Nurse
Consulting

The Healthy Child Care America Campaign, initiated in 1995, was based on the principle that partnerships between families, child care providers, and health providers could impact the health of children in our nation.

Through CCR&R, registered nurses serve child care providers and parents in our 10 county area by:

• Promoting the healthy development of young children in child care
• Increasing access to preventive health services
• Promoting safe physical environments for children

Health Consulting Information:
 • Contact Your Nurse Consultant
 • Health Resources
 • National Health & Safety Standards
 • Immunization Schedules
 • Adult Health Links
 • Child Health Links
 • Safety Links
 • Standards Links

Contact Your Nurse Consultant
Child care providers or parents may call or send a message to our child care nurse consultants to ask questions or share concerns regarding:

• Health Management Education
• Illness & Prevention Control
• Care Plans for Children with Health Issues
• Indoor & Outdoor Play Space Safety
• Health & Safety Policies
• Nutrition & Oral Health
• Behavior & Mental Health
• Inclusive Child Care

Health Resources
Please click on a title below to view the Adobe Acrobat (pdf) in a separate window.  If you need the free Adobe Acrobat viewer, click here.

• School Readiness- Parent
• Kindergarten Readiness Checklist-English
• Kindergarten Readiness Checklist- Spanish
• Kingergarten Readiness Checkist- Arabic
• Kindergarten Readiness Checklist-Bosian
• Kindergarten Readiness Checklist-Vietnamese
• Kingergarten Readiness Checklist-Nuer
• Developmental Screening- 0-5 Years of Age
• Parent & Family Needs Assessment
• Red Flag Behaviors- School-Age
• School-Age Social & Emotional Skills Checklist
• School-Age Developmentally Appropriate Practice Checklist
• Children and Trauma
• Community Resources and Referrals
• Learn the Signs, Act Early! Center for Disease Control and Prevention
   

      Infection Control

• Child Care Provider's Guide to Respiratory Illness
• Blood Borne Exposure Incident Plan
• Methods of Transmission of Childhood Infectious Diseases
• Exclusion, Inclusion Criteria for Child Care
• Prevnar Vaccine
• Guide to Childhood Illness
• Influenza Brochure for Parents
• Influenza Brochure for Child Care Providers
• Headlice Brochure
• Child Handwashing Poster
• Gloving Procedure Poster
• Diapering Procedure Poster-- 2 pages
• Changing Soiled Underwear for Toddlers
• Hand Sanitizer
• Iowa Immunization Certificates and Brochures

      Teaching Healthy Habits

• Tips for Toilet Teaching 
• Modified Toothbrushing Protocol
• Protecting Your Family from Lead in Your Home

      Best Practices

• Health Policy Guide
• Chronic Illness Guide
• Infant Sleep Position Policy-- 2 pages
• SIDS Poster
• Breast Feeding and Child Care
• Keeping Expressed Breast Milk Safe
• Parent Guide for Best Practice
• Resources for Fencing
• CPSC Guidelines for Age-Related Activities
• Quality Inclusion Checklist

      Care Plans

• Asthma Action Plan
• Asthma Care Plan
• Asthma Care Plan Instructions
• Allergy Action Plan
• Allergic Reaction Guide
• Dental Emergencies
• Diabetes Care Plan
• Diabetes Emergency Checklist
• Health Care Plan-Special Concerns
• Nutrition & Feeding Care Plan
• Seizure Care Plan

      Confidentiality

• Release of Information- Consent Forms

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National Health & Safety Standards

Now Available:
Caring for Our Children; National Health and Safety Performance Standard: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs-2nd Edition

This resource is the most comprehensive source of information available on the development and evaluation of the health and safety aspects of family and group child care homes and child care centers. The guidelines address the health and safety needs of children ranging from infants to 12-year-olds. This field-reviewed edition contains updated and essential performance requirements for a quality child care program.

You can order a copy through:

• American Academy of Pediatric
  Phone: 1-800-433-9016
  www.aap.org
  (Item #: R-MA0191)
  Cost: $34.95
     
• American Public Health Association
  Phone: 1-302 893-1894
  www.apha.org
  (Item #: ISBN 0-97156-820-0) 
  Cost: $34.95

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Immunization Schedules

Choose one of the following to view online--please be patient for download:

• Adult Immunization Schedule
• Recommended Immunization Schedule 0-6 years
• Recommended Immunization Schedule 7-18 years
• Children and Adolescent Immunization Schedule- Spanish

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Adult Health Links

American Lung Association (ALA )
http://www.lungusa.org
The American Lung Association is the oldest voluntary health organization in the United States . It has a National office as well as affiliate associations in all parts of the country, including Iowa . They support great education and resources for information on respiratory health issues (lung diseases and disorders, breathing concerns, allergies) current treatments for and prevention of lung and heart health problems. They support smoking cessation programs in local communities.

Dr. Evert Koop’s Health Site
http://www.drkoop.com
This is a reliable resource for general adult health information. Dr. Koop, former U.S. Surgeon General, believes, “Information is Prevention”, and this site supports this motto.

