Health and Safety

The ABC's of Safe and Healthy Child Care - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has written this online handbook to help you, the child care provider, reduce sickness, injury, and other health problems in your child care facility.
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/abc.htm

Canadian Safety Council - A national, non-government, charitable organization dedicated to safety. Dedicated to lead in the national effort to reduce preventable deaths, injuries and economic loss in public and private places throughout Canada.
www.safety-council.org/

Child Care and Nutrition, Inc. - Nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening home-based child care. Lots of information for day care and child care providers.
www.childcarenutrition.com/

Child Nutrition Program of Southern California - Dedicated to educating family child care providers on the importance of providing nutritious meals and snacks to the children in their care.
www.freewebz.com/1971/childnutritionprogram

Hand Washing Compliance Control - The single most important means of preventing the spread of infection
users.aol.com/comcontrol/comply.htm

Healthy Child Care America - A campaign to provide health, nutrition and safety education for children in child care, their families, and child care providers.
www.healthychildcare.org/

Kids In Cars - Non-profit organization dedicated to eliminate injuries and death to children left alone in or around motor vehicles.
www.kidsincars.org

Kidsafe - Offers advice and articles on child injury and accident prevention.
www.kidsafewa.com.au

McGruff the Crime Dog - Information provided on law enforcement specials, educators packages, bicycle safety, and fingerprint kits.
www.mcgruff-safe-kids.com/

National Resource Centre for Health and Safety in Child Care - NRC's primary mission is to promote health and safety in out-of-home child care settings throughout the US.
nrc.uchsc.edu/

Safer Child - Providing resources on child issues, including child and teen health and safety, education, support groups, and current events.
www.saferchild.org/