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Annotation: This guide is meant to serve as a resource for school nurses and other school personnel to alert them to the signs and symptoms of complications of the sickle cell diseases and to educate them about what to do if they encounter a child with such signs and symptoms. The guide is divided into the following sections: (1) introduction, (2) what is sickle cell disease?, (3) warning signs, (4) what is sickle cell trait? (5) complications related to sickle cell disease, (6) medical management, (7) psychosocial issues, (8) the teacher, and (9) the social workers. The guide also includes the following appendices: (1) glossary, (2) bibliography, (3) New Jersey sickle cell/hemoglobinopathies treatment centers, and (4) New Jersey genetic centers for testing and family counseling.

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Keywords: Child health, Genetic counseling, Genetic disorders, Genetic services, New Jersey, Patient care management, Psychosocial factors, School health services, Sickle cell disease, Sickle cell trait, Social workers, Teachers

Annotation: This brochure provides guidelines to help reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in child care settings. It provides an overview of SIDS; a description of safe sleep practices for infants; and the rules that apply in the state of Minnesota when a death occurs in a child care setting. The brochure also describes sources of support and services that are available to providers who have lost an infant due to SIDS.

Contact: Minnesota Sudden Infant Death Center, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, 2525 Chicago Avenue South; MS-50-2165, Minneapolis, MN 55404, Telephone: (612) 813-6285 Secondary Telephone: (800) 72-3812 Fax: (612) 813-7344 Web Site: http://www.childrensmn.org/patientfamily/family-services-a-resources/sid-center/the-minnesota-sudden-infant-death-center Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child care, Child care workers, Infants, Minnesota, Prevention, SIDS, Safety, State legislation

Annotation: This report explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. It also examines the current capacities and practices of the work force, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. Contents include recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning.

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available from the website. Document Number: ISBN 978-0-309-32485-4 .

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Keywords: Child care, Child care workers, Child development, Competence, Competency based education, Early childhood education, Financing, Infants, Learning, Paraprofessional personnel, Program development, Program improvement, Quality assurance, Research, Teachers, Toddlers, Training, Work force, Young children

Annotation: This fact sheet presents findings from an analysis of migrant health center data on oral health services received, visits for oral health services, and barriers to achieving optimal oral health among agricultural worker clients. Contents include general information about oral health and disease and epidemiology and disparities, and agricultural worker-specific risk factors and barriers to care. Topics include lack of dental insurance, long travel times to dental care, linguistic barriers, and shortages of oral health care providers.

Contact: National Center for Farmworker Health, 1770 FM 967, Buda, TX 78610, Telephone: (512) 312-2700 Fax: (512) 312-2600 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ncfh.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Adults, Barriers, Children, Dental care, Ethnic groups, Farm workers, Migrant health programs, Oral health, Risk factors, Rural population, Statistics

Annotation: This handbook is designed to help Child and Adult Care Food Program providers create healthier environments for the children in their care. It provides tip sheets for addressing wellness recommendations from federal dietary guidelines and health and safety standards on nutrition, active play, and limiting screen time that describe what programs should do and gives suggested activities. Also included are best practices, promotional materials about the handbook, and additional resources. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: (202) 720-2791 Fax: E-mail: Web Site: http://www.usda.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child care workers, Guidelines, Model programs, Nutrition, Physical activity, Technical assistance, Young children

Annotation: This website comprises materials developed by the Healthy Child Care America train-the-trainer program to address the needs of child care health consultants. Contents include modules and toolkits on topics such as consulting, curriculum development, caring for children who are ill, child maltreatment, children with special health needs, environmental health (including lead), the field of child care, infectious disease, injury prevention, mental health, nutrition and physical activity, oral health, quality in child care, and staff health. Evaluation forms, templates, and a training checklist are included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child care, Child care workers, Child maltreatment, Children with special health care needs, Communicable diseases, Curriculum development, Environmental health, Infections, Injury prevention, Lead, Mental health, Nutrition, Oral health, Out of home care, Physical activity, Qualitative evaluation, Training

Annotation: This paper examines how community health workers (CHWs), promotores, and parent mentors can be used to improve the health of children in the Southwest, as well as the health care available to them. The paper provides definitions of CHWs, promotores, and parent mentors and discusses a conceptual framework for providing an understanding of how they can improve children's health and health care; evidence of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness; existing programs; and implications for policy, practice, and research.

Contact: First Focus, 1400 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 650, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 657-0670 Fax: (202) 657-0671 Web Site: http://www.firstfocus.net Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Child abuse, Child health, Community health workers, Community heath services, Costs, Ethnic factors, Health services, High risk groups, Hispanic Americans, Income factors, Low income groups, Low income groups, Programs, Public policy, Racial factors, Research, Southwestern United States, Uninsured persons

Annotation: This guide is designed to assist parents and caregivers of children with epilepsy and seizure disorder in keeping health information and their child's health records in a central location. The guide provides answers to questions to help parents better understand epilepsy and seizure disorder; learn about access to care and services; reach out to other parents; and learn about additional resources. The appendixes include forms to help parents keep a log of their child's diagnosis, seizures, visits to the doctor and medications taken, and communication with health professionals and organizations. The guide is available in English, Spanish, and Farsi. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: University of Southern California University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 46550 Sunset Boulevard, Mailstop #53, Los Angeles, CA 90027-0980, Telephone: (323) 361-2300 Secondary Telephone: (323) 480-4192 Fax: (323) 361-8305 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.uscucedd.org/ Available from the website.

