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- Crosswalk Strengths Areas to Improve from Observation Video
This document helps trainers and users of the observation segments in the video series Health Consultation in Child Care, Part Two. The crosswalk lists the strengths and weaknesses observable in each segment and the references that support the rationale for each. - ECELS Audio-Visual Lending Library
For a comprehensive list of AV materials recommended and/or available from ECELS, click on "A-V Lending Library" in the left pane of this page. PA child care providers and health consultants may borrow the videos for a period of 7-10 business days. To request a video from the A-V Lending Library, click the link to an on-line order form in the description of each video. If you prefer, you may call ECELS to discuss your use of a video, 484-446-3003. - Health and Safety Consultation in Child Care - DVD Multimedia Training [Available for Order]
A new Self Study Module is Now Available for Health Professionals and Program Directors - Health & Safety Consultation in Child Care is available to health professionals and early education/child care program directors for 3 hours of CME or 0.3 CEU credits from the U of Pittsburgh. The interactive, multi-media 2 DVD set includes a self-learning module based on the 5-part video/DVD series. The DVD set has the videos as well as electronic copies of many helpful forms and documents. These include the full text of Caring for Our Children,-The National Health and Safety Performance Standards, Model Child Care Health Policies and 12 other helpful documents. The DVD set Health & Safety Consultation in Child Care is free to PA health professionals and early education directors. (In PA, conventional videotapes of the video material on the DVD set may be borrowed from ECELS.) PA health professionals and early education directors should click on "Available for Order" and complete the form that opens. Non-Pennsylvania health professionals and early education directors may purchase the DVD or conventional video set for $99 prepaid, including postage and handling. To purchase one or more sets, follow the instructions on the flyer that appears when you click on the Title above. To view the work required for the self-learning module, click on Publicatons/Media and select Self-Learning Modules. Then click on SLM-Health Consultation. - Preventing and Managing Common Illnesses – A Two-part Webinar Series
This webinar series was for Pennsylvanians who work in early education and child care programs, Part One on November 2 and Part Two on November 16, 2011. Due to technical difficulties of the software provider for the webinar, ECELS cannot post the recordings of the webinar series. However, you can download the document packet that contains materials with much of the content discussed during the webinars. Susan Aronson, MD was the presenter and discussion leader. If you participated in both parts of the live webinar and want to receive the 4 hours of professional development or Act 48 credit, complete and submit the work described in the instruction letter. All the materials and links to handouts and media (videos) used in the webinar are in these files: 1) A letter with instructions, the Document Packet Description, Overview of Common Illnesses, Daily Health Check, Links to Additional Handouts and a Self-Assessment. 2) PowerPoint slides for Part One. 3) PowerPoint slides for Part Two. 4) Forms to evaluate and request PA Key and/or Act 48 Professional Development Credit.
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATION HANDOUTS |
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- Cutting Edge News at NAEYC in Atlanta - 2006
At the NAEYC Annual Meeting in Altanta in November 2006, Dr. Susan Aronson presented updates on health and safety related to early education and child care practice. The session was sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Click on the title to view the presentation handout - Emerging Practices and Practical Realities
At a session of the NAEYC annual conference in Atlanta in November 2006, Dr. Susan Aronson and Dr. Debra Cryer discussed how to meet the NAEYC Acceditation criteria for heath and safety. The session was sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Click on the title above to view the handout for this presentation.
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FACT SHEETS |
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- Asthma
General information for parents and caregivers about asthma, the most frequently occuring chronic illness in children. - Asthma and Smoking
General information for parents and caregivers about the adverse effects of smoking on children with asthma. - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
General information about ADHD for parents and caregivers - Behavior Problems-An Overview
Tips for parents and caregivers addressing the causes and solutions for common behavior problems in young children.
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HEALTH CAPSULE |
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HEALTH LINK - ECELS NEWSLETTER (PRESENT-1997) |
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- Use Current Version of Adobe for Active PDF Website Links
To read and use weblinks in PDF documents on this website, be sure you have Adobe Reader, Version 7 or a more current version. It is free to download from www.adobe.com. - Spring 2013 HEALTH LINK ONLINE
- Screen Time, Digital Media Literacy: What's and ECE Practitioner to Do?
- First Aid Corner: Bruises & Swelling
- Active Supervision: What is Required?
- Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children
- Breastfeeding & Early Childhood Educators
- Lead Poisoning - PA News
- Winter 2013 HEALTH LINK ONLINE
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Cold Weather Safety Tips
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First Aid Instruction-Updates & New Online Course Option
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Tooth Brushing in Child Care
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Infant Swings-New Standards
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Immunization Scheduler– A Tool to Do Free Checks
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Violence–Children as Witnesses & Victims
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Playground Signs
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Child Care Health Consultation–Dr. Philip Siu, an Excellent Role Model
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Obesity Prevention-Nutrition and Physical Activity Checklists
- Fall 2012 HEALTH LINK ONLINE
- Bottles, Pacifiers and Sippy Cups Cause Many Injuries
- 2012-2013 Flu Vaccine Recommendations
- Violence: How to reduce its impact on children
- Let’s Move! Child Care Activity Calendar
- Asthma Devices
- Insect Bites and Stings in the Fall
- Special Care Plans—Braedon’s Story
- ADHD Treatment for Preschoolers
- Emergency Preparedness Manual
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LET'S TALK - ECELS AUDIO CONFERENCES |
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- Let's Talk - Audio Conference- Prevention is Best: Promoting New and Effective Oral Health Habits in Early Childhood
On December 6, 2012 ECELS presented an audioconference for Pennsylvania Child Care Health Consultants, Oral Health Professionals, Specialty Discipline Instructors, Head Start Health Coordinators and other professionals working on quallity improvement in early care and education. This audioconference, Prevention is Best: Promoting New and Effective Oral Health Habits in Early Childhood is presented by C. Eve J. Kimball, MD, PA AAP Pediatric Oral Health Advocate, Amy Requa, MSN, CRNP, Pennsylvania Head Start State Oral Health Coordinator, and Libby Ungvary, ECELS Director. To listen to the audioconference recording, click here. For Dr. Kimball's Handouts click here. Click on the links for Oral Health posters in English and Spanish. For the Caring for Our Children-ECELS Handouts presented by Libby Ungvary, click here. Note this is a large file and you may want to consider saving the file link and viewing the handouts. For Amy Requa's handouts, click here. For the evaluation and credit form, click here. PA Key Professional Development credit is available by listening to the recording and submitting the evaluation form. - Let's Talk Audio Conference- Caring for Children with Special Needs - Using Care Plans to Promote Quality
On June 20, 2012, ECELS presented an audio conference about the use of care plans, electronic medical records and tools to meet the needs of children with special needs. The audioconference featured a co-editor of the American Academy of Pediatric's manual, Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools, Dr. Elaine Donoghue and Beth DelConte, ECELS Pediatric Advisor. A child care health consultant from the south east region shared examples of inclusion and use of care plans. To listen to the audioconference, click here. To receive PA Keys to Professional Development and Act 48 credit listen to the audiofile and complete the evaluation form. Click here for Dr. Donoghue's Handouts. Click here for the handouts and click here for the Evaluation Form. For questions, contact ECELS at [email protected] or call 800-24-ECELS. - Let's Talk, Audio Conference - Child Care Health Consultation: Strategies for the New Year
On January 18, 2012, ECELS presented an audio conference for Pennsylvania Child Care Health Consultants, Specialty Discipline Instructors, Child Care Health Advocates and Health Professionals. This audioconference featured discussion of revisions to the new Caring for Our Children Standards, 3rd Edition, new and updated health and safety resources, and experiences from Child Care Health Consultants in the field. To listen to the audioconference, click here. Allow 2-3 minutes for the file to download. For the document packet with the handouts Click here. To receive PA Keys to Professional Development and Act 48 credit, listen to the audiofile and complete the evaluation form. - Let's Talk-Audio conference 3rd edition of Caring for Our Children & Other New Tools
On June 23, 2011, ECELS conducted an audio conference to share information about significant changes in the 3rd edition of Caring for Our Children (CFOC) and other new tools to improve the quality of care for children in early education and child care programs. The presenters were Danette Glassy, MD, FAAP (Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for the 3rd edition of CFOC) and Susan Aronson, MD,FAAP (ECELS Pediatric Advisor). Registration was open to Child Care Health Consultants, Child Care Health Advocates, Training and Technical Assistance Consultants and Keystone STARS Specialists, as well as all health professionals who are interested in working with group care programs for young children. These include nurses, nurse practitioners, school nurses, pediatricians, family practice physicians, nutritionists and others. For an MP3 recording of the audioconference, click here. For the four handouts used during the audio conference, click on the heading of this paragraph.
