Additional Resources

Bleach Fact Sheet (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/chemicals/bleachfactsheet.htm

CHEC HealtheHouse (Children's Health Environment Coalition)
http://www.checnet.org/healthehouse/virtualhouse/index.asp

Cleaning Poster (California Child Care Program)
English – http://www.ucsfchildcarehealth.org/pdfs/posters/BWDisinfecCleaningEN.pdf
Spanish – http://www.ucsfchildcarehealth.org/pdfs/posters/BWDisinfectCleaningSP.pdf

Environmental Protection Agency's Antimicrobial Hotline
Phone 703-308-0127; fax: 703-308-6467; e-mail: info_antimicrobial@epa.gov

Healthy Homes Partnership (United States Department of Agriculture, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and University of Wisconsin-Extension)
English – http://www.uwex.edu/healthyhome/consumers.html
Spanish – http://www.uwex.edu/healthyhome/bookespanol.html

Household Products Database (National Institutes of Health)
http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/products.htm

Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools: A Quick Reference Guide (2005), edited by SS Aronson and TR Shope. Available from the American Academy of Pediatrics. http://www.aap.org; 1-888-227-1770. (There is a fee for this publication; also check with your public library or community hospital library for a copy.)


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 3.014 DIAPER CHANGING PROCEDURE
STANDARD 3.019 MAINTENANCE OF CHANGING TABLES
STANDARD 3.020 SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE HANDWASHING
STANDARD 3.021 HANDWASHING PROCEDURE
STANDARD 3.023 TRAINING AND MONITORING FOR HANDWASHING
STANDARD 3.026 PREVENTION OF EXPOSURE TO BLOOD AND BODILY FLUIDS
STANDARD 3.028 ROUTINE FREQUENCY OF CLEANING AND SANITATION
STANDARD 3.030 EQUIPMENT USED FOR CLEANING AND SANITIZING
STANDARD 3.031 RAGS AND DISPOSABLE TOWELS USED FOR CLEANING
STANDARD 3.036 USE OF TOYS THAT CAN BE WASHED AND SANITIZED
STANDARD 4.063 DISHWASHING IN CENTERS
STANDARD 4.065 METHOD FOR WASHING DISHES BY HAND
STANDARD 5.068 LABELING, CLEANING AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE AND DIAPER CONTAINERS
STANDARD 5.077 SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE, TOYS AND PLAY MATERIALS
STANDARD 5.079 FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS
STANDARD 5.100 USE AND STORAGE OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES
STANDARD 5.144 SLEEPING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
APPENDIX D - GLOVING
APPENDIX I - SELECTING AN APPROPRIATE SANITIZER
APPENDIX J - CLEANING UP BODY FLUIDS
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