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Annotation: These resources for policymakers, health professionals, and health advocates provide information about and strategies for preventing dental caries in young children. Contents include talking points, fact sheets, an issue brief, infographics, and videos. Topics include risk-based care, oral health during pregnancy, and what states can do to prevent dental caries in early childhood. Findings on adults’ knowledge of oral health and prevention, strategies for reducing caries in a Medicaid population, and tips for encouraging local media to cover early childhood caries are also included.

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Keywords: Advocacy, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Costs, Dental caries, Dental insurance, Disease prevention, Low income groups, Medicaid, Oral health, Oral health care, Policy development, Pregnancy, Pregnant women, Risk factors, Safety, Young children

Annotation: This guide defines multidisciplinary rounds and describes their role in improving the quality, safety, and patient experience of care. Topics include key components of reliable multidisciplinary rounds; potential impact on outcomes; examples of success; fundamentals for forming the team, setting aims, and testing changes on a small scale; and tips for getting started and for successfully implementing multidisciplinary rounds.

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Keywords: Consumer satisfaction, Health care delivery, Model programs, Multidisciplinary teams, Outcome and process assessment, Planning, Program development, Program improvement, Quality assurance, Safety

Annotation: This guide addresses the need for drinking water in schools and outlines steps for providing adequate numbers of drinking fountains and tap water dispensers in school buildings. The content is organized to mirror typical school organizational structure, providing information about policy and oversight for state and tribal agencies and information focused on implementation and maintenance for schools. Topics include access to free and safe drinking water within a convenient distance of any location on school grounds; factors that impact whether water is safe to drink and appealing to students, teachers, and staff; and campaigns and policies designed to increase student water consumption.

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Keywords: Facility design and construction, Fluid intake, Nutrition, Oral health, Policy development, Public health infrastructure, Safety, School age children, Schools, Water

Annotation: This manual is a reference and resource guide for program directors and teachers on practices for promoting the health and well-being of young children in early childhood programs. The specific areas addressed are preventing infections and injuries; readiness for emergencies and injuries; promoting health with good nutrition; promoting health through oral health, mental health, and health education; medical care and clinical health services for children; staff and consultants for safe and healthy child care; facility design and support services; managing illness; and special issues. Pertinent information, procedures, and recommendations are provided for each topic. The appendices include national resources, fact sheets, a health and safety checklist, and children's literature about health, nutrition, and safety. An index is provided.

Keywords: Child care, Child health, Health and safety, Manuals, Programs, Training, Young children

Annotation: This revised manual is intended to help child care providers provide children with safe and healthy food and meet nutrition standards. The manual discusses the following topics: (1) keeping everything clean and safe, (2) using foods that are safe to eat, (3) storing foods safely, (4) planning to meet children's nutritional needs, (5) promoting pleasant meals and snacks, and (6) helping children and families learn about food. References are included. The manual includes three appendices: (1) Caring for Our Children standards, (2) community resources, and (3) resource list. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Child care centers, Family child care, Food safety, Health and safety, Nutrition, Out of home care, Standards

Annotation: This policy guide addresses the elements that the Food Safety and Modernization Act of 2010 requires be included in the federal voluntary guidelines that the act directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop in partnership with the Secretary of Education. The guide focuses on the rationale for policy; the essential partnership of schools, families, and health professionals in supporting individual student needs; the need for planning and training to respond to food allergy-related emergencies; the value of communication and education for all parents, students, and school personnel; and the importance of a coordinated, systemic approach that reflects best practice for chronic life-threatening conditions. It includes a checklist for schools to assess the extent to which this guide’s components are included in food allergy policy and implemented in practice, as well as examples of state and local education policies.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Child health, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Communication, Education, Emergencies, Families, Food allergies, Health policy, Legislation, Policy development, Program coordination, Public policy, Safety, School age children, School health, Training

Annotation: This electronic resource presents guidelines to help adults match a child's physical and mental abilities with the requirements of different agricultural jobs. They are intended to help reduce childhood agricultural injuries. Topics include animal care, manual labor, implement and haying operations, tractor fundamentals, and other tasks. Some of the guidelines are available in Spanish.

