From Kansas State: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByOHn1XKLsxbNWM2MGE3M2UtOTc4MC00N2RlLTgxY2UtYjY1NzExYTU3Y2I3?ddrp=1&hl=en
From University of Hawaii: http://pressbooks.oer.hawaii.edu/humannutrition/
-CDC's website (which is free to use as it is public domain). When you know what you look for it helps. I have found these today:
- mental health: https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/
- asthma: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/childhood-asthma/index.html
- cerebral palsy: https://www.cdc.gov/dotw/cerebral-palsy/
- immunizations: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/
- disparities in health: https://www.cdc.gov/grand-rounds/pp/2016/20160315-childhood-development.html
-I also found this: https://healthfinder.gov/HealthTopics/ (not a lot there though)
-We can use Title 22 licensing (this portion specifically address health in several sections: http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/Regs/4cccman.pdf?ver=2018-04-30-113812-193)
-I think the Health domain in the both the CA Preschool Learning Foundations (https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/psfoundationsvol2.pdf) and Curriculum Framework (https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/psframeworkvol2.pdf) have some good information that we have permission to use.
-Guideline 6 in Part III of the CA Preschool Program Guidelines has good stuff (and we have permission to use this too): https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/preschoolproggdlns2015.pdf#search=preschool%20program%20guidelines&view=FitH&pagemode=none
-Chapter 5 in the Infant/Toddler Program Guidelines has information that we have permission to use: https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/itguidelines.pdf
-The Health, Safety, and Nutrition competency may have stuff we have permission to use: https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/ececompetencies2011.pdf
- This Australian government website is CC BY: https://www.qld.gov.au/health/children/babies/checks
- This has a bit: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Foundations_and_Current_Issues_of_Early_Childhood_Education/Chapter_8/8.2
-Something I found myself doing when I could find no good content, was to find something that was related/basic and use that as a starting point and then add in content in my own words to improve it/make it childhood specific, such as this book aimed at adult health: https://www.canyons.edu/Offices/DistanceLearning/OER/Documents/Health%20Science%20100%20V3.pdf
Here are some copyrighted resources that could be used with a Zero Textbook Cost course form California Childcare Health Program:
Student Handbook: https://cchp.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra181/f/PHT-Handbook-Student-2018-FINAL.pdf
Teacher Manual: https://cchp.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra181/f/PHT-curriculum-2018-FINAL.pdf
All the training materials: https://cchp.ucsf.edu/content/topics/preventive-health-training
Health and
Safety Checklist (pdated as of January 2019): https://cchp.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra181/f/1-31-2019-HS_Checklist.pdf
Head Start is truly a treasure trove of public domain resources! Here is a list I quickly put together (please double-check licensing as they do link out to external resources that many not be public domain and I may have missed those).
Nutrition:
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/positive-eating-assessment.pdf (not sure if public domain or not)
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/growing-healthy-flipchart.pdf (not sure if public domain or not)
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cookbook-recipes-healthy-snacks.pdf (32 page booklet that is public domain)
Health Resources:
Mental health:
Oral Health:
Physical Health:
Screenings:
Hearing: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hearing-screening-factsheet.pdf (not sure if public domain)
Overall: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/physical-health/article/screening-first-step-getting-know-child
Miscellaneous
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-tips-home-visitors.pdf (preventing spread of illness
Infectious Disease: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/physical-health/article/infectious-diseases-prevention-management
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/active-play-family-tips.pdf (may pair well with nutrition and available in 8 other languages)
Preventing Flu and Cover Your Cough: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/actions-prevent-flu.htm?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fflu%2Fprotect%2Fhabits%2Findex.htm (CYC poster in 14 languages)
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/physical-health/article/little-voices-healthy-choices (may pair well with nutrition)
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/recognizing-managing-communicable-diseases-when-child-too-sick.pdf (NOT openly licensed or public domain)
Safety: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/safety-practices (landing page on which to find many, many, resources - similar to those listed above for nutrition and health)
Wellness:
Video: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/embedding-health-safety-your-programs-culture
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/strategies-create-positive-learning-environments-children-staff
Safety:
Playground safety transcript: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/video/transcripts/001942-Playgrounds-Promote-Safe-and-Fun.pdf (video: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/playgrounds-promote-safe-fun-outdoor-play-head-start-child-care)
Creating a Culture of Safety
10 Actions: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/safety-practices/article/create-culture-safety
Video: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/creating-enhancing-culture-safety
Active Supervision Resources
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/active-supervision-child-safety
Guiding Questions for Active Supervision booklet: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/guiding-questions.pdf
Six Strategies: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/safety-practices/article/active-supervision
For babies: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/keeping-babies-safe-active-supervision-infants-toddlers
For preschoolers: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/creating-safe-engaging-learning-environments-active-supervision-preschoolers
Zoning: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/zoning-maximize-learning
Summer Safety: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/publication/summer-safety-tips-early-care-education-programs
Winter Safety: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/publication/planning-winter-emergencies
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/publication/cold-weather-safety
Tips For families (in many languages): https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/publication/safety-injury-prevention-health-tips-families
Poisonous plants: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/safety-practices/article/even-plants-can-be-poisonous
Hazard mapping: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/safety-practices/article/create-culture-safety
Safety by age
Young infants: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/safety-practices/article/tips-keeping-children-safe-developmental-guide-young-infants
Mobile infants: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/safety-practices/article/tips-keeping-children-safe-developmental-guide-mobile-infants
Child Passenger Safety: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/transportation/article/child-passenger-safety
Guide to Safety Conversations with Families: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/publication/guide-safety-conversations-families
Safe Sleep video: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/strategies-support-safe-sleep-environments-early-childhood-education-programs
Environment Design
Designing Environments Suite of resources: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/designing-environments
Environment as Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/environments-as-curriculum-pdf-july-2010.pdf
Toys for infants and toddlers: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehs-tip-sheet-32.pdf
Safe and engaging preschool learning environments: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/browse/topic/safety-practices?type=All&keyword=All&audience=All&options=All&res-type=All&page=6
Guidance:
Transitions (video and resources): https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/classroom-transitions
Child Maltreatment
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/preventing-shaken-baby-syndromeabusive-head-trauma
Emergency Preparedness
Video introducing manual: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/introducing-emergency-preparedness-manual-early-childhood-programs)
Newsletter: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/newsletter/health-services-newsletter-its-time-prepare-emergences-disasters
Children’s’ response to crisis and tragic events: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/safety-practices/article/tips-keeping-children-safe-developmental-guide-preschoolers
Helping Children cope: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/publication/helping-your-child-cope-after-disaster
Potentially Violent Situations: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/publication/responding-potentially-violent-situations
Helping children cope with domestic violence: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/safety-practices/article/silent-realities
Landslides: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/publication/preparing-landslides-or-mudslides
Tornados: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/publication/preparing-tornado-season
Office of Hunan Services, Emergency Preparedness and Response: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr
Staff Wellness:
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/promoting-organizational-staff-wellness
Mold:
Pest control:
Dos and Don’ts https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/safety-practices/article/dos-donts-pest-control
Integrated pest management: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/safety-practices/article/bugged-bugs-try-integrated-pest-control-management-ipm
The long-awaited Health, Safety, and Nutrition textbook is done! You can find the book in this folder in both Word and PDF. Please note: I did notice that there are some minor bugs to fix in Version 1.1.
The attribution for the book (you would use this if you want to make your own “version”) is: "Safety, Health, and Nutrition" by Jennifer Paris, College of the Canyons is licensed under CC BY 4.0
If you want to contribute or find supplementary resources, check out the Google Group for the book.
Resources for COC’s Safety, Health, and Nutrition OER Textbook
If you are looking for the book as either Word document or PDF and other “document-based” resources that may be available, each book and its resources/derivatives/translations can now be found in one Google Drive folder: Health, Safety, and Nutrition Google Drive folder
If you are looking for a place to find the book and resources, but also share resources or for non-document based resources (such as links), please visit the Google Group: Health, Safety, and Nutrition Google Group
Link to print book in Lulu: Safety, Health, and Nutrition in Early Childhood Education (511 pages, paperback, 60# paper, standard color - $24.69 + shipping and tax)
Resource shells in Canvas Commons (link may not work if you are not logged into Canvas – you can search for Jennifer Paris to find it): OER Resources for Health, Safety, and Nutrition Canvas shell
Access quizzes created for the book:
Enroll in the assessment Canvas shell (using your academic email address) at https://canvas.instructure.com/enroll/EDGBJY. If you don’t yet have a Free for Teachers
account, please select new user when enrolling. Once you are enrolled, your
role will need to be changed to Teacher to allow you to export the quizzes.
Then you can import them into your own course/s. Be sure to use the Select
Content option when importing, so you only bring in the quizzes you want. Once
you have enrolled, please bookmark this link to directly access the course (if
you re-enroll, your role will go back to student) https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/2591542
Faculty in Wisconsin created a version of the Health, Safety, and Nutrition book with content specific to Wisconsin. You can access the book in Word and PDF (to download for your own use) in this Google Drive subfolder.
The Institute of Child Nutrition has a resource library. All of the resources are available as .pdfs for free download and printing.