Automobile Safety	Child Care	Handwashing	Kitchen Safety	Oral health
Bicycle Safety	Children with Special      Health Needs	Head Lice	Latex Allergies	Playground Safety
Biting	Choosing Child Care	Health	Lead Poisoning	Poisoning
Burn prevention	Disaster Planning	Health Insurance	Military Child Care	Safety
Child Abuse	First Aid	Immunization	Nutrition	Support Groups

Automobile Safety
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in children in the United States! 75% of child fatalities and 50% of child injuries could be eliminated with the consistent and correct use of safety restraints. Each year about 700 children under 5 are killed, and  60,000 are injured.

• American Academy of  Pediatrics 1 Minute Car Seat Safety Check-Up
• American Academy of Pediatrics Family Shopping Guide to Car Seats
• Child Passenger Safety
• Car Safety for Children
• Selecting and Using the Most Appropriate Car Safety Seats for Growing Children...

• Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
• Bicycle Safety
• Bicycle Safety Resource Links Page
• Bicycle Safety and Rules of the Road
• Get the Helmet Habit
• Pedestrian Bicycle Safety Research Page

• BITING HURTS!
• Biters: Why They Do It and What to Do About It

Burn prevention

• Burn Prevention Tips
• Scald Burns and Children

• ABA Commission on Domestic Violence
• Child Abuse Prevention Network
• Men against Domestic Violence:
• National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
• National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information

• ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
• National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
• National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
• National Network for Child CareThe ABCs of Safe and Healthy Child Care from the CDC
• The NICHD Study of Early Child Care
• U.S. Census Bureau Data on Child Care

 Children with Special Health Needs

• Asthma in Child Care Settings
• Children with Diabetes
• Family Village: A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
• First Start
• Internet Resources for Special Children
• National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
• ReadyWeb
• The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

• Checklists from National Network for Child Care
• Child Care Aware (a national resource for referrals to child care providers)

 Disaster Planning/Emergency Preparedness

• Disaster planning information sheet from the National Network for Child Care
• Household and Personal Property Inventory Book
• The Natural Hazards Center
• The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• First Aid and Safety for Children - Keep Kids Healthy
• F.A.C.T. - First Aid for Children Today
• CPR (First aid) for children
• First Aid for Children

 

• Handwashing | CDC - An Ounce of Prevention: Keeps the Germs Away
• The Importance of Handwashing

• Head Lice Resources You Can Trust (Univ. of Nebraska Cooperative Extension)
• Treating Headlice | CDC

Health

• Bright Futures
• California Child Care Health Program
• Combined Health Information Database
• Kidsource listing of general health information and articles
• National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
• National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse

• Insure Kids Now
• Expanding Health Insurance for Children

• American Academy of Pediatrics Immunization Schedule
• American Academy of Pediatrics Information Sheet What Parents Need to Know About Immunization and Childhood Disease
• National Immunization Program

• How Safe Is Your Kitchen?
• Kitchen Safety | CDC

Latex Allergies

• Latex Allergy A Prevention Guide
• Latex Information Page from the Spina Bifida Association of America

Lead Poisoning

• National Lead Information Center
• Simple things that you can do to prevent childhood Lead poisoning

• Department of Defense Child Care Development System

Nutrition

• Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition
• Making Food Healthy and Safe for Children: How to Meet the National Health and Safety Performance Standards

• Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health
• National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center

Playground Safety

• Handbook For Public Playground Safety
• 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

Poisoning

• Poison Control Centers Listing
• Poison Proof Your Family Day Care Home - Information sheet from the National Network for Child Care

• American Society for Testing and Materials standards
• Child Safety on the Information Highway
• Child Care Safety Checklist from CPSC
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• National Safe Kids Campaign

Support Groups

• Family Education Network
• Genetic Alliance a directory of parental support groups by congential syndrome.
• WholeFamily Center