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Healthy Child Care America Newsletter

The Healthy Child Care America Newsletter provides valuable information about current child care issues. (Please note, you must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these publications.) For more information about program goals and objectives, visit the Healthy Child Care America information portion of this Web site.

Summary Report 1997-2001
Healthy Child Care America: Key Advances
Make it Matter: Early Brain and Child Development
Caring for Our Children
Moving Kids Safely in Child Care
Caring for Children Within a Medical Home
Regional Initiatives: Models for Future Programs
Families and Pediatricians: A Natural Partnership
Child Care Research: Quality Counts
New Opportunities to Promote Quality Child Care
Healthy Child Care America: The Future

Special Insert: Healthy Child Care America Grantee Highlights

Spring 2001
Regional Initiatives Offer Practical Advice for Future Programs
Healthy Child Care Minnesota
Medical Students and Child Care: A Collaborative Approach to Educating Pediatric Trainees

Winter 2001
Controlling the Spread of Infectious Disease in Child Care Programs
Healthy Child Care Connecticut
Adoption: Positive Strategies for Early Childhood Educators
Exclusion Criteria for Mildly Ill Children
Ear Infections
The Pediatrician's Role in Promoting Optimal Health for Children in Child Care

Summer 2000
Facilitating Language Development
Healthy Child Care West Virginia
Inclusive Child Care
Milestones for Language Development
Child Care Links Children with Special Health Care Needs to a Medical Home

Insert: Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers as They Return to Work

Winter 2000
Improving Children's Nutrition: Opportunities in Child Care
Promoting Inclusive Child Care in Alaska
Guidelines for Diaper-Changing Stations
Steps You Can Take to Improve Children's Nutrition

Fall 1999
Pediatricians Make Significant Gains in Child Care Outreach
Maximizing the Health and Safety of Children in Out-of-Home Care
Partnerships to Promote Mental Health
Child Care Activities for Pediatricians
American Academy of Pediatrics 1999 Periodic Survey of Pediatrician's Experiences with Child Care Health and Safety
Caregivers Provide Access to State Children's Health Insurance Programs
The Impact of Child Care on Pediatrics

Summer 1999
Medication Administration in Child Care
Sustainability
Promoting Oral Health in Young Children
Child Care is Education ... and More
Action Plan for Child Care in Your Community
Health and Safety Web Site Tours

Spring 1999
Regional Efforts Promote Partnerships and Improve the Quality of Child Care
Promoting a Medical Home for All Children
Ten Steps to Planning a Summit
How to Gain Media Coverage
State Contacts for Health and Safety Child Care Initiatives
Child Care Health Consultant Job Description
Child Care Health and Safety Resources

Volume 3, Number 1, January 1999
Early Brain Development and Child Care
California Works to Fund Child Care Health Consultants, Advocates
Emergency Medical Services in the Child Care Setting
Raising Awareness, One Step at a Time
The National Program to Train Child Care Health Consultants

Volume 2, Number 1, May 1998
Focusing on Quality in Family Child Care
Healthy Child Care Pennsylvania: Consultation, Training, and Technical Assistance
Child Passenger Safety: What Child Care Providers and Parents Need to Know
National Program to Train Child Care Health Consultants

Volume 1, Number 3, December 1997
Promoting Optimal Health in Child Care Settings
Maximizing the Health and Safety of Children in Out-of-Home Care
Detecting Potential Hearing Problems in Young Children
Health and Safety Is an Essential Component of Child Care
1997 Regional Child Care Health and Safety Initiatives

Volume 1, Number 2, September 1997
Nurses as Child Care Health Consultants
Train the Trainers
Safety First on the Playground
"Adopt a Child Care Program" Launched
Know What You Have, Know What You Need (A Grassroots Approach to Child Care Health Consultation)
HCCA Resource Guide
Safety Checklist for Active Play Areas

Volume 1, Number 1, May 1997
Media Campaign on Early Brain Development
Immunization News
The Physician's Role in Child Care
HCCA Resource Guide

Telling the Healthy Child Care America Story
Read about what pediatricians are doing to improve quality in child care around the country (available online as a pdf, or we can send you copies in the mail).

For general comments or questions, please contact the AAP Early Education and Child Care staff at 888/227-5409 or childcare@aap.org.