Additional Resources
Research
Pesticides and Food: Why Children May be Especially Sensitive to Pesticides
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/food/pest.htm
13 Indicators of Quality Child Care: Research Update: Toxic Substances
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/ccquality-ind02/#Toxic
Organizations
American Association of Poison Control Centers
http://www.aapcc.org/dnn/Default.aspx
1-800-222-1222
Children's Environmental Health Network
Phone: 202-543-4033
http://www.cehn.org/
CHEC HealtheHouse (Children's Health Environment Coalition)
http://www.checnet.org/healthehouse/virtualhouse/index.asp
National Lead Information Center
Phone: 1-800-424-5323
http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/nlic.htm
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer Hotline: 1 -800-638-2772
http://www.cpsc.gov
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/
Resources
Asbestos in the Home
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/453.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Environmental Health Section
http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec8000e044
Environmental Safety Fact Sheets - Children's Environmental Network
http://www.cehn.org/Map.html#Facteets
Follow Safety Precautions When Using DEET on Children (American Academy of Pediatrics)
http://www.aap.org/family/wnv-jun03.htm
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
How to Use Insect Repellents Safely (Environmental Protection Agency)
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/insectrp.htm
Labeling of Art Supplies
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5016.pdf
Organic Pest Control
http://www.oneplan.org/Crop/OrganicPestCtrl.shtml#a_insect
Poison Treatment in the Home (American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention)
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;112/5/1182?fulltext=1182&searchid=QID_NOT_SET
Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home
http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/leadpdfe.pdf
Use of Insect Repellants by Child Care Programs
http://www.ucsfchildcarehealth.org/pdfs/healthandsafety/insectrepen080404.pdf
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 5.027 FRESH AIR
STANDARD 5.061 TESTING FOR LEAD LEVELS IN DRINKING WATER
STANDARD 5.073 TYPE AND USE OF PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES
STANDARD 5.074 TESTING FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS
STANDARD 5.100 USE AND STORAGE OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES
STANDARD 5.101 USE OF A POISON CONTROL CENTER
STANDARD 5.103 RADON CONCENTRATIONS
STANDARD 5.104 PREVENTING EXPOSURE TO ABSESTOS OR OTHER FRIABLE MATERIALS
STANDARD 5.105 PROPER USE OF ARTS AND CRAFTS MATERIALS
STANDARD 5.106 PROHIBITION OF POISONOUS SUBSTANCES AND PLANTS
STANDARD 5.107 PROHIBITION OF SPECIFIC CHEMICALS
STANDARD 5.108 VENTILATION OF RECENTLY CARPETED OR PANELED AREAS
STANDARD 5.109 PROHIBITION OF MATERIALS EMITTING TOXIC SUBSTANCES
STANDARD 5.110 TESTING FOR LEAD