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• Action for Children North Carolina - Statewide, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization devoted to improving the well-being of North Carolina's children and youth. Major work focuses on: child health and safety, early care and education, child maltreatment and juvenile justice and delinquency prevention.
• Frank Porter Graham (FPG) - Multidisciplinary centers for studying young children and their families. Researchers, students and staff work on projects dealing with parent and family support; early care and education; child health and development; early identification and intervention; equity, access and inclusion; and early childhood policy.
• Smart Start - North Carolina's nationally recognized and award-winning early childhood initiative designed to ensure that young children enter school healthy and ready to succeed.

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• 2002 Update on Hand Hygiene in Child (Day) Care Settings - Ask Dr. Sue Your Health and Safety Questions from Child Care Information Exchange
• California Childcare Health Program - Information on Preventing Injuries and the Spread of Infectious Diseases in Child Care Settings, with the Goal of Creating the Best Possible Environments in which Children can Learn and Grow
• Healthy Child Care America - HCCA seeks to ensure that all children experience quality child care and early education within a nurturing environment and have a medical home. Its principles are based on the fact that families, child care providers, and health professionals in partnership can promote the healthy development of young children in child care settings and increase access to preventive health services and safe physical environments.
• Healthy Child Care Pennsylvania - The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (PA AAP) Early Childhood Education Linkage System (ECELS) provides health professional consultation, training, and technical assistance to improve early childhood education programs in Pennsylvania, as well as many of training materials they've developed for child care.
• Healthy Childcare - Healthy Childcare® is a bimonthly publication for childcare programs devoted to health and safety issues.
• Healthy Kids, Healthy Care - A website for parents of children who attend child care programs to encourage partnering in the promotion of healthy and safe child care.
• National Association for Sick Child Daycare - National Organization Primarily Focusing on Sick Child Care
• National Association for the Education of Young Children - NAEYC is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8.
• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education (NRC) - Information and resources to promote health and safety in out-of-home child care settings throughout the nation.
• North Carolina AfterSchool Coalition - NCASC is dedicated to enhancing and facilitating developmentally appropriate care for school-age children outside the traditional school hours.
• North Carolina Division of Child Development - The DCD oversees all aspects of child care in North Carolina. The Division is responsible for ensuring the health and safety of children, providing child care assistance, improving the quality and availability of child care, housing the Head Start Collaboration Office and providing parent outreach.
• North Carolina Licensure Regulations - Included are North Carolina's: Chapter 110 General Statutes Child Care Facilities, Chapter 9 Child Care Rules, and Section 2800 Sanitation of Child Care Centers.
• North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project - Collaborative project between the NC Division of Child Development and other institutions of higher education across the state. NCRLAP's purpose is to conduct voluntary assessments for child care centers and homes attempting to earn three or more stars within the NC Star Rated License system.
• The National Association for Family Child Care - Voice for Family Child Care at the National Level
• U.S. Child Care Bureau - The Child Care Bureau administers federal funds to states, territories, and tribes to assist low-income families in accessing quality child care for children when the parents work or participate in education or training.

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• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Allergy and Immunology - The mission of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Allergy and Immunology is to ensure that pediatric-aged patients receive the highest quality of care in allergy, asthma, and immunology. Educational information and resources provided.
• American Diabetes Association (ADA) For Parents & Kids - Nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Basics of diabetes treatment for children is covered, including diabetes care at school.
• Epilepsy Foundation - The goal of the Epilepsy Foundation is to prevent, control and cure epilepsy through research, education, advocacy and services. Programs include activities in schools designed to educate the next generation of Americans about epilepsy -- with the goal to eliminate stigma and discrimination. Programs are also focused on improving epilepsy treatment for persons with epilepsy of all ages, including emphasis on youth and seniors.
• National Diabetes Education Program - Federally sponsored initiative that involves public and private partners to improve the treatment and outcomes for people with diabetes, to promote early diagnosis, and to prevent or delay the onset of diabetes.
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - How Asthma-Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting? Checklist provided by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program.
• The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) - The mission of FAAN is to raise public awareness, to provide advocacy and education, and to advance research on behalf of all those affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis. Guidance provided for managing food allergies in child care and school settings.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Asthma Program - National, multifaceted asthma education and outreach program to share information about environmental factors - found indoors and outdoors that trigger asthma.

