• Allergies
  • Allergy Information (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
  • Allergy Testing for Children (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
  • Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Allergies, Asthma and Other Chronic Conditions
  • Is It A Cold or An Allergy? (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
  • The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network

• Asthma
  • Asthma and Children (American Lung Association)
  • Asthma in Children (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
  • Asthma in Infants (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
  • Asthma Information Handbook for Early Care and Education Providers (California Childcare Health Program)
  • Breathing Easy: Solutions in Pediatric Asthma (Maternal and Child Health Library)
  • Childhood Asthma (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
  • Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Allergies, Asthma and Other Chronic Conditions
  • How Asthma Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting? Checklist available in English and Spanish. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

• Bicycle Safety
  • Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
  • Bicycle Safety and Skills Education: Preschool Cyclists Ages 1-5 (Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center)

• Biting
  • A Bite in the Playroom: Managing Human Bites in Day Care Settings (Canadian Paediatric Society)
  • Biters: Why They Do It and What to Do About It (National Association for the Education of Young Children)
  • Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Biting and Other Aggressive Behaviors
  • Dealing with Biting Behaviors in Young Children (Early Childhood and Parenting -ECAP-Collaborative)
  • Fact Sheets for Families: Biting (California Childcare Health Program)

• Brain Development
  • Brain Development (Smart Start)
  • Brain Works (Zero to Three)
  • Healthy Start, Grow Smart Series (US Department of Education)

• Bullying
  • Stop Bullying Now

• Burn Prevention
  • Burn Prevention Tips (Shriners Hospitals for Children)
  • Burns (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
  • Children Playing with Fire (Burn Institute)

• Car Safety
  • Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families (American Academy of Pediatrics)
  • Child Passenger Safety (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
  • Head Start Transportation Toolkit
  • Reducing the Risk Of Rollover Crashes in 15-Passenger Vans (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

• Child Abuse
  • 2003 Statues at a Glance Series – Mandatory Reporters of child Abuse and Neglect (NCCANI)
  • 2003 Statutes at a Glance Series– Reporting Procedures (NCCANI)
  • Child Abuse (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
  • Child Abuse Reporting Telephone Numbers (by State) (NCCANI)
  • Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Child Abuse
  • National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
  • National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information

• Child Care
  • Child Care in America (Statistics - National Association of Child Care Resource And Referral Agencies)
  • Child Day Care (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
  • Child Trends
  • National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
  • National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
  • National Network for Child Care
  • The NICHD Study of Early Child Care (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
  • U.S. Census Bureau Data on Child Care

• Emergency Preparedness/Disaster Planning
  • After the Emergency is Over: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and You Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
  • Coping with Disaster: A Second Guide for Parents and Other Caregivers of Children with Cognitive Disabilities Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD)
  • Disaster Planning Information Sheet (National Network for Child Care)
  • Emergency Response Planning Guide for Child Care (VT Child Care Services Division & Healthy Child Care VT)
  • Head Start Disaster Preparedness Workbook
  • Helping Children Cope with Disaster National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
  • Helping Children Cope with Disaster With Specific Strategies for Children with Special Needs Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD)
  • Helping Children Through Disasters American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
  • It Pays to Prepare: An Emergency Preparedness Guide for Child Care Providers (Healthy Child Care Virginia)
  • Protecting Our Children from Disasters: Nonstructural Mitigation for ChildCare Centers Institute for Business and Home Safety
  • Resources to Help Cope with Natural and Other Disasters (American Academy of Pediatrics)

• Environmental Exposure
  • Children's Environmental Health Network Resource Guide
  • Children's Health Environmental Coalition HealtheHouse
  • Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes (Partnership program of the Environmental Protection Agency, Montana State Univ. Extension Service, and U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)

• Handwashing
  • 2002 Update on Hand Hygiene in Child (Day) Care (Child Care Information Exchange)
  • Handwashing Poster (Global Healthy Child Care)
  • Healthy Handwashing (Global Healthy Child Care)
  • Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Handwashing

• Head Lice
  • Head Lice Information (Harvard School of Public Health)
  • Head Lice Resources You Can Trust (University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension)
• Health
  • ABCs of Raising Healthy Kids: Steps to Staying Safe and Healthy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Child Health Toolbox (Performance Measures)
  • Bright Futures
  • Bright Futures(American Academy of Pediatrics)
  • California Child Care Health Program
  • CCHP Health and Safety Checklist – Revised (California Childcare Health Program)
  • CCHP Health and Safety Policies Checklist (California Childcare Health Program)
  • Child Health Guide (Agency for Health Policy and Research)
  • Children's Health (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
  • Combined Health Information Database
  • Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Online
  • Head Start Health Services Toolkit
  • Healthfinder (your guide to reliable health information)
  • Health Links (the Pennsylvania AAP Early Childhood Linkage System (ECELS) health newsletter)
  • Healthy Child Care America
    • Telling the Story
  • Healthy Start, Grow Smart Series (US Department of Education)
  • HRSA Information Center
  • KidsHealth (information presented for kids, parents and professionals) Kidsource (listing of general health information and articles)
  • Model Child Care Health Policies (Early Childhood Education Linkage System)
  • National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH)
  • Netwellness: Children's Health (Univ. of Cincinnati, Ohio State Univ., and Case Western Reserve Univ.)
  • Surgeon General's Tips to Keep Toddlers Safe and Healthy

• Health Insurance
  • Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
  • Insure Kids Now (low cost health insurance for kids)