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Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Consumer education materials, Epilepsy, Forms, Medical records, Non English language materials, Parents, Seizures, Spanish language materials, child care workers

Annotation: This packet contains training materials for substitutes, helpers, and household members who may assist with the care of an infant. It contains a training checklist of items for the trainee to review, and fact sheet or brochures on SIDS and the child care provider, facts about SIDS, strategies for lowering the risk of SIDS, tummy time, infant care supervision, product safety alerts, CPR, response plan for a medical emergency, dealing with the grief of children, and a post-test with answers.

Contact: Anoka County, MN, Anoka, MN Web Site: http://www.co.anoka.mn.us/index.asp Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child care workers, Prevention, SIDS, Training

Annotation: This document presents research supporting a recommendation from CLASP (the Center for Law and Social Policy) on how states can support the health and safety of babies and toddlers (birth to age 3) in childcare settings. Included are answers to the following questions: (1) what does the research say about ensuring the health and safety of babies and toddlers in child care? and (2) how can state child care licensing, subsidy, and quality enhancement policies ensure the health and safety of babies and toddlers? Links to related materials include examples from states; online resources for state policy makers; and ideas for how state child care licensing, subsidy, and quality enhancement policies can move toward CLASP's recommendation.

Contact: Center for Law and Social Policy, 1200 18th Street, N.W., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 906-8000 Fax: (202) 842-2885 E-mail: http://www.clasp.org/about/contact Web Site: http://www.clasp.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child care, Child care workers, Child safety, Guidelines, Health promotion, Infants, Licensing, Policy development, Research, Standards, State initiatives, Toddlers, Training

Annotation: This report contains the findings and recommendations offered following the conclusion of a focus group study with child care center directors, child care home providers, and parents of children in child care centers across the state of Delaware. The purposes of the study, conducted in partnership with Nemours Health and Prevention Services and Delaware's Office of Child care Licensing and Child and Adult Care Food Program, were (1) to learn how child care providers and parents are responding to Delaware’s comprehensive nutrition and physical activity standards for child care facilities and (2) to understand what child care providers need to do to achieve compliance with nutrition and physical activity standards and to develop a set of recommendations to address these needs. Included in the report are a list of the questions presented to focus group participants; a summary of the focus group study findings; and recommendations related to the state guidelines and their implementation by child care providers.

Contact: Altarum Institute, 3520 Green Court, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, Telephone: (734) 302-4600 Secondary Telephone: (800) 879-6505 Fax: (734) 302-4991 Web Site: http://www.altarum.org/contact Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child care, Child care centers, Child care workers, Delaware, Focus groups, Guideline adherence, Licensing, Program improvement, Recommendations, Standards, State programs, Studies

Annotation: This curriculum comprises an instructor's manual and a participant's manual on understanding, preventing, recognizing, and managing infectious diseases in early education and child care settings. The curriculum is designed as an educational tool for early childhood educators and child care workers with all levels of understanding about infectious diseases. Each manual is divided into three modules and includes PowerPoint presentations, video clips, activities, forms, and pre- and post-tests, and other resources. Tips for presenting and instructions for downloading and saving files for presenting without internet access are available from the website.

Contact: Healthy Child Care America, American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: (888) 227-5409 Fax: (847) 228-7320 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.healthychildcare.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child care workers, Child health, Curricula, Disease prevention, Early childhood educators, Infectious diseases, Resources for professionals

Annotation: This policy brief, which is geared toward caregivers of young children and families with young children, provides information about temperament in young children. It explains what temperament is; lists different types of temperament; and discusses why temperament is important, developing goodness of fit, and using knowledge about temperament to promote positive social-emotional development and behavior. A case study involving one child and her adjustment to a new home child care environment is included. A handout that care providers can use to understand their own temperament and that of the children in their care is also available.

