Child Care Health Consultation

• Abbey Alkon, RN, PNP, PhD has published a study titled, "Child Care Health Consultation Programs: Barriers and Recommendations."
  The objective of this study was to provide insight for the development of current and future child care health consultation programs by describing the
  barriers identified by Child Care Health Consultants (CCHCs) related to program implementation in 20 California counties. To read the full text, click here.

  Farrer J, Alkon A, To K. Child care health consultation programs: barriers and recommendations. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2006, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 111-118.

Disaster Preparedness

• David Abramson, PhD, MPH has published a report titled, "The Recovery Divide: Poverty and the Widening Gap Among Mississippi Children and Families Affected by Hurricane Katrina."
  This study conducted an assessment among Mississippi residents displaced or heavily impacted by Hurricane Katrina. The purpose of the study was to gather information that could inform local, state, and federal policymakers about the health and social service needs of discplaced and impacted populations living in transitional community-based settings, such as trailor parks, and in community settings that have been heavily damaged or destroyed by the hurricane. To read the full text, click here.

Abramson D, Garfield R, Redlener I. The recovery divide: poverty and the widening gap among Mississippi children and families affected by Hurricane Katrina. New York, NY: Columbia University National Center for Disaster Preparedness; 2007

Health Promotion

• Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, FAAP, has published a study in the October, 2005 issue of Pediatrics titled "Opportunities for Health Promotion Education in Child Care."
  The objectives of the study were to understand the attitudes toward, barriers to, and strategies for incorporating health promotion activities in child care settings as well as topics that are deemed most useful from the perspectives of parents, child care directors, and health consultants. To read the full text, click here.
  
  Gupta R, Shuman S, Taveras E, Kulldorff M, Finkelstein J. Opportunities for health promotion in child care. Pediatrics. 2005;116:499-505
  
  
• Susan S Aronson, MD, FAAP, and Timothy Shope, MD, MPH, FAAP, have published an article titled, "Improving the Health and Safety of Children in Nonparental Early Education and Child Care" in the March, 2005 issue of Pediatrics in Review.
  The article discusses demographic information, infection, injury, and the importance of quality. Additionally, the article includes key sections on the effects of child care on development, how pediatricians can get involved, making child care arrangement decisions, accommodating children with special health care needs, and finally, discusses opportunities for health promotion. To read the full text, click here.
  
  Aronson S, Shope T. Improving the health and safety of children in nonparental early education and child care. Pediatrics in Review. 2005;26:86-95

• Angela Crowley, PhD, APRN, PNP, CS, has published an article in the October, 2005 issue of the Journal of School Health titled "Connecticut's New Comprehensive and Universal Early Childhood Health Assessment Form."
  This article describes how new legislation in Connecticut has established a state-wide pre-kindergarten program, thus allowing the opportunity to develop a comprehensive early childhood health assessment form. To read the full text, click here.
  
  Crowley A, Whitney G. Connecticut's new comprehensive and universal early childhood health assessment form. Journal of School Health. 2005;75:281-285
  
  
• Angela Crowley, PhD, APRN, PNP, CS, has published an article in the May, 2005 issue of Policy Politics Nursing Practice titled, "State Policies Regarding Nursing Delegation and Medication Administration in Child Care Settings: A Case Study."
  This case study explored the development of state statutes and regulations for medication administration training of child care providers in the state of Connecticut, nursing liability issues related to the definition of this activity, and the role of the Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Nursing. To read the full text, click here.
  
  Heschel R, Crowley A, Cohen S. State policies regarding nursing delegation and medication administration in child care settings: a case study. Policy Politics Nursing Practice. 2005;6:86-98

Injury Prevention

• John M. Pascoe, MD, MPH, FAAP, has published an article in the July/August, 2007 issue of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine titled, "Children and Firearms in the Home: A Southwestern Ohio Ambulatory Research Network (SOAR-Net) Study."
  The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the study on the prevalence of gun ownership, gun safety education, and parental attitudes on gun counseling in a midwestern sample. To read more, click here.
  