• Hearing Loss
  • Opening Doors: Technology and Communication Options for Children with Hearing Loss (US Department of Education)

• Immunization
  • American Academy of Pediatrics Childhood Immunization Support Program
  • Immunization Schedule (American Academy of Pediatrics)
  • National Immunization Program
  • Parents Guide to Childhood Immunization (Centers for Disease Control and Preventi

• Insect Repellants
  • Insect Repellant Fact Sheet (Healthy Child Care Iowa)

Kitchen Safety

• • Kitchen Safety (City of Phoenix)
  • How Safe Is Your Kitchen? (Shriners Hospitals for Children)

• Latex Allergies
  • Creating a Safe School for Latex-Sensitive Children (American Association of Nurse Anesthetists)
  • Latex Allergy (Global Healthy Child Care)
  • Latex Allergy (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
  • Latex Information Page (Spina Bifida Association of America)
  • Occupational Latex Allergies (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
• Lead Poisoning
  • Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
  • CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development)
  • Lead-Based Paint Program: Information for Day Care Providers (Oregon Public Health Services)
  • National Lead Information Center
  • Simple Ways to Help Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning (California Department of Health Services)
  • What Family Child Care Providers Can Do About Lead (Enterprise and the National Center for Healthy Housing)

• Licensing
  • The Children's Foundation Licensing Studies
  • National Association for Regulatory Administration (NARA)
  Medication Administration
  • Children and Medicines (US Pharmacopeia Drug Information)
  • Giving Medications in Child Care Programs (Northern Alameda County Child Care Resource and Referral Service)

• Mental/Social/Emotional Health
  • Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Online
  • Early Child Development in Social Context: A Chartbook (Commonwealth Fund/ChildTrends)
  • The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
  • Child Behavior Disorders (MEDLINEplus Health Information)

• Nutrition
  • Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition
  • The Child Care Nutrition Resource System
  • Food and Nutrition Information Center
  • Food and Nutrition Resource List for Child Care and Preschool Staff (Food and Nutrition Information Center)
  • Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids: A Nutrition and Activity Guide for Parents (American Diabetic Association)
  • Index of Food and Nutrition Information Center
  • Making Food Healthy and Safe for Children
  • Mealtime Memo for Child Care (National Food Service Management Institute)
  • Planning to Meet the Children's Food Needs (National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health)

• Oral Health
  • Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health
  • Child Dental Health (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
  • Knowledge Path: Oral Health and Children (National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center)
  • National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
  • Oral Health and Learning: When Children’s Oral Health Suffers, So Does heir Ability to Learn (National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health)

• Parenting
  • Child Care PPIN (Parent Provider Information Network)
  • Colorado Parent Information and Resource Center
  • Family.COM (includes resource guide and daily health hints)
  • Five Ways a Child Grows: A Timeline for Typical Development (The Talaris Research Institute)
  • I Am Your Child ParentsPlace (good health corner as well as interesting rticles on parenting)
  • Zero to Three (developmental information on infants to toddlers)

• Playground Safety
  • Handbook For Public Playground Safety
  • Is your Home Playground a Safe Place to Play? (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
  • The National Program for Playground Safety
  • Playground Safety (information sheet from the National Network for Child Care) Playing It Safe: A Fourth Nationwide Safety Survey of Public Playgrounds
  • Safety Checklist for Active Play Areas (Pennsylvania ECELS)

• Poisoning
  • Poison Control Centers Listing
  • Poison Lookout Checklist (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
  • Poison Proof Your Family Day Care Home (information sheet from the National Network for Child Care)

• Safety
  • American Society for Testing and Materials standards
  • CCHP Health and Safety Checklist – Revised (California Childcare Health Program)
  • CCHP Health and Safety Policies Checklist (California Childcare Health Program)
  • Child Care Safety Checklist (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
  • Child Safety (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
  • Consumer Product Safety Commission
  • Personal Safety for Children: A Guide for Parents (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
  • Safe Kids Worldwide
  • Safetylit.org: The Online Source for Injury Prevention Literature (San Diego State Univ. Graduate School of Public Health)

• School Age Child Care
  • Health, Mental Health and Safety Guidelines for Schools
  • National AfterSchool Association
  • SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
    • A Child Care Provider's Guide to Safe Sleep (Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign)
    • A Parent's Guide to Safe Sleep (Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign)
    • Back to Sleep, Tummy to Play (Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign)
    • First Candle/SIDS Alliance
    • Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign
    • National SIDS and Infant Death Project IMPACT (MCHB and ASIP)
    • National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center
    • Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (American Academy of Pediatrics)
    • Safety Tips for Sleeping Babies (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
    • SIDS Risk Reduction Language in State Licensing Rules - A Comparison - September 2005
    • Soft Bedding May Be Hazardous to Babies (Consumer Product Safety Commission, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
    • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
  • Smoking
    • ABCs of Secondhand Smoke (National Safety Council
    • Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
    • Secondhand Smoke (geared for kids) (Saskatchewan Lung Association)
    • Secondhand Smoke and Children (American Academy of Otolaryngology)
    • Tobacco (geared for kids) (Saskatchewan Lung Association)
      
  • Sun Safety
    • Can Non-melanoma Skin Cancer Be Prevented? (American Cancer Society)
    • Keeping Skin Safe and Healthy (American Academy of Pediatrics)
    • The Sun Safety Alliance