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Stepping stones to using Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs
American Academy of Pediatrics, 2003
(2nd ed.). Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics. (No longer accessible as of April 16, 2013).

A subset of the health and safety standards that have the greatest impact on disease, disability, and death in out-of-home child care, selected from the comprehensive compilation Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs

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Research to practice: Health and health care among Early Head Start children
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2003
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.

An overview of findings from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project on the impact of Early Head Start on children?s health status and access to health care services, and parents' awareness of health and safety practices

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Supporting early childhood success
Bosland, Julie, 2003
(Action Toolkit for Municipal Leaders Issue No. 6). Washington, DC: Institute for Youth, Education, and Families.

An action kit that outlines how and why municipal leaders should support early childhood health, safety and education with examples of progress in ten US cities are presented along with a list of key facts and resources

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All children ready for school success: Closing the ''preparation'' gap
Gruendel, Janice M., 2003
New Haven: Connecticut Voices for Children.

A summary of the implementation of the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance, a public-private coalition of organizations and individuals which serves as a catalyst for policy change necessary to improve the health, safety, learning and economic security of its state's children and their families

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Optimizing the health and development of children
Halfon, Neal, December 17, 2003
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 290(23), 3136-3138

A discussion of the need for optimizing the health care of young children through programs such as Healthy Steps

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Child welfare and mental health initiatives
Kupersmidt, Janis, 2003
In J. Brooks-Gunn, A.S. Fuligni, & L.J. Berlin (Eds.), Early Child Development in the 21st Century: Profiles of Current Research Initiatives (pp. 163-180). New York: Teachers College Press

An examination of three national, multi-site child welfare research initiatives: the Consortium for Longitudinal Studies in Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN), the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW), and the Head Start Mental Health Research Consortium (HSMHRC)

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Health care and school readiness: The health community's role in supporting child development: New approaches and model legislation
State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network, 2003
Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

An introduction to the topic of incorporating child health practitioners and the health system into school readiness strategies, with suggestions for policy actions, and highlights of promising practices

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Keeping health in Head Start: Lessons learned from dental care
Children's Dental Health Project, July, 2003
Washington, DC: Children's Dental Health Project.

An overview of Head Start dental health requirements, with policy suggestions for improving dental health service provision in Head Start

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Promoting mental health in child care settings: Caring for the whole child
Collins, Raymond C., 2003
Zero to Three, 23(4), 39-45

An examination of key elements in the coordinated delivery of quality mental health services within the context of child care, including: access to mental health consultants to support caregivers; individualization of services; and training and professional development of child care and mental health providers

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The diffusion of a pediatric care innovation in a large urban nonprofit health care system
Barth, Michael C., 2003
Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 14(1), 93-106

An evaluation documenting and analyzing the diffusion of an innovation in pediatric primary care, the Healthy Steps for Young Children Program, in a large health care system, Advocate Health Care in Chicago, using Everett Rogers’ model

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Go where they are: Working with child care programs to reach California's uninsured children
100% Campaign: Health Insurance for Every California Child, 2003
Oakland, CA: 100% Campaign: Health Insurance for Every California Child.

A guide to strategic partnerships between child care providers and health care professionals for the purpose of improving health coverage among uninsured children in child care programs in California

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Go where they are: Working with child care programs to reach California's uninsured children [Executive summary]
100% Campaign: Health Insurance for Every California Child, 2003
Oakland, CA: 100% Campaign: Health Insurance for Every California Child.

A summary of a study of the association between child care and health insurance providers to improve health coverage among children in California

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Responding to the mental health needs of infants, toddlers and families
United States. Head Start Bureau, 2003
(Early Head Start Program Strategies). Washington, DC: Early Head Start National Resource Center.

A report highlighting how 10 Early Head Start programs respond to the mental health needs of infants, toddlers, and their families

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Promoting the health of poor preschool children: What do federal Head Start performance standards require?
Schumacher, Rachel, 2003
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

A review of federal requirements governing the provision of health screenings and services for participating low income preschool children in individual Head Start programs

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Health care utilization and expenditures associated with child care attendance: A nationally representative sample
Silverstein, Michael, 2003
Pediatrics, 111(4), 371-375

A study using nationally representative data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 1997 Cohort to examine the patterns of health care use and costs among preschool children attending different types of child care

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Acute care and antibiotic seeking for upper respiratory tract infections for children in day care: Parental knowledge and day care center policies
Friedman, Jennifer F., April 2003
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 157(4), 369-374

A study of predictors of the parental seeking of acute care and antibiotics for children with upper respiratory tract infections (URIs) who attend child care, based on surveys of 211 parents and staff from 36 child care centers

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Vaccination coverage among children enrolled in Head Start, licensed child care facilities, and entering school: United States, 2000-01 school year
Barker, Lawrence, 2003
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 52(9), 175-180

State-by-state vaccination rates for children in Head Start programs, child care facilities, and entering school in the United States, 2000-2001

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Evaluation of mental health consultation in child care centers
Alkon, Abbey, 2003
Early Childhood Education Journal, 31(2), 91-99

An analysis of the influences of four mental health consultation models on 25 San Francisco child care centers to enhance children’s emotional lives and social abilities, and to strengthen child care center staff’s capacity to work with children who have difficult behaviors

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Preventing crime with quality child care: A critical investment in Minnesota's safety
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2003
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

A study of crime prevention strategies with quality child care and after-school programs in Minnesota

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Preventing crime with quality child care: A critical investment in Rhode Island's safety
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2003
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

A study of crime prevention strategies with quality child care and after-school programs in Rhode Island

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Nighttime child care: Inadequate sudden infant death syndrome risk factor knowledge, practice, and policies
Moon, Rachel Y., 2003
Pediatrics, 111(4), 795-799

A national survey of nighttime child care centers investigating care providers' sleep position practices for infants to determine effectiveness of national campaigns raising awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

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Preventing crime with quality child care: A critical investment in Utah’s safety
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 17 July, 2003
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

An argument for the cost-effectiveness of increased investment in quality pre-kindergarten programs in Utah, based on a review of findings from studies examining the beneficial effects of such programs on children’s school readiness and future criminal activity

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Preventing crime with quality child care: A critical investment in Maine's safety
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2003
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

Statistics from Maine's Fight Crime: Invest in Kids program on the role of child care in juvenile crime prevention

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Preventing crime with quality child care: A critical investment in Iowa’s safety
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 17 July, 2003
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

An argument for the cost-effectiveness of increased investment in quality pre-kindergarten programs in Iowa, based on a review of findings from studies examining the beneficial effects of such programs on children’s school readiness and future criminal activity

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Preventing crime with quality child care: A critical investment in Oregon's safety
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2003
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

A brief reviewing previous research demonstrating that quality child care results in reduced crime for Oregon; child care subsidies, specifically the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), and the benefits of investing in child care are discussed

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