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• A Fire Safety Campaign for Babies and Toddlers - The U.S. Fire Administration's A Fire Safety Campaign for Babies and Toddlers is a public awareness and education campaign designed to draw attention to the increased risk of fire death for young children, and to teach parents and caregivers how they can avoid the tragedy.
• American Academy of Pediatrics: Children and Disasters - Disaster Preparedness to Meet Children's Needs
• American Red Cross - Prepare.org website offers resources to help families prepare for natural and human-caused disasters. Resource materials available that can be used to help children in school and home settings to prepare for natural and man-made disasters, respond safely to emergencies and recover from trauma.
• Child Care Health Training for Child Care Professionals - List of North Carolina child care facilities that have participated in the Emergency Preparedness and Response for Child Care Training, as well as additional resource/referral information for families, child care providers and trainers
• NC Division of Child Development: Emergency Preparedness - Resource Materials to Assist Child Care Programs Prepare for Emergencies
• National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) - Nurturing Children After Natural Disasters ...A Booklet for Child Care Providers
• What Happened to MY World? Helping Children Cope with Natural Disaster and Catastrophe - Resources and materials from Bright Horizons Family Solutions on children and stress, including suggestions of ways to support children during difficult times.

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• Children's Environmental Health Network - The Children's Environmental Health Network is a national multi-disciplinary organization whose mission is to protect the fetus and the child from environmental health hazards and promote a healthy environment. The Network provides information on the issue of children's environmental health and links to sources of information and resources in the field.
• Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) - Safety law for children's toys and products targeting lead and phthalates. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) was enacted in August 2008 and takes effect February 10, 2009.
• Environmental Working Group's Guide to Infant Formula and Baby Bottles - Information provided about the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, a component of the plastic epoxy resins used to line metal food cans and found in some brands of ready-to-eat liquid formula.
• Household Products Database - The Household Products Database of the National Library of Medicine links over 7,000 consumer brands to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided by manufacturers and allows scientists and consumers to research products based on chemical ingredients.
• Learn About Chemicals Around Your House - Information for Children, Students and Teachers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• North Carolina Children's Environmental Health Branch - Guidance on Child Care Sanitation and Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention in North Carolina
• The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) - The mission of the NIEHS is to reduce the burden of human illness and disability by understanding how the environment influences the development and progression of human disease.
• Toxic Free NC - Fights pesticide pollution in North Carolina by advocating for common-sense alternatives that protect health and the environment. Toxic-Free Kids provides resources for child care providers, including information about Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

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• 2009 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) - Up-to-date information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the Novel influenza A (H1N1), with guidance and information for special groups - including child care programs. Stay informed!
• Find a Flu Shot Near You! - Seasonal flu vaccine is widely available. H1N1 vaccine is being shipped now. States are posting new information every day about availability, distribution to priority groups and where to get vaccinated. Info also available on State planning and preparation efforts, as well as general flu information.
• KidsHealth H1N1 (Swine) Flu Center - Medically Reviewed Info for Parents on the 2009 H1N1 Flu
• Novel H1N1: What You Should Know - In April 2009 a strain of influenza virus entered the United States that worried public health officials. The strain has variously been labeled 'swine flu,' 'H1N1,' 'novel H1N1,' and 'pandemic H1N1.' Health officials were concerned that this particular virus has the potential to infect virtually everyone in the world.
• Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs - The purpose of "Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs" is to provide information and communication resources to help center-based and home-based child care programs, Head Start programs, and other early childhood programs implement recommendations from CDC's Guidance on Helping Child Care and Early Childhood Programs Respond to Influenza during the 2009-2010 Influenza Season.
• Staying Healthy Every Day from Sesame Street - When both grown-ups and children practice simple everyday actions, it leads to staying healthy and keeping germs away, especially those that can lead to the flu. Young children may not understand exactly how germs spread, but they will understand that there are certain things that they can do to stay healthy, especially when they do them with the adults who care for them during their everyday routines!
• What Do I Need to Know and Do? - Information, in English and Spanish, from North Carolina Flu Preparedness. The site lists things that can be done to prevent individuals from catching or spreading H1N1 or seasonal flu. Helpful factsheets and North Carolina contact information is also provided.