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PRINT PUBLICATIONS |
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- Active Play - Environmental Rating Scale Items
This document prepared by Michelle Bossers, M.Ed - (Project Manager Keystone STARS Environmental Rating Scale Assessment) references the standards and describes the current measurement of compliance with national recommendations for safe, active play areas in the Keystone STARS program. The material was presented during an ECELS "Let's Talk" audioconference on Safe Active Play in August 2004. Note - for more information about Safe Active Play, see the ECELS self-learning module (SLM - Safe Active Play) listed in the Self-Learning Modules subsection of this Section. - Active Play Areas Safety Checklist (Brief)
Elizabeth Hope Caesar developed this checklist for a Let's Talk audioconference held in September 2004. The checklist is based on the recommendations of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and the American Society for Testing and Materials Standards. Ms. Caesar is an early education provider and an instructor for Certified Playground Safety Inspectors. Use this checklist to evaluate the safety of your playground. - Behavioral Data Collection Sheet
A form that helps early education providers document for parents and health professionls observations of the child. This documentation facilitates communication when there are concerns about a child's behavior. - Caring for Our Children, National Health and Safety Performance Standards
Caring for Our Children, National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care, 2nd edition, 2002 is the key national reference document that provides standards, rationale, and evidence for guidelines for out-of-home child care. It is available on the Internet from the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care. Hard copy version of the book can be purchased from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Public Health Association, or the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
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SELF-LEARNING MODULES |
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- Self-Learning Modules: To Order Materials and Obtain Professional Development Credit
 ECELS offers self-learning modules for use and review for credit by ECELS-Healthy Child Care PA staff to Pennsylvania early learning and child care practitioners. Beginning July 1, 2010, ECELS requires a $10 per person co-pay for review of completed self-learning modules. Payment is by check, payable to the PA Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. ECELS encourages use of online materials on this website by anyone who wants to improve care for children. The self-learning modules are listed below in the following order for each type of format: 1) Online learning materials 2) Online learning materials combined with hard-copy print and/or audiovisual materials and 3) hard-copy print materials only. Each self-learning module offers state-authorized Professional Development credit. Read the descriptions on this web page to learn about each self-learning module.Note many of the modules are approved to meet the STAR Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety. Some require materials you must obtain from ECELS and some include A-V materials from ECELS that you can keep to use over and over again. Click on the title “Self-Learning Modules: To Order Materials and ...“ above this text to view the following details: registering for credit and how to obtain the hard-copy and A-V materials that some of the self-learning modules require. If you already have the module materials and only need a Registration Form for ECELS Self-Learning Modules, click on the link provided here. If sending a check for the completion of a module by more than one person in a program, include the Module Review Payment Form, and for each individual seeking credit, a Registration Form and the individually completed self-learning module. (Updated 2/14/11) - SLM Online - Active Play (Safe Active Play) [Available for Order]
Learn how to keep your indoor and outdoor active play areas safe. Uses Safe Active Play video/DVD and Dirty Dozen online activities to recognize hazards and a checklist based on current CPSC and ASTM guidelines to asses the areas where children play. Submit completed module with the Registration Form and $10 per person fee for ECELS to review the work for professional development credit. Revised 10/08. Instructions updated 2/19/10 (ECERS-ITERS: Space and Furnishings, Activities, Interaction. K7C2-84-2 hours credit.Meets STAR Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety) - SLM Online - Asthma [Available for Order]
Asthma is one of the most common chronic illnesses of childhood. Learn about asthma and how teachers/caregivers can take care of young children with asthma. Includes easy-to-understand print material on asthma and a link to an on-line video to view. PA child care practitioners may submit a self-assessment for professional development credit. Click on the title of the self-learning module for the instructions and active links to access all parts of this self-learning module. Alternately, click on "Available For Order" next to the title of the self-learning module or on "Request Self-Learning Modules" on the left pane of this page to order the video for this module, and use the other active links for the Asthma Handbook and the Asthma Self-Learning Module content. Be sure to submit the completed module with a Registration Form and a check for the $10 per person fee required for ECELS to review each module for state-authorized professional development credit. Updated 2/19/10 (ECERS-ITERS: Program Structure. Personal Care Routines. K7C2-84; 2 hours credit. Meets STARS Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety) - SLM Online - Behavior: Managing Challenging Behavior in School-Age Children
Review examples of school-age children with challenging behavior. Learn about tools recommended to sort out the motives behind such behavior. By understanding these motives, practitioners can give children socially acceptable alternatives to their challenging behavior. Be sure to submit the completed module with a Registration Form and a check for the $10 per person fee required for ECELS to review each module for state-authorized professional development credit. Content updated 2/09. Instructions updated 2/19/10. (ECERS: Interaction. K7C2-Mental Health; 1 hour credit.Meets STAR Level 2 Performance Standard for Health and Safety )
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