Additional Resources

Get Smart Colorado – Appropriate Antibiotic Use (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment)
http://www.getsmartcolorado.com/childcarepdfs/Advoc_FactChildcare04.pdf

Medication Fact Sheets (American Academy of Pediatrics)
http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/medications.cfm

Get Smart – Know When Antibiotics Work (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/community/

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 1.009 PRESERVICE AND ONGOING STAFF TRAINING
STANDARD 1.010 ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR CAREGIVERS SERVING CHILDREN BIRTH TO 35 MONTHS OF AGE
STANDARD 1.025 ORIENTATION DURING INITIAL EMPLOYMENT
STANDARD 3.081 PERMISSIBLE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION
STANDARD 3.082 LABELING AND STORAGE OF MEDICATIONS
STANDARD 3.083 TRAINING OF CAREGIVERS TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION
STANDARD 8.021 WRITTEN POLICY ON USE OF MEDICATIONS