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Annotation: This guide is intended primarily for use by those who care for and feed infants under 12 months of age and participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and also for participants in other U. S. Department of Agriculture child nutrition programs serving infants. These topics are covered: (1) infant development and feeding skills; (2) feeding the breastfed baby; (3) feeding infant formula and how to use a bottle; (4) preventing tooth decay; (5) feeding solid foods, drinking from a cup, and choking prevention; (6) sanitary food preparation and safe food handling; and (7) commercially prepared and home-prepared baby food.

Contact: U.S. Food and Nutrition Service, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302, Web Site: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child care, Child care workers, Educational materials, Family child care, Food handling, Infant nutrition, Infants, Manuals, Menu planning, Sanitation

Annotation: This poster suggests strategies for maintaining sanitary conditions and handling children with contagious diseases in programs that work with groups of children. It lists steps that child care providers can follow and steps for parents. It stresses communicating about a child's exposure to communicable diseases, developing and following health policies, the significance of proper handwashing, and the importance of immunizations. The poster highlights procedures for handwashing and suggests methods for preparing and using a bleach solution to sanitize items and surfaces. The availability of a companion brochure, "Keeping Healthy: Parents, Teachers, Children," is noted on the back of the poster.

Contact: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1313 L Street, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 232-8777 Secondary Telephone: (800) 424-2460 Fax: (202) 328-1846 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.naeyc.org $4.00. Document Number: NAEYC no. 777.

Keywords: Child care workers, Children, Communicable diseases, Handwashing, Health and safety, Immunization, Parents, Sanitation, Training materials

Annotation: This study had two objectives: (1) to document the magnitude and location of fecal contamination in day care centers; and (2) to demonstrate that greater fecal contamination of the day care environment and of the hands of day care workers and attendees is associated with higher rates of diarrhea. 25 day care centers were sampled 3 times between January and August 1991. In addition, within the centers, families with children less than 24 months of age were recruited for telephone survey. Investigators found that of 11 sites initially surveyed, child hands, staff hands, hard toys, and classroom sinks were most frequently contaminated. Because illness rates are associated with contamination, the study results indicate that fecal contamination could be used as a measure of the risk of diarrheal disease or as an indicator of compliance with sanitary guidelines or of the success of day care worker training. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB93-180347.

Keywords: Child Care, Diarrhea, Infants, Preschool children, Sanitation, Toddlers, illnesses

Annotation: This book presents standards which are the framework for incremental improvement in community health status in the United States through preventive health service programming. The intended hallmark of these model standards is flexibility. The preamble spells out in detail the background, concepts, scope, definitions, and uses of the standards. The standards cover air quality, chronic disease control, communicable disease control, dental health, emergency medical services, family planning, food protection, genetic disease control, health education, home health services, housing services, injury control, institutional services, maternal and child health, noise control, nutritional services, occupational health, primary care, public health laboratory, radiological health, safe drinking water, sanitation, school health, solid waste management, surveillance and epidemiology, vector and animal control, and waste water management.

Keywords: Air pollution, Animals, Child health, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Communicable diseases, Emergency medical services, Epidemiology, Family planning, Federal government, Food safety, Genetic disorders, Health education, Home care services, Housing, Injury prevention, Maternal health, Nutrition services, Occupational safety and health, Oral health, Population surveillance, Preventive health services, Primary care, Public health, Public health services, Radiation, Sanitation, School health, Standards, Water pollution

Annotation: These guidelines for child care licensing are intended to serve as source materials to assist state and local officials in meeting their responsibilities to the children in their jurisdiction. Topics include (1) a model state child care licensing act, (2) program and staffing requirements, (3) health and sanitation requirements, (4) fire and safety requirements, (5) administrative considerations, and (6) zoning for child care.

Keywords: Administration, Child care, Children, Fire prevention, Guidelines, Licensing, Local programs, Safety, Sanitation, State programs, Zoning

Annotation: This report discusses the British School Health Service from 1908 through1957, services to children with developmental disabilities from 1908-1957, medical inspection and treatment for 1956-57, fifty years of school dentistry, the British School Dental Service for 1956-57, growth and nutrition, periodic medical inspection, differing findings at periodic medical inspections, incidence of tonsillectomy in children, visual defects, defective hearing, developments for children with developmental disabilities, educationally sub-normal children, the British Child Guidance Service, tuberculosis in the school, other infectious diseases and school health, food poisoning, accidents in childhood, and health education.

Keywords: Child guidance clinics, Children with developmental disabilities, Communicable diseases, Dental care, Food poisoning, Great Britain, Health education, Hearing disorders, Mental retardation, Oral health, Sanitation, School health services, Tonsillectomy, Tuberculosis, Vision disorders

Annotation: This publication reports the results of a study on maternity care and the welfare of young children in a newly settled county in the eastern part of Montana. Topics covered include social and economic conditions, maternity care, housing, infant care, child welfare, and schools. Over three dozen photographs illustrate the housing and physical environment of families. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's 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 health, Child welfare, Conferences, Housing, Infant care, Montana, Mothers, Obstetrical care, Rural health, Sanitation, Schools

Annotation: This monograph outlines the program for Children's Year in 5 broad areas: (1) public protection of mothers, infants, and young children (infant welfare, child health, education of mothers); (2) home care and income (housing and sanitation, special needs of older children, family income); (3) child labor and school attendance; (4) recreation; and (5) children in need of special care (dependent and neglected children, physically and mentally handicapped children, delinquent children). The aim, community questions to assess need, and suggested activities are provided for each area. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's 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 labor, Child welfare, Children, Children with special health care needs, Disabilities, Family income, Foster care, Housing, Infant health, Juvenile delinquency, MCH programs, Mothers, Parent education, Preschool children, Recreation, Sanitation, School attendance, War