On Wednesday, August 24, 2011, the Child Care Council of Kentucky released an innovative Android and iPhone app named Kids Matter®, the first of its kind in the state of Kentucky. Among other things, the app allows parents to search for quality child care and access resources to help pay for child care. With the Child Care Council of Kentucky's app, families now can easily search for quality child care with their Android or iPhone. The database of regulated child care facilities is searchable based on various criteria (i.e. city, star rating, age of child). Using Kids Matter®, families can also search for an area Child Care Eligibility Specialist in order to learn more about paying for the high cost of child care. For the full article, click here
Friday, August 26, 2011
Child Care Council of Kentucky Releases Kids Matter App
How to Teach Poison Safety to Children: Training Opportunity
On Tuesday, September 13, 2011 from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm, Methodist Hospital is offering a training that provides poison prevention background for the instructor, how to effectively teach poison safety to children, and how to get the safety message home to parents. This training is for those who teach injury prevention programs for preschool and elementary school children.
The workshop is FREE and the location is 1812 N. Capitol, Wile Hall, 1st Floor, Room 128 Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. Workshop is limited to 12 participants.
To register, contact Barbara Cole at 317-962-9248 or bcole@iuhealth.org
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
2011 Indiana Healthy Homes and Childcare Conference
A Healthy Indiana Begins Where We
Live, Learn, Work and Play
The 2011 Indiana Healthy Homes and Childcare Conference will explore what it takes to ensure all Indiana children have a healthy and lead-safe home, and safe places to learn and play. What advice should be given to urban gardeners about lead in soil? What are the new CDC guidelines for pregnant women and lead? How can nurses and public health professionals best work with families during a home visit? What's needed to keep homes clean, dry, safe, well-maintained, well-ventilated and contaminant-free?
We'll also look at emerging environmental threats, such as bedbugs, the problem of super bacteria in the food chain, the health impacts of climate change, and emerging contaminants such as BPA and phthalates. A healthy childcare track will help childcare providers ensure that they are providing a safe and healthy environment for learning.
Featured speakers include:
- Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, Children's Environmental Health Network
- Sara Snow, Green Living Expert and TV Host
- Attorney General Greg Zoeller (invited)
- State Senator Patricia Miller
- Julie Morris, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Breakout sessions will address four topic areas:
- Keeping Children Lead-Safe
- Healthy Homes and Asthma Prevention
- Environmental Health
- Maintaining a Healthy Childcare Facility