Contact: Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning , Vanderbilt University, Box 328 GPC, Nashville, TN 37203, Telephone: (615) 322-3978 Secondary Telephone: (866) 433-1966 Fax: (615) 343-1570 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child behavior, Child care, Child care workers, Early childhood development, Emotional development, Families, Temperament, Young children

Annotation: This curriculum provides information about medication administration for early education and child care professionals. Contents include an instructor's manual and a participant's manual. The curriculum is divided into 5 modules and includes presentations, video clips, activities, forms, and pre- and post-tests. Topics include forms of medication; preparation and medication storage; how to administer oral medication, topical medication, eye drops, and ear drops; documentation; and problem solving, The curriculum is estimated to take 4 hours to present, however, it can be adapted to meet time constraints and learner and instructor needs. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: (630) 626-6000 Secondary Telephone: (847) 434-4000 Fax: (847) 434-8000 Web Site: https://www.aap.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child care centers, Child care workers, Child safety, Curricula, Early childhood educators, Medications

Annotation: This manual is intended to inform administrators, child care providers, caregivers, parents and guardians, and school health staff about specific infectious disease problems they may encounter in the child care setting or in schools. The manual provides specific disease prevention and control guidelines that are consistent with the national standards put forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association on 52 diseases that are of concern in child care settings and on 25 diseases that are of concern in schools. Section contents include guidelines for staff and children and the environment, misuse of antibiotics, disease reporting, exposure control and outbreak management, fact sheets, sample letter to healthcare providers or parents and guardians, immunizations, Minnesota laws related to childcare settings, a glossary, references, order forms, and fact sheets for school-aged children.

Contact: Hennepin County Health, Housing & Social Services, Epidemiology & Environmental Health, Hopkins Wells Fargo Buildng, 1011 S First Street, Suite 215, Hopkins, MN 55343, Telephone: (612) 348-2741 E-mail: Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child care, Child care workers, Child health, Communicable diseases, Disease transmission, Minnesota, Parents, Prevention, School age children, School health, School personnel, Standards, Young children

Annotation: This analysis examines opportunities and challenges in addressing Medicaid eligibility and enrollment for children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers. It examines Medicaid portability, that is, the ability of Medicaid to follow children from one state to another. The analysis presents an overview of Medicaid eligibility and enrollment and approaches to increasing Medicaid enrollment and portability for children in Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs, using Head Start programs as a mechanism for identifying and enrolling children in Medicaid. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchoralhealth.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Child health services, Eligibility determination, Enrollment, Farm workers, Head Start, Medicaid, Migrant health programs, Migrants, Oral health, Young children

Annotation: This training guide is designed to help child care providers protect the children in their care by creating a safer sleep environment to prevent SIDS. The training includes PowerPoint slides and notes. The following topics are discussed: SIDS, sleep position, reducing risk, risk factors, beliefs and misconceptions, tummy time, safe sleep practices, bed sharing, safe sleep environments, safe sleep policies, legal considerations, parents' concerns, emergencies, what to expect if an infant dies, and resources.

Contact: Healthy Child Care America, American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: (888) 227-5409 Fax: (847) 228-7320 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.healthychildcare.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child care, Child care workers, Emergencies, Infant mortality, Infant safety, Parents, Prevention, Risk factors, SIDS, Sleep position, Training materials

Annotation: This paper offers information about providing high-quality child care for children with special health care needs. Information is included about parents' and providers' concerns, what parents and providers need to know to get started, suggestions for talking to parents and providers, how to get child care off to a good start, strategies for success, resources, and what to do when a child care provider refuses to care for a child with a disability. Questions and answers about topics including the American with Disabilities Act are presented.

Contact: Wisconsin Child Care Information Center, Department of Public Instruction, PO Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841, Telephone: (608) 224-5388 Secondary Telephone: (800) 362-7353 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://ccic.dcf.wi.gov/ Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child care, Child care workers, Children with special health care needs, Communication, Disabilities, Legislation, Parents

Annotation: This book for mental health professionals, early childhood educators and trainers, and policymakers reviews current theory and offers practical suggestions for improving relationships to help identify and remove obstacles to quality child mental health care and to make positive changes in the child care environment. The first chapter describes how the relationship between the mental health care provider and child care provider is established and how the range of activities are part of mental health consultation in child care. Part one describes several relationships that characterize program consultation: the consultant's relationships with the child care program's director and staff, the relationships among staff members, and the staff's relationship with parents. Part two examines case consultation, exploring the integration of information from observation and from the adults in the child's life as a way to understand the meaning of a child's behavior. It also examines the process of translating this understanding into responsive action, reducing the child's distress.

Contact: ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, 1255 23rd Street, N.W., Suite 350, Washington, DC 20037, Telephone: (202) 638-1144 Fax: (202) 638-0851 Web Site: http://www.zerotothree.org Available in libraries.

Keywords: Case studies, Child behavior, Child care, Child care services, Child care workers, Child mental health, Consultation, Parent child relations, Parent professional relations, Relationships

Annotation: These manuals provide a training program for family child care providers. They are based on a set of materials originally developed for the U.S. Army Child Development Services. Materials include discussions of child care issues, questionnaires for the trainee to fill out, and checklists. Topics covered are: v.1) safety, health, learning environments, physical development, cognitive development, and communication; v. 2) creativity, self, social development, guidance, families, program management, and professionalism. A trainer's guide is also available.

Contact: Gryphon House, Inc., P.O. Box 207, Beltsville, MD 20704, Telephone: (301) 595-9500 Fax: (301) 595-0051 Web Site: http://www.ghbooks.com/ Available in libraries.

Keywords: Child care workers, Curricula, Early childhood education, Family child care, Manuals, Training materials