health Information Clearinghouse (University of Minnesota Extension Service)
- Handwashing
2002 Update on Hand Hygiene in Child (Day) Care (Child Care Information Exchange) Handwashing for Parents and Kids (Canadian Pediatric Society) Handwashing - The Scrub Club on the National Sanitation Foundation website
- Head Lice
Head Lice Information (Harvard School of Public Health) Head Lice Resources You Can Trust (University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension)
- Head Start
Early Head Start National Resource Center Head Start Grantees Head Start Health Services Toolkit Quilt Project (National Training and Technical Assistance Project)
- Health
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Child Health Toolbox (Performance Measures) Bright Futures California Child Care Health Program Children's Health (MEDLINEplus Health Information) ECELS, the Pennsylvania AAP Early Childhood Linkage System (fact sheets on numerous medical conditions) Head Start Health Services Toolkit Healthfinder (Your Guide to Reliable Health Information) Health Links (The Pennsylvania AAP Early Childhood Linkage System (ECELS) Health Newsletter) Healthy Child Care America Telling the Story Healthy Start, Grow Smart Series (US Department of Education) HRSA Information Center KidsHealth (information presented for kids, parents and professionals) Kidsource (listing of general health information and articles) Model Child Care Health Policies (Early Childhood Education Linkage System) National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH) National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education Netwellness: Children's Health (Univ. of Cincinnati, Ohio State Univ., and Case Western
Reserve Univ.)
Surgeon General's Tips to Keep Toddlers Safe and Healthy
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
Personal Safety for Children: A Guide for Parents (National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children)
Safetylit.org: The Online Source for Injury Prevention Literature (San Diego State Univ-
Graduate School of Public Health)
Recent Recalls Affecting Children
Health, Mental Health and Safety Guidelines for Schools
National AfterSchool Association
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