Just Eliminate Lies (JEL)
http://www.JELiowa.org
Just Eliminate Lies (JEL), the statewide teen effort to fight tobacco use, is funded by the State of Iowa from the Tobacco Settlement Fund and administered by the Iowa Department of Public Health Division of Tobacco Use Prevention and Control. JEL encourages all smokers of all ages wanting to quit smoking to call Quitline Iowa at 1-866-U-CAN-TRY (1-866-822-6879), a statewide, toll-free smoking--cessation hotline, for more information about nicotine addiction and the deadly effects of tobacco.

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
This national health agency provides accurate information on diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lungs, and blood. This site also contains information on sleep disorders.

National Women’s Health Information Center
http://www.4women.gov
This is a great site for general information on women’s health issues. Resource information is available in both English and Spanish. You can also access the National Woman’s Health Information Center by calling:1-800-994-9662.

United States Department of Health & Human Services
http://www.healthfinder.gov
HHS is the U.S. government's principal agency for protecting the health of
all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those
who are least able to help themselves. Check Health Finder for reliable
health information sponsored by this national agency.

Spanish version: www.healthfinder.gov/espanol
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respuestas a las preguntas hechas con más frecuencia . Seleccione una de las
letras del alfabeto para ver la información acerca de las enfermedades,
trastornos y procedimientos médicas que comienzan con esa letra. Para
recibir noticias por correo electrónico, suscríbase seleccionando el
rectángulo que aparece en la parte inferior derecha de esta página.

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Child Health Links

ABC's of Safe and Healthy Child Care
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/abc/contents.htm
From the Center's for Disease Control and Prevention. A handbook that helps providers reduce illness, injury, and other health problems. Contains fact sheets on common childhood illnesses.

ABC teach
www.abcteach.com
This site has a variety of things to print.  Go to “Teaching Extras” for lists.  It has picture center signs and classroom helpers, as well as theme signs and classroom word labels.

American Academy of Pediatrics-publications
http://www.aap.org
This site has two sections of interest to child care providers. "You & Your Family" has information about injury prevention, Healthy Kids magazine, and immunization. "Publications" contains a list of books for purchase and other child health materials.

American Dental Association
http://www.ada.org
The American Dental Association site has wonderful oral health information for child care providers and parents. It has a number of great resources specific for oral health education for children including videos, coloring sheets, and a flossing calendar.

American with Disabilities Act pertaining to child care
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
The ADA site gives child care providers and families guidance on making the child care environment accessible to all children and accommodating to the physical, health, and developmental needs of children with disabilities.

Beyond Autism Pecs Pictures/Icons Pages

http://trainland.tripod.com/pecs.htm
This site was developed to assist people working with children with autism. Winnie the Pooh will show up at the top of this site.   If you scroll way down towards the bottom, you will come to lists of “Pecs Pictures Page ___” that you can print.  Some of the pictures are drawings and some are photos.  You can use these when making schedules, labeling toys and shelves, giving choices of activities or song choices, etc.  At the very end of the list are sign language cards.

Bright Futures
http://www.brightfutures.org
This site serves to promote and improve the health, education, and well-being of children and adolescents 0-21 and their families. A good source for many health subjects.

Caring for Our Children - The National Health and Safety in Child Care Performance Standards
http://nrc.uchsc.edu
This site contains the latest standards and guidelines for health and safety in child care. The rationale and background for each standard is included. Useful in developing program policy and activities. Check out the 2002 Edition of the national standards at this site. The PDF versions allow printing of a particular standard.

Enchanted Learning
www.enchantedlearning.com
This site has a variety of activities for preschoolers.  For pictures using English or other available languages, go to the Picture Dictionary.  You can use this picture resource to label toys and shelves and to offer a multi-cultural environment.

Healthy Child
http://www.healthychild.net
This site contains information on many child care and children's health issues, including a wonderful resource guide and other health links.

Healthy Child Care Iowa
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hcci/default.asp
This site offers information on head lice; insect repellents; Hawk-I medical insurance; weather charts for child care practitioners and parents; health exam forms for staff, school-age and preschool age children. The site also offers links to many other useful health and child care web sites. Contact information about Child Care Health Consultants in your local region is located in this section of the Iowa Department of Public Health’s website.

Intelihealth
http://www.intelihealth.com
This website offers Feature Articles and News Briefs on current children health issues.

The Internet Picture Dictionary
www.pdictionary.com
This is a picture dictionary.  You could find pictures for labeling toys and shelves or to help build vocabulary.  Resources are also available in Spanish, French, German, & Italian.

Iowa Bureau of Lead Poisoning Prevention
www.idph.state.ia.us/eh/lead_poisoning_prevention.asp#childhood
This Iowa website addresses childhood lead poisoning and its significant effects on the health of children and on community health.  Lead has adverse effects on nearly all organ systems in the body.  It is especially harmful to the developing brains and nervous systems of children under the age of six years. 

Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home
http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/leadpdfe.pdf
This health brochure identifies many sources of lead exposure, the health consequences of lead exposure and ways to prevent exposing children to hazardous lead sources.

