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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Albert Chang, MDMPH, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-4162 and Marilyn J. Krajicek, EdD, RN, FAAN, School of Nursing, University of Colorado, Campus Mail Stop F541, PO Box 6508, Aurora, CO 80045, 303-315-8662, achang@mail.sdsu.edu.
Every day, 13 million preschoolers—including 6 million infants and toddlers—are in child care settings (1). Public health professionals are increasingly asked to consult on appropriate injury prevention methods in child care settings.
On January 22, 2002, the American Public Health Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, and the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care released the second edition of Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs. The standards, written by child care health and safety experts, promote healthy child care environments that allow the child to develop properly and ensure school readiness.
Standards related to promoting and ensuring safe child care environments will be described. Among topics to be discussed included safe active indoor and outdoor play areas, water safety, transportation safety and emergency procedures. Particular emphasis will be placed on consumer product related injury risks that exist in child care settings. Policies on injury prevention will be described and the role of public health departments and policy makers will be discussed with participants.
(1) National Center for Education Statistics (October 1996), Child Care and Early Education Program Participation of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, Washington, DC: NCES.
Learning Objectives:
Keywords: Child Care, Injury Prevention
Related Web page: nrc.uchsc.edu
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: American Public Health Association
American Academy of Pediatrics
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
Relationship: Employed at the National Resource Center