Children’s Health & Safety
- Preventing Children's Illnesses
- Emergencies
- Indoor Safety
- Outdoor Safety
- Car Seats
- Dental Health
- Children with Health Care Concerns in Child Care Programs
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Preventing Children's Illnesses
Diaper Changes Lesia Oesterreich
Ear Infection: A Problem for Kids and Caregivers Rose-Marie Smith
Immunization – Safeguarding our Children Gail Carlson
Immunization Update, Part 1: What and When Kim Goodfellow
Immunization Update, Part 2: Why and How Lisa W. Genecov
Immunizations Can Save Your Children / Las vacunas pueden salvar a sus hijos – 122K PDF
Making Immunizations Easier: A guide for reducing your child's fear Cameron Ruttman, Jon Rolf, Elaine Johannes
The Tuberculosis/Child Care Connection Cynthia H. Ray
Washing Hands and Toys Reduces Kids' Illnesses Polly Spedding
[Note: Immunization information brochures are available, in print and online, in many languages, including Spanish, Hmong, Cambodian, and many others from the Immunization Action Coalition.]
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Emergencies
Handling Emergencies Mary McPhail Gray
Indoor Safety
Art Materials: Use With Caution Christine M. Todd
Child Care Safety Checklist for Parents and Child Care Providers (also in Spanish)Consumer Product Safety Commission
Child Drowning Prevention Publications from the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Children and Lead Poisoning Dawn Hentges
Home Safety Checklist for Family Child Care Lesia Oesterreich
Home Safety–A Checklist for Parents 112K PDF
Healthy Air at Home–A Checklist for Parents 238K PDF
Indoor Air Quality Mary H. Yearns
Is Your Baby Safe at Home? Series
Part 1-Poison Lesia Oesterreich
Part 1-Poison 210K PDF
Part 2-Burns Lesia Oesterreich
Part 2-Burns 154K PDF
Part 3-Falls Lesia Oesterreich
Part 3-Falls 154K PDF
Part 4-Hazards Lesia Oesterreich
Part 4-Hazards 154K PDFLaw Requires Review and Labeling of Art Materials Including Children's Art and Drawing Products Consumer Products Safety Commission
Lead Exposure in the Home Marilyn Lopes
Look-A-Likes: Hazardous Products that Appear Harmless to Children Ann Martin
Make Day Care A Safe Care Center: Poison Prevention Ann Martin
Poison Proof Your Family Day Care Home Polly Spedding
Quiz – Only You Can Prevent Childhood Accidents! Marilyn Lopes
Safety with Children's Toys Lesia Oesterreich, Treva Blumenshine
Take Precautions to Keep Children Safe Marilyn Lopes
Toy Safety Charles A. Smith
Toy Safety publications from the Consumer Product Safety Commission
What You Should Know About LEAD POISONING Mary-Margaret Gaudio, Mary Ellen Welch, Elizabeth Salsedo, Kay Renius
Outdoor Safety
Hot Weather Tips Joseph W. Pankau
Insects Are Both Friends and Foes Gail Carlson
Look to the Left, Look to the Right Marilyn Lopes
Make Playgrounds Safe Polly Spedding
Promoting Bicycle Safety Christine M. Todd
Protecting Kids from Play Hazards Ronald L. Pitzer
Take Precautions to Keep Children Safe Marilyn Lopes
Tips for Home Playground Safety Sharon Mays (PDF 132K)
Tips for Public Playground Safety Sharon Mays
Wet and Wild Summer Fun Marilyn Lopes
What's New About Bicycle Helmets Consumer Product Safety Commission
Iowa State University Extension Service playground safety hazard fact sheets:
- Climbing Gyms (PDF 54K)
- Strings Can Strangle (PDF 91K)
- Cargo Nets (PDF 103K)
- Hot Metal Burns (PDF 104K)
- Plastic “Animal” Swings (PDF 70K)
- 10 Steps to a Safer Playground (PDF 69K)
- Playground Safety: Small Device (PDF 101K)
- Playground Safety: Large Device (PDF 89K)
Car Seats
Car Seats Are A Must For Children Marilyn Lopes
Kids in Cars, Safely Don Bower
Child Passenger Safety – a wealth of information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on safely transporting infants and children.
Dental Health
Children's Dental Health Nancy F. Morse
Taking care of Teeth Lesia Oesterreich
Children with Health Care Concerns in
Child Care Programs
Coping with Illness Lesia Oesterreich
Diarrhea and Child Care – research summary from the National Center for Early Development & Learning
Excluding Sick Children Joseph W. Pankau
HIV/AIDS – What You Should Know Lesia Oesterreich
Respiratory Infections [in child care settings] – research summary from the National Center for Early Development & Learning
The Tuberculosis/Child Care Connection Cynthia H. Ray
Other Topics
All Children Need Health Coverage Women's Network for Change
The Children: Are They Suffering From Stress? Cathy Malley
Consumer Product Safety Commission publications about Children's Furniture
Disaster Procedures Lesia Oesterreich
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Joins CPSC to Release Child Care Safety Checklist Consumer Product Safety Commission
Good Times with Health and Safety Colorado State University Cooperative Extension
Holiday Safety Check Lesia Oesterreich, Treva Blumenshine
Low Cost or Free Health Insurance for Kids The White House (July '98)
Make Sure Children Exercise Regularly Gail Carlson
Pets In Child Care Lesia Oesterreich
Revised Recommendations for Prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the American Academy
of Pediatrics (AAP) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human
