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Early Childhood Health

Getting a healthy start—physically, socially, and mentally—improves a child’s chance of succeeding later in life. Working with children, their families, communities, early childhood educators, and policy makers/administrators, EDC develops resources, conducts research, and advocates for policies that will improve the lives of young children.

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Resource Center on Children's Safety

The Children’s Safety Network (CSN) is a resource center for maternal and child health and injury prevention professionals in state health departments who are committed to reducing injuries and violence among children and adolescents. CSN staff offer expertise, resources, and contacts on any injury topic and can help you develop, implement, and evaluate injury and violence prevention activities.

Visit the CSN Web site. Visit the CSN Web site.
Children with Life Threatening Conditions

The Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care (IPPC) works to enhance family-centered care for children living with life-threatening conditions. Its comprehensive, interdisciplinary curriculum develops health care professionals’ knowledge, attitudes, and skills in order to improve care for children and families.

Visit the IPPC Web site. Visit the IPPC Web site.

Read a feature article about IPPC. Read a feature article about IPPC.
Mental Health in Early Childhood Education

EDC’s Center for Children and Families (CC&F) conducts research, develops resources, and offers professional development opportunities that helps early childhood programs better serve young children and their families. The publication, Strategies to Support the Emotional Wellness of Children, Families, and Staff: Findings from a Head Start Mental Health Task Force, focuses on the needs of Head Start and other early childhood programs as they strengthen their efforts in the area of mental health.

Download a copy of this report (PDF file, Adobe Acrobat required). Download a copy of this report (PDF file, Adobe Acrobat required).

A Look at Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Screening Tools for Head Start and Early Head Start helps clarify for Head Start programs the workings of and implementation of Head Start Performance Standards. The programs are required to screen for specific social, emotional, and behavioral screening within 45 days of enrollment. The document also provides guidance for choosing specific screening tools.

Download a copy of this report (PDF file, Adobe Acrobat required). Download a copy of this report (PDF file, Adobe Acrobat required).

Children Left in Cars

Many deaths of young children in parked motor vehicles can be prevented, according to a recent EDC study. Such steps as keeping unoccupied cars locked, educating parents, implementing informed child care transportation policies, passing relevant laws, and working with auto and child safety seat manufacturers to build in warnings and other design features are effective, the study says.

Read a feature article about this study. Read a feature article about this study.

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