| The ASHA Council on Early
Childhood Health Education and Services is one of ASHA's largest
and most active councils. The council is dedicated to
promoting the importance of health education and health services
to children ages birth through five years, addressing such
important issues such as health and safety in child care, health
education for preschool children, and promotion of normal brain
development through developmentally appropriate practice.
The Council's
newsletter, The Primer,
provides important updates on council activities and new programs
and resources two to three times per year. The Council also
provides a crucial link with child care providers and
administrators and other early childhood educators. We
invite and encourage all ASHA members who work with children in
this age group or who simply care about young children's
development to join the council and participate in our activities.
One of the council's more noteworthy achievements has been the
development of the award winning magazine Healthy
CHILDCare.
Launched in 1997, Healthy CHILDCare
is an easy to read, colorful publication filled with information
on childhood diseases and safety, nutrition, and hands-on health
education activities for child care and preschool classrooms.
This magazine is published six times per year. All council
members are encouraged to draw on their unique expertise to
contribute articles and ideas to Healthy
CHILDCare.
CHHCS:
5 Questions to Check Out Your School’s Health & Safety
Policies. Click
here for the story.
Relevant
Resolutions are available at:
Project
Information:
Chapin Hall
evaluated a pre-kindergarten program in Palm Beach County,
Florida, which has a goal of providing low-income children with a
high-quality, year-round preschool experience. The program
consists of an education curriculum with documented results, low
teacher-child rations, the use of trained and certified teachers,
and an intensive program of activities designed to strengthen
parent involvement. The report found that while the
curriculum was successfully implemented during the initiative's
first year, work remains to fully integrate the program into the
school setting.
Read the
complete report here
(The Early Childhood Cluster Initiative of Palm Beach County,
Florida: Early Implementation Study and Evaluability
Assessment, by Julie Spielberger and Paul Goyette.)
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information that should be included on this webpage? If so,
contact Charlotte
Hendricks. We want your comments and suggestions!
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