The links below are
meant for informational purposes only. For specific information about your personal
health, the health of your family, friends, and children in your care, contact a
health professional.
Protecting
Children from the Sun
The NACCRRA website has
materials to help children and families cope with tragedies.
Developmental information can be found at the Center for Disease Control's
Act Early website.
Find
recall information The Consumer Product Safety Commission website.
Healthy
Child Care Iowa is publicly funded to improve the health and safety of Iowa
children while they are enrolled in child care and early education settings.
Insect Repellant
Fact Sheet tells how to prevent insect bites and how to treat them if already
bitten.
List of supplies that go in a First Aid Kit.
Eat
Smart Play Hard web page
connects kids to healthy eating and physical activity experiences within the
community.
Find information about
head
lice.
Print a
Facts sheet about head lice
Tip sheet
for Meths.
Healthy Roads
website contains free audio, written and multimedia health
education materials in a number of languages.
National Health
and Safety Performance Standards You can look up the standards in four
different formats.
Call IDPH
(Iowa Department of Public Health)
Bureau of Lead Poisoning Prevention at 800-972-2026.
Flu prevention
Flu information
sheet (also in
Spanish)
Flu poster for your classroom
Flu Facts and Myths
Children and Adolescent Immunization Schedule- English
Children and Adolescent Immunization Schedule- Spanish
Campaign
for Tobacco Free Kids
Cigarette Smoke and Kids' Health
American Academy of Pediatrics
Stop the
Spread of Germs
Center for Disease Control and
Prevention
Healthy Child contains
information on many child care and children's health issues, including a
wonderful resource guide and other health links.
Healthy Child Care
offers feature articles and news briefs on current children health
issues.
Bright Futures
is a great resource on pediatric drug information for child care
providers and parents.
The
Community Empowerment
website has a list of links to more websites that have
information to keep children healthy.
Breastfeeding is the best food you can offer your baby. This site answers
many of the questions you and caregivers might have.
More information about
breast feeding.
Learn more about
breastfeeding than just the facts.
