Overview
The following is a continuously evolving list of selected web sites providing health and safety tips and information applicable to child care settings.
If you know of a listing or topic that should be added or find a link that is no longer working please contact us at (800) 521-0560 or email celmaster@ymcasd.org
- Allergies
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- Allergy Testing for Children (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
- Asthma
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- Asthma in Children (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- Asthma in Infants (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
- Childhood Asthma (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
- Bicycle Safety
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- Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute Research, laws, statistics, maintenance, media, and helmet safety information available on this website.
- Brain Development
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- FAQ: Brain Development (Zero to Three)
- Healthy Start, Grow Smart Series (US Department of Education)
- Burn Prevention
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- Burns (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- Car Safety
- Reducing the Risk Of Rollover Crashes in 15-Passenger Vans (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
- Child Abuse
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- Child Abuse (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome The website offers information, ideas and answers for parents and caregivers who are struggling to cope with a crying baby and not get frustrated enough to shake the baby violently.
- Child Care
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- Child Day Care (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- Children With Special Needs
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- Children with Diabetes The online community for kids, families and adults with diabetes.
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities This website identifies the causes of and prevention of birth defects and developmental disabilities.
- Health
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- Children's Health (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- Healthy Child Care America
- Health Insurance
- Insure Kids Now (low cost health insurance for kids)
- Hearing Loss
- Opening Doors: Technology and Communication Options for Children with Hearing Loss (US Department of Education) If you've recently found out that your child has a hearing loss, this resource sheet with service systems and other groups information is for you.
- Immunization
- 2009 Childhood Immunization Schedule (American Academy of Pediatrics) Recommended Immunization Schedule for Persons Aged 0 Through 6 Years.
- Latex Allergies
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- Latex Allergy (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Medication Administration
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- Medicine (MEDLINEPlus Health Information)
- Mental/Social/Emotional Health
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- Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health - Tools for Families.
- Child Behavior Disorders (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- Nutrition
- Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition 2nd Edition Georgetown University
- Oral Health
- Child Dental Health (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center A forum that discusses and address public oral health issues.
- Oral Health and Learning: When Children’s Oral Health Suffers, So Does Their Ability to Learn (National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health)
- Organizations
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- Child Care Law Center This website advocates to children, families and communities who are facing barriers to high quality child care.
- National Association for Family Child Care
- National Child Care Association
- Zero to Three (developmental information on infants to toddlers)
- Quality
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- Child Care/Head Start Partnership Study: Final Report (Education Development Center, Inc.) This report was developed by researchers at the Center for Children & Families to learn about the nature of early care and education partnerships and their impact on quality and access to services.
- Parenting
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- Zero to Three (developmental information on infants to toddlers)
- Playground Safety
- Research
- Maternal and Child Health Bureau Research Program Research on ways to improve the health of mothers, children and adolescents.
- Safety
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- American Society for Testing and Materials standards An open forum for the development of high-quality, market-relevant international standards used around the globe.
- Child Safety (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Safe Kids Worldwide Includes detailed reports on child injuiry prevention.
- Safetylit.org: The Online Source for Injury Prevention Literature (San Diego State Univ. Graduate School of Public Health)
- School Age Child Care
- Early Learning Guidelines The Early Learning Guidelines provide a framework for using what we now know about the importance of the early years to support later school success.
- SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
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- A Parent's Guide to Safe Sleep (Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign) Reduce the risk of SIDS
- Back to Sleep, Tummy to Play (Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign) Follow these steps to create a safe sleep environment for your infant.
- First Candle/SIDS Alliance Message board and current news on SIDS
- Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign= Provide educational materials and technical assistance to reduce SIDS.
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- Smoking
- Support Groups
- Developed by then Genetic Alliance a directory of parental support groups by congential syndrome.