Additional Resources

Materials


Allergy Information from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/allergies.htm

Asthma Information from National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/asthma.htm

Child Care Asthma/Allergy Action Card (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
http://www.aafa.org/pdfs/asthmaactioncardchildcare.pdf

Children with Chronic Conditions (University of Michigan Health Systems)
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/chronic.htm

Clear Your Home of Asthma Triggers (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
http://www.epa.gov/asthma/pdfs/asthma_eng.trifold.pdf

How Asthma-Friendly is Your Child-Care Setting? Checklist (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
English - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/chc_chk.htm
Spanish - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/chc_ck-s.htm

Children with Diabetes
http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/index_cwd.htm

Diabetic Recipes
http://www.diabetic-recipes.com/

School Diabetes Management Checklist For Parents
http://www.uchsc.edu/misc/diabetes/clinschool/school_checklist.doc

Is It A Cold or An Allergy? (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/allergicdiseases/documents/coldallergy.pdf

Lactose Intolerance (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/lactoseintolerance/

Organizations


Allergy and Asthma Network - Mothers of Asthmatics
http://www.aanma.org/

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI)
http://www.aaaai.org

American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
http://www.aafa.org

Asthma Hotlines
English - http://www.noattacks.org/asthmahotline.html
Spanish - http://www.noattacks.org/spanish/lineadirecta.html

The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
http://www.foodallergy.org/

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (includes materials in Spanish)
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm



Healthy Kids, Healthy Care is based on Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, 2nd Edition, 2002, (American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, and National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care)

STANDARD 2.009 PLAYING OUTDOORS
STANDARD 3.032 ODORS
STANDARD 3.034 SELECTION OF MATERIALS AND SURFACES
STANDARD 3.041 TOBACCO USE AND PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES
STANDARD 3.042 PETS THAT MIGHT HAVE CONTACT WITH CHILDREN
STANDARD 3.062 MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA
STANDARD 3.081 PERMISSIBLE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION
STANDARD 4.007 DIETARY MODIFICATIONS
STANDARD 4.009 FEEDING PLANS
STANDARD 4.010 CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH FOOD ALLERGIES
STANDARD 4.012 INTRODUCTION OF SOLID FOODS TO INFANTS
STANDARD 5.027 FRESH AIR
STANDARD 5.028 INDOOR TEMPERATURE AND AIR EXCHANGE
STANDARD 5.029 ART MATERIALS AND VENTILATION
STANDARD 5.041 HUMIDIFIERS AND DEHUMIDIFIERS
STANDARD 5.072 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS FROM FLIES AND INSECTS
STANDARD 5.079 FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS
STANDARD 5.105 PROPER USE OF ARTS AND CRAFTS MATERIALS
STANDARD 5.202 INSECT BREEDING HAZARD
STANDARD 5.227 REMOVAL OF ALLERGEN TRIGGERING MATERIALS FROM OUTDOOR AREAS
STANDARD 5.237 EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND INFORMATION DURING TRANSPORT
STANDARD 8.036 INFANT FEEDING POLICIES
STANDARD 8.038 POLICIES PROHIBITING SMOKING, TOBACCO, ALCOHOL, ILLEGAL DRUGS, AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES
STANDARD 8.048 CONTENTS OF CHILD'S HEALTH REPORT
STANDARD 8.049 CONTENTS OF ADMISSION AGREEMENT
APPENDIX M SPECIAL CARE PLAN FOR CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA