Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools: A Quick Reference Guide

Author: Aronson MD FAAP Susan S.

Brand: American Academy of Pediatrics

Edition: Fifth

Number Of Pages: 253

Details: Review

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5-Star Review

“This is a must-have reference for any childcare or school setting, providing useful resources for educators who seek to prevent and manage infectious diseases in childcare and school settings. The updated fifth edition includes information and helpful tools, incorporating information from gold standard books and experts from professional organizations (AAP, APHA, National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education). “

Anne Turner-Henson, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Doody’s Book ReviewsTM

Product Description

This award-winning guide provides child care directors, teachers, and caregivers with essential information on the prevention and management of infectious diseases in group care settings. The robust section of more than 55 quick reference fact sheets on common infectious diseases and symptoms has been expanded to include a new sheet on croup. Additionally, the forms have been updated to align with Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs, 4th Edition, and there is a new form, “Infections Caused by Interactions of Humans With Pets and Wild Animals.” As always, the guide is easy to use, providing clear, authoritative guidance on limiting the spread of infection.

About the Author

Susan S. Aronson, MD, FAAP, (Dr. Sue) is a pediatric advisor for the Early Childhood Education Linkage System–Healthy Child Care Pennsylvania (ECELS) at the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (PA AAP). ECELS is a statewide quality improvement program that Dr. Sue founded in 1989. She is the author of Model Child Care Health Policies, the PA AAP publication distributed by the AAP and available for free download on the ECELS website along with online curricula and resource materials for early educators about health and safety issues. She is a contributor to the widely-used Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs. Dr. Sue is the author and guest faculty for an online, 3-college-credit Child Care Health Advocate course for early educators. Since 2007, the course has been offered fall and spring terms at Northampton Community College under a renewable agreement of the college with the PA AAP. Dr. Sue is the author/editor of Healthy Young Children, 5th Edition (2012), published by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Her column “Ask Dr. Sue” was published in Exchange magazine for many years. She is a retired clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Timothy R. Shope, MD, MPH, FAAP, is an academic general pediatrician and professor of pediatrics at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr Shope has over 30 years of experience consulting with early childhood educational programs and schools, the Department of Defense, and state policymakers on the topic of managing infectious diseases. He speaks regularly at national meetings and webinars and contributes to many publications on the subject. Dr Shope is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Early Childhood.

Release Date: 15-10-2019

Package Dimensions: 23x272x930