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Keywords: Agricultural injuries, Child safety, Guidelines, Injury prevention, Motor development, Occupational safety and health, Psychological development, Spanish language materials

Annotation: This handout for dental office staff outlines six steps to safely transfer people who use wheelchairs from a wheelchair to a dental chair and vice-versa. The steps include (1) determine the person's needs, (2) prepare the dental operatory, (3) prepare the wheelchair, (4) perform the two-person transfer, (5) position the person after the transfer, and (6) transfer the person from the dental chair to the wheelchair.

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Keywords: Assistive devices, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Oral health, Safety, Special health care needs

Annotation: This book provides an overview of milestones in public health during the last century in the United States. The milestones discussed are those identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They are advances in (1) addiction, (2) automotive safety, (3) cancer, (4) cardiovascular disease, (5) environmental and occupational health, (6) food safety, (7) infectious disease control, (8) maternal and child health, (9) oral health, and (10) vaccines. One chapter in the book is devoted to each milestone. Each chapter is written by a different expert, and each explores historical developments related to the milestone and presents a case study of the milestone and a vignette illustrating another facet of the milestone. Predictions of advances still to come are offered, as well. The book includes a prologue, an epilogue, and references. Also available as a course.

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Keywords: Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Child health, Children, Communicable disease control, Distance education, Drug addiction, Environmental health, Food safety, History, History, Infants, Motor vehicle safety, Occupational safety and health, Oral health, Parents, Public health, Vaccines, Women's health

Annotation: This research guide serves the following purposes: (1) identify knowledge gaps, (2) describe the range of research most needed for new public health programs , (3) improve the effectiveness of a broad range of public health disciplines, (4) serve as a platform for discussion with federal partners, (5) provide a basis for discussion with state and local partners, (6) promote opportunities to work with a wide range of partners, and (7) plan for and promote public health research needs. The guide applies to both intramural and extramural research sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other agencies. The guide is divided into the following main sections: (1) overview, (2) relationship of research themes to CDC health protection goals, (3) prevent and control infectious diseases, (4) promote preparedness to protect health, (5) promote health to reduce chronic disability, (6) create safer and healthier places, (7) work together to build a healthy world, (8) manage and market health information, and (9) promote cross-cutting public health research. The guide includes four appendices: a CDC organizational chart, two maps of research themes relating to Healthy People 2010 and to overarching health protection goals and cross-cutting research, and a list of development workgroup members and staff.

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Keywords: Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Disease prevention, Federal programs, Health promotion, Healthy People 2010, Infection control, Information, Local programs, Public health, Research, Safety, State programs

Annotation: These fact sheets for families cover a wide range of health and safety issues in child care. They are written in easy-to-understand language and are tailored to the perspectives of families. Topics include allergies, brain and behavioral health, healthy environment, illnesses and conditions, injury prevention, nutrition, medications, oral health, parents' health, poisoning, and children with special health care needs. The fact sheets are available in English and Spanish.

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Keywords: Allergies, Brain, Child behavior, Child health, Children with special health care needs, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Consumer education materials, Environmental health, Families, Injury prevention, Nutrition, Oral health, Parents, Poisoning, Prescription drugs, Safety, Spanish language materials

Annotation: This report provides a summary of a national conference held in Cincinatti, Ohio, on May 6-7, 2002. The conference, co-sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Great Lakes Center for Agricultural Safety and Health at Ohio State University, brought together national experts from across the United States to discuss research needs regarding prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders for children and adolescents working in agriculture. The report includes an executive summary, a background section, a list of key terms, a description of the meeting format, a summary of panel discussions, summary findings, references, and a list of attendees.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Agricultural safety, Child health, Conferences, Musculoskeletal diseases, Occupational safety and health, Prevention, Research

Annotation: This report addresses the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) concern that drug effectiveness and adverse affects can vary among children from different racial and ethnic groups. The report focusing on the following questions: (1) to what extent are children of racial and ethnic minority groups represented in clinical studies for drugs granted exclusive marketing rights, (2) are drugs that are used to treat diseases that disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minority groups being studied for safety and effectiveness in children under the pediatric exclusivity provision, and (3) does the Food and Drug Administration have appropriate management systems to monitor the representation of children of racial and ethnic groups in studies submitted for additional exclusive marketing rights? Statistical information is presented in tables throughout the report. The report includes four appendices that discuss the study's scope and provide additional supplemental information.