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• "Henry the Hand" - Handwashing program with the vision of improving health by raising awareness of the role our hands play in the transmission of disease.
• 2010 National Health Observances Toolkits - From the National Health Information Center the observances are days, weeks, or months devoted to promoting particular health concerns.
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) - An organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
• Bright Futures - National health promotion and disease prevention initiative that addresses children's health needs in the context of family and community.
• CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities: Child Development - Developmental Screening for Health Care Providers and The Role of the Primary Health Care Provider in Children's Developmental Health
• H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Resources for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs - Updated Guidance for the Fall Flu Season
• KidsHealth from the The Nemours Foundation - Doctor-Approved Health Information about Children from before Birth through Adolescence
• North Carolina Division of Public Health: Women's and Children's Health Section - The mission of the Women's and Children's Health Section (WCH) is to assure, promote and protect the health and development of families with emphasis on women, infants, children and youth. WCH programs place a major emphasis on the provision of preventive health services beginning in the pre-pregnancy period and extending throughout childhood. The Section also administers several programs serving individuals who are developmentally disabled or chronically ill.
• North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation - Statewide effort to decrease infant deaths by promoting healthy pregnancies and child health insurance through the media, public awareness campaigns, public education campaigns and by advising policy-makers.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Federal agency that provides information to enhance health decisions. The CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.

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• 2010 Recommended Immunization Schedule for Ages 0-6 Years - This schedule indicates the recommended ages for routine administration of currently licensed childhood vaccines, as of December 15, 2009, for children through age 6 years.
• American Academy of Pediatrics: Immunization Initiatives - Provides a directory of national AAP immunization activities and contact information to assist pediatricians and healthcare professionals in answering immunization related questions. Immunization information for parents and clinicians provided.
• CDC National Immunization Program (NIP) - A disease-prevention program, NIP provides leadership for the planning, coordination, and conduct of immunization activities nationwide.
• Catch-Up Immunization Scheduler - Tool determines the vaccines a child six years or younger needs and is especially useful for quickly seeing missed or skipped vaccines according to the Immunization Schedule.
• National Network for Immunization Information - NNii provides up-to-date, science-based information to healthcare professionals, the media, and the public: everyone who needs to know the facts about vaccines and immunization.
• North Carolina Immunization Branch - The N.C. Immunization Branch exists to promote public health through the identification and elimination of vaccine-preventable diseases like polio, hepatitis B, measles, chickenpox, whooping cough, rubella (German measles), and mumps. Immunization requirements for child care and school entry provided.
• Protect Yourself ....Protect Them ......Get Vaccinated for Flu & Whooping Cough - Flyer for child care providers from the NC Immunization Branch, with reminder to get the flu vaccine every fall and the Tdap (Whooping Cough) vaccine now!

