Children's Health and Safety

The following webpages provide a wide range of information on different children's health topics.

http://www.kidshealth.org/

www.abc.net.au/health/library/childhealth.html

http://www.childrenshospital.org.az/

http://www.chdf.org.au/

www.rch.org.au

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

www.sidsandkids.org/safe-sleeping.html

This page gives advice on how to safely put a baby to sleep in a cot and reduce the risks of SIDS.

www.sidsandkids.org/faqs.html

This site gives frequently asked questions about SIDS and answers the questions on the second page.

Dental Health

www.dentistry.about.com/od/dentalactivitiesandgames

This site has some great ideas for teaching teaching children how to look after their teeth.It includes songs, card games, science experiments and cooking.

http://www.rch.org.au/emplibrary/ecconnections/CCH_Vol7_No4_August2004.pdf

This article gives statisics on children's oral health in Australia and gives advice on writing a dental health policy for a Long Day Care centre. It also explians the first aid for dealing with knocked out and chipped teeth and how to encourage children to care for thier teeth.

Infectious diseases in childcare

http://www.rch.org.au/emplibrary/ecconnections/CCH_Vol8_No3_May2005.pdf 

This article explains some common infections in children and how to deal with them in a childcare environment.