Healthy Practices & Disease Prevention

Providers and parents are always concerned about children getting sick. Following proper procedures for sanitizing/disinfecting toys, food contact surfaces, diapering surfaces; ensuring handwashing; being properly immunized; and following exclusion guidelines can decrease the spread of germs and keep everyone healthier.

• Daily Health & Safety Checklist
• Morning Health Check
• Child Care Exclusion Guidelines
• Quick Health Tips for Child Care

Handwashing

• When to Wash Hands
• Important Concepts about Handwashing
• Procedure for Handwashing
• Infant Handwashing Poster
• Child Handwashing Poster
• Adult Handwashing Poster
• Portable Handwashing Sink Guildelines

Cleaning, Disinfecting and Sanitizing

• Guidelines for Sanitizing and Disinfecting
• Guidelines for Toy Sanitizing
• Meal and Snack Preparation Guidelines
• Kitchen Safety
• Glove Guidelines
• Body Fluid Cleanup

Head Lice

• Head Lice: Background & Treatment
• Pictures of Nits & Head Lice
• Head Lice: A Lousy Problem

  Manual was developed by the North Dakota Department of Health. Provides information about head lice, prevention actions, treatment options and guidelines appropriate for use in the home, child-care settings, schools and communities.

Immunizations

• Immunization Requirements for Child Care
• Immunization Recommendations for Children
• Immunization Recommendations for Adults
• Immunization Schedules & Resources from North Dakota Department of Health
• Resources & Information from American Academy of Pediatrics
• Resources & Information from Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

Reportable Conditions

• Listing of Reportable Conditions
• Guidance for Reportable Conditions