Health and Safety in the Child Care Setting: Prevention of ...
[Pages:124]Health and Safety in the Child Care Setting:
Prevention of Injuries
A Curriculum for the Training of Child Care Providers
Module 2 ? Second Edition
Health and Safety in the Child Care Setting:
Prevention of Injuries
A Curriculum for the Training of Child Care Providers
Module 2 ? Second Edition
Developed by The California Child Care Health Program 1950 Addison Street, Suite 107 ? Berkeley, CA 94704-1182 (510) 839-1195 Funded by a grant from The California Department of Education, Child Development Division June 1998
Editorial Staff
A. Rahman Zamani, MD, MPH Bardy Anderson, Graphic Artist Sara Evinger, Editorial Assistant Designed and edited by e.g. communications
In addition, we want to thank the staff and board members of the California Childcare Health Program
for their support, ideas and patience during this labor of love.
The California Childcare Health Program is a community-oriented, multidisciplinary team dedicated to enhancing the quality of child care for California's children by initiating and strengthening linkages among the
health, safety and child care communities and the families they serve.
This curriculum was revised November 2001. Updated 2007.
Acknowledgments
We wish to thank the following persons who contributed their expertise and time to the production of this manual.
Betty Bassoff, DSW, Consultant, California Childcare Health Program Lyn Dailey, PHN, Child Care Health Consultant, California Childcare Health Program Gail Gonzalez, RN, Child Care Health Consultant, California Childcare Health Program Marsha Sherman, MA, MFT, Director, California Childcare Health Program Andrea Azevedo, BDS, MPH, California Department of Health Services, Children Dental
Disease Prevention Program Robert Bates, MD, California Department of Health Services, Maternal and Child,
Health Branch, Childhood Injury Prevention Program Elise Stone, MS, Health Education Coordinator, San Francisco Regional Poison Control
Center Nadja Christian, Child Care Consultant, California Childcare Health Program Board
Member Sara Woo, MPH, Project Coordinator, Child Passenger Safety Project, California
Childcare Health Program Tina Zenzola, MPH, Project Coordinator, Kids' Plates, California Center for Childhood
Injury Prevention Cheryl Oku, Infant Toddler Specialist, California Childcare Health Program Judith Kunitz, Technical Assistant to the Linkages Project, California Childcare Health
Program
Some materials in this manual were adapted from materials obtained from the following organizations:
American Public Health Association and American Academy of Pediatrics under a grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. Caring for Our Children - National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs. Washington, DC: APHA & APA, due to be published 2001.
Shapiro Kendrick, A., Kaufmann, R. and Messenger, K.P., eds. Healthy Young Children. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1995.
Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention, American Academy of Pediatrics. Injury Prevention and Control for Children and Youth. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 1997.
Cathie Robertson. Safety, Nutrition, and Health in Early Education. Albany, New York: Delmar Publishers, 1998.
Pennsylvania Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics. Model Child Care Health Policies. PA: ECELS, American Academy of Pediatrics, 3rd Edition, June 1997.
Table of Contents
About the Curriculum Trainer's Guide How to Use This Module Introduction
Section 1: Understanding Injuries in the Child Care Setting Section 2: Risk of Injuries Related to Stages of Development Section 3: Safety Policies and Behavior Management Section 4: Regular Safety Checks of Indoor and Outdoor Environments Section 5: Motor Vehicle, Transportation and Pedestrian Safety Section 6: Child Abuse Section 7: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Section 8: Burns and Fire Section 9: Mechanical Airway Obstruction:
Choking, Strangulation and Suffocation Section 10: Falls Section 11: Poisoning Section 12: Oral/Dental Injury Section 13: Shaken Baby Syndrome Section 14: Drowning Section 15: Firearm Injuries Section 16: Emergency Procedures Section 17: Toy Safety Section 18: Back Injury Among Providers
Appendices Resources Forms Bibliography
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