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Healthy Child Care America/Child Care Health Partnership
(HCCA/CCHP)The HCCA/CCHP program is coordinated by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Early Education and Child Care Initiatives (the Section on Early Education and Child Care), and is partly funded by the Office of Child Care (OCC), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, US Department of Health & Human Services.
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HCCA/CCHP
• A collaborative effort to improve early education, health, and safety of children in out-of-home child care.
• Includes:• Increasing access to preventive health services• Safe physical environments• Medical home for all children
• Strives to increase pediatrician participation and effectiveness in providing high-quality care and promoting early education and children’s health and well-being.
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Chapter ChildCare
Contacts
Other Child Care
Health Consultant
s
Guidance to Families
Health Consultation
Advocacy
Early Education
and Child Care Professionals
Pediatricians
Families
Government
Agencies
Residents andMedical
Students
Families
Families
Child Care Health
Consultants
Early Education and Child
Care Professionals
Health Consultation
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Guidance to Families
• Pediatricians can:• Help families weigh their child care options.
• Provide information on finding and evaluating child care.
• Underscore the importance of quality child care.
• On an ongoing basis, discuss the parents’ observations of their child’s experiences and response to child care.
• Develop an individual care plan for children with special needs.
• Address parent questions and concerns.
• Promote a 3-way partnership among the pediatrician, family, and caregiver.
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Health Consultation
• Pediatricians can:• Provide child care health consultation services to a local
child care program by observing and providing input on the health and safety related strengths and needed improvements in the environment and program operation as well as addressing concerns raised by the child care staff on an ongoing basis.
• Ensure that each enrolled child has a medical home, respecting the difference between program consultation and clinical relationships.
• Resolve apparently conflicting health and safety advice that the child care program receives from different sources.
• Conduct health education for staff, parents, and children.
• Mentor other child care health consultants by providing technical assistance by phone or e-mail.
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Advocacy
• Pediatricians can:• Serve on an advisory board (eg, a Head Start program or a child care
resource and referral agency’s Board of Directors).• Conduct workshops on child development, health, and safety.• Participate in early childhood professional organizations and conferences.• Serve as their AAP’s Chapter Child Care Contact, which may include:
– Participating on the Early Childhood Advisory Council– Assisting government agencies (eg, Early Childhood Comprehensive
Systems, Child Care and Development Fund State Administrators, etc)– Comparing the state’s child care licensing regulations with AAP
recommended guidelines, and determining how they can work to enhance or improve existing regulations.
• Advocate for policy that supports health and development information exchange and partnership between the medical home, families, and child care community.
• Write articles on health for child care newsletters .• Conduct research on health and safety in child care.• Teach pediatric residents and medical students about child care. • Teach other pediatricians about their role in promoting health and safety in
child care.
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• A network of volunteer pediatric child care experts
• Serve as liaisons between their AAP chapter and the SOEECC
• Child care professionals & CCCCscan work to increase collaboration on child care activities
• Health care professionals & CCCCs can educate one another, improve practices, advocate, etc
Locate the CCCC in your area:www.healthychildcare.org/cccc.html
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Healthy Futures: Improving Health Outcomes for Young Children
Medication Administration in Child Care and Managing Infectious Disease in Child Care Curriculums
Curriculums for managing infectious diseases and medication administration designed for early education and child care professionals are available on the HCCA Web site. Online learning modules are under development that will be offered free of charge. Implementation grants for Chapters will be offered in Summer 2012 and 2013.
www.healthychildcare.org/HealthyFutures.html
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HCCA Web site Resources• Information on Health and Safety Standards
• Safe Sleep Guidelines
• Crib Regulations
• Newsletters for Caregivers and Health Care Providers
• Webinars/PowerPoint Presentations
• Links to Important State Contacts
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ResourceLibrary
Search through a wealth of resources on early education and child care by:
- Topic
- Type
- AAP resources
- Materials for families
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Here’s an example of a search.
Topic: infectious diseases
Type: Handout
**The Resource Library is regularly updated.**
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• Your primary reference for health and safety in child care!
• 686 standards and recommendations• Developed by AAP/APHA health and safety
experts• Full text is available at:
http://nrckids.org/CFOC/index.html• Print copies from:
AAP, APHA, NAEYC
http://tinyurl.aap.org/pub38873
Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs, 3rd Ed
AAP Key Resources
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Includes more than 50 quick reference fact sheets on common diseases and symptoms featuring: • Easy-to-understand explanations
• Strategies for limiting spread of infection
• Exclusion and readmission criteria
• Guidance on which situations require immediate medical attention
http://tinyurl.aap.org/pub52359 (Available as an AAP eBook)
Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools: A Quick Reference Guide, 2nd Ed
AAP Key Resources
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Includes more than 35 quick-access fact sheets that describes specific conditions, like:
Also includes:– Care plans– Emergency planning recommendations– Ready-to-use sample letters & forms– Medication administration issues
Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools: Quick Reference Guide
AAP Key Resources
– Allergies
– Asthma
– Autism
– Diabetes
– Heart conditions & Defects
– Seizures
http://tinyurl.aap.org/pub92742 (Available as an AAP eBook)
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Contact InformationMail: American Academy of Pediatrics
Department of Community and Specialty PediatricsDivision of Developmental Pediatrics & Preventive
ServicesEarly Education and Child Care Initiatives141 Northwest Point BlvdElk Grove Village IL 60007
Phone: 888-227-5409
Fax: 847-228-7320
E-mail: childcare@aap.org
Web site: www.healthychildcare.org