Resources: Healthy Practices

• ​CDC's Infectious Disease National Centers
• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases​
•  Talk to your health consultant or your local health department in your state if you have questions about a particular illness. Each state has information, here is the website for Washington State Dept. of Health website: Illness and Disease for specific information​​​
• ​​Dental Care: Educational Materials, Delta Dental of Washington​
• ​American Dental Association thanks Surgeon General for fluoridation support 
• Caring for Our Children, National Health and Safety Performance Standards
• Health and Safety Checklist for Early Care and Education Programs: Based on Caring for Our Children National Health and Safety Performance Standards
• Video​: Fulfilling the Promise: Promoting Children's Healthy Development: Paul Dworkin at TEDxBushnellPark​
• Hand washing posters, CDC
• Hand Washing Tips
• ​Video: Glitter Germ Activity Teaching Children about Germs
• ​Video: Hand Washing Songs: A 20 Second Scrub-A-Dub
• ​Sheet Music for "A 20-Second Scrub-a-Dub" by Kim Lytton (Lyrics for the Song in the Video)
• Certificate of Immunization (CIS) form from the Washington Department of Health ​
• Immunizations, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
• Public Health Resources: State or Territorial Health Departments, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• CDC's Infectious Disease National Centers

• Because I Care, I Wash My Hands - Curriculum Resources from College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences​
• Diaper-Changing Steps for Childcare Settings, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website
• ​Diaper Changing Procedures Poster
• Frequently Asked Questions About Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
• The Flu & You, CDC​
• Routine Schedule for Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting
• Cleaning Up Body Fluid
• Guidelines for Sanitizing and Disinfecting, National Health and Safety Performance Standards
• Selecting an Appropriate Sanitize 
• Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting With Bleach for Early Care and Education Facilities 
• Different states have different rules about disinfecting solutions, water temperatures, and the use of dishwashers. 
• Check your state child care licensing regulations to learn more.

The resource links provided in our website are provided solely for your convenience and may assist you in locating other useful information on the Internet. When you click on these links you will leave our website and will be redirected to another website. These websites are not under the control of Successful Solutions Training in Child Development.  Successful Solutions Training in Child Development is not responsible for the content of linked third party websites. We are not affiliated with these third parties nor do we endorse or guarantee their products, services, website content, etc. We make no representation or warranty regarding the accuracy of the information contained in the linked websites. We suggest that you always verify the information obtained from linked websites before acting upon this information.