Who benefits from Child Care Health Consultation services?
Building a relationship with a Child Care Health Consultant is helpful to child care providers, the children and families they serve, and to the larger community. Health and safety involve more than the absence of illness or injury – they affect all aspects of child growth and development and include areas of physical, social, emotional and environmental health. Child Care Health Consultation increases awareness in these areas so that children have healthier and safer environments. What can Child Care Health Consultants do for you? A variety of Child Care Health Consultation services are available: • Site visits with child care providers • Telephone consultation • Evaluation of education and training needs • Training and related information on topics that include: allergies, asthma, immunization, infection control, administering medication, nutrition, and oral health • Referrals to community resources, such as finding a health care provider or applying for health insurance • Assistance
