Child Care Health Connections. A Health and Safety Newsletter for California Child Care Professionals. Volume 17, Number 4. July-August 2004

"Child Care Health Connections" is a bimonthly newsletter published by the California Childcare Health Program (CCHP), a community-based program of the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing, Department of Family Health Care Nursing. The goals of the newsletter are to promote and support a healthy and safe environment for all children in child care reflecting the state's diversity; to recreate linkages and promote collaboration among health and safety and child care professionals; and to be guided by the most up-to-date knowledge of the best practices and concepts of health, wellness and safety. Information provided in the newsletter is intended to supplement, not replace, medical advice. Regular features include columns on resources or current information related to infant/toddler care, school-age child care, public health, staff health, nutrition, inclusion, diversity, health consultancy, product information, pending legislation, available resources, and "Ask the Nurse," a Question-Answer column. The lead article of this issue is Vaccine Safety is Reaffirmed (Eva Guralnick). Other topics include Splinter Removal; Toilet Learning; Violence in Children's Lives; Television Viewing; Childhood Lead Poisoning; and Tuberculosis Screening. Pullout section includes information on Obesity; Thumb/Finger/Pacifier Sucking; Childhood Diabetes; and Behavior Issues. (Individual articles contain references.) [Additional support provided by Healthy Child Care California and First 5 California (formerly the California Children and Families Commission.)]