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• Americans with Disabilities Act - Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Council for Exceptional Children - The mission of CEC is to improve educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, by advocating for appropriate governmental policies, by setting professional standards, by providing continuing professional development, by advocating for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and by helping professionals achieve the conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.
• Family Support Network of North Carolina - The mission of Family Support Network of North Carolina is to promote and provide support for families with children who have special needs.
• National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center - NECTAC supports the implementation of the early childhood provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
• National Professional Development Center on Inclusion - NPDCI workd with states to ensure that early childhood teachers are prepared to educate and care for young children with disabilities in settings with their typically developing peers.
• Partnerships for Inclusion (PFI) - A statewide technical assistance project with offices in the western, central, and eastern regions of North Carolina, which provides training and consultation to support the inclusion of young children with disabilities, ages birth through five, in all aspects of community life.
• TelAbility - Community oriented, interdisciplinary program that uses telecommunications to improve the lives of children with disabilities across North Carolina.
• Together We Grow: North Carolina Early Intervention Services - Early intervention system of services provided by many different agencies and programs for children birth to five and their families.
• U.S. Department of Justice - Commonly Asked Questions About Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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• A Fire Safety Campaign for Babies and Toddlers - The U.S. Fire Administration's A Fire Safety Campaign for Babies and Toddlers is a public awareness and education campaign designed to draw attention to the increased risk of fire death for young children, and to teach parents and caregivers how they can avoid the tragedy.
• Crib Information Center - Resources, recalls, safety news, regulations and standards related to cribs, bassinets or play yards from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
• Feeding Infants: A Guide for Use in the Child Nutrition Programs - Guide presents information on infant development, nutrition for infants, breastfeeding and formula feeding, preventing tooth decay, feeding solid foods, drinking from a cup, choking prevention, sanitary food preparation and safe food handling, commercially prepared and home-prepared baby food, and some of the Infant Meal Pattern requirements.
• Healthy Child Care America: Back to Sleep Campaign - Awareness campaign to reduce the incidence of SIDS in family child care homes and center-based child care programs.
• Healthy Start, Grow Smart Series (2002) - Series of booklets on healthy growth of infants, newborn through 12 months of age, from the U.S. Department of Education. Booklets are available in English and Spanish.
• Infant-Toddler Foundations - North Carolina's Early Learning Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers (Birth through 36 Months of Age)
• Infant/Toddler Safe Sleep & SIDS Risk Reduction in Child Care (ITS-SIDS Project) - On December 1, 2003, the NC SIDS Law 2003-407 (House Bill 152) went into effect. It aims to lower the risks of SIDS in child care. Resources available to child care providers to meet the requirements of this law.
• National Sudden Infant Death Resource Center - NSIDRC provides information services and technical assistance on sudden infant death syndrome(SIDS) and related topics.
• Talaris Research Institute - Advancing the Knowledge of Early Learning and Parenting! Research Spotlights include "crib notes" of early brain development.
• Zero to Three - Information provided for parents and professionals to promote the healthy development of infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities, and those who work on their behalf.

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• Fit Source: Physical Activity and Nutrition in Child Care Settings - Site links child care and afterschool providers to a wide variety of physical activity and nutrition resources. You will find links to activities, lesson plans, healthy recipes, information for parents, and many other downloadable tools that can be used to incorporate physical activity and nutrition into child care and afterschool programs.

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• Child and Adult Care Food Program - CACFP provides nutritious meals to 2.9 million children and 86,000 adults who receive day care outside of their home.
• Eat Smart, Move More ....North Carolina - A statewide initiative that promotes increased opportunities for physical activity and healthy eating through policy and environmental change.
• Fit Source: Physical Activity and Nutrition in Child Care Settings - Links child care and afterschool providers to a wide variety of physical activity and nutrition resources, including activities, lesson plans, healthy recipes, information for parents, and many other downloadable tools that can be used to incorporate physical activity and nutrition into child care and afterschool programs.
• Food and Nutrition Information Center - FNIC at the National Agricultural Library (NAL) provides a directory to credible, accurate, and practical resources for consumers, nutrition and health professionals, educators and government personnel. Visitors can find printable format educational materials, government reports, research papers and more.
• Let's Move! - Let's Move! has a goal: to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity within a generation. Let's Move gives parents the support they need, provides healthier food in schools, helps America's children to be more physically active, and make healthy. affordable food available in every part of the country.
• North Carolina Nutrition Services Branch "NutritionNC" - Activities of the Nutrition Services Branch promote sound nutrition habits among infants, children and women in their child-bearing years. Branch staff work with county, state and private agencies to improve health status by reducing the incidence of nutritional risk factors, improving pregnancy outcomes, and hastening recovery from illness and injury through the provision of technical assistance, education and supplemental foods.
• Nutrition & Physical Activity - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity (DNPA) takes a public health approach to address the role of nutrition and physical activity in improving the public's health and preventing and controlling chronic diseases.
• Nutrition.gov - Gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers, educators and health professionals.

