Early education and child care directors' perspectives of children's health and well-being: A multi-state study

Author(s): Southward, Linda H.; Blanchard, Troy; Hanna, Heather; Buffum, Lindsay;
Date Issued: 2005
Publisher(s): Mississippi State University. Social Science Research Center
Description: A study of the practices, knowledge and perspectives of early child care directors on the health needs of children and families they serve in five states (Florida, Mississippi, New Mexico, Ohio, and Vermont)
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Funder(s): Mississippi State University. Social Science Research Center ; University of South Florida. Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies ; Florida Children's Forum ; Florida Partnership for School Success ; Pinellas County (Fla.). Juvenile Welfare Board ; Children's Board of Hillsborough County ; Children's Services Council (Palm Beach County, Fla.) ; Akron Children's Hospital. Department of Pediatrics ; Wright State University. Department of Pediatrics ; Mississippi State University. National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives
Source: Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Social Science Research Center. Retrieved Sept 27, 2010, from http://www.ssrc.msstate.edu/divisions/fcru/pdf/fcru_nf_cb_0405a.pdf
Note: This resource is part of the Health, Early Education and Child Care Consortium, a joint venture of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Center for Child Health Research and the Social Science Research Center of Mississippi State University
Topics: Child Care & Early Education Providers/Organizations > Provider Type/Setting > Center-Based Child Care & Early Education

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Interventions/Curricula > Health, Safety & Nutrition

Service Delivery > Health, Mental Health & Safety
Country: United States
States: FLORIDA, MISSISSIPPI, NEW MEXICO, OHIO, VERMONT
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