SafeMedication.com
http://www.safemedication.com
This site is a great resource on all medications, especially pediatric drug information for child care providers and parents. This location is sponsored by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
http://nrc.uchsc.edu
The NRC seeks to improve the quality of child care by supporting state and local health agencies, child care resource and referral agencies, and child care providers. This site has various print and electronic resources to aid the child care provider in responding to health and safety issues.

National School-Age Care Alliance
http://www.nsaca.org
NSACA supports child care providers working with school-age children in before and after school and summer programs. The NSACA has national standards for quality school-age care.

Open Wide: Oral Health Training for Health Professionals
www.mchoralhealth.org/OpenWide/mod1_0.htm
This site offers a series of four self-contained online modules designed to help early childhood professionals promote oral health for infants and young children.

Pediatric Dentistry

http://www.dentistry.uiowa.edu/public/patients/patients.html

This University of Iowa - College of Dentistry site offers information to support improvement of oral health for infants, children, adolescents and their families. It provides information on pacifiers, oral health habits, oral injuries and tooth brushing. The EPSDT Registry offers a list of Iowa dentists who accept Medicaid clients, who care for children under age three and children with disabilities. 

Picture Schedules
http://www.do2learn.com
This great site offers information on improving communication with children through use of picture schedules. It offers 350 free picture cards to download to make creating communication tools and schedules easy. Pictures can offer needed structure and reduced stress for children.

PreSchool Printables
www.preschoolprintables.com
This site offers center signs in color or black and white, file folder games, and awards.

Recipe Finder - National Food Stamp Connection
http://foodstamp.nal.usda.gov/recipes.php
This sites invites you to search a database of recipes submitted by nutrition and health professionals and organizations. Finding recipes is now a snap – just type an ingredient (i.e., apple), and several healthy recipes appear! You may also find recipes by cost, equipment needed, ethnicity, menu item and more!

Team Nutrition
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn
The website of the US Department of Agriculture’s new program to encourage children and adolescents to make positive food and physical activity choices for a healthy lifestyle. A great resource.

Tinsnips: A Special Education Resource
www.tinsnips.org
This is a great resource for working with children who benefit from using structure and pictures.  Scroll down this page to find the “Schedule Cards”.  From the home page you can also access picture cooking recipes.

Universal (or Standard) Precautions
http://www.healthychild.net/articles/sh25universal.html
This section of the Healthy Child website has a useful article on how to implement Standard Precautions guidelines designed to prevent the spread of many infectious illnesses, including blood-borne diseases, in non-health care settings like child care and early education programs.

U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration
www.osha.gov
OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards. Several standards apply to child care programs.  Check this site for requirements regarding blood borne pathogen exposure plans. Standard # 1910.1030(f)(i) addresses health education and Hepatitis B immunization requirements for employees.

Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
http://www.zerotothree.org
The nation's leading resource on the first three years of life to strengthen and support families, practitioners and communities to promote the healthy development of babies and toddlers.

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Safety Links

Consumer Product Safety Commission -- product safety and recalls
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.html
This web site contains up-to-date information on products found to be unsafe for use. Child care providers may find the latest recalls and announcements or search for previously recalled products.

Healthy Child Care Iowa
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hcci/recalls.asp
This site offers a list of CPSC recalled items indexed by category for you convenience.  This resource will be available January 2005.

Iowa Child Passenger Safety Network
http://www.blankchildrens.org/cps
This site contains information about different care seats, a car seat safety checklist, “Best Practice” guidelines for transporting children, and locations of car seat check-up sites throughout Iowa.

National Safe Kids Campaign
http://www.safekids.org
This site lists car seat safety information. Health/safety links and product recall lists.

Ready to Respond; Emergency Preparedness Plan for Early Care and Education Centers www.brighthorizons.com/talktochildren/docs/emergency_plan.doc
Bright Horizons Family Solutions offers this emergency preparedness assistance to early care and education centers as a valuable resource. This guide offers help with plans for many natural disasters and other potential crisis events that face those who care for young children in their businesses. This site, also, contains helpful information about talking with young children about disasters and tragedy.

Recalled Products
www.idph.state.ia.us/hcci/recalls.asp 
Healthy Child Care Iowa maintains a list of recently recalled products reviewed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that relate to children and child care. To view recalled product information, first select a product category from the list provided. You can find information on over 4,000 general product recalls using the various searches on the CPSC web site at: http://www.cpsc.gov.

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Standards Links

Early Childhood Iowa: Initiatives
http://www.state.ia.us/earlychildhood/Iowa_Early_Childhood_Initiatives/index.html
The Early Childhood Iowa web site serves as a site to promote Iowa's system of systems in the area of early care, health, and education. The purpose of this collaboration is to be a catalyst in the development of Iowa’s comprehensive, integrated early care, health, and education system. You will find many early childhood standards including the Iowa Early Learning Standards and information on Iowa’s Quality Rating System at this site.

NAEYC Accreditation Performance Criteria
http://www.naeyc.org/accreditation/next_era.asp
The NAEYC Governing Board’s newest standards have been approved as of April 2005 for the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards and Accreditation Performance Criteria. Please refer to this site for important Support Documents along with the Standards and Performance Criteria.

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