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"If a
child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder without any
such gift from the fairies, he needs the companionship of at
least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the
joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in."
Rachel
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Reducing the Risk of SIDS in Child Care
Feb. 9, 2010
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Healthy Child
Care America is pleased to announce the release of a new online module
on Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in Child
Care! Based off of the AAP Reducing the Risk of SIDS in Child Care
Speakers Kit, this FREE course is designed to educate everyone who cares
for babies, including child care providers, health care professionals,
parents, grandparents, and relatives.
In 1 hour, participants will learn how to create a safe sleep
environment to reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep related deaths.
With an easy to use format, this course is available 24/7 from your home
or office computer. Child care providers will receive a certificate of
completion for 1.0 contact hour. Health care professionals can also
receive credit (see flyer for details).
For instructions on how to access this FREE course, visit
www.healthychildcare.org/pdf/SIDSmoduleflyer.pdf. Feel free to
disseminate this flyer to anyone who cares for infants!
For more information and materials on how to reduce the risk of SIDS,
visit
www.healthychildcare.org/sids.html.
The Reducing the Risk of SIDS in Child Care online module is
supported by Grant No. U46MC04436 from the US Department of Health and
Human Services, Child Care Bureau and the Health Resources and Services
Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, to the AAP. |