  Forbis SG, McAllister TR, Monk SM, Schlorman CA, Stolfi A, Pascoe JM.  Children and firearms in the home: a southwestern Ohio ambulatory research network (SOAR-Net) study.  J Am Board Fam Med. 2007;20:385-91

Managing Challenging Behavior

• Seth Scholer, MD, MPH, FAAP, has published an article in the January/February, 2006 issue of Clinical Pediatrics titled, "Gaps in Pediatricians' Advice to Parents Regarding Early Childhood Aggression."
  Pediatricians appear to take a limited approach to counseling parents of children with hurtful behavior. To increase health care providers' role in violence prevention, more systematic efforts are needed to increase rates of screening for early childhood aggression and to broaden the scope of how pediatricians counsel parents. To read more, click here.
  
  Scholer S, Nix R, Patterson B. Gaps in pediatricians' advice to parents regarding early childhood aggression. Clinical Pediatrics. 2006; 45(1):23-8
  
  
• Seth Scholer, MD, MPH, FAAP, has published an article in the July, 2007 issue of Clinical Pediatrics titled, "Parents View a Brief Violence Prevention Program in Clinic."
  The objective of this study was to describe parents’ reactions to viewing a
  multimedia violence prevention program delivered in the setting of a pediatric clinic. To read more, click here.
  
  Scholer S, Mukherjee AB, Gibbs KI, Memon S, Jongeward KL. Parents view a Brief Violence Prevention Program in Clinic. Clinical Pediatrics. 2007
  

Managing Infectious Diseases

• Kristen Copeland, MD, FAAP, and Timothy Shope, MD, MPH, FAAP, have published a study in the November, 2005 issue of Ambulatory Pediatrics titled, "Knowledge and Beliefs About Guidelines for Exclusion of Ill Children From Child Care."
  The objective of this article was to compare parents', pediatricians', and center-based child care providers' (CPPs) knowledge and beliefs about exclusion practices. The survey found that CPPs were more likely than pediatricians to believe that exclusion was warranted to control infection, or for the child's personal needs. To read the full text, click here.
  
  Copeland K, Duggan A, Shope T. Knowledge and beliefs about guidelines for exclusion of ill children from child care. Ambulatory Pediatrics. 2005;5:365-37
  
  
• Jonathan Kotch, MD, MPH, FAAP, has published an article in the July, 2007 issue of Pediatrics titled, “Hand-Washing and Diapering Equipment Reduces Disease Among Children in Out-of-Home Child Care Centers.”
  The objective of this study was to determine whether the installation of equipment for diaper-changing, hand-washing, and food preparation that is specifically designed to reduce the transmission of infectious agents would result in a decrease in the rate of diarrheal illness among children and their teachers in child care centers. To read the full text, click here.
  
  Kotch JB, Isbell P, Weber DJ, Nguyen V, Savage E, Gunn E, Skinner M, Fowlkes S, Virk J, Allen J. Hand-washing and diapering equipment reduces disease among children in out-of-home child care centers. Pediatrics. 2007;120:29-36

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

• Rachel Moon, MD, FAAP, has published an article in the July 2006 issue of Pediatrics titled "State Child Care Regulations Regarding Infant Sleep Environment Since the Healthy Child Care America - Back to Sleep Campaign."
  The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the first 2 years of the Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign in improving child care regulations. To read the full text, click here.
  
  Moon RY, Aird L, Kotch L. State child care regulations regarding infant sleep environment since the healthy child care America - back to sleep campaign. Pediatrics. 2006;118:73-83
  

• Rachel Moon, MD, FAAP, has published an article in the August, 2000 issue of Pediatrics titled "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in Child Care Settings."
  The article details the incidence of SIDS in Child Care, and explores the reasons that the proportion of SIDS cases that occur in child care is higher than it should be. To read the full text, click here.
  
  Moon RY, Patel KM, Schaefer SJM. Sudden infant death syndrome in child care settings. Pediatrics. 2000;106:295-300
  
  
• Rachel Moon, MD, FAAP, has published an article in the September, 2000 issue of Pediatrics titled "Infant Sleep Position Policies in Licensed Child Care Centers After Back to Sleep Campaign."
  The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Back to Sleep Campaign, particularly in child care settings. The study examined both awareness of AAP safe sleep policy, as well as implementation of the policy. To read the full text, click here.
  
  Moon RY, Biliter WM. Infant sleep position policies in licensed child care centers after back to sleep campaign. Pediatrics. 2000;106:576-580

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