TAILIEUCHUNG - Model Child Care Health Policies

Some health disparities are unavoidable, such as health problems that are related to a person’s genetic structure. However, most health disparities are potentially avoidable, especially when they are related to factors such as living in low-income neighborhoods or having unequal access to medical care. Reducing, if not eliminating, health disparities is an important goal for a number of reasons. Childhood is a time of enormous physical, social and emotional growth. Children who experience health problems are more likely to miss school, to have lifelong health problems and to incur high costs for medical care. In addition to the implications for. | Page 1 of 1 file C Documents 20and 20Settings Local 20Settings Temp MCCHP 11 3 2003 The 4th Edition of Model Child Care Health Policies was supported by funds from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Healthy Child Care Pennsylvania The Early Childhood Education Linkage System ECELS 1400 N. Providence Road Rose Tree Media Corporate Center II Suite 3007 Media PA 19063-2043 800-24-ECELS in PA only 484-446-3003 E-mail ecels@ Model Child Care Health Policies may be purchased from naeyc National Association for the Education of Young Children 1509 16th Street . Washington DC 20036-1426 800-424-2460 202-328-2649 fax American Academy of Pediatrics Division of Publications 141 Northwest Point Blvd. . Box 927 Elk Grove Village IL 60009-0927 800-433-9016 847-228-5005 2002 PA AAP data 1 6 03 2 11 PM Page i Model Child Care Health Policies Introduction In 1991 the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics PA AAP organized a process to write a set of model health policies for out-of-home child care. A group of pediatric nurses worked with policies submitted by over 100 child care programs centers and family child care homes as part of a study conducted by the Early Childhood Education Linkage System ECELS of the PA AAP. Also the authors used the recommendations for written health policies in the 1992 publication of the American Public Health Association and American Academy of Pediatrics called Caring for Our Children National Health and Safety Performance Standards Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs. Since the publication of the 3rd edition of the Model Child Care Health Policies in 1997 thousands of copies have been in use in the field. Where child care providers and health professionals suggested revisions these have been considered for the 4th edition. This edition reflects the current standards as published in the 2002 2nd edition of Caring for

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