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Safety in Child Care
Learn more about safety issues in child care by reviewing the
following resources. (Click on the photos to view or download individual
articles and click on the link in the Source box to review the referring
document.)
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Health and Safety is an Essential Component
of
Child Care
In this speech given at the 1997 White House Conference on Child
Care, Susan S. Aronson, MD, FAAP, discusses the three crucial
elements to promoting safe and healthy child care—avoiding
harm, promoting health, and partnering with health professionals
to improve quality.
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Massachusetts—Maximizing the Health
and Safety of Children in Out-of-Home Care
Refer to this brief article for information about the innovative
hotline created by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
to answer questions about health and safety issues in child
care. |
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Safety First on the Playground
This article addresses the importance of playground safety and
addresses relevant resources, such as the National Program for
Playground Safety and the Model Child Care
Health Policies publication. |
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Washington State—Maximizing the Health
and Safety of Children in Out-of-Home Care
Since 1977, Washington State has been working to provide health
consultation to child care programs. Learn more about its efforts
to ensure linkage between community and state activities related
to child care and health through this summary. |
Healthy Child
Care America Newsletter,
Fall 1999 |
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