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Keywords: Child safety, Children, Drug effects, Food and Drug Administration, Minority groups, Minority health, Racial factors

Annotation: This publication provides guidelines for teachers, principals, and other educators and school trustees in developing policies and procedures in addressing AIDS and HIV issues among staff, students, parents, and the community in Montana. Section topics include education, rights and accommodations, and worksite safety. Discussion topics include the role of public health and medical communities in assessing the risk of transmission of various communicable diseases to determine how best to protect the health of both students and staff, privacy rights, the role of the school nurse, parental notification, physical or special examinations, rights and accommodations of staff, reporting suspected or confirmed cases of communicable disease, employment issues, and prevention of disease transmission. A brief list of resources is available.

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Keywords: AIDS, Communicable diseases, Confidentiality, Disease prevention, Disease transmission, HIV, Health policy, Montana, Occupational safety and health, Policy development, School age children, School health education, School nurses, School personnel, State initiatives

Annotation: This report presents a plan, by the California Adolescent Health Collaborative (ACH), to improve the health of adolescents in California. The report covers three main topics: (1) understanding adolescent health and the issues; (2) eight recommendations for improving adolescent health; and (3) strategies for seven outcome areas--injury prevention; mental health and suicide; nutrition and physical activity ; alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections; oral health; and environmental and occupational health. Reference are included. An executive summary is available separately. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Adolescent behavior, Adolescent health, Adolescent pregnancy, Adolescents, Adolescents, California, Drug use behavior, Environmental health, Health promotion, Healthy People 2010, Injury prevention, Mental health, Nutrition, Occupational safety and health, Oral health, Physical activity, Prevention, Strategic plans, Suicide prevention, Tobacco use

Annotation: This report reflects the lessons learned from three community based health education projects on young worker issues. The projects took place in Brockton, Massachusetts; Oakland, California; and Los Angeles, California. The report begins with a section of project summaries and continues with sections dealing with facts about young workers safety and health, steps in coordinating a young worker project, and working with community partners. Additional resources including child labor laws, agencies and organizations, and resource materials are listed in the appendices. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Adolescent employment, California, Child labor, Community based services, Massachusetts, Occupational safety and health, Working adolescents, Youth

Annotation: This resource features a series of reports published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports between April and December 1999 on 10 public health achievements, reflecting the successful response of public health to the major causes of morbidity and mortality for the period 1900-1999. Topics include vaccination, motor-vehicle safety, workplace safety, control of infectious diseases, decline in deaths from coronary heart disease and stroke, safer and healthier foods, healthier mothers and babies, family planning, fluoridation of drinking water, and tobacco as a health hazard. Critical changes in the U.S. public health system during the century are also addressed.

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Keywords: Adults, Cardiovascular diseases, Children, Families, Family planning, Fluorides, Food safety, Health policy, History, Infant health, Infection control, Maternal health, Morbidity, Mortality, Motor vehicle safety, Occupational safety and health, Oral health, Public health, Strokes, Systems development, Tobacco use, Vaccination effects, Water

Annotation: The aim of this study was to compare the rates and severity of injuries among children in out-of-home care with those of children in home-based care. The study sample was recruited from three North Carolina counties, and has included unemployed parents and urban and minority parents. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child Care, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Health and safety, Injuries, MCH Research, Preschool Children, Research

Annotation: This manual is intended to help child care providers offer children healthy, safe foods that meet the nutrition standards presented in National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs. Chapters cover cleanliness, ways to ensure that foods are safe to eat, planning to meet children's nutritional needs, promoting pleasant meals and snacks, and helping children and families learn about foods. Appendices contain lists of resources and materials for centers and for parents. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Child care centers, Family child care, Food safety, Health and safety, Nutrition, Out of home care, Standards

Annotation: This report describes the sociodemographics, household characteristics, and health of women according to workforce status and job conditions. The report also presents data on men for comparison. Summary data on physical conditions and exposures, health conditions attributed to work, other health conditions that impact on work, health promotion in the workplace, and health-related benefits provided by employers are also reported. Most estimates are shown according to sex, age, race, ethnicity, educational attainment, and major occupational group.

Keywords: Health, Health promotion, Occupational safety and health, Personnel, Reports, Statistics, Women