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 Asthma

• Allergy and Asthma Center (Mayo Clinic)
• Asthma in Children (American Lung Association)
• Asthma in Children (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
• Breathing Easy: Solutions in Pediatric Asthma (Maternal and Child Health Library)
• How Asthma Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting? Checklist available in English and Spanish. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Bicycle Safety

• Bicycle Helmet Safety
• National Bicycle Safety Network (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Biting

• Biters: Why They Do It and What to Do About It (National Association for the Education of Young Children)

Brain Development

• Brain Works (Zero to Three)
• A Parent's Guide to Early Brain Development (I Am Your Child)

Burn Prevention

• Burns (MEDLINEplus Health Information)

Car Safety

• Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Child Abuse

• Child Abuse (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
• National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome

Child Care

• Child Day Care (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
• ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
• National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
• National Network for Child Care
• U.S. Census Bureau Data on Child Care

Children with Special Health Needs

• Children with Diabetes
• The Division for Early Childhood (of the Council for Exceptional Children)
• Family Village: A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
• Inclusive Child Care (Easter Seals)
• Internet Resources for Special Children
• National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
• The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

Choosing Child Care

• Child Care Aware (a national resource for referrals to child care providers)
• Search the NAEYC List of Accreditation Centers

Disaster Planning/Emergency Preparedness

• Disaster Planning Information Sheet (National Network for Child Care)

Environmental Exposure

• Children's Environmental Health Network Resource Guide
• Children's Health Environmental Coalition HealtheHouse
• Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes (Partnership program of the Environmental Protection Agency, Montana State Univ. Extension Service, and U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)

Handwashing

• 2002 Update on Hand Hygiene in Child (Day) Care (Child Care Information Exchange)
• Handwashing for Parents and Kids (Canadian Paediatric Society)

Head Lice

• Head Lice Information (Harvard School of Public Health)
• Head Lice Resources You Can Trust (University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension)
• The National Pediculosis Association's Child Care Provider's Guide

Head Start

• Early Head Start National Resource Center
• Quilt Project (national training and technical assistance project)

Health

• Bright Futures
• Children's Health (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
• Combined Health Information Database
• ECELS, the Pennsylvania AAP Early Childhood Linkage System (fact sheets on numerous medical conditions)
• Healthfinder (your guide to reliable health information)
• Health Links (the Pennsylvania AAP Early Childhood Linkage System (ECELS) health newsletter)
• HRSA Information Center
• KidsHealth (information presented for kids, parents and professionals)
• Kidsource (listing of general health information and articles)
• National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH)

Health Insurance

• Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
• Insure Kids Now (low cost health insurance for kids)

Immunization

• American Academy of Pediatrics Childhood Immunization Support Program
• Immunization Schedule (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• National Immunization Program
• Parents Guide to Childhood Immunization (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Kitchen Safety

• Kitchen Safety (City of Phoenix)

Latex Allergies

• Latex Information Page (Spina Bifida Association of America) 

Lead Poisoning

• Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
• CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development) 
• Simple Ways to Help Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning (California Department of Health Services)

Licensing 

• National Association for Regulatory Administration (NARA)

Mental Health

• Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health
• Child Behavior Disorders

Multicultural Resources

• CLAS - The Early Childhood Research Institute on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
• National Center for Cultural Competence

Nutrition

• Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition
• The Child Care Nutrition Resource System
• Food and Nutrition Information Center
• Index of Food and Nutrition Information Center
• Mealtime Memo for Child Care (National Food Service Management Institute)
• Planning to Meet the Children's Food Needs (National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health)

Oral Health

• Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health
• Child Dental Health (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
• Knowledge Path: Oral Health and Children (National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center)
• National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
• 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

• Child Care Law Center
• National Association for Child Care Professionals
• National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
• National Association for Family Child Care
• National Association for Sick Child Daycare
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• National Child Care Association
• National Head Start Association
• National School-Age Care Alliance
• Zero to Three

Parenting

• Child Care PPIN (Parent Provider Information Network)
• Colorado Parent Information and Resource Center
• Family.COM (includes excellent resource guide and daily health hints)
• I Am Your Child
• ParentsPlace (good health corner as well as interesting articles on parenting)
• Zero to Three (developmental information on infants to toddlers)

Playground Safety

• Handbook For Public Playground Safety
• Is your Home Playground a Safe Place to Play? (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• The National Program for Playground Safety
• Playground Safety (information sheet from the National Network for Child Care)
• Playing It Safe: A Fourth Nationwide Safety Survey of Public Playgrounds

Poisoning

• Poison Control Centers Listing
• Poison Proof Your Family Day Care Home (information sheet from the National Network for Child Care)

Safety

• American Society for Testing and Materials standards
• Child Care Safety Checklist
• Child Safety
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• National Safe Kids Campaign
• Safetylit.org: The Online Source for Injury Prevention Literature

SIDS

• National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center 
• Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) 
• SIDS Alliance
• Soft Bedding May Be Hazardous to Babies
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Smoking

• ABCs of Secondhand Smoke (National Safety Council)
• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• Secondhand Smoke and Children (American Academy of Otolaryngology)
• Tobacco (geared for kids) (Saskatchewan Lung Association)

 Sun Safety

• Keeping Skin Safe and Healthy (American Academy of Pediatrics)

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