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• Children and Nature Network - Created to encourage and support the people and organizations working to reconnect children with nature. C&NN provides access to the latest news and research in the field and a peer-to-peer network of researchers and individuals, educators and organizations dedicated to children's health and well-being.
• Green Hour - Information, tools, and inspiration provided to motivate caregivers and families to get children and themselves outside. The National Wildlife Federation recommends that parents give their children a "Green Hour" every day, a time for unstructured play and interaction with the natural world.
• NC Office of Environmental Education - Clearinghouse linking people to environmental education materials, facilities, programs and professionals across North Carolina
• National Program for Playground Safety - NPPS serves as a national resource for the latest educational and research information on playground safety.
• North Carolina Playground Safety Training - This website was designed for trainers in North Carolina who are providing playground safety training for child care programs.
• Outdoor Learning Environments - Information and resources on outdoor learning environments from the North Carlina Office of School Readiness

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• American Academy of Pediatrics: Car Safety Seats - A Guide for Families 2009 - Information on How to Use Car Safety Seats and Seat Belts Correctly
• Buckle Up North Carolina - The North Carolina Child Passenger Safety Resource Center provides information on the use of child safety seats and seat belts, occupant restraint laws in North Carolina, as well as training opportunities and statewide resources/contacts.
• Child Health and Safety Radio - Child Health & Safety Radio segments are a resource for child care health consultants (CCHCs); early care and education (ECE) providers and trainers; members of professional organizations, educational and medical facilities; and families. Accurate information and effective resource materials to promote the health and safety of young children, birth through age 8.
• Children's Safety Network: National Injury & Violence Prevention Resource Center - Resource Center for maternal and child health and injury prevention professionals in state health departments who are committed to reducing injuries and violence among children and adolescents.
• Home Safety Council - The Home Safety Council (HSC) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing home related injuries. Resources available to educate people of all ages to be safer in and around their homes. Useful information for family child care home providers.
• National Safety Council - The NSC has the mission to educate and influence society to adopt safety, health and environmental policies, practices and procedures that prevent and mitigate human suffering and economic losses arising from preventable causes.
• OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration - OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health.
• Poisonous Plants of North Carolina - Provides a listing by common and scientific name of many of the poisonous plants found in North Carolina.
• Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina - Statewide, Nonprofit Organization Dedicated to the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
• Prevent Poisonings in Your Home - Information and Resources from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Reduce Risk of Poisoning Incidents
• Recalls.Gov - A 'one stop shop' for U.S. government recalls. This online resource provides the latest recall information, a method to report a dangerous product, important safety tips.
• Safe Kids USA - National non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of unintentional childhood injury - the number one killer of children ages 14 and under.
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children.

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• Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning - National center focused on strengthening the capacity of child care and Head Start programs to improve the social and emotional outcomes of young children.

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• Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health - Two-volume set considering the mental health of children in a developmental context, presenting information on early recognition and intervention for specific mental health problems and mental disorders, and providing a tool kit with hands on tools for health professionals and families for use in screening, care management, and health education.
• Center for Social and Emotional Education - Educational and professional development organization dedicated to supporting effective social emotional learning, teaching and leadership in K-12 schools.
• Center on Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning - Project designed to strengthen the capacity of Head Start and child care programs to improve the social and emotional outcomes of young children. The Center will develop training and technical assistance (T/TA) materials that reflect evidence-based practices for promoting children's social and emotional development and preventing challenging behaviors.
• Mental Health America (MHA): Children' Mental Health Resource List - MHA, formerly known as the National Mental Health Association provides public education and engages in advocacy and coalition building efforts.
• The Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood - Provides and promotes a model of service which exemplifies optimal emotional, social, and cognitive support for young children, their parents, and professionals in the field of child development.

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