It is important to help children remain as healthy as possible. According to Groark & Song (2012), 

     Parents of ill children often have to miss work and incur costs        

     to provide treatment to ill children. Thus, disease prevention should be       a top priority of center staff. Early educators can establish    

     practices and policies that promote health and prevent disease in the       day care setting (Chapter 6.4, para. 2).

This story will provide some information and tips to help children stay healthy!

Groark, C. J., & Song, L. A. (2012). Health and nutrition of children.      

          Retrieved from https://content.uagc.edu/ 

A child got sick and needed to go to the doctor...

My name is Doctor Joe. Here are five helpful ways to help you from getting sick. 

#1: Handwashing (at least 20 Seconds)

According to Sandhu & Goodnight (2014), "handwashing with soap is the single most cost-effective public health intervention that can decrease the incidence of various communicable diseases in developing nations (para. 1).

HAND WASHING SONG

"Wash, wash, wash your hands, 

scrub them nice and clean.

Scrub the bottom, scrub the top. 

Fingers in between"

"Wash, wash, wash your hands, 

scrub them nice and clean.

Scrub the bottom, scrub the top. 

Fingers in between"

#2: Clean and disinfect commonly used surfaces  

#3: Cough and sneeze into a tissue or your sleeve

#4: Staying home when sick 

early self isolation will help reduse the spread of illness to others (H1N1 infection prevention and control measures, 2009)

#5: Get vaccinated 

Common childhood communicable diseases that can be prevented by vaccinations are:  

Groark, C. J., & Song, L. A. (2012). Health and nutrition of children. Retrieved from

    https://content.uagc.edu/ 

Thank you! I hope you enjoyed this story on illness and infection prevention!  

Family Resources

Child and Family Resorces 

Book:

Germs Are Not for Sharing 

by Elizabeth Verdick

Family Movie to Watch:

Osmosis Jones

COVID Prevention Top Game Board game: 

https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/stress-coping/parental-resources/pdfs/PRK-board-game.pdf  

Additional Resorces:

https://childrensnational.org/departments/infectious-diseases/resources-for-families 

Resources

Groark, C. J., & Song, L. A. (2012). Health and nutrition of children. Retrieved     from https://content.uagc.edu/ 

H1N1 infection prevention and control measures. (2009). Alberta RN, 65(8), 

    26–27.

Sandhu, M. P., & Goodnight, J. (2014). Community Handwashing Guide:         

    Utilizing Available Resources to Initiate a Handwashing             

    Intervention. World Medical & Health Policy, 6(1), 39–50.     

    https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.80

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