American Public Health Association/American Academy of Pediatrics injury prevention standards

Injury prevention is an integral part of quality child-care programs. National standards relating to injury prevention have been published by the APHA and the AAP. The majority of these standards are preventive in nature and stress injury prevention in the development of policies and procedures and...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1994-12, Vol.94 (6), p.1046-1048
Main Authors: LETTY LIE, RUNYAN, C. W, PETRIDOU, E, CHANG, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accident Prevention
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Care - standards
Child Day Care Centers - standards
Child, Preschool
Children
Children's accidents
Day care centers
Humans
Infant
Injuries
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Pediatric injuries
Pediatrics
Prevention
Prevention and actions
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Regulation
Safety
Societies, Medical
Societies, Scientific
United States
Wounds and Injuries - prevention & control
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Summary:Injury prevention is an integral part of quality child-care programs. National standards relating to injury prevention have been published by the APHA and the AAP. The majority of these standards are preventive in nature and stress injury prevention in the development of policies and procedures and in the implementation of daily practices in child-care programs. Although it may not be possible to prevent all injuries in child-care settings, it is important for care givers, parents, and health professionals to identify potential hazards in the child-care environment. Once these hazards are identified, preventive corrective actions directed toward both environmental modifications and individual behaviors can be promoted to keep the incidence of injuries as low as possible.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